A redesigned Kia Sportage is coming for the 2023 model year, and last October Kia provided U.S. specs on the vehicle that will go on sale in the first quarter of 2022. On Tuesday, Kia provided information on the new plug-in hybrid version. The redesigned Sportage takes on a dramatic new look, with elements like […]
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The 2022 Subaru WRX was one of 2021’s most eagerly awaited releases and reviews have been showing it has promise. But is it good enough to overcome its questionable looks and lackluster performance on paper? And is it different enough from the previous generation? According to Throttle House, the answer is yes. The new car
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TOKYO — Hyundai Motor Co. is a global success from Bangalore to Baltimore, but there is one market right next door where the company’s badge has long been missing: Japan. The South Korean automaker pulled out of the market in 2009, after a dismal run in Japan. But now, Hyundai will take a second crack
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Many Tesla owners continue to do (unpaid) beta testing for the car manufacturer and this video shared online by a Tesla owner shows what can happen when the brand’s Full-Self Driving messes up. You may have seen some videos of the automaker’s Full-Self Driving package in recent months. Many of them show the system getting
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Wholesale used-vehicle prices in January were largely unchanged from December though far higher than year-earlier numbers in another signal that the surge in U.S. used-vehicle prices has begun to level out. Cox Automotive said Monday that its Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, which tracks vehicles sold at Manheim’s U.S. auctions, rose just 0.04 percent in
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Street racing is a rather stupid thing to do, especially in a crowded street with incoming traffic. This however didn’t stop the driver of a Dodge Challenger and a previous-gen Ford F-150 to challenge each other to an illegal race which unsurprisingly ended in ridicule. The video, uploaded on Instagram by Mopar.Angel, shows the three
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The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has released a comprehensive list of vanity plate requests that were recalled or rejected in the state last year. More than 500 vanity plate applications were rejected in Florida in 2021. Some of them are blatantly offensive while others are more subtle and there are some
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Stellantis premium brand DS has shown it can build vehicles capable of competing with German offerings, at least when it comes to appearance and technology. Now the French marque wants to take on its rivals in the electric performance arena. DS on Monday presented the E-Tense Performance prototype, which it described as a rolling laboratory
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TOKYO — Subaru profits plunged by two-thirds in the latest quarter as crimped production and falling sales hammered results, driving backorders higher and forcing the automaker to cut its earnings outlook with no clear signs of relief from the ongoing semiconductor crisis. Subaru Corp.’s operating profit dropped 66 percent to 22.7 billion yen ($197.2 million)
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WASHINGTON — The safety benefits of deploying more autonomous vehicles on U.S. roads must be weighed against their potential risks, a U.S. House panel said last week. While AVs have the potential to curb the “startling rise” in U.S. traffic deaths, “we must ensure that these technologies are held to the highest possible safety standards,”
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