Three 2020 Audi models aced crash tests and earned top safety honors from the IIHS, the nation’s most rigorous crash-test safety organization, the automaker announced last week. The 2020 Audi A6 mid-size luxury sedan led the pack with highest honors and a Top Safety Pick+ award due to its better …
Read More »2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid gets 40 mpg city
The 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid will have EPA fuel-economy ratings of 40 mpg city, 35 highway, 38 combined when it arrives on dealer lots March 1, the automaker announced Thursday. The first hybrid version of Honda’s best-selling model in the U.S. is a bit of disappointment. Three of the best-selling …
Read More »For 2021, Mercedes-AMG GLA45 Gets Added Superpowers
Mercedes-AMG has revealed the second generation of its GLA compact crossover, which offers more power and new performance-oriented technology. The U.S. will get the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLA45 with a turbocharged inline-four that makes 382 horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque; Europe also gets a GLA45 S model making 415 hp. …
Read More »James Bond Gets a Stunt Double in No Time to Die—So Does Aston Martin’s DB5
Aston Martin and James Bond are a longtime pair, so naturally there’s a soon-to-be-legendary chase scene involving an Aston Martin DB5 in No Time to Die, the latest installment in the Bond movie franchise. Aston and the production company collaborated on eight replicas of the DB5 to use in filming. …
Read More »Genesis tops dependability study, 2021 Toyota Supra gets a boost, 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid MPG: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Genesis, Lexus, and Buick top most dependable brands: J.D. Power Hyundai’s upstart luxury brand out-Lexuses Lexus in its first full year on a noted dependability survey. New crossover SUVs starting under $ 30,000 Although nearly every automaker has a new or significantly updated crossover on the way, only a few …
Read More »2020 Nissan Frontier Gets a New Engine in the Same Old Truck
The 2020 Nissan Frontier gets a new 3.8-liter V-6 engine with 310 horsepower and 281 lb-ft of torque. It mates with a standard nine-speed automatic transmission. There are other minor changes to the 2020 Frontier, but it’s mostly the same truck as before. An all-new 2021 Frontier is coming soon …
Read More »2021 Cadillac Escalade Gets Even Bigger and Bolder
Roy RitchieCar and Driver The Cadillac Escalade SUV is redesigned for 2021 with styling taken from the brand’s Escala concept. It shares its platform with the new Chevy and GMC full-size SUVs, meaning it gains an independent rear suspension that opens up more interior space. The new Escalade will go …
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