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Auto review: 2024 BMW X2 is a great compact coupe SUV for consumers
While the small category of Coupe SUV’s exist in the German markets, BMW delivers the compact coupe SUV consumers have been inquiring about. The BMW X2 xDrive28i offers a $42K base price range, and is both ultra comfortable and roomy.
Clocking in with a zero to 60 mph time at just over 5 seconds, the 312 horsepower compact coupe SUV is ...Read more
Auto review: 2025 Subaru WRX tS is an all-season pocket rocket
SONOMA RACEWAY, California — In basketball, there are multiple position players. Shot-blocking big men. Defensive forwards. Three-point shooters. Playmaking guards. And there are all-around players who can do it all — think the Detroit Pistons' Tayshaun Prince or Grant Hill.
If compact performance sedans (aka, pocket rockets) were ...Read more
233 MPH! GM's Reuss pilots Corvette ZR1 to top speed record
At last June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, the fastest race car that General Motors Co. has ever built — the ferocious, winged Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh — hit a top speed of 209 mph.
That’s peanuts.
The new, 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 production car will hit, ahem, 233. Chevy announced the top speed number for the ZR1 this week, the...Read more
Auto review: The new 2025 Nissan Murano once more an automotive fashionista
FRANKLIN, Tennessee — The Nissan Murano has always been the Nissan of choice for fashionistas, even if its well-dressed demeanor has remained visually unchanged for a decade. That’s an eternity in the world of high fashion. Yet for 2025, it receives a welcome design transformation.
“When we shaped the all-new Murano, we knew we wanted to ...Read more
Stellantis dealers 'cautiously optimistic' about turnaround plans after meeting
Leaders of Stellantis NV's U.S. dealer network left meetings this week with the automaker's executives "cautiously optimistic" after a recent leadership overhaul, talk of long-awaited better vehicle incentives, and more clarity on the company's product plans, according to Kevin Farrish, the chairman of the dealer group.
That's a stark shift in ...Read more
EVs have a 'Republican problem' with divide deepening ahead of election
Tucked between the onslaught of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris ads flooding Michigan’s airwaves ahead of the U.S. election is a six-figure TV blitz that, on the surface, has nothing to do with politics. Rather, the 30-second spots are aimed at convincing swing-state voters of the merits of buying electric vehicles.
“Forget the political ...Read more
Eric's Autos: 2025 Audi A7
The Audi A7 is an interesting critter in that it's about the same size as a midsize BMW 5 Series sedan and other midsize luxury sedans but costs about $20,000 more to start than they do.
But you do get something more for the money -- as well as something you cannot get in sedans like the BMW 5 and Mercedes E.
What It Is
The Audi A7 is a ...Read more
Stellantis CEO to dealers on bumpy EV sales: 'Deal with it'
Stellantis NV CEO Carlos Tavares' message to dealers and suppliers struggling over profitability on a bumpy road to increasing adoption of electric vehicles is: "Deal with it."
Tavares' remarks on Monday during a media roundtable at the Paris Motor Show came mostly in the context of the European market, where Stellantis will have 40 all-...Read more
Judge approves Fisker bankruptcy plan favored by car owners
Fisker Inc. will wind down operations under a bankruptcy plan approved Friday that should allow car owners to drive their cars for years — while not paying anything to shareholders who were wiped out investing in the defunct Southern California electric-vehicle maker.
The plan approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Thomas Horan in Delaware ...Read more
Motormouth: How long will hybrid battery last?
Q: I like to purchase cars new and hold them for 15 years. For my next purchase, I am contemplating a gas-electric hybrid vehicle. What is the probability that the battery pack will last 15 years? If it has to be replaced before 15 years, what is today's average replacement cost?
K.A., Syracuse, New York
A: The U.S. Department of Energy says ...Read more
Auto review: 2025 Lexus UX delivers compact luxury with flare
As Lexus continues to maximize Toyota Motor Co.’s excellent hybrid technology, it's not surprising that a smaller, more luxury-hybrid based SUV was in the cards.
Meet the 2025 Lexus UX300h Premium AWD. Wrapped in Copper Crest, an exquisite exterior color that glimmers in the sun, our test vehicle stood out with nice exterior curves. The UX300...Read more
Auto review: Integra Type S: It's the right type for sport drivers
If you’re the type of driver who cares less about getting from A to B, and more about how much fun it might be getting to B, Acura knows your type. If you like sleek styling, raw power and rally handling, but want enough comfort for daily driving, too, Acura knows your type.
Acura calls it the Type S. The 2024 Integra Type S, a premium sport ...Read more
Musk shows Tesla Cybercab, sees sub-$30,000 cost and 2026 production
Elon Musk unveiled Tesla Inc.’s highly anticipated self-driving taxi at a flashy event that was light on specifics, leaving investors questioning how the carmaker expects to achieve its ambitious goals.
The chief executive officer showed off prototypes of a slick two-door sedan called the Cybercab late Thursday, along with a van concept and ...Read more
In Minnesota, the switch to electric vehicles includes your local Zamboni
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The newest addition to the Minnesota Wild lineup took laps around the ice at an empty Xcel Energy Center on Monday morning, prepping for an NHL debut at the season opener Thursday.
The newcomer is more than 6 feet tall, built like a truck, with a name familiar to hockey fans: Zamboni.
Like its predecessors, this Zamboni...Read more
Auto review: 2025 Subaru Forester is rational, not rapid
The redesigned 2025 Subaru Forester brings to mind my single friend Kathy, who works for Catholic Social Services. For many years, she drove solo in an oversized canary yellow Plymouth Belvedere station wagon. Is it any wonder that she now pilots a Subaru Forester? While not the Spartan suburban dream promised by Plymouth, the Forester possesses...Read more
Stellantis overhauls leadership, including new North American and European chiefs
Stellantis NV on Thursday announced a leadership overhaul amid recent financial and sales struggles, including new chief operating officers for North America and Europe and a new chief financial officer, among other moves.
For North America, Stellantis said current Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa will add chief operating officer for the region to his ...Read more
Elon Musk readies the robotaxi he is betting Tesla's future on
Elon Musk went all-in to get robotaxis onto roads, sacrificing a widely anticipated cheaper car, gutting teams focused on other projects and downplaying Tesla Inc.’s sales slowdown.
So when Musk finally unveils autonomous taxi prototypes late Thursday, the chief executive officer will have a lot to prove. He’s promised nothing short of a ...Read more
GM hints at cheaper electric pickup boasting 350-mile range
General Motors Co. hinted that it’s developing a lower-cost electric pickup truck that could boast a 350-mile range.
The Detroit-based automaker is working to secure a supply of lithium iron phosphate batteries in North America, said Kurt Kelty, GM’s vice president in charge of battery strategy. Chinese automakers often use LFP batteries ...Read more
Chevy reveals Silverado EV pricing for model year 2025
Chevrolet is increasing the trim offerings of its all-electric Silverado for model year 2025, including an entry-level $57,095 truck for fleet and retail customers coming later in the model year.
General Motors Co.'s bowtie brand will also offer on the retail side a $75,195 extended-range Silverado EV LT trim for the first time and an $89,395 ...Read more
Eric's Autos: 2024 Fiat 500e
A lot has changed in the five years since you could last buy a brand-new Fiat 500 -- the cute little minicar from Italy.
When it was last available -- back in 2019 -- it had a base price just over $16,000, came standard with a manual transmission and could take you nearly 300 miles - in city driving -- on about 10 gallons of gasoline. ...Read more