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Alan Rider

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Alan Rider is a California-based automotive writer. He has more than two decades of experience producing content for books, magazine and online publications.

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Eco-friendly and utility are two words you don't often find in the same sentence, unless that sentence happens to be about the 2017 Mercedes-Benz B250e. There's a simple reason for this juxtaposition.

By Alan Rider

2017 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive Review

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The 2017 BMW X6 has a lot of good qualities. Unlike most traditional SUVs, however, practicality isn't one of them.

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2017 BMW X6 Review

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Practicality and performance are two ideas that don't often intersect — a fact that makes the 2017 BMW X6 M a bit of an anomaly. These two disparate qualities come together in this midsize crossover because it combines a reasonably practical SUV-like body with the heart of a high-performance sports car.

By Alan Rider

2017 BMW X6 M Review

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Although SUVs have their strengths, pulse-quickening performance and razor-sharp handling are generally not among them. One major exception to that rule is the 2017 BMW X5 M, an SUV that puts the "sport" back in sport-utility.

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2017 BMW X5 M Review

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The 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport drives like a sporting sedan, only it also has that unique dimension of four-wheel-drive mobility and everyday practicality that you expect from an SUV. It's always impressively sporty and utterly luxurious, whether you're driving to a summer concert at symphony hall or following the road to a winter adventure in the snowy mountains.

By Alan Rider

2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

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Plug-in hybrids offer extended-range electric-only motoring compared to run-of-the-mill conventional hybrids thanks to their gasoline-electric hybrid powertrains that include a larger battery pack. By plugging one in, a driver can replenish the car's� electric-only driving range, thereby giving him or her the ability to stretch a tank of gas a very long way.

By Alan Rider

2017 Ford C-Max Energi Review

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Describing the 2017 Ford C-Max Hybrid isn't easy. Is it a tall hatchback?

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2017 Ford C-Max Hybrid Review

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It's practically a given that any six-figure sports car is going to have an exotic look to it. That said, the 2017 BMW i8 looks more "out there" than most.

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2017 BMW i8 Review

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Change may be a constant in the world, but it can still be a hard thing to accept. Unless, of course, we’re talking about a change for the better, like the one that brought us the 2017 Lincoln MKX.

By Alan Rider

2017 Lincoln MKX Review

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What do you give the sport coupe that has everything? In the case of the 2017 BMW 2 Series, the answer is more power.

By Alan Rider

2017 BMW 2 Series Review