2018 Mazda Mazda6 Signature Driving Impressions
Updated styling and equipment enhancements across the lineup that include a new turbo-four borrowed from the CX-9 only confirm our opinion that - despite the fact that the new engine is mated exclusively to an automatic transmission, while the clumsy infotainment system lacks Android Auto and Apple CarPlay - the 2018 Mazda Mazda6 remains the best-handling and best-looking sedan in the midsize segment.
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2018 Hyundai Genesis G90 Driving Impressions
We spend a week in the 2018 Genesis G90, the flagship of Hyundai's premium brand, offering buyers a luxurious interior, comfortable ride, and a boatload of standard features. Holding it back, however, is an inconspicuous design, a lack of brand cachet, and a mundane driving character.
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2018 Hyundai Elantra Eco Driving Impressions
A redesign last year gave Hyundai's best-selling sedan a more restrained look, while the 2018 Hyundai Elantra lineup comes with a new SEL model and shares a name – not a platform – with the new GT hatchback. Holding it back is a spartan base model, underwhelming performance, and a few cheap interior materials that detract from the model's overall goodness.
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2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback First Drive
At the Midwest Automotive Media Association's Spring Rally earlier this year, we were able to secure some seat time in the all-new 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback and came away thinking that although it still isn't exactly sporty, it's more fun to drive than any Corolla model in at least the last ten years.
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