2016 Camaro SS at Puget Sound Energy’s 273-Megawatt Wildhorse Wind Farm Near Ellensburg, Washington. | Image credit: Ron Sessions

Joined by 20 women who cover topics ranging anywhere from fashion to fitness to cars, I was part of an elite group that Lexus commissioned for a ladies-only first wave of their 2016 GS F launch in Palm Springs, Calif.

On March 24, Lexus and Best Cars Guide are teaming up to highlight the car company’s Lexus Difference initiative that focuses on an improved dealership experience for women, minorities, and millennials.

Image credit: Jessica Walker for Lexus

Successful do-overs aren’t that common in the auto space. Flub an intro on an all-new model and the razor-sharp competition will close in for the kill. The last-gen Honda Civic was the child of the worldwide recession in 2008-2009.

It’s no secret that small crossovers are no longer a small segment in the market. Each manufacturer has its own take on what a compact ute should be, how it should look, drive and function for consumers who find themselves in between a four-door sedan and a full-on SUV.

Ford announced its all-new 2015 Edge mid-size crossover. You’d be forgiven for forgetting the current Edge, which is bookended by the excellent Escape and Explorer CUVs in Ford’s lineup, but no longer.

So what if it was late Fall when we got our hands on this hot, little, convertible number from Mazda? We weren’t going to pass up an opportunity to share a dance with the belle of the ball.

Volkswagen has made syncing your smartphone with its redesigned, Tennessee-built Passat as easy as pie. During a first drive event at VW’s headquarters in Herndon, Va., we experienced the 2016 Passat and its plethora of technology.