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Illustration by Radovan VaricakCar and Driver There is all sorts of speculation swirling about the next-generation Subaru WRX STI. One report says it will have over 400 horsepower from a turbocharged 2.4-liter flat-four. We expect the new WRX models to arrive sometime in 2021 for the 2022 model year. We’ve been waiting for a new […] More
Michael SimariCar and Driver Honda announced that the 2020 CR-V hybrid will start at $28,870 for the LX model, compared with $26,170 for the gas-powered CR-V LX. The new hybrid powertrain, EPA rated at 38 mpg combined, is available on the LX, EX, EX-L, and Touring models. They’ll arrive at dealers starting on March 1. […] More
French luxury brand DS has unveiled its Aero Sport Lounge concept, a full-electric vehicle of SUV proportions. The concept is equipped with a 680-hp engine and a 110.0-kWh battery with a claimed range of just over 400 miles. Forget screens: infotainment is instead projected onto the car’s dashboard and works using gesture control. French luxury […] More
Xinhua News AgencyGetty Images Some automotive plants in China are reopening as the worldwide expansion of the coronavirus continues, but sales in China so far in February pretty much fell off a cliff. Some effects of the virus have reached Europe, where FCA, Renault, BMW, and Peugeot plants could all see shutdowns soon. U.S. factories […] More
Toyota announced that the 2020 Camry with all-wheel-drive will start at $27,325 for the Camry LE, compared with $25,925 for the front-wheel-drive Camry LE. AWD costs an additional $1400 on all trim levels. The all-wheel-drive system is available on the LE, SE, XLE, XSE, and Nightshade models. They’ll arrive starting in spring 2020, and the […] More
The eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI hot hatchback is here. It has a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four with 241 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque. Europe will get the new GTI this fall, but Americans will likely have to wait until the fourth quarter of 2021 for it to arrive. As the former owner of two second-generation […] More
Companies working on self-driving cars are required to give the state of California regular reports on how many miles they drove and how many disengagements from autonomous mode there were (number of times a human intervened). Tesla reported, for 2019, only one autonomous drive in the state, of a mere 12.2 miles, and no disengagements. […] More
A vandal in Vancouver decided to throw a sizable rock onto the windshield of a Tesla Model 3, and its cameras caught the whole thing. All Teslas built after August 2017 come equipped with a Sentry mode that uses the car’s numerous cameras to monitor the car and its surroundings. Tesla CEO Elon Musk famously […] More
