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2026 Lexus ES 350h Brings Sixth-Generation Hybrid and First-Ever AWD Option

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The eighth-generation Lexus ES arrives with a substantially revised hybrid model, marking the first time the long-running luxury sedan has offered all-wheel drive. The 2026 ES 350h adopts Lexus’ sixth-generation hybrid system, a new multi-pathway platform shared with the all-electric ES 350e and ES 500e, and a larger body with a higher seating position than its predecessor.

The powertrain numbers reflect meaningful gains over the outgoing ES 300h. Output rises from 215 hp to 244 hp on both front- and all-wheel-drive configurations, driven by increases to both the 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine — now rated at 186 hp and 173 lb-ft — and a substantially more powerful front motor generator producing 201 hp and 199 lb-ft. The AWD variant adds a 54-hp rear e-Axle that can shift torque distribution from 100:0 front-to-rear all the way to 20:80 on demand.

2026 Mercedes-AMG GT 63: The Four-Door That Makes the Sedan Argument Redundant

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The AMG GT 63 four-door coupe occupies a position in the Mercedes lineup that required a new category rather than a modification of an existing one. It is not a sedan. It is not a GT car in the traditional two-seat sense. It is not a crossover despite its elevated roofline providing more headroom than a conventional saloon. It is a 630-horsepower, four-seat automobile that covers the distance between major European cities in a way that is faster, more comfortable, and more dramatic than any alternative in its price class.

The BMW 2002 tii Is Where the Sport Sedan Started

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The claim that the BMW 2002 invented the sport sedan is made with enough regularity in automotive writing that it risks losing its meaning. It is nevertheless accurate. Before the 2002, performance cars were sports cars — two seats, impractical luggage space, a driving experience that required commitment and sacrifice. The 2002 demonstrated that a four-seat, practical saloon could be as rewarding to drive as a sports car while remaining useful for the everyday purposes that sports cars excluded. The 3 Series, the M3, and forty years of sport sedan development trace directly to what BMW did with the 02 series body and a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine in 1966.

2026 BMW M5: The Most Capable M Car Ever Made and the Most Conflicted

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The new BMW M5 will do zero to sixty in 3.4 seconds. It weighs 2,445 kilograms. These two facts exist in a tension that the M division has spent considerable engineering effort resolving and that no amount of engineering can fully reconcile. The car is extraordinarily fast. It is also extraordinarily heavy, and the M5 lineage — from the E28 original through the E39 that most enthusiasts consider the definition of the breed — was built on the proposition that performance and mass should not coexist if the goal is driver engagement.