Quick Spin

Mar 04 2025 260 ep. 14 mins 37
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You love cars. We do, too. Tune into Quick Spin, the short-form podcast that takes you into the car with Autoweek editors as they deliver honest reviews of the best rides in the world from the inside out.

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2025 Maserati MC20 Cielo: Bringing the Sky

Mar 04 2025 14 mins  
The Maserati MC20 Cielo joins the quickly growing line of Maserati’s supercar variants. As the name suggests, the MC20 Cielo drops the top on the MC20 and gives you the open sky. Even though the MC20 is the spiritual successor to the V8-powered MC12, the ’25 MC20 Cielo, and the rest of the MC20 lineup, opts for a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 that throws 621 hp and 538 lb-ft of tor

2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz: Bringing Back the Bus

Feb 25 2025 14 mins  
The VW Bus, in its many forms, has become one of the most recognizable vehicles in the company’s history. Sure, it might be second to the VW Beetle, but even that might be a close race. While the bus has been out of production for decades for use in the U.S. market, the folks at VW showed off a battery-electric concept in 2016 dubbed BUDD-e. Of course, wiser heads prevailed, and

2025 Nissan Armada: Flexing Muscles Without a V8

Feb 18 2025 14 mins  
Nissan’s Armada sailed into the Japanese automaker’s fleet in 2003. This body-on-frame SUV has become a staple in the Nissan lineup and gave the United States a taste of Nissan’s off-road chops. While the Nissan Armada spent two generations with a V8 under its hood, the third-generation Armada showed its face last year with two fewer cylinders and a pair of turbocharges. The

2025 Lexus UX 300h: Better With More Power

Feb 11 2025 14 mins  
The Lexus UX might not have the flash of halo products like the LC or LFA, but it fills an ever-important role for the brand: an entry point. While it launched in 2018 with a series of variants, the ’25 UX boils down to just one model – the 2025 Lexus UX 300h. This change comes from the pivot to a new powertrain. This updated powertrain features the company’s fifth-generation

2025 Mercedes-AMG S63: Muscle with Luxury

Feb 04 2025 14 mins  
With the team at Mercedes-AMG putting the V12-powered S65 out to pasture a handful of years ago, the highest-performance S-Class has become the 4.0-liter-powered S63. This latest iteration in the long line of hopped-up S-Class machines blends the aforementioned 4.0-liter with an electric motor at the rear axle. Powering this 188 hp electric motor is a 13.1kWh battery pack that can

2025 Nissan Kicks Review: Budget Conscious Crossover

Jan 28 2025 14 mins  
The Nissan Kicks might have started its life in South America, where it debuted at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, but it made its way to the U.S. only a year later. This Kicks filled the void left by the polarizing Juke’s U.S. departure from the small crossover space, which is only becoming more popular and competitive. The Kicks gave Nissan a new, competitively priced small

2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe: Pushing Forward

Jan 21 2025 14 mins  
The crossover coupe is one of the most polarizing trends among car enthusiasts, but that doesn’t seem to be slowing attention from luxury SUV shoppers. While it sacrifices an essential part of the SUV’s acronym, the more style-forward versions of these crossovers and SUVs do give shoppers something different. Joining the updated GV80, the GV80 Coupe slashes away some cargo area

2025 Audi Q4 e-tron Review: Entry Level EV Luxe

Jan 14 2025 14 mins  
Audi’s e-tron lineup might have started with a lone crossover half a decade ago but has been spun into almost a sub-brand for the automaker. Joining the evolving line of Audi BEVs in 2021, the Audi Q4 e-tron joined the lineup to serve as the brand’s electric entry point. Riding on the same MEB architecture that underpins its more cost-conscious Volkswagen counterpart, the Q4 e-

2024 Lexus RX 500h: Comfortable Cruising

Jan 07 2025 14 mins  
The Lexus RX might not be the flashiest piece of kit in the brand’s portfolio, but it has been an important piece of the brand’s showroom for over two decades. Entering its fifth generation only a couple of years ago, the Lexus RX has never really deviated from its roots of being a comfortable people mover. While this fifth-generation RX features aggressive-if-not-polarizing st

2024 Toyota GR86 Review: Don't Mess with Success

Dec 31 2024 14 mins  
The Toyota GR86 has had a surprisingly convoluted history despite its relatively short tenure in the Toyota portfolio. Once the flagship sport coupe that flew under the youth-oriented Scion brand as the FR-S, the coupe earned the 86 badge to ride out the remainder of its original generation under new management. For the launch of the second-generation car, Toyota stuffed the two pl