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Jake Thiewes

Fan of all things wheeled. Queso enthusiast. Will badger you to come to the track and get rides and/or HPDE seat time, because everyone deserves to be a slightly better driver.

The 2025 Mazda CX-5 is Due for Replacement but Still Competitive Based on Driving Dynamics

May 2, 2025 by Jake Thiewes
2025 Mazda CX-5

Launched in 2017, the current Mazda CX-5 hasn’t changed much in recent years beyond minor tweaks. Mazda, though, thinks the 2025 CX-5 is still competitive among a hotly-contested segment of … Read more

Categories Street Cars Tags Mazda, Mazda CX-5, New Car & Truck Reviews Leave a comment

The Slate Truck is a $20,000 Partially Flat-Packed Electric Take on the 1984 Toyota 4Runner

April 24, 2025 by Jake Thiewes
Blank Slate Truck and SUV

TechCrunch broke the story early and The Autopian spotted a design buck in Venice Beach, but now the Slate Truck is here. The Autopian’s David Tracy said “this vehicle is … Read more

Categories Street Cars, Trucks and Towing Tags electric vehicles, EV, new car, Slate, Slate Truck 1 Comment

The 2025 Subaru WRX tS on Snow Tires Was So Good It Made Me Irritated With Everyone Else on the Road

January 10, 2025 by Jake Thiewes
2025 Subaru WRX tS in snow

We don’t get much snow in the Washington, D.C. metro area anymore. Maybe we never have, really. Our last “huge” snowfall was nearly a decade ago, with a smaller storm … Read more

Categories Off Road, Street Cars Tags New Car & Truck Reviews, Subaru, Subaru WRX, Subaru WRX tS Leave a comment

The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Stranded Me and My Friends on a Road Trip, and I’m Not Alone

December 30, 2024 by Jake Thiewes
2024 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid broken down after Stop Safely message displayed

We proved our initial theory – that even decades after their introduction, the minivan is still a superior road-tripper than any large sport utility vehicle. I was the driver; four … Read more

Categories Humans of Out Motorsports, Street Cars Tags Chrysler, Chrysler Pacifica, Fire Island Pines, New Car & Truck Reviews, Road Trip Leave a comment

The 2025 Audi A6 E-Tron is Here and It’s Fully Electric With Some Interesting Tech Tidbits

July 31, 2024 by Jake Thiewes
2025 Audi S6 E-Tron

Audi’s been killing off a bunch of models lately. Gone are the TT and R8 sports cars, dead are the A5 coupe and cabriolet, and now the combustion-powered A6 sedan … Read more

Categories Street Cars Tags Audi, Audi A6 E-Tron, Audi S6 E-Tron, new car Leave a comment

The 2025 Cadillac Escalade is Here With Power Doors and Even More Screens

July 17, 2024 by Jake Thiewes
2025 Cadillac Escalade driving

Given we’ve already seen the 2025 Chevy Suburban and the 2025 GMC Yukon was just spotted sans-camo, it’s no surprise that the 2025 Cadillac Escalade is also being updated. Riding … Read more

Categories Trucks and Towing Tags Cadillac, Cadillac Escalade, new car Leave a comment

I Drove the Last Manual Honda Accord at Tail of the Dragon and Why Did Nobody Tell Me These Were Good?

July 8, 2024May 8, 2024 by Jake Thiewes
2018 Honda Accord Sport manual on Tail of the Dragon

Forgive me, but family sedans aren’t really at the top of my automotive priority list. Without a special performance edition like the Toyota Camry TRD or long-gone Ford Taurus SHO, … Read more

Categories Humans of Out Motorsports, Street Cars Tags Honda, Honda Accord, Tail of the Dragon Leave a comment

The 2025 Toyota 4Runner is Here and It’s Mighty Similar to a Land Cruiser

July 8, 2024April 9, 2024 by Jake Thiewes
2025 Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter in Everest Green

After its fifth generation running for fifteen years, the Toyota 4Runner has finally been modernized. The 2025 Toyota 4Runner is legitimately all-new, with modern drivetrains and the latest technology Toyota’s … Read more

Categories Trucks and Towing Tags Toyota, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Land Cruiser Leave a comment

2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Review: Sensible Platform-Sharing That (Mostly) Works

July 8, 2024April 9, 2024 by Jake Thiewes
2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus front

The phrase platform sharing often carries negative connotations among the enthusiast world. How good can any one car be when it’s just a re-hash of something else? To the contrary, … Read more

Categories Street Cars Tags Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo Tonale, Dodge, Dodge Hornet, New Car & Truck Reviews Leave a comment

2024 Kia Sorento X-Pro First Drive Review: Honey, I Wilderness’d the Sorento, Sort Of

July 8, 2024March 18, 2024 by Jake Thiewes
2024 Kia Sorento X-Pro in mud

Everything old is new again. Rugged, aspirational SUVs became softer, street-focused crossovers that were better at their actual mission but didn’t scream “I’m outdoorsy” to your fellow Target shoppers. Now … Read more

Categories Off Road Tags Kia, Kia Sorento, New Car & Truck Reviews Leave a comment
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