Unlike most of the challenges we face as Window Shoppers, this week’s contest has less to do with cars than it does what powers them. We set out to find the most iconic engines, engines that helped define a brand, made a mark in history, or were just spectacular. The …
Read More »2022 Genesis GV70 Engines Confirmed, U.S. Arrival Set for 2021
We now have full details on the 2022 Genesis GV70, including its powertrain options and time of U.S. arrival, which is set for 2021. The GV70 is getting the same two engine options as the GV80: a 300-hp turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four and a 375-hp twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6. The GV70 fits …
Read More »Start your engines: The Car Connection’s Best Car To Buy 2021 prepares to launch
The calendar year 2020 can’t fade in the rearview mirror fast enough for most of us. The view out front looks promising, with nearly 50 new and redesigned cars transporting us to better days ahead in the digital, electrified automotive age. Walls of touchscreens stamp new cars such as the …
Read More »2021 Kia Sorento three-row SUV flexes a new bod and hybrid engines
The 2021 Kia Sorento three-row crossover SUV shakes off its portly minivan shape for a slimmer, stronger look. Equipped with four new engine choices, including a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid coming later in 2021, the redesigned Sorento is lighter, roomier, more powerful, and more efficient. The looks of the …
Read More »2022 Hyundai Tucson compact SUV gets a brash makeover and new hybrid engines
Toyota RAV4, you have just been overshadowed by the 2022 Hyundai Tucson. Hyundai showed off the redesigned compact crossover on Monday, and it no longer appears to be the small SUV easy to overlook on roads teeming with the Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Ford Escape, and bestselling Toyota RAV4. A …
Read More »New 2021 Mazda 3 compact car upgrades to three available engines
The 2021 Mazda 3 compact car will offer three available engines when it goes on sale, including a new entry-level inline-4. Following the news of the return of a larger turbocharged engine, Mazda revealed a smaller 155-horsepower 2.0-liter inline-4 to complement the 2.5-liter engines available in the sedan and hatchback, …
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