Lucid is adding a new option to the Air, an appearance package called the Stealth Look.It will cost $6000 extra and includes dark exterior trim and either 20- or 21-inch black wheels.Lucid says it will be available starting in the first quarter of 2023.The Lucid Air is hardly a cheap proposition to start with, but $6000 still strikes us as a lot for its new appearance package. Called the Stealth Look, this new option is effectively the same as the blacked-out trim packages offered on so many vehicles these days.

The option essentially swaps out all of the standard car’s platinum-colored exterior trim for darker trim pieces. That means the roof, C-pillar, mirror caps, headlight surrounds, lower-door trim, are all finished in either gloss black or satin graphite. The wheels are also black and feature a different design, with either 20-inch or 21-inch sizes available. Lucid doesn’t mention any design changes for the interior.

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The Stealth Look will be offered with any of the Air’s five exterior color options, which include Stellar White, Infinite Black, Cosmos Silver, Quantum Grey, and Zenith Red.The Stealth Look will be offered on all models except for the base Air Pure, meaning you can spec it for the 1050-hp Grand Touring Performance, the 819-hp Grand Touring, or the 620-hp Touring. But Lucid says that vehicles equipped with the Stealth Look won’t be available until the first quarter of 2023.
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Based on Korean specs, it looks like the 2024 Genesis G70 sedan will have a new base engine.The old 2.0-liter turbo-four is out, and the more powerful turbocharged 2.5-liter engine is in.Genesis hasn’t yet confirmed this new powertrain for the U.S., but we expect to get more info soon.More horsepower is generally a good recipe for success, and the Genesis G70 sports sedan appears to be hewing to this mindset for the 2024 model year. Specs are out for the Korea-market version of Genesis’ entry-level model, and they show that it adopts the more powerful turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four as its base engine, replacing the outgoing model’s turbo 2.0-liter unit.While we don’t yet have confirmation from Genesis about the U.S.-spec 2024 G70, we expect this engine to make its way stateside soon. It offers 300 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque, useful increases of 48 hp and 51 pound-feet over the 2.0L engine. (This engine is already offered in other Genesis models including the GV70, G80, and GV80.) It still uses an eight-speed automatic transmission and is offered with either rear- or all-wheel drive. The upgrade engine remains a twin-turbo 3.3-liter V-6 with 365 horsepower (or 368 hp if you opt for the upgraded exhaust).The Korea-market car also now offers a Sport package for the 2.5T car that includes a limited-slip differential, summer tires, and Brembo brakes. It also gets a slight power boost like the V-6 model, as its dual exhaust bumps power up to 303 hp. We’re hoping that Genesis will offer this setup in the U.S., too.GenesisBased on what we can see of the Korean car’s interior, we expect to see some changes to the dashboard as well. The climate controls appear to switch to a touch-sensitive arrangement, and there’s a redesigned row of buttons just under the air vents. The G70 was last updated for 2022 with a larger touchscreen and a new front-end design.Look for more information to come soon on the U.S.-spec 2024 Genesis G70, which should go on sale by the end of this year.More on the G70Senior EditorDespite being raised on a steady diet of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or perhaps because of it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive industry throughout his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He found a way to write about cars for the school newspaper during his college years at Rice University, which eventually led him to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first professional auto-writing gig at Automobile Magazine. He has been part of the Car and Driver team since 2016 and now lives in New York City.   More

Jeep has revealed the two-row version of the new Grand Cherokee.The 2022 Grand Cherokee will offer a plug-in-hybrid model called 4xe.There’s also a Trailhawk off-road trim level that can be combined with the hybrid powertrain.The Jeep Grand Cherokee has classically been a mid-size SUV with two rows of seats. But Jeep flipped the script with the latest generation, introducing the fifth-generation SUV’s redesign first with a new three-row L model. The company is now getting around to launching the standard-wheelbase version of the new model, and the 2022 Grand Cherokee will arrive in the U.S. later this year to replace the outgoing 2021 two-row model that’s currently being sold alongside the new Grand Cherokee L.The two-row Grand Cherokee has a five-inch shorter wheelbase than the three-row model, and it’s nearly a foot shorter in overall length. But the styling is similar to the Grand Cherokee L’s aside from some trim differences and unique wheel designs. The rear end looks a bit sleeker and features a floating pillar design.Inside, the biggest difference is the seating setup. A three-place second-row bench makes for five-passenger capacity, and neither a third row nor second-row captain’s chairs are available like you’ll find in the L. The dashboard is otherwise similar and offers a digital gauge cluster as standard along with central infotainment screens ranging from 8.4 to 10.1 inches depending on trim level. There’s even an optional screen available for the front passenger that can display functions including audio and navigation.
The two-row model also differentiates itself with a broader lineup that includes an off-road Trailhawk model and a 4xe plug-in-hybrid variant. These two configurations can even be combined into a single Grand Cherokee that offers the opportunity for electric driving in off-road settings. We’ve detailed the 4xe powertrain separately, but the basics are the same as in the Wrangler 4xe: a total of 375 horsepower and 470 pound-feet from a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four gasoline engine plus two electric motors. Jeep claims an electric driving range estimate of 25 miles on a full charge.

