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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GM must face big class action over faulty transmissions
Friday, 30 August 2024
General Motors (GM) was ordered by a federal appeals court to face a class action claiming it violated laws of 26 U.S. states by knowingly selling several hundred thousand cars, trucks and SUVs with faulty transmissions. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court judge had discretion to let drivers sue in
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Ford joins growing list of companies changing diversity policies after conservative pressure
Thursday, 29 August 2024
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. has joined the ranks of companies that have pulled back on diversity, equity and inclusion policies while facing pressure from conservative groups. CEO Jim Farley sent a memo to all employees Wednesday outlining the changes, including a decision to stop taking part in external culture surveys and an annual
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Refreshed 2025 Genesis G80 prices go up by $2,700-$4,400
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
We just drove the refreshed 2025 Genesis G80 sedan, and rather liked it, same as the version before. Expected to reach dealers at the end of summer, it’s time for pricing. The automaker only announced pricing for the 2024 G80 about five months ago, in April, meaning a short turnaround to get into the new
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2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz refresh brings $1,910 price hike
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Hyundai trucked its 2025 Santa Cruz to this year’s New York Auto Show for debut. With dealer deliveries expected later this summer, it’s time to answer the question every dad is programmed to ask at the end of a meal when eating out: “What’s the damage?” As with just about every 2025 light-duty vehicle, the
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Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen to win the F1 Dutch Grand Prix
Monday, 26 August 2024
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Lando Norris just can’t seem to get his starts right. For once, it didn’t stop him beating Max Verstappen. Norris started on pole position but was slow off the line — a persistent problem for him — allowing Red Bull driver Verstappen to jump ahead. Norris closed the gap and overtook Verstappen
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