Brian Makse
You’re here because you’re tired of car content and you want driving content.
This channel is for people who notice the difference between fast and good. I focus on what matters at the wheel: feedback, control, traction behavior, damping, brake confidence, transmission logic, and what all of that means in the real world.
If that’s what you came for, welcome. Subscribe if you want reviews that are earned on the road, not rehearsed from a press release.
Brian Makse
Tomorrow, we evaluate the 2026 Ford F-250 XLT Tremor. Approach angle with the package: 30.5 degrees. The same truck without it: 15.5.
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Buying a three quarter ton tomorrow. Gas or diesel?
10 hours ago | [YT] | 7
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The Palisade XRT PRO's front camera is a big help on blind crests, and then it switches off at 6 mph. Palisade owners: where does yours cut out, and has it caught you out on a trail?
Full Hyundai XRT breakdown: https://youtu.be/2tqy5Wv--zc
18 hours ago | [YT] | 18
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Brian Makse
Sunday, we evaluate the 2027 Rivian R2 Performance. 656 hp, about 5,000 pounds, coil springs where the R1S has air, all season tires, and a regen setting that does nearly all the braking. One of those should give it away.
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1 day ago | [YT] | 32
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A Korean shopper drove the GV60 Magma and the Ioniq 5 N on the same afternoon. His verdict: the 5 N's throttle is far touchier, and N mode stays harsh even with the suspension at its softest. Ioniq 5 N owners, does that match your car on your roads?
Full GV60 Magma breakdown: https://youtu.be/cLAmnMKIgTM
2 days ago | [YT] | 41
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I set the Hyundai Palisade XRT PRO's Downhill Brake Control to 3 mph and pointed it at a steep, loose gravel descent. Full episode this morning.
3 days ago | [YT] | 26
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From Blackwing manual owners: the 1-2 shift goes notchy until the gearbox warms up, and a few say the lever refuses second on a cold morning. Some changed the fluid and are still arguing about whether it helped. Manual owners, did a fluid change fix yours?
3 days ago | [YT] | 79
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The rear motor in the 2027 Rogue Hybrid makes 134 hp and is geared for highway speed. At 70 mph, Nissan says it's often along for the ride. X-Trail e-POWER owners: at motorway speed can you tell when yours joins in?
4 days ago | [YT] | 42
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Tomorrow, we evaluate the 2027 Genesis GV60 Magma. Same 641 hp as an Ioniq 5 N in Boost, except the Genesis holds it for 15 seconds instead of 10.
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A Genesis with no engine will play you a V6 that revs to 9,000 rpm, fuel cut at the limiter included. If your EV offered fake engine sound, what would you do with it?
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