The nonhybrid powertrains are the same for the two-row and three-row models. A 3.6-liter V-6 with 293 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque is standard, while a 5.7-liter V-8 with 357 hp and 390 pound-feet of torque is optional. Rear-wheel drive is standard with the V-6 and a choice of several different four-wheel-drive systems are optional, while the V-8 comes only with four-wheel drive. An eight-speed automatic is standard across the board.The trim levels comprise Laredo, Limited, Trailhawk, Overland, and Summit, with the V-8 optional on the latter three models. The 4xe hybrid setup is available on all but the base Laredo. There’s a wide range of equipment levels contained within the broad lineup, with the Laredo making do with cloth seats, 17-inch wheels, and black plastic exterior trim and the Summit loading up with tons of chrome, 20-inch wheels, fancy leather upholstery, and a McIntosh audio system.Many driver-assistance features are standard equipment, with the notable optional systems including a 360-degree camera system, drowsy driver detection, and a night-vision camera. A trailer-towing package is also optional; the V-6 can tow up to 6200 pounds, the V-8 up to 7200 pounds, and the 4xe up to 6000 pounds.
The only versions of the Grand Cherokee that earn Jeep’s “Trail Rated” badge are the Overland with an optional off-road package and the Trailhawk. The Trailhawk features Goodyear Wrangler Territory all-terrain tires, an air suspension with increased ground clearance, and the most sophisticated four-wheel-drive system called Quadra-Drive II that has a transfer case and an electronic limited-slip rear differential. It also has skid plates, red tow hooks (blue if you opt for the 4xe), and a hood decal.Jeep has yet to announce prices for the 2022 Grand Cherokee lineup, but we expect it to start a few thousand dollars lower than the Grand Cherokee L, which ranges from $40,570 for the base Laredo up to $64,194 for a Summit Reserve. Nonhybrid models will go on sale first, in the fourth quarter of 2021, while the Grand Cherokee 4xe will arrive in the U.S. in early 2022.
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Kia wants to become a leader in electric commercial vehicles and is teasing a slew of “purpose built” vans that will start arriving in 2025 when a new factory gets up and running.The first electric van, code-named SW, is described as mid-size, and it will be followed by smaller and larger vans, with the teasers showing distinctive lighting elements and clean surfacing. Kia launched the Niro Plus, a purpose-built taxi and ride-hailing vehicle, last month for the Korean market.Last month, Kia showed off the Niro Plus, a taller, stretched version of the first-generation Niro that will serve as a purpose-built taxi and ride-hailing commercial vehicle in Kia’s home market of South Korea. The Niro Plus is part of Kia’s push to become a global pioneer in electric purpose-built vehicles by 2030, and now Kia has revealed plans and teasers for a series of electric vans that it hopes will end up dominating this space.

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Kia will begin building a new factory exclusively for purpose-built vehicles at its Hwaseong manufacturing site in Korea next year, and aims to start production in the second half of 2025. While the Niro Plus is adapted from an existing car, this new factory will assemble dedicated purpose-built vehicles, the first of which will be “mid-size” and is presumably the van with the L-shaped lights pictured above. The teaser shows a clean, angular look with geometric wheel designs. Kia says the model, code-named SW, will ride on Kia’s new scalable eS electric skateboard platform.

After the SW, Kia plans to introduce unmanned “micro size” vehicles, as well as larger shuttles and vehicles that can be turned into mobile offices or shops. The teaser images also show a puny, boxlike vehicle and a larger van with C-shaped lights. Kia says that plant will at first be capable of producing 100,00 of the vehicles a year, with the ability to scale up to 150,000 units. It’s not yet clear which, if any, of these vehicles will make it to the United States, but we’re looking forward to seeing Kia’s foray into vehicles designed around specific markets.
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Lucid Motors announced yesterday that its CEO Peter Rawlinson has stepped down and will now serve as a technical advisor to the board.Marc Winterhoff, Lucid’s COO, will serve as the interim CEO while the automaker searches for a permanent leader.Lucid recently launched its second car, the Gravity SUV, and is developing a mid-sized platform that will spawn three new models starting in late 2026.It has been an eventful start to 2025 for American EV startup Lucid Motors. Deliveries of its second model, the Gravity SUV, got underway earlier this year. Now, Lucid has announced that its CEO, Peter Rawlinson, has stepped down and will transition to become strategic technical advisor to the board. The company’s COO, Marc Winterhoff, has been named the interim CEO. “Now that we have successfully launched the Lucid Gravity, I have decided it is finally the right time for me to step aside from my roles at Lucid,” Rawlinson said in a Lucid press release. Rawlinson served as the head of the startup for 12 years, presiding over the company’s renaming from Atieva to Lucid Motors in 2016 and leading the successful launch of the brand’s first vehicle, the Air sedan.Lucid MotorsInterim CEO Marc Winterhoff.Curiously, Rawlinson was absent from the company’s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings call yesterday. When questioned about his absence, Winterhoff simply said, “Peter made the decision” to step back from day-to-day activities and “pass the baton.” Winterhoff will lead Lucid while the company begins its search for a new CEO. Winterhoff will be tasked with continuing to ramp up Gravity production over the course of this year. Lucid plans to expand the range in late 2025 by adding a new Touring trim beneath the Grand Touring, the only version of the Gravity currently available. This will drop the Gravity’s starting price by $15,000, from $96,550 for the Grand Touring to $81,550 for the Touring.LucidWinterhoff will also oversee the continued development of the company’s new mid-sized platform. Lucid says this platform will spawn three vehicles, one of which it has teased already. This vehicle, an SUV, is expected to adopt the name Earth, and Rawlinson said last year that it would start at around $48,000. Another mid-size car will likely be a sedan to slot in under the Air, but it’s unclear what form the third vehicle will take. The mid-sized Lucid SUV is expected to arrive in late 2026, and Winterhoff said on the earnings call that we could see an early version of the first mid-size model by the end of this year or the beginning of 2026. Winterhoff also mentioned the ongoing development of the “low-cost” Atlas drive unit, which will be utilized for its mid-sized vehicles. More on Lucid MotorsCaleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan. More