The 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid gets an EPA-rated 25 mpg combined, Ford announced Friday. Rear-wheel drive versions get 25 mpg city, 26 highway, 25 combined. With four-wheel drive, the bestselling pickup truck rates at 24 mpg across the board. The new hybrid matches the rear-wheel-drive 2020 F-150 diesel, but the …
Read More »2021 Kia K5, 2021 RAV4 Prime, and 2020 Chevy Corvette vie for the prize: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Kia K5: Best Car To Buy 2021 nominee Replacing the Kia Optima, the 2021 K5 mid-size sedan has extraordinary value, attractive styling, good driving feel, and is good enough to be a finalist for our Best Car To Buy 2021. 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid gets 25 mpg, besting the Ram …
Read More »2021 Chevy Tahoe diesel gets EPA-rated 28 mpg highway
The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe full-size SUV can get up to 28 mpg highway when equipped with a 3.0-liter turbodiesel inline-6, Chevy announced on Thursday. The turbodiesel gets an EPA-rated 21 mpg city, 28 highway, 24 combined in rear-wheel-drive models. Four-wheel drive drops it to 20/26/22 mpg. Chevy claims it’s best …
Read More »Future Chevy Electric Pickup Seen during GM Video Conference
GM placed a previously unseen electric pickup behind chief EV officer Travis Hester during an investor video conference today. The Chevy-badged electric truck is likely to be one of the four new EVs from the automaker that GM says have had their development moved up. A four-door EV truck was …
Read More »50,000 Chevy Bolt EVs Recalled; Owners Told Not to Park in Garages, Near Houses
General Motors has announced a recall of 50,932 2017 through 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVs in the U.S. The problem is the chance of a fire in the high-voltage battery pack, which could occur even when the vehicle is stopped, parked, and not plugged in to charge. GM said owners should …
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 Chevy Silverado review, 2021 Audi RS 5 preview, Lucid Air aims for Tesla Plaid: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Chevrolet Silverado review The 2021 Chevrolet Silverado light-duty pickup truck comes in eight trim levels, seven powertrains, and tons of towing capacity and feature equipment. Its versatility offsets its uninspired interior and limited safety features to earn a TCC Rating of 5.2 out of 10. Cadillac Super Cruise trials …
Read More »Chevy Has Added a Few Extremely Neat Easter Eggs to the C8 Corvette’s Windshield
As first spotted by Corvette Blogger, the 2020 Corvette bears the image of Zora Arkus-Duntov in the windshield. The words “Team Corvette” are on there, too. The Easter eggs are one small part of a modest midyear update before the switch over to the 2021 model year. It seems Chevy …
Read More »2020 Chevy Corvette among GM Models Hit by Recall over Brake-by-Wire
A potential problem in the manufacturing of sensors used in GM’s brake-by-wire system means the C8 Corvette, as well as some 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 2020 and 2021 Buick Encore, and 2020 Cadillac (CT4, CT5, and XT4) vehicles, are being recalled. In systems with the flawed sensors, correct information may not …
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