Audi’s head of design, Marc Lichte, says the upcoming autonomous vehicle that will come out of the automaker’s Project Artemis effort will be a “revolution.” The vehicle, rumored to be code-named Landjet, will be built on the PPE architecture that will underpin high-end electric vehicles from Audi, Porsche, and Bentley. …
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Best Car To Buy 2021: Past winners From the Kia Telluride to the Hyundai Sonata, a look back at past winners of The Car Connection’s Best Car To Buy awards reveals a preference for value, safety, modern style, and convenient features. 2021 Mazda CX-30 2.5 Turbo costs $ 2,200 more …
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 »2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class First Drive Review: The Future Is Here
The official press release for the 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class press release is 77 pages long. It’s a novel, and after reading it, your brain needs a vacation. But there’s a reason for that excess – the latest S-Class, codenamed W223, packs so much tech it makes a moon landing look …
Read More »GM to Reconfigure Tennessee Plant for Cadillac Lyriq, Future EVs
GM announced an investment of $ 2 billion into its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant to reconfigure it for electric-vehicle production, including the Cadillac Lyriq and other future EVs. The announcement comes shortly after the automaker said that its Hamtramck assembly plant, now known as Factory Zero, in Michigan would be …
Read More »2021 Hyundai Santa Fe previewed, off-roading’s electric future, ethanol on the campaign trail: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Hyundai Santa Fe preview The refreshed 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe five-seat crossover SUV comes with three new engines, including a hybrid, and a revised outside and inside. 2021 Ford Transit van recreates the mobile home and work van The 2021 Ford Transit van gets several new option packages for …
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Last month, when Fiat Chrysler design head Ralph Gilles finally unveiled Jeep’s all-new Grand Wagoneer concept on a stage in Detroit, the 2021 model was shown alongside its square-shouldered progenitor. This classic Wagoneer, famously woodgrain-sided in its Grand-est iteration, was built on the same platform, with minimal cosmetic and engineering …
Read More »2021 Lincoln Corsair review, Nissan Z teased, GM’s Ultium future: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Lincoln Corsair review With a TCC Rating of 7.2 out of 10, the 2021 Lincoln Corsair delivers a nearly flawless cabin, a serene ride, and lots of safety technology. GMC drops price on 2021 Sierra pickup turbodiesel, adds trailering features The long-legged 3.0-liter turbodiesel in the GMC Sierra is …
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In this episode, the C/D crew looks for cars that have the potential to increase in value in the near future. If you’re like us, you’ve watched in awe as air-cooled Porsches, fourth-generation Toyota Supra Turbos, and BMW E30s went from being interesting and attainable used cars to being expensive …
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