Craig Cole

Whether it’s the latest and greatest EV or a traditional sedan, a combustion-powered utility vehicle or a stunning new concept, tasteful styling is a cornerstone of Genesis, the world’s only Korean luxury automotive brand. “We are always challenging ourselves to be more timeless,” said SangYup Lee, the head of Genesis global design, while speaking with […]

Despite what the company might trumpet in its press releases and marketing materials, GM’s Ultium-based electric vehicles are somewhat hit or miss. The new Chevy Equinox EV is superb, a remarkable achievement of price-conscious design and engineering, but the GMC Hummer SUV and pickup, for instance, are far too bulky and expensive for their own […]

The Lexus NX is a small luxury SUV that’s available with a whopping three different powertrains and either front- or all-wheel drive, an embarrassment of choice. A simple gasoline engine is the base offering, but you can also get a hybrid propulsion system and even a plug-in hybrid powertrain if you’re curious about electrification but […]

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the most interesting electric vehicle you can buy in the U.S. today and by a cavernous margin. Nothing else on the market comes close to the thrills — and groundbreaking features — this menacing hatchback offers. Something special The South Korean automaker’s first high-performance electric, the Ioniq 5 […]

Supplier company ZF is developing an electric vehicle drivetrain that’s lighter, more sustainable and requires no heavy rare-earth materials, plus, this system is significantly more efficient in cold temperatures. The German firm’s EVbeat concept offers numerous — and significant — benefits in a package that’s not radically different from powertrains in production today. Demonstrated in […]

With electric vehicles, efficiency is critical. Whether they’re in the wind tunnel carefully massaging a body panel’s aerodynamics, refining motor designs to minimize internal drag or updating a climate control system to consume less power, engineers fight for every fraction of a percent they can to maximize EV range. But there’s one unlikely vehicle system […]

Genesis unveiled a radical looking concept car at the Busan International Mobility Show in South Korea on Thursday. The X Gran Racer Vision Gran Turismo is based on the automaker’s X Gran Berlinetta concept and features an advanced hybrid drivetrain that delivers mega power and torque. The X Gran Racer VGT is part of the […]

The Genesis brand’s first all-electric model is getting a significant update. The refreshed Electrified G80 sedan gains some welcome enhancements, including more passenger comfort and additional range. Initially unveiled in China last April, this stately four-door was also on display at the Busan International Mobility Show in South Korea last week, the first time the […]

The Volkswagen ID.4 sucks, or more accurately, it used to. For 2024, the German car company has made some huge changes and impactful refinements to this all-electric SUV that have transformed the ID.4 from an also-ran into what is arguably the most improved EV available in the U.S. today. One upgrade every driver will feel […]

Just like wood-bodied convertibles, Volkswagen diesels and common courtesy, station wagons are all but extinct from America’s roadways. But these eminently practical vehicles might be staging a comeback thanks to the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia. Only available as a hybrid, which this Japanese automaker is famous for building instead of pure EVs, the Signia is […]