The 2021 Ford Ranger mid-size pickup truck now comes with another available package for the base XL model. It’s called the STX Special Edition package and Ford announced it this week. That’s not to be confused with the STX Appearance package, or maybe it is. The STX Special Edition costs …
Read More »2021 Mercedes-AMG E63S Wagon First Drive Review: Think Fast
Editor’s Note: While Mercedes-Benz USA hosted a wave of the E63S Wagon drive for US publications, restrictions on travel due to COVID-19 prevented anyone from Motor1.com’s US-based team from attending the event in eastern Germany. Instead, our colleagues at Motor1.com Italy got the privilege – what follows is a translation …
Read More »2021 Acura TLX First Drive Review: Making Strides Toward Excellence
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 …
Read More »2021 Hyundai Sonata gears up with N Line performance trim
The 2021 Hyundai Sonata mid-size sedan speeds into the new year with the N Line performance treatment, the South Korean automaker announced this week. Redesigned for 2020, the Sonata sported a sleek new look and sophisticated technological and creature comforts that nudged the top trims into the premium class. The …
Read More »2021 VW ID.4 debuts, 2021 Acura TLX driven, California bans gas car sales: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover SUV has 250-mile range, starts at $ 41,190 Volkswagen begins its long road to mass electrification with a new crossover, eventually to be built in the U.S. 2021 Hyundai Sonata gears up with N Line performance trim The 2021 Hyundai Sonata mid-size sedan speeds into …
Read More »2021 Acura TLX Shows Signs of Greatness
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 …
Read More »2021 Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover SUV has 250-mile range, starts at $41,190
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 …
Read More »2021 Kia Sorento SUV debuts, 2021 BMW M3 preview, 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 revealed: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Kia Sorento three-row SUV flexes a new bod and hybrid engines The redesigned 2021 Kia Sorento crossover SUV comes with new engines, including a hybrid and plug-in hybrid, and more safety and convenience features. First drive: The 2021 GMC Yukon weathers Hurricane Sally In a tense few hours of …
Read More »First drive: The 2021 GMC Yukon weathers Hurricane Sally
When the test-car fleet crew drops the 2021 GMC Yukon to me on Tuesday, September 15, I’m still optimistic. “I think you made it just in time,” I joke. Sally is a tropical storm much further down the Gulf Coast at that point, but I’m aware of it. I track …
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