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Honda CR-V Hybrid test drive coming soon.
I just got a new Honda CR-V Sport Touring Hybrid for the week. This is the most expensive CR-V you can currently buy at a price of $39 845. (2023 model) Or about $3000 more than the EX-L AWD version I test-drove earlier. What do you get for $3000? You get a Hybrid powertrain rated… Continue reading Honda CR-V Hybrid test drive coming soon.
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Baojum Yunduo from GM
I think this new Baojun Yunduo from China looks really cool. It is a really nice, simple and very modern design. And it’s from GM and its Chinese partners SAIC & Wuling. (no, that’s not a law firm). It is pretty cheap with a starting price of around $14 000. It also has a decent… Continue reading Baojum Yunduo from GM
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Toyota’s EV breakthrough
Toyota’s EV future is getting more and more confusing every time someone from the company is talking about it… The confusion actually started as soon as they decided on a weird/confusing naming for their EVs. bZ “something” is just plain bad. After showing us a bunch of concepts in late 2020, they unveiled the bZ… Continue reading Toyota’s EV breakthrough
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2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota has just released a couple of teasers for the all-new next-generation Toyota Land Cruiser. Accompanying the teasers are these chosen words from Toyota: “With 65 years of heritage, you can choose to slow down or reinvent yourself. We chose the latter. Stay tuned for more updates.” That means the Land Cruiser will come back… Continue reading 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
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Buick EV sedans
While Buick has shown the Electra E5 and E4 electric SUVs, they have not yet introduced electric versions of their sedans. All Buick sedans were canceled for the North American market a few years ago, but are still quite popular in China, Buick’s largest market by far. The large Buick Lacrosse has just been redesigned… Continue reading Buick EV sedans
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2024 Kia Picanto
The Kia Picanto is a small car we don’t get over here in the US. The 3rd generation pictured above (red car) came out in 2017 and got a facelift in 2020. 4 years later, it’s time for a new generation, but Kia decided to give the car yet another facelift instead. And it basically… Continue reading 2024 Kia Picanto
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2024 Mercedes CLE
While it’s not a totally “Groundhog Day” type of experience, today feels a lot like 2017, back when the Mercedes C-Class coupe came out. The new CLE class is supposed to replace both the discontinued C-Class coupe/Convertible and the larger E-Class coupe/convertible. And it looks a lot like that 2017 C-Class coupe and convertible. Which… Continue reading 2024 Mercedes CLE
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2024 Fiat 600
Although it seems we’ve been seeing it forever, these are the first official photos of the all-new Fiat 600 for 2024. While it looks like a 4 door version of the new 500E, it isn’t. It is basically a Fiat version of the new small Jeep Avenger. And also related to other various models from… Continue reading 2024 Fiat 600
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2025 Fisker Ronin
I bet almost everyone had forgotten about the upcoming Fisker Ronin. All Fisker news is currently about the new Ocean SUV starting deliveries. And the compact Fisker Pear is coming probably late next year. Today, Henrik Fisker posted a new photo of the future EV coupe with these words: “Fisker Ronain, All Electric Super GT!… Continue reading 2025 Fisker Ronin
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Mercedes CLE
All we know so far about the new Mercedes CLE is it will replace both the “old” C Class Coupe/Convertible as well as the E-Class coupe/convertible. While we haven’t seen the C-class coupe for a while, it’s too bad about the gorgeous E-Class coupe and convertible versions. From what we’ve seen so far about the… Continue reading Mercedes CLE
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2024 Infiniti QX80 and more.
Infiniti recently had a dealer meeting (apparently the first in the last 10 years) where they showed and talked about their future products. Basically to make sure not too many dealers jump ship. Their current lineup is filled with either old products like the 10-year-old Q50 sedan. Or others that are not popular for one… Continue reading 2024 Infiniti QX80 and more.
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Mazda CX-80
These are spy shots of the upcoming Mazda CX-80, which will be Mazda’s 3-row SUV for the European market. Even though they had claimed earlier that Europe and North America would not be getting the same models, this looks exactly like our CX-90 introduced recently. I think the CX-90 looks fine from any angle except… Continue reading Mazda CX-80
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Aston Martin EV via Lucid
Aston Martin just made a $232 million deal with Lucid to provide them with electric motors and batteries. In exchange, Lucid now gets a 3.7% stake in Aston Martin. I think this is great news and a good pairing for both brands. Aston Martin’s first EV is planned for 2025, with an electric version of… Continue reading Aston Martin EV via Lucid
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2024 Buick Regal
While the Buick Regal is no longer sold in the US, it has been around in China and selling pretty well. But GM has chosen not to redesign it for 2024 as they did with the Buick Lacrosse or Cadillac CT6. Instead, the Regal is getting a new front end with the “big mouth” now… Continue reading 2024 Buick Regal
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VW e.Beetle
An electric Beetle is something we will not be seeing anytime soon. Even after trademarking the name “e-Beetle” back in 2020, VW’s new boss recently mentioned that a Beetle EV is not being considered. His predecessor Herbert Diess mentioned just last year that new “emotional” models based on the MEB EV platform were a possibility.… Continue reading VW e.Beetle
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2024 Toyota C-HR
These are just a few more photos of the redesigned Toyota C-HR for 2024. As mentioned earlier, this looks strikingly close to last year’s concept, which is good. There s a little bit of a 2023 Prius vibe inside, again a good thing. (The shifter looks exactly the same as in the new Prius). But… Continue reading 2024 Toyota C-HR
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2025 Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade
The Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade both received slight mid-cycle revisions for the 2023 model year and will be totally redesigned for 2025. With production rumored to start in January 2025. The next generation is now rumored to move to a new platform and will use different engines as well. A V6 will still be… Continue reading 2025 Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade
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2024 Toyota C-HR
Even though these new photos of the second-generation Toyota C-HR are pretty blurry, you can already tell how close the final design is to last year’s C-HR Prologue Concept. The main change I can see is the design of the rear lights. But the production still looks very modern while retaining the C-HR personality. I… Continue reading 2024 Toyota C-HR
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VW ID.1
While introducing the ID 2All Concept a few months ago, VW also mentioned a smaller and even cheaper model coming up. The press has generally called the new sup-compact the “ID.1” although no official name was ever mentioned, at least not yet. The ID.2 All concept might become the ID.Golf once it reaches production, which… Continue reading VW ID.1
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Ram Rampage video
This new video shows the Laramie version of the all-new 2024 Ram Rampage inside and out. At least on the video, it does look pretty upscale for a small truck. It also appears much larger than it is (It is actually about 2 inches shorter than the Ford Maverick). Again, no official words on North… Continue reading Ram Rampage video