SUVs with the best gas mileage for 2024
Sunday, 04 February 2024
Fuel efficiency is an admirable trait for any vehicle, whether you’re looking to save money or reduce your carbon footprint. But the most fuel efficient vehicles on the road are usually also the smallest and, especially for growing families who like outdoor activities, not always practical. That’s why SUVs and crossovers are so popular. Fortunately,
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World Car Awards finalists snub American-branded vehicles — except for Bronco
Saturday, 03 February 2024
The list of World Car Awards has been whittled down to 10 finalists, but only one American brand — Ford — appears among the remaining nine carmakers for this year’s top award. The Bronco is there, and it also is balloted as a finalist in the design category. The other categories are performance car, urban
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UAW says more than 30% of workers at Alabama Hyundai plant sign union cards
Friday, 02 February 2024
The United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Thursday that more than 30% of workers at Hyundai Motor’s Alabama plant had signed cards so far seeking to join the union. In November, the UAW said it was launching a first-of-its-kind push to publicly organize the entire non-union auto sector in the U.S. after winning record
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2024 VW Taos Black adds $2,200 to SE FWD trim
Thursday, 01 February 2024
Volkswagen didn’t do much to the Taos for 2024. As is happening with quite a few models among various automakers, VW’s using 2024 as a holdover year for the Taos while it prepares a refreshed version in 2025. And as inducement to buyers not to wait for the 2025 model, VW launched an evergreen and
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2025 BMW Z4 M40i with a manual: Here are the details on features and pricing
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Back in December, we got our first spin in the 2025 BMW Z4 with the newly available manual transmission. It’s a welcome addition to the roadster, and it brings more to the table than just the transmission, as it’s part of a package with other tweaks. And we now know that it will cost buyers
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Toyota urges owners of old Corolla, Matrix and RAV4 models to park them until airbags are replaced
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
DETROIT — Toyota and General Motors are telling the owners of about 61,000 older Corolla, RAV4, Matrix/ Pontiac Vibe models to stop driving them because their Takata airbag inflators are at risk of exploding and hurling shrapnel. The urgent warning Monday covers: Certain Corolla compact cars and Matrix hatchbacks from the 2003 and 2004 model
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Junkyard Gem: 1987 Mazda B2000
Monday, 29 January 2024
Mazda began selling its B-Series pickups in the United States in 1971, badged as the B1600 (it was known as the Proceed in its homeland). We came to know this small pickup much better when Ford began selling it with Courier badges in the following year, and the Courier remained available here all the way
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Junkyard Gem: 1993 Honda Civic del Sol
Sunday, 28 January 2024
For the 1984 model year, Honda began selling a two-seat version of the third-generation Civic known as the Civic CRX. Perhaps this was in emulation of Ford’s two-seaterization of the Escort, known as the EXP and LN7, which first hit American showrooms as a 1982 model, but the copycat ended up being far more successful than
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This chart shows how Tesla can keep cutting prices and stay ahead of the competition
Saturday, 27 January 2024
A Model S car pictured in a Tesla store in Europe. Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Tesla keeps lowering the price of its cars. It’s taken a margin hit, but its input costs are going down too. The price cuts have helped Tesla stay ahead of the competition. Tesla’s price war sent shock waves
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5 new EVs that make driving fun
Friday, 26 January 2024
One of the things enthusiasts bellyache about the most is electrification. The noisiest complainers say that EVs will suck the fun out of driving and can’t possibly be as engaging as a roaring gas engine. It’s undoubtedly true that the noises EVs make are not always as visceral and thrilling, but it’s also true that
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