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Dec
26
2021
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By Troy Warren
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Charges to the Head of the Pack

2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Charges to the Head of the Pack

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BY DAN EDMUNDS | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars Hyundai's compelling new EV offers 303 miles of EPA range, 350-kW DC fast-charging, and styling that evokes a Minecraft Lancia Delta Integrale. We've officially reached the point where there's a decent selection of compelling five-passenger electric SUVs with decent range. The Volkswagen ID.4, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Tesla Model Y are becoming increasingly commonplace sights on American roads, and they're about to be joined by the Kia EV6 and its sharp-looking crosstown rival, the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. Sharp turns out to be a particularly apt description of the Hyundai's distinctly creased styling, which features the mark of Zorro on…
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Dec
24
2021
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Ford F-150 Lightning Is Not Just an Electric Truck, It’s Also a Mobile EV Charger

Ford F-150 Lightning Is Not Just an Electric Truck, It’s Also a Mobile EV Charger

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BY GREG FINK | CarAndDriver.Com  Troy Warren for CNT #Cars The Blue Oval’s F-150 Lightning electric and PowerBoost hybrid pickups can use an onboard generator to become mobile Level 2 EV chargers and help out other EVs. Ford F-150 Lightning and PowerBoost hybrid models offer Level 2 EV charging capability courtesy of optional Pro Power Onboard generators. The standard 2.4-kilowatt Pro Power Onboard generator, however, lacks this feature. The upcoming F-150 EV, the Lightning, offers an available 9.6-kW generator, while the PowerBoost hybrid is available with a 7.2-kW setup. Call it the EV Centipede, because Ford’s electrified F-150 models are capable of charging other…
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Dec
20
2021
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2022 Subaru WRX Grows but Remains Young at Heart

2022 Subaru WRX Grows but Remains Young at Heart

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BY ELANA SCHERR | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars The new WRX adds a few inches but not many pounds, and it grows up a little bit, but not too much. In the tug of war between an all-SUV world and actual car-shaped cars, Subarustill has a few models holding the rope on the car side. There's the BRZ, which we loved enough to award it a 10Best award, and there's a redesigned WRX for 2022, too.  In case your car love has slept through the past 20 years, the WRX is largely responsible for introducing a generation of boys and girls to the joys of turbo…
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Dec
19
2021
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Georgia hitches electric vehicle dreams to Rivian plant

Georgia hitches electric vehicle dreams to Rivian plant

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By J. Scott Trubey - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Andy Peters - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #Cars Large factory could transform I-20 stretch east of Atlanta When SK Innovation announced a $2.6 billion battery plant northeast of Atlanta three years ago, it gave Georgia a toehold in electric vehicle manufacturing. Rivian’s announcement Thursday of a $5 billion electric truck, SUV and van factory east of Atlanta, by comparison, could put the state at the vanguard of the next generation of the auto industry. California-based Rivian is making a big bet that Georgia, despite an extremely tight labor market, can slake its…
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Dec
18
2021
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2021 in Review: Spare a Chip?

2021 in Review: Spare a Chip?

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BY RYAN WHITE | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars A lot happened in 2021, and some of it was even okay. But the long and the short of it was an industry short on supplies while consumers continued to demand. Also, a new Corvette Z06 was unveiled. In March, an unsuspecting tourist in Hawaii might have wandered into one of 2021's more illustrative stories. As reported by Hawaii News Now, a pandemic-related rental-car shortage meant that visitors to Maui interested in a Toyota Camry would be on the hook for more than $700 a day. In Honolulu, vans were going for…
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Dec
14
2021
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2023 Genesis G90’s Luxurious Features and Specs Detailed

2023 Genesis G90’s Luxurious Features and Specs Detailed

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BY JOEY CAPPARELLA | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars The new flagship sedan will have a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 engine and will offer rear-wheel steering, massaging seats, and a fingerprint scanner. Genesis has released lots more information about the new 2023 G90 flagship sedan. It will be powered by a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 and will use an eight-speed automatic transmission. Available features will include an air suspension, massaging seats, and a fingerprint scanner. Genesis made a splash when it first revealed the bold look of the redesigned 2023 G90 sedan, and now we're learning a lot more about this new flagship.…
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Dec
12
2021
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UPDATE Tested: 2022 Ford Maverick Is a Big Little Truck

UPDATE Tested: 2022 Ford Maverick Is a Big Little Truck

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BY DAVE VANDERWERP | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars The Blue Oval is bringing this exceedingly flexible and capable small pickup truck as its entry-level vehicle, replacing its recently departed small cars. A few years ago, as the world was questioning the announcement that Ford would cease selling cars in the U.S. (except for the Mustang), Ford's executives must have been concealing a smirk. That's because they knew that the about-to-be-announced Maverick small pickup would soon be ready to assume the entry-level slot in the lineup. The Maverick is roughly the size of the previous-gen Ranger that Ford dropped a decade ago. It has a very…
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Dec
10
2021
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VW Very Obliquely Confirms ID.Buzz Will Be Offered as a Camper

VW Very Obliquely Confirms ID.Buzz Will Be Offered as a Camper

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BY MARK VAUGHN | CarAndDriver.Com  Troy Warren for CNT #Cars Absolutely no other details released about the eagerly awaited upcoming electric Microbus, currently expected as a 2024 model. Volkswagen has confirmed that a camper version of its ID.Buzz van will be made.  No other details were released, but we can imagine such a vehicle would ride on the longer-wheelbase version of the ID.Buzz MEB electric platform, with front- or all-wheel drive offered. Range could possibly reach 342 miles.  We in the U.S. haven't been offered a VW camper since 2003, and they weren't big sellers then. Buried deep inside a European press release,…
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Dec
09
2021
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First look at the cutting-edge Maybach concept designed by Virgil Abloh

First look at the cutting-edge Maybach concept designed by Virgil Abloh

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Troy Warren for CNT #Cars Mercedes unveiled one of the final collaborations completed by famed designer, director of menswear at Louis Vuitton and founder of the Off-White label Virgil Abloh. A few days ago, at Art Basel Miami Beach, Mercedes-Benz unveiled one of the final collaborations completed by famed designer Virgil Abloh: a rugged two-door coupe concept from its Mercedes-Maybach ultra-luxury sub-brand. The founder of the Off-White label and director of menswear at Louis Vuitton passed away suddenly just days before. The concept, called the Project Maybach, is meant to envision what the marque could bring to the electric-powered, rugged,…
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Dec
08
2021
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Chrysler Airflow EV Concept Previews Stellantis’s Mach-E Rival

Chrysler Airflow EV Concept Previews Stellantis’s Mach-E Rival

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BY JOEY CAPPARELLA | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars This electric crossover now has a name and could arrive as soon as 2024 with up to 440 miles of range riding on the new STLA Medium platform. Chrysler showed an EV concept car called the Airflow that it says will come to market in the near future. It appears to be an electric crossover model similar in size and shape to the Ford Mustang Mach-E. We expect it to ride on the company's STLA Medium platform, and it could arrive as soon as 2024. Chrysler's first new model in several years…
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