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Mercedes-Benz’s facelifted E-class sedan will get new 48-volt hybrid engines. There will be several plug-in-hybrid variants. Biggest change is the switch to the new MBUX infotainment. The finished car won’t be on display until the Geneva auto show in March, but Mercedes-Benz has released these pictures of disguised versions of the facelifted E-class, as well […] More
The Buick Encore GX, new for 2020, debuts with a price that should make it competitive in the compact-crossover market. The GX will come in three trim levels, with the base Preferred model starting just over $25,000 and fully optioned models pushing into the mid-$30,000 range. All three trims come with a 137-hp turbocharged three-cylinder […] More
KGP PhotographyCar and Driver We hear that the new high-performance V version of the Cadillac CT5 won’t have the engine we were expecting. Instead of the twin-turbo 4.2-liter Blackwing V-8 we anticipated, the new sports sedan will use the same supercharged 6.2-liter as its predecessor the CTS-V. The name of this upcoming CT5-V variant is […] More
Toyota has issued a recall for nearly 2.9 million vehicles in the U.S., including the 2011–2019 Corolla, 2011–2013 Matrix hatchbacks, 2012–2018 Avalon, and 2013–2018 Avalon hybrid sedans. The recall is due to the failure of the airbag control unit to interpret a crash in certain situations and thus not deploying the airbags and tightening the […] More
Donald Trump, speaking during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, said we should protect Tesla CEO Elon Musk as a genius. Tesla has not announced any plans for additional U.S. facilities, but the president stated that the EV maker is “going to be building a very big plant in the United […] More
On the Cruise Origin autonomous-car development project, all three companies involved—Honda, General Motors, and Cruise itself—had teams operating in Warren, Michigan, and the vehicle is likely to be built at a GM plant in Michigan. A larger vehicle based on this architecture could be coming later. Important caveat: Cruise hasn’t built the autonomous “brain” of […] More
Subaru said during a technology briefing in Japan that it will bring an electric vehicle to market before 2025, jointly developed with Toyota. Subaru plans to have 40 percent of its global sales be hybrid or electric vehicles by 2030. Every Subaru product will have a hybrid or electric version by the mid-2030s, which means […] More
Cruise Automation is a California startup bankrolled by GM and Honda. The company has been testing specially built self-driving Chevrolet Bolt EV crossovers in the San Francisco Bay Area since September 2016. This new rear-wheel drive minivan-looking electric bus will hold four passengers—no drivers, though—and is expected to be producible for half the cost of […] More
