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We don’t know all of the details of the battery-powered Electrified GV70 just yet, but Genesis has now announced pricing details for the brand’s third EV.There will be two trim levels, with the $66,975 Advanced being a well-equipped base model (lots of safety tech, sunroof, fingerprint ID technology) and the Prestige adding a better sound system, a head-up display and much more for another $6800.The Electrified GV70 will be not only Genesis’s first model assembled in the U.S. but the first one built outside South Korea.Genesis has put a price tag on its third electric model, the Electrified GV70 SUV. The electrified luxury EV will start at $66,975 and come in two trim levels.The 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 Advanced AWD is the base model, but that price level means we’re not surprised that it comes well equipped with a standard panoramic sunroof, a fingerprint authentication system, and vehicle-to-load charging. Every safety and advanced driver assistance that Genesis uses on its vehicles is standard in the Electrified GV70’s Advanced model including forward collision avoidance assist, lane-keeping and lane-following assist, blind-spot and rear cross-traffic collision avoidance assist, highway driving assist, and smart cruise control with stop-and-go capability.All the Rest of the SpecsFor comfort and convenience, the Electrified GV70 Advanced AWD comes with powered, heated, and ventilated front seats; a 14.5-inch infotainment screen with navigation; and a powered smart liftgate. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Genesis Digital Key technology, and a wireless phone charger are all also part of the package.Going for the PrestigeThe 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 Prestige AWD is the higher trim and starts at $73,775. The extra $6800 is worth it if you’re looking for a head-up display, a Lexicon premium audio system, active noise control and heated 2nd-row seats. The extra money also gets you a heated steering wheel, nappa leather seating surfaces and a leatherette-wrapped upper instrument panel.The powertrain is the same in both trims, with a 77.4-kWh battery and dual 160-kW motors. Genesis previously said this system would produce up to 429 horsepower under most conditions, but there will be a Performance boost mode that can produce up to 483 horsepower for up to 10 seconds. Other details, including efficiency and range ratings, will be announced closer to launch later this year. Genesis has said that the electric SUV will be able to charge at up to 350 kW, enough to charge the battery from 10 to 80 percent in less than 20 minutes at an appropriate DC fast-charging station. All versions of the GV70 also use an electronically controlled suspension with road preview, which uses the front-facing camera to automatically adjust the suspension for upcoming potholes or other noticeable surface conditions.The non-electric 2023 Genesis GV70 starts at $44,275. Genesis sells two other EVs: the GV60 SUV, which starts at $60,415, and the Electrified G80 sedan ($80,950). The company has announced a plan for full electrification by 2030 and has said that all new models will be powered only by all-electric powertrains starting in 2025. By 2035, Genesis wants to be a carbon-neutral company. The GV70 will be built at Hyundai’s manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama, the company’s first EV to be built in the U.S. In fact, the Electrified GV70 is the first Genesis model assembled outside of South Korea.play iconThe triangle icon that indicates to play More

Honda Performance Development teased a race-ready CR-V with an 800-hp hybrid powertrain. The teaser shows the SUV’s bespoke carbon fiber bodywork, colossal front-splitter and rear diffuser, and a gargantuan rear wing. Honda Performance Development neglected to announce any official events this gasoline-electric CR-V racer may compete in.Honda Performance Development appears determined to push the performance limits of the 10Best-winning 2023 CR-V. The racing and performance arm of the Japanese automaker teased an 800-hp race-ready CR-V to whet enthusiasts’ appetites for high-powered four-wheeled machines. Why a CR-V? We don’t know, but we theorize that family-man Dominic Toretto may have commissioned this machine that practically screams “I’m a father, but I still live life a quarter-mile at a time.”HPD revealed few details about the vehicle itself, simply sharing that it’s being developed with Auto Development Center teams and that motivation comes courtesy of a gasoline-electric powertrain that produces a mind-boggling 800 horsepower. We presume this CR-V rolled out of the factory with the SUV’s available 204-hp hybrid powertrain. Then again, it may have had the standard 190-hp four-cylinder. Or HPD simply pulled a body in white from the assembly line before its mass-produced powerplant was ever installed. For now, HPD’s keeping such information under wraps.Related StoriesFans of Where’s Waldo? will have a gas trying to spot this SUV’s production pieces in these teaser photos. From what we can tell, the taillights and hatch look like stock pieces, as do the headlights and grille. Otherwise, this CR-V’s other pieces appear unique. Most—if not all—of this CR-V’s body panels look as though they’re bespoke carbon-fiber pieces, including the widened front and rear fenders. Aerodynamic bits dominate the front and rear ends. This includes a bevy of dive planes and a rear wing large enough to get its own representation in Congress.HPD only supplied one shot of this CR-V’s insides, but it appears the stock interior is completely gutted. Meanwhile, the addition of a roll cage ought to provide an extra layer of safety for those seated within this hot hybrid SUV. Look for HPD to share more about its CR-V racer when it reveals the vehicle on February 28. This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. More

