Murder hornets. Coronavirus. Democracy. The year 2020 has been unkind for many reasons and to many things, including these cars that won’t be coming back for the 2021 model year. There’s only one crossover SUV not carrying on, and it’s an old one at that. The rest follow an achingly …
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Toyota’s smallest sedan and hatchback won’t return next year, the automaker confirmed this week. The Toyota Yaris sedan and hatchback will be dropped from the automaker’s lineup after this year, spokesman Zachary Reed said. The small cars were built by Mazda for Toyota, and were sold in the U.S. and …
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Federal testers last week said the new 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport will manage nearly identical fuel economy to its counterpart, despite its larger engine. The EPA lists the new Crosstrek Sport at 27 mpg city, 34 highway, 29 combined, when equipped with a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). That compares …
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Seat, VW’s Spain-based brand, is no longer entering the competitive EV market in China because of COVID-19, lowered government incentives, and a looming recession that cool the prospects in China. The Spanish automaker was to have the Volkswagen Group’s low-cost electric-car entry into the China market. The Volkswagen brand itself …
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Excuse us if you’ve already devoured the latest volume of the Journal of Transport & Health, but the March issue contains the results of a novel experiment that tested a cherished automotive stereotype. The study is entitled “Estimated Car Cost as a Predictor of Driver Yielding Behavior for Pedestrians,” but …
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