Is it just us, or is the automotive world going through a lot of change? An electric Hummer is on the way, as is a Mustang SUV. Chevrolet moved the Corvette’s engine to the middle, and Ram is building a 702-hp pickup that can hit 60 mph in 3.7 seconds. …
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GMC’s Acadia crossovers deliver excellent infotainment and a variety of trims, but the safety gear we deem essential is left off base models and costs extra on another. We give it a 7, adding points for its touchscreen, which now has standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, and …
Read More »2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost First Drive Review: All That And Then Some
The 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost nails the basics. This car is stylish, luxurious, ostentatious, and so on – as all proper Rolls-Royce products are. But while this new version may not look or even seem all that dramatically different at first glance, once behind the wheel, it’s obvious this Ghost is …
Read More »2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid rated, Ferrari drops top on SF90, Rivian specs and prices revealed: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid gets 24 mpg, besting the Ram 1500 and Chevy Silverado The 2021 Ford F-150’s 24/24/24 mpg EPA ratings make it the most efficient gasoline-powered four-wheel-drive pickup. Hyundai expands lineup of plug-in SUVs, hybrid cars Hyundai is adding more hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of its mainstream …
Read More »2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid gets 24 mpg, besting the Ram 1500 and Chevy Silverado
The 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid gets 24 mpg combined, according to data posted by the EPA this week. The bestselling pickup truck also gets 24 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway. That rating falls short of the 25 mpg combined of the rear-wheel-drive 2020 F-150 diesel, …
Read More »2021 Alpina XB7 First Drive Review: Scarcity Sells
You expect to see certain vehicles in pit lanes – sleek, low, sporty shapes on sticky tires, with intense aerodynamics and stripped-down cabins, right? Sure, on an amateur open track day, you might see some sedans and convertibles, but you will not see 5,900-pound, three-row luxury SUVs. And yet, BMW …
Read More »2021 Hyundai Palisade revisited, 2022 BMW iX electric SUV debuts: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Review update: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy takes it beyond the limit Hyundai’s big three-row SUV piles up the hits, but are its minor visual tweaks a miss? We drive the new 2021 Palisade for a new take on its appeal. Lexus cuts price on refreshed 2021 LS F Sport sedan …
Read More »Review update: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy takes it beyond the limit
The 2021 Hyundai Palisade might have been overshadowed by the ruggedly attractive Kia Telluride when the three-row crossover SUVs launched last year, but Hyundai didn’t let its sister company outshine it for long. For 2021, Hyundai introduced a new top trim called Calligraphy to make the top Palisade as expressive …
Read More »2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz confirmed, 2021 Land Rover Discovery preview, 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid review: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz small pickup truck coming along with 12 new Hyundai SUVs The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz small pickup is coming next year and Hyundai is planning a dozen new crossover SUVs, many of them electrified and with sportier N Line models. Mercedes-Benz issues 4 recalls for new …
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