Tests and Features

CHARLESTON, South Carolina – It was inside a gigantic, and all-new, 1.5-million square-foot assembly plant that Mercedes-Benz unveiled its latest cargo van. The factory, which sits just outside of the very charming city of Charleston, in South Carolina, currently employs 900 people and represents a 500-million-dollar investment for Mercedes-Benz. The …

The Car Guide is on its way to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City for a reveal of the BMW iNEXT concept car, at an event called “The BMW Vision iNEXT World Flight,” which will take place inside a Boeing 777F Lufthansa Cargo jet airplane. BMW has chartered …

Although the Volkswagen Touareg was an excellent midsize SUV, it might have been a little too European—and expensive—to attract North American families into the brand’ product portfolio. Based on the same architecture as the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7, the Touareg’s bones were solid, its off-road capacities were good, and …

Both manufacturers and consumers don’t often take risks when it comes to choosing paint colour choices for their vehicles—especially in North America. For popular mainstream models, we’re usually limited to a few shades of grey, white and black, and sometimes, a red, a blue or a brown. Or beige. However, …

When a luxury brand introduces a compact sport sedan, and in this case, a compact sport coupe, they inevitably and immediately get compared to the BMW 3 Series and 4 Series , the Mercedes-Benz C-Class as well as the Audi A4 and A5 . These German cars are well appointed, …

When Mercedes-Benz imported its cargo van to the North-American market, little did it know it would be such a sales success. Since then, we’ve seen the Sprinter in different shapes, sizes and colors, even carrying the logos of other brands on its front grille, such as Dodge and Freightliner. Today, …

RUCKERSVILLE, Virginia – As a kid, I loved playing with toy cars. Whether it was Hot Wheels, Tonka trucks, the Batmobile, or a G.I. Joe Jeep, two or more of them eventually met in a collision of sorts. That's probably why I enjoyed bumper cars so much. Smashing toys or …

To my eyes, a Jeep Wrangler is best in its most basic form. No LED headlights, chrome trim, fancy wheels or leather seats. If you’re going to commit to a Jeep, you get the base one, the one with two doors, a ragtop, and a stick. At least, that’s how …

It's official: The Atlas Cross Sport will join the Volkswagen lineup in 2019. It will be a five-passenger version with a more athletic look than the seven-seat Atlas SUV. By introducing this shorter and sportier model, Volkswagen is tearing a page out of luxury automaker Audi’s playbook, which includes the …