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The redesigned, longer-wheelbase Escalade SUV starts at $80,490 and gains an independent rear suspension that allows for more interior space. More

Toyota has a new crossover model called the Yaris Cross. It’s based on the global Yaris subcompact rather than the Mazda-based Yaris we get in America. Only Europe and Japan are set to get the Yaris Cross, and we think it’s too small for the U.S. market. Toyota has given its Yaris subcompact the SUV […] More

Subaru has recalled more than 188,000 vehicles from the 2019 model year to replace a faulty fuel pump that can lead to the engine stalling. Subaru said that it is unaware of any crashes or injuries that have resulted from the faulty pump. Depending on state and local restrictions, it may be possible to get […] More

Conventional wisdom says we give our youngest drivers our oldest cars. But shouldn’t the least experienced driver get the safest—which is to say, newest—car in your household? Ezra Dyer and K.C. Colwell argue it out. More

Ford has revealed a new factory dragster from its performance division that wears the automaker’s traditional Cobra Jet name but this time is all-electric. The Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 is a prototype that makes 1400 horsepower and offers up 1100 lb-ft of “instant torque.” Ford intends to present the car to the public at a […] More

Since the COVID-19 epidemic seemed to be turning around in South Korea in early March, Hyundai decided to increase production with an eye on exporting more cars to the U.S., Reuters reports. Those cars were built and shipped here, but now they’re sitting in U.S. ports with nowhere to go. HMA’s CEO thinks that the […] More

A tornado that hit a BorgWarner factory in Seneca, South Carolina, on April 13 could have repercussions for future truck production by Ford, Ram, and Toyota. The plant makes the transfer cases for four-wheel-drive versions of the F-150 and Super Duty, Ram pickup, and Toyota Tundra, as well as Ford SUVs and utility vehicles. The […] More

We set a $90,000 base price limit on contenders for our annual 10Best award. Here’s what Car and Driver editors would drive that comes in under that price. More