While it might look fairly different from its forebear, the 2022 Toyota GR86 retains a happy face. I like the way the new coupe looks, especially slathered in Toyota’s Track bRed paint (look, I didn’t come up with the name), a $425 option. It plays well against the dark elements in the front bumper, window
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I’m serious. This weird little SUV is one of the best vehicles I’ve ever driven, taking everything good about the Veloster N and applying it to an overall nicer package. It shares its turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 engine with Hyundai’s other N cars, putting out 276 horsepower and 289 pound-feet of torque. That’s an increase of
A number of mechanical improvements do wonders to the MDX, but the real showpiece is the Type S’ standard air suspension. This is Acura’s first implementation of such a technology and it’s super good. Combined with adaptive dampers, the Type S is both more comfortable and more agile than the base MDX. Even on large,
As with the Golf R, VW’s 2.0-liter turbo I4 (known internally as EA888 Evo 4) produces 300 horsepower at 5,350 rpm and 295 pound-feet of torque at 2,000 rpm — gains of 32 hp and 37 lb.-ft. over the 2021 Arteon’s engine. The 2022 model gets a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, replacing last year’s eight-speed automatic,
Both versions of the i4 are powered by a 83.9-kilowatt-hour battery pack, of which 81.5 kWh is actually usable. The i4 can accept DC fast charging at speeds up to 200 kW, which means it’s theoretically possible to bring the battery from a 10% state of charge to 80% in about 30 minutes. Plugged into