Junkyard Gem: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited Edition
Monday, 09 September 2024
Chrysler sold PT Cruisers in the United States for the 2001 through 2010 model years, with sales strong at first and then gradually diminishing as the 21st century got rolling and the initial retro-styling novelty wore off. Because it was based on the Dodge/Plymouth Neon, performance parts were readily available for the PT Cruiser; eventually,
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Free Parking: How to find free, low-cost and convenient parking near you
Sunday, 08 September 2024
If you live anywhere near an urban center, there’s a good chance that you will spend more time than you’d like looking for parking. Planners try to incorporate as many parking spaces as possible, but it’s rarely enough to handle the influx of commuters and everyday drivers that most cities endure. Waiting on a solution
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New Audi Q5 aims to improve a winner with sharper looks, sweeter engines
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Americans buy 44% of the Audi Q5s sold around the world annually. Europe buys another 35%. When two similar markets vote for your best-seller in those kinds of numbers, the key is to provide them better versions of what they want. So when we say the Audi Q5 is all-new, we mean Audi brought together
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Volvo scales back profit forecast after abandoning its EVs-by-2030 goal
Friday, 06 September 2024
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars slashed its margin and revenue ambitions for a second time in a year on Thursday, a day after it abandoned its EV-only target by 2030, citing the impact of tariffs and a decrease in demand for electric vehicles. Slowing demand for EVs, partly due to a lack of affordable models, as well
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Study: These are the best models to buy used
Thursday, 05 September 2024
Despite the extreme volatility in pricing over the last few years, used cars are still an excellent way to save money on your next vehicle purchase. That said, the sweet feeling of getting a good deal on a used car can go sour pretty quickly when things start breaking and expensive maintenance bills pile up.
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Scout sets official reveal date for its two upcoming EVs
Wednesday, 04 September 2024
We started hearing about Volkswagen’s takeover of the Scout brand so long ago that you’d be forgiven if you completely forgot what was happening. The wait to see what VW’s up to is almost over, however, as the company recently announced that it would reveal the next-generation electric vehicles at an event on October 24.
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2025 Volvo EX90 First Drive: Electric? Three rows? Luxury? Here’s your choice
Tuesday, 03 September 2024
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – The following is a list of electric luxury vehicles with third rows you’d actually want to sit in: Rivian R1S … that concludes the list. If you want to throw the Kia EV9 in there on the strength of its abundant features and high-end interior, go for it, but the fact
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Junkyard Gem: 1976 Volvo 244 DL
Monday, 02 September 2024
Volvo did well enough selling the PV444/544, Amazon and 140 in the United States, but it was the Volvo 200 Series that really launched Göteborg iron into the American big time. Introduced here as a 1975 model, the 200 stayed in production for nearly two full decades and remains the most instantly recognizable Swedish car
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Hyundai Vision N 74 shows up in a presentation about production cars
Sunday, 01 September 2024
Not only will rumors of the Hyundai N Vision 74 concept not die, Hyundai is now officially a reason they persist. During the Hyundai Group’s recent CEO Investor Day focused on plans to double the company’s hybrid lineup, one presentation included the slide above, labeled, “EV Full Lineup: Provide customers with a wide range of
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Aptly named Peace Vans ready to build the 2025 ID.Buzz you’re looking for
Saturday, 31 August 2024
It’s been a long, strange trip to get the modern Volkswagen Bus back to the U.S. in the smooth electric form of the 2025 ID.Buzz. While that replaces the model, though, it doesn’t replace the old Bus culture. That’s where Seattle shop Peace Vans comes in, having spent six months working with the automaker behind-the-scenes
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