The 2021 Audi e-tron GT will look nearly identical to what the automaker showed at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show. The interior will also stay unchanged from what the German automaker showed to the public two years ago. The e-tron GT will be unveiled in a few months and …
Read More »2023 Cadillac Lyriq Unveiled as ‘Show Car,’ to Have 300+-Mile Range
Cadillac unveiled the 2023 Lyriq “show car” today, saying the production electric SUV will go into production in late 2022. The Lyriq is the first GM vehicle to use the automaker’s Ultium battery technology. The vehicle we’re seeing today is 80 to 85 percent design complete, meaning there will be …
Read More »Hyundai and Mazda Up, Toyota and Honda Down as U.S. Auto Sales Show Mixed Results
Hyundai reported a 1 percent sales increase in July 2020 compared with July 2019, and Mazda was up by 3 percent. But Honda was down 11 percent, Subaru was down 20 percent, and Toyota reported a 22 percent decline. Hyundai says that its inventory levels across the country are stable, …
Read More »2021 Buick Encore GX review, New York auto show canceled, Musk backtracks on Cybertruck: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Buick Encore GX first drive: So many Encores, so little drama You’ll be forgiven if you shop for a new Buick Encore and get confused. For 2020 there are two Encores: the familiar Encore with a standard engine and transmission and a choice of all-wheel drive, and the new …
Read More »Now Streaming: Backseat Drivers, a New Car Show Starring Kid Drivers
A “family friendly” and commercial-free online channel, Yippee, is now streaming 10 episodes of a car show by and for school-age kids, Backseat Drivers. The three 10-something actors aren’t just back-seat drivers, though; wearing helmets and accompanied by a stunt driver, they actually get to drive. Cars on the show …
Read More »Detroit Auto Show Canceled: Venue to Become Field Hospital for Coronavirus
In a season when the New York auto show was postponed and the Geneva auto show was canceled, it’s not that surprising that the Detroit auto show, scheduled for June 6–20, is now off because of coronavirus. In this case, it’s because the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has chosen …
Read More »Best of the 2020 Chicago Auto Show: TCC picks the posh and practical
The 2020 Chicago Auto Show kicked off auto show season and gave car shoppers a preview of what they can expect on dealer lots later this year. The new cars shown off on Thursday’s media day ranged from pure performance to posh and practical. We’ll stick with the latter, even …
Read More »Best of the 2020 Chicago Auto Show, GM’s electric future: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Best of the 2020 Chicago Auto Show: TCC picks the posh and practical Six vehicles new car buyers should consider from the 2020 Chicago Auto Show. 2021 Volkswagen Atlas preview 2021 Volkswagen Atlas three-row crossover and two-row Atlas Cross Sport expand on spaciousness and get an updated face and improved …
Read More »2020 Chicago Auto Show debuts: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Chrysler Pacifica arrives with all-wheel drive, standard active safety tech The updated minivan adds all-wheel drive to its powertrain menu and a top trim package. 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is a 54-mpg green-tech highway machine The latest version of the Sonata Hybrid could end up with the best EPA …
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