INEOS owner Jim Ratcliffe once tried to buy the rights to keep building the original Land Rover Defender. JLR didn’t approve the deal, so INEOS went ahead with an alternate-reality version called the Grenadier. This week, a court dismissed JLR’s appeal of the U.K. Intellectual Property Office’s decision that not …
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The 2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave is a new kind of vehicle for Jeep, pushing the brand toward high-speed desert performance (as opposed to the mountain trails for the Gladiator Rubicon). That “Desert Rated” badge on the front fender promises lots of fun in the dirt, but does the Mojave follow …
Read More »2021 Bentley Mulliner Bacalar Concept Brings Open-Top Exclusivity
Exclusivity was never an issue in the early years of the automobile. Those who were wealthy enough to afford cars before the era of mass manufacturing would normally commission their favored style of bodywork from the same coachbuilders who had previously made horse-drawn carriages. It was a largely separate—and more …
Read More »2021 Bentley Mulliner Bacalar Concept Brings Open-Top Exclusivity
Exclusivity was never an issue in the early years of the automobile. Those who were wealthy enough to afford cars before the era of mass manufacturing would normally commission their favored style of bodywork from the same coachbuilders who had previously made horse-drawn carriages. It was a largely separate—and more …
Read More »2021 Cadillac XT6 overview, 2020 Mercedes A220 driven, Cadillac Lyriq EV debuts: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Cadillac XT6 review Cadillac’s luxury touches on a three-row crossover largely pay off and earn a 7.0 TCC Rating. Cadillac’s touch on the price is a different story. 2023 Cadillac Lyriq sings a new tune for GM’s electric car program Electric crossover marks Cadillac’s first step into its EV …
Read More »2023 Cadillac Lyriq Unveiled as ‘Show Car,’ to Have 300+-Mile Range
Cadillac unveiled the 2023 Lyriq “show car” today, saying the production electric SUV will go into production in late 2022. The Lyriq is the first GM vehicle to use the automaker’s Ultium battery technology. The vehicle we’re seeing today is 80 to 85 percent design complete, meaning there will be …
Read More »2021 Audi E-Tron SUV starts for $8,800 less, gets more range
The 2021 Audi E-Tron electric SUV will be available in a less expensive base model with more electric range compared to last year, the automaker announced Wednesday. New for 2021 is an entry-level Premium trim that matches the trim hierarchy of other Audi vehicles. It starts at $ 66,995 including …
Read More »The 2021 Acura TLX Is A Rolling Concert Venue
“God, Freddie Mercury had a hell of a voice,” I’m thinking from behind the wheel of the 2021 Acura TLX. I’m relaxed and comfortable in the driver’s seat, soaking it up as Mercury’s belts out “Somebody To Love” in a live set. Some of this relaxation is down to the …
Read More »FCA Considering Recall of Up to 1 Million Jeeps, Other Vehicles with 2.4-Liter Engine
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is considering a recall on about a million vehicles equipped with its 2.4-liter Tigershark engine, which may be producing excess tailpipe emissions, as the Detroit Free Press first reported today. This issue is unrelated to recent lawsuits claiming that same engine burns oil at an abnormal …
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