PHOENIX—Dodge gave its development team a relatively simple brief for the new Charger: It had to look, drive, and sound like a traditional Dodge muscle car. “If we don’t make people uncomfortable, where are we going,” asked Matt McAleer, Dodge and SRT’s CEO. And you can see what he means: customers will have a choice […]
December 12, 2024 | car review, Culture, Dodge Charger, First drive | No comments
Consumers demand Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for smartphones, and the new screens wrap around the dash and driver perfectly; they’re thin and crisp, with snappy responses to swipes and pokes of the finger. But an augmented reality HUD on the windshield, mindfulness meditation coaching built in, and available productivity apps now fit into the […]
December 10, 2024 | car review, Cars, Features, First drive, Lucid Gravity | No comments
Unfortunately, while the car is quicker than the original model, the software isn’t. The overall experience is somewhat sluggish, especially when moving through the navigation system. Even the regen meter on the digital gauge cluster doesn’t change until a good half-second after you’ve pressed the brake pedal, an unfortunate place for lag. The Urus SE […]
December 7, 2024 | car review, Cars, Features, First drive, Lamborghini Urus, plug-in hybrid | No comments
In fact, I think the cheaper, less powerful i5 eDrive40 (or the all-wheel drive xDrive40) is the better i5, but BMW didn’t have one of those available in the press fleet, so a review of that version will have to wait for one to show up. As I often write, the most powerful version of […]
December 6, 2024 | BMW i5, car review, Cars | No comments