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Wall Street Journal reporters in four countries—the U.S., China, Germany, and Japan— each spent three weeks driving an electric vehicle, and in the resulting video story, we learn that ease of charging is very different depending where you live. The often discussed problem of range anxiety is very real during road trips, they found. China […] More
Lincoln announced today that it will be working with electric-vehicle startup Rivian to develop its first electric vehicle. It’s not an unexpected development; last spring, Ford announced a $500 million investment in Rivian and said that the company would develop an all-new electric vehicle for the company. C/D reached out to Lincoln, but a spokesperson […] More
French automaker Renault showed this rally-spec Alpine A110 mid-engine sports car concept at the International Automobile Festival in Paris. It’s based on the Alpine A110, which is powered by a turbocharged 1.8-liter inline-four. Renault said that there are no plans for production, but we think the company should consider adding an off-road-spec A110 to the […] More
Safari builds are cool as hell. We know that. But also, after seeing Porsches, Lamborghinis, Hondas, and Datsuns get the treatment, it’s not as fresh and exciting as it once was. So forget, for a moment, the soft-roading, rally-style safari cars popularized over the last few years. Turn your attention to the next frontier: badass […] More
Genesis has released a few more U.S. details on its new GV80 luxury SUV. A turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four is the base engine, and a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 is the upgrade and makes 375 horsepower. We expect pricing to start at around $50,000 and top out around $65,000. Genesis revealed the GV80 for the second time […] More
The Honda e made its debut in Europe this week, but this scrappy little city car is not destined to come to the United States. The base model of the new electric car has about 137 miles of range on the European cycle. It’s a rear-wheel-drive car with 50:50 weight distribution, a low center of […] More
Ford has proposed a settlement in a $30 million lawsuit over PowerShift dual-clutch automatic transmissions in 2011–2016 Fiesta and 2012–2016 Focus vehicles. Ford also revealed that it has spent $47.4 million on vehicle buybacks already. A federal judge will rule on the settlement on February 28. Ford has proposed an updated settlement of a minimum […] More
These leaked images show the new 2021 Kia Sorento mid-size SUV inside and out. The redesigned model is expected to debut sometime soon for the Korea market. We don’t know about its arrival in the U.S. yet, but we expect to hear more in the next few months. This is the best look yet we […] More