• This first-generation Chevy Camaro looks like it stepped out of a time warp.• It has been restored in its original colors of Ash Gold paint over Gold vinyl upholstery.• This auction ends on Wednesday, February 22.Car and DriverToday, when we see pony cars from the ’60s, they’re typically high-performance halo models and have often been further hot-rodded or restomodded into fearsome street machines. And while those SS396 Camaros, Cobra-Jet Mustangs, and Hemi ‘Cudas are the stuff of legend, for legions of owners back in the day the pony-car reality was much different. It was something exactly like what we have here in this 1968 Chevy Camaro.More Camaro GoodnessUp for auction right now on Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos—this Camaro is a far most accurate period piece than is typically seen. It has a bit of punch courtesy of a 327-cubic-inch V-8, but that engine is tied to Chevy’s ubiquitous Powerglide two-speed automatic stirred by a horseshoe-shaped floor shift. The restorer somehow managed to resist the temptation to fill the wheel wells with slotted mags, torque thrust wheels, or even Chevy Rally wheels, instead sticking with 14-inch steelies wearing factory wheel covers and, yes, whitewall tires. And in contrast to the reds and blacks so popular with muscle-car builds, this Camaro’s Ash Gold reflects what was popular then. With its matching vinyl interior, it’s a golden oldie.Bring a TrailerBring a TrailerCars like this are the reason the Big Three were able to turn out hundreds of thousands of Camaros, Mustangs, and the like during the pony-car heyday. They had a more youthful, sporty image than the standard Detroit fare, but they were still fairly practical and affordable. Bring a TrailerBring a TrailerSpeaking of affordability, the bid at this writing is still shy of $7000 with five days to go. It surely will climb higher, but probably nowhere near what the typical restored early Camaro would bring. And yet it’s a truer representation of the pony-car era and, maybe, a bigger head-turner as well.In Other Camaro News More

This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will see a modified NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 stock car run in the Garage 56 entry designated for experimental race cars.The car, revealed today ahead of the Daytona 500, still packs a 5.8-liter V-8 engine, but adds a large fuel cell, upgraded brakes, and unique aerodynamics.The decorated driver lineup features Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button, and Mike Rockenfeller, and the team has already racked up over 3600 miles of testing.NASCAR is going to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Wait, what?! Yep, you read that right—a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 stock car is taking on the grueling and iconic day-long race at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France, this year. The NASCAR racer will run in the Garage 56 spot, an entry reserved for experimental vehicles, and the car was revealed today at Daytona International Speedway ahead of this weekend’s Daytona 500. Since 2012, Garage 56 has included cars like the unorthodox, triangle-shaped DeltaWing and a modified LMP2 car piloted by two drivers who are paralyzed from the waist down. This year, however, the entry will be occupied by a muscular Cup Series–spec Camaro powered by a snarling 5.8-liter small-block V-8. The project is being run by Hendrick Motorsports, the most successful Cup Series team with 291 race victories to date.NASCARThe Garage 56 Camaro stays close to its roots, but several changes were required for 24-hour race duty. Functional headlights and taillights replace the imitation stickers normally plastered onto the stock car bodywork, and the team also fit a larger 32-gallon fuel cell and carbon brake discs. The car will ride on unique Goodyear Eagle tires, and will wear unique aerodynamic elements with a revised front splitter, dive planes on the front bumper, a new rear diffuser, and a special rear wing protruding out of the bodywork. While a standard Cup car weighs 3200 pounds, the Garage 56 car has shaved that down to 2960 pounds and tacks on an extra two inches of length. The Le Mans–spec racer retains the front and rear double wishbone suspension with adjustable coil-over shocks. More on NASCARBehind the wheel will be three top-notch drivers. Jimmie Johnson brings his vast experience in stock cars as a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, while two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller knows the track like the back of his hand. While he has never driven a stock car and only has one Le Mans start, 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button is no slouch, either. The team has been testing the Garage 56 Camaro since last August, racking up over 3600 miles at Road Atlanta, Virginia International Raceway (where we run out annual Lightning Lap competition), Goodyear Proving Grounds, Carolina Motorsports Park, Sebring International Raceway, and Daytona International Speedway. The team will return to Sebring this Monday for an endurance test, and the team hopes to have its entry approved by the race’s regulatory body in the next few weeks. The 24 Hours of Le Mans will start on Saturday, June 10, 2023.In Other Camaro News More