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We walked away from testing the 2020 Corvette C8—our Car of the Year—hugely impressed. Still, our tight figure-eight handling course revealed some less-than-perfect performance mid-corner. The mid-engine Corvette seemed, at times, to understeer. So, Chevy invited us out to try a track-aligned version, with racer Randy Pobst at the wheel and MotorTrend’s Kim Reynolds manning the data. Here they discuss what they found.

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Mazda’s whole lineup is athletic, from the CX-9 family truckster down through the lithe and legendary MX-5. Here, we put the company’s brand-new compact to the test.

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This might be one of the smallest AMGs, but it’s not down on anything: power, brakes, handling. Even yellow paint! With all settings on “RACE” and a fresh set of Continental ContiSport Contact 5s, Randy Pobst sets out to post a blistering time at Willow Springs.

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The people who brought you the Hemi, the Hellcat, and the Demon bring their devil-may-care-attitude to an electric car. Ride along with testing director Eric Tingwall to see how the Dodge Charger Daytona measures up as an EV and a muscle car.

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2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 First Look: Supercar, Achieved

Supercar performance at an attainable price isn’t a fantasy, but how the Chevy Corvette and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N deliver it couldn’t be more different. What’s the better bang for your buck, tried and true V-8 or the EV of the future?

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