Brian Makse

The strangest thing about the Continental GTC S is not how fast it is. It is how little it asks from you while doing it.

This is the driver’s GT for people who have finished pretending suffering is a virtue.

Full review is live ➡️ https://youtu.be/YgHvMqQIv0M

12 hours ago | [YT] | 48

Brian Makse

Tomorrow, we take a run at the 2026 BMW M2 CS. BMW gave it 523 horsepower and rear wheel drive, then bolted it to Cup 2 tires that turn into hockey pucks on a cold morning. The engineering is honest, but the default spec is needy.

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2 days ago | [YT] | 179

Brian Makse

Bentley built the Continental GTC S for people who want the capability of a driver’s car without the usual penance. No stiffness theatre. No fake hardship. Just 671 hp, hybrid torque, active chassis hardware, and a cabin designed to delete the evidence.

Full review tomorrow.

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3 days ago | [YT] | 100

Brian Makse

The strangest part of the new Lexus ES is not that it went electric. It is that the hybrid now looks like the least confused version of the car.

The 350e is slower, heavier, and capped under 100 mph. The 500e is quick, but now you are explaining why your ES weighs like a crossover. The hybrid just does the ES job.

Full episode is live now ➡️ https://youtu.be/wgoU6pJRkbI

3 days ago | [YT] | 69

Brian Makse

Lexus has turned the ES into 3 different arguments: hybrid, front drive EV, and all wheel drive EV.

The question is not whether it is quiet. Lexus knows quiet. The question is which version still makes sense once the road starts exposing the weight, the drivetrain logic, and the price.

Full first drive report drops 7am Eastern tomorrow.

6 days ago | [YT] | 91

Brian Makse

The most interesting part of the Final Edition is not the plaque.

It is the list of things Toyota changed at the end: larger front Brembos, revised differential control, firmer bushings, reinforced mounts, retuned dampers, revised camber, and aero cleanup. That is not a sticker package. That is a chassis correction.

The full Supra episode is live now ➡️ https://youtu.be/LLnfIBYSzHA

6 days ago | [YT] | 197

Brian Makse

If you are taking delivery of a 2026 CX-5 Premium Plus this week, check the SOS Emergency Call system before signing the paperwork. Owners are already reporting a Day 1 malfunction that requires a battery disconnect to clear. Watch the Owner Intel segment in our latest review for the full breakdown ⬇️

https://youtu.be/qs9M0M9zolU

1 week ago | [YT] | 108

Brian Makse

Tomorrow: the 2026 Toyota GR Supra MkV Final Edition.

382 hp can hide a lot. Late brake release. Lazy throttle pickup. A line that only works because turbo torque arrives like correction fluid.

Toyota says this last MkV gets revised diff control, larger brakes, more rigidity, aero work, and retuned suspension. On this road, those parts have to answer for the car.

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1 week ago | [YT] | 196

Brian Makse

Crossovers are dying from software bloat and numb steering racks. Tomorrow, we examine a $41,080 exception to the rule that relies on 187 horsepower and a six speed automatic.

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1 week ago | [YT] | 294

Brian Makse

The most revealing part of the Polestar 4 is not the missing rear window. That has been talked to death.

The more useful question is whether the ownership layer matches the car underneath it. Owners are already talking about guest-profile behaviour, heated-seat differences by material, charge-port door habits, and Pilot Assist trust. Underneath that, there is a genuinely good car trying to get out.

Watch the full review before you write this one off as another minimalist EV ⬇️

https://youtu.be/UbeuysZHNcY

1 week ago | [YT] | 58