Drift Mode Dreams of RWD Audis

You may have seen the news last month that the global population of tigers is actually 40 percent higher than scientists previously estimated, given advancements in the techniques and technology used to track the animals. It was a rare uplifting moment—in a world where everything good seems to be going away, or changing beyond recognition, … Read more

The 2017 Acura ILX Is a Compact Car with Luxury Dreams

Welcome to Critic’s Notebook, a quick and off-the-cuff collection of impressions, jottings, and marginalia on whatever The Drive writers happen to be driving. Today’s edition: the 2017 Acura ILX. I wanted to like the Acura ILX. I really, really did. On paper, it sounds like the sort of car I’d buy. Peppy four-cylinder engine? Solid. Eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with … Read more