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Mitchell Weitzman

Review: 2022 Toyota Venza Limited is the best car they make

Attractive? Check. Hybrid economy? Check. Surprisingly nice interior? Check. 2022 Toyota Venza Limited review with The Road Beat. Words...

Mitchell Weitzman

2022 Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca Recap

Some of the most storied and historic racing cars assemble again at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca One of Monterey Car Week's annual...

Mitchell Weitzman

2022 Volkswagen GTI review: still the icon?

The original hot hatch continues into its 8th-generation. Still a deserving icon? What is it? There are only a so many certainties in the...

2023 Mazda CX-50 Review: New compact SUV benchmark

Mazda now has a confusingly named CX-50 alongside their excellent CX-5. This one's even better. 2023 Mazda CX-50 Turbo review by The Road...

Review: 2022 Toyota Venza Limited is the best car they make

Attractive? Check. Hybrid economy? Check. Surprisingly nice interior? Check. 2022 Toyota Venza Limited review with The Road Beat. Words...

2022 Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca Recap

Some of the most storied and historic racing cars assemble again at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca One of Monterey Car Week's annual...

2022 Volkswagen GTI review: still the icon?

The original hot hatch continues into its 8th-generation. Still a deserving icon? What is it? There are only a so many certainties in the...

2022 Toyota Tundra Platinum review: the best new Tundra

Forget the stupidly priced Capstone. This is the Tundra you want Words and photos by Mitchell Weitzman 2022 Toyota Tundra Platinum review...