Test Drive: 2018 Mercedes-Benz E Class Cabriolet

A practical and luxurious convertible that ups the traditional fun factor

When would you need a convertible suited equally to the four seasons? Perhaps you’re skirting the Alps, zipping from Lake Annecy to Courmayeur on a summer’s day. Or maybe you’re in British Columbia, crossing the Coast Mountains from Vancouver to Whistler. You never know. That’s why Mercedes-Benz took its mid-sized convertible, the E-Class Cabriolet, and weatherized it with all-wheel drive, a wind deflector, and the …

Promises of Supreme Speed from Tesla’s 2020 Roadster

The stats behind Tesla’s forthcoming Roadster, due out in 2020, are quite remarkable: zero to 60mph in 1.9 seconds, and zero to 100 mph in 4.2. There’s a max speed predicted to be over 250mph—and a 400 mile ride on a 30-minute charge, with a maximum range of 620 miles. “The point of doing this,” Musk explains at a press conference, “is to give a …

Test Drive: 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Trekking across Crete in the luxury SUV's three forthcoming versions

by Jaclyn Trop The German language has a way of using one word where English needs five. “Stimmig,” Porsche’s director of exterior design and styling Peter Varga uses to describe the 2019 Porsche Cayenne. It invokes a snug fit of disparate elements—a sense of harmony or cohesion that runs from nose to rear. “For me, personally, it’s an iconic car,” Varga said through a German …