Even with a mere 73 miles of range, the original Nissan Leaf was a pioneer. It was one of the first mass-market electric vehicles you could buy here in the US and helped ease buyers into electrification. But with more companies debuting better alternatives to the Leaf – like Chevrolet, …
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Audi dropped the base price of the e-tron by $ 8800 for the 2021 model year, for a new starting price of $ 66,995. The automaker also added 18 miles of range, for a total of 222 miles (and 218 miles for the Sportback model) by allocating more of the …
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Morgan has always moved at a glacial pace compared to the rest of the auto industry. The most English of England’s many sports-car makers has always taken an approach to development that’s more creationist than evolutionary. Which is why, having created its first four-wheeled model in 1936, it kept most …
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Verdict 6.9 / 10 The Hyundai Sonata has been sold in the United States since 1989, but it was anything but a hot commodity until 2011. Then, in those halcyon days, Hyundai rolled out the sixth-generation Sonata, the most attractive product the company had ever built, which single-handedly changed the …
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Marc UrbanoCar and Driver Tesla says its latest over-the-air update increases the power of its Model S and Model X Performance variants. The update also bumps up the vehicles’ thermal performance and endurance, Tesla claims. During a launch-control start, the Teslas go into a “cheetah stance,” lowering their front suspension …
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Verdict 7.1 / 10 When the first Audi Q3 arrived on American shores, it was already something of a dinosaur. Released internationally in 2011, Audi of America didn’t start importing the compact crossover until 2015, where it arrived with a legacy cabin and technology that lagged behind its newer, larger …
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Tesla has proven that electric vehicles can be cool and fashionable, rather than dorky appliances for eco warriors, and the mainstream industry is still catching up. In the case of the Nissan Leaf, one of the aforementioned dork cars, it’s vastly improved using a design that’s unquestionably better looking, but …
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Tesla has added new Long Range Plus versions of the Model S and Model X with longer driving ranges. The Model S Long Range Plus claims 390 miles of range and the Model X claims 351 miles of range. These models serve as the base variants, starting at $ 81,190 …
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