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The 2021 Acura TLX is the latest luxury sedan from the company once known for the legendary Legend and its justified “Precision Crafted Performance” tagline. Keen to recapture some of that 1990s magic, everyone at Acura – from brand chief Jon Ikeda down – is focused on returning sportiness to …

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It’s been a while since Acura built a worthy sports sedan. Although the TL and TSX earned comparison-test victories in their day, merging the two to create the tweener 2015 TLX failed to capture the magic of either. Meanwhile, Acura’s other sedan, the Honda Civic–­based ILX, has withered on the …

Volkswagen flashed its electric vehicle credentials by launching the ID.4 electric crossover SUV on Wednesday. It’s the first member of the ID electric family to come to the U.S.  The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 compact crossover seats five, is sized similarly to the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, and has an …

    Applying a layer of wax to your car’s paint surface can add shine and create a barrier between the paint and any debris that falls onto it. Depending on the product you choose, applying car wax can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. To …

Hyundai unveiled the N-Line performance version of its Sonata sedan today. Hyundai has previously confirmed that the N-Line will have a 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine paired with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The engine is expected to make around 290 horsepower. The N-line family represents an entry-point to Hyundai’s harder-edged …

Tesla announced at Battery Day that it has opened preorders for the $ 139,990 Model S Plaid. The Model S Plaid has 1100 horsepower and can do zero to 60 mph in less than two seconds, CEO Elon Musk claimed. The vehicle has a range of 520 miles, besting Lucid’s …

The redesigned 2021 Ford F-150 pickup truck goes on sale in November, but the ongoing development of the all-electric Ford F-150 foretells the trends shaping what we drive and how we drive for the next decade. For the first time, the bestselling vehicle in America and one that accounts for …

Badge engineering has been around for decades, and yeah, it makes sense. Why build a few vehicles when you can take one and optimize it for a number of price points? The problem comes when automakers’ more expensive cars feel like their cheaper models. That’s GMC, a brand entirely reliant …