Welcome to Critic’s Notebook, a quick and off-the-cuff car review consisting of impressions, jottings, and marginalia regarding whatever The Drive writers happen to be driving. Today’s edition: the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia, America-snubbing diesel edition. You can, right now, go out and find three different, modern Alfa Romeo models to drive. That seems an odd … Read more
When Infiniti came out with its groundbreaking FX45 back in 2003, soon followed by the Porsche Cayenne, high-perfomance SUVs seemed like a lark. Nowadays, though, these models are as earthbound and familiar as any family sedan, at least for people who can afford them. And yet, Alfa Romeo has some work to do to get … Read more
OK, so Audi changed the name. From here on out, the Audi A4 is gone. It’s dead. Kaput. Thirty years of history were thrown out the window and die-hard Audi fans are understandably big mad. The Audi A4 was always the car that Volkswagen Golf and Jetta owners aspired to afford when they got that … Read more