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Audi is giving the 2021 A4 and A5 get a power boost, a new 12-volt hybrid system, and a bit of equipment rejiggering. The base engine now makes 201 horsepower, and the upgrade engine now makes 261 hp, both increases of 13 hp. The 2021 A4 starts at $40,095 and the A5 starts at $42,795. […] More
Volvo is putting Luminar lidar hardware as an option on all second-generation vehicles built on its Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), starting with the 2022 XC90. The lidar sensor will give the vehicles the hardware it needs for full self-driving, according to the automaker. The software needed to complete the autonomous-driving capability will be added to […] More
Pickup-truck sales surpassed those of passenger cars in April, according to data from Motor Intelligence. Zero-percent-interest loans, offered in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a drop in passenger car sales, helped push pickups past cars. In the first quarter of 2020, pickups and SUVs were a bright spot for Detroit automakers […] More
Maserati now says, “Forget the name Alfieri.” Instead, it clarifies, its next and only grand touring coupe will again be named GranTurismo. The voluptuous Alfieri concept car could still provide design direction for the revived GranTurismo. An electrified powertrain is officially in the works, but it’s unclear if the new car will be offered exclusively […] More
Spy Photo of Hyundai’s Upcoming Santa Cruz Pickup Surfaces Donate to help vulnerable communities cope with COVID-19 DONATE Today’s Top Stories 1 Future Cars Worth Waiting For: 2021-2025 2 Jeep Wrangler Tips Over in IIHS Overlap Crash Test 3 Greatest Engines You Can Buy Today 4 911 Carrera Cabriolet Redefines Entry Level 5 No Recall […] More
The next Aston Martin Vanquish is expected to transition to a mid-engine layout. It could pack up to 700 horsepower from a hybrid powertrain using a turbo V-6. Expect it to arrive in 2023 with a starting price of around $300,000. This story originally appeared in the May 2020 issue of Car and Driver as […] More
Best Sub-$10,000 Car for a Teen Driver: Window Shop with Car and Driver Donate to help vulnerable communities cope with COVID-19 DONATE Today’s Top Stories 1 The Base Porsche 911 Still Has the Goods 2 WRX Series.White Spices Up an Aging Rally Car 3 Mustang GT Performance Kit Boosts 5.0L V-8’s Power 4 Pontiac G8 […] More
Former BMW and McLaren designer Frank Stephenson has turned his hand to making what the company claims is going to be the world’s safest child car seat. The BabyArk seat was created in conjunction with an Israel defense contractor and has a shock-absorbing spiral adapted from tanks. The seat will be expensive—how expensive, the company’s […] More
