Reviewed and Rated: 2023 Mazda CX-9 Signature

Agile and dynamic, but growing dated in a crowded segment.

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Land Rover Defender: a Hulking Beast with Slick Moves

I expected a lumbering truck with the handling of a bulldozer. What I got for my test was a surprisingly responsive, mud-and-rut capable, $100,850 (base) Land Rover Defender First Edition in gorgeous Sedona Red. The Defender is a hulking beast, yet it boasts the refined dynamics of an SUV (sport-utility vehicle) half its size. Credit …

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Tesla’s Lessons Showed Up Quite Early in the Volvo S90 Recharge

Volvo’s S90 Recharge is a long-wheelbase limousine-wannabe from a Swedish brand owned by Chinese company which, as-equipped in my test vehicle, lists for about $83,000. Now there is a mouthful. And there’s more. The “Recharge” label means this is one of Volvo’s plug-in hybrids, which are bridging the brand’s long-term goal of completely phasing out …

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