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Critics of the Nissan Armada have abundant arrows in their quiver – it’s thirsty, it doesn’t handle well, its styling is somewhat ungainly, and it’s based on a platform that dates back a full decade. Armoring the company against those blows is the facelifted 2021 Nissan Armada, but unfortunately, a …

The current Honda Civic isn’t long for this world. Coming sometime next year is the next-generation compact car, but before that happens, the automaker wants to give it another dose of spice. Enter the 2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition, a limited-production (duh) machine that makes the hot hatch …

There are a lot of really good, really powerful SUVs on sale today. The problem is that many of them demand sacrifices of key features you typically want in a good SUV, like comfort, efficiency, and refinement. That’s not the case of the new 2021 Audi SQ5, which thoughtfully combines …

Battery electric vehicles are the industry’s big bet on a zero-emissions automotive future. New EVs are popping up left and right, hoping to court a broader range of customers who would’ve otherwise bought a gas-burning car. However, there are a few companies (three of them, actually) that are working toward …

Automotive sales will pick up in 2021, credit bureau TransUnion predicts, though primarily for customers with prime and above credit. As the U.S. economy continues to muscle through the deadly coronavirus pandemic, nonprime customers will steadily vanish from the market. This slowdown in nonprime originations isn’t likely to stem from …

In a perhaps apocryphal quote, Henry Ford said if he’d asked what people wanted during the dawn of the automobile, they’d have said “faster horses.” Like all good sound bites, the sentiment is more important than whether the person said it. In this case, the point is people want what …

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E is an impressive electric crossover SUV that goes beyond its stylish looks and curious name to deliver practicality and zero-emissions fun. Like the Mustang, the Mach-E has only one Ford logo on the entire vehicle (at the top of windshield). But in other ways it’s …

General Motors is at the start of an ambitious journey that will see the former World’s Largest Automaker initiate its long-overdue journey toward electrification. There are new Ultium battery packs, promises of electric Cadillac luxury crossovers, and the brutish GMC Hummer EV, along with more pedestrian metal aimed at families. …

The Telluride is a smash hit and Kia knows it. The three-row has earned countless accolades in its relatively short time on the market and is selling so well that the factory just had to boost production by 100,000 units. So it only makes sense that the company would build …