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The general level of automotive toys is pretty high nowadays, and the Malibu Turbo is equipped about as well as anyone now. There's the nice little color LCD in the main dash cluster I'm now growing to expect, the bigger center LCD with Chevy's MyLink system, which does a decent job of connecting wirelessly to your phone to stream content. It works with Gracenote so you get proper song names and album art, which is nice. Also, there's voice commands so you can make calls without touching anything (you know, like how an animal would) and there's GM's OnStar service so you can always chat with a nice person on the Indian subcontinent if you get lost and lonely. … [Read more...] about 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Turbo: The Jalopnik Review

That is why I left the car in Eco mode. Because it wouldn't allow the motor to run as high in the rev range, therefore the noise would not make me suicidal. A manual six-speed gearbox is available in the base, rental car/pond dweller model. But even if you are a dingy, swamp inhabitant, you won't find it performs much better. It's horrendously notchy and feels like it's made out of cardboard. … [Read more...] about 2013 Nissan Sentra: The Jalopnik Review

The only real attention the car received was up in the country side north of Manhattan, from a state trooper who said I may or may not have been speeding, and in the city, no one seemed to pay attention to the car. On my way upstate for Thanksgiving, I was the one honking and waving at fellow Subie drivers. Maybe it was the Dark Grey Metallic paint (which I really like, by the way), or maybe it was the absence of the signature Subaru rumble from an aftermarket exhaust, but at the end of the day, no one noticed it. … [Read more...] about My Stanced And Bagged 2005 Subaru Baja Is Almost As Awesome As A 2016 WRX STI

With nearly 400 HP at the ready from a little motor and a huge turbocharger, acceleration comes like an enraged WHAM! This is a savage rip forward, unlike the smoothed out take-offs you find in an all-wheel drive car. Behind the skinny wheel of the RM19, it’s extremely apparent the power is coming straight from the back and rocketing you into what feels like next week; those front wheels certainly aren’t acting like a security blanket. … [Read more...] about What It’s Like To Drive A Wild 390-HP Mid-Engine RWD Hatchback From Hyundai

The next few minutes disappeared in a cloud of tire smoke, but the true nature of the SVR shone like a light through the fog. It’s a backstreet brawler hiding behind a well-tailored suit. It’s like Daniel Craig’s James Bond in Skyfall. Well presented, well mannered when required, but should the need ever arise, it’s nothing more than a thug in fancy pants. … [Read more...] about The Jaguar F-Type SVR Is A 575 Horsepower Screaming Track Day Lunatic