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Alpine delivered just 3,546 vehicles in 2022, all of them various versions of the A110 sports car, but the French performance marque has ambitious plans to boost volumes significantly this decade with a redesigned electric A110 and four additional model lines, all of them also EVs. Alpine will launch a compact crossover and a hot hatch by the middle of the decade, followed in 2026 by the redesigned A110. It will then add two SUVs in the same segments as Porsche’s Macan and Cayenne. These larger SUVs are due in 2027 and 2028, and they have the potential to be…
Alfa Romeo has entered the hotly contested compact crossover space with the Tonale. It’s due in showrooms later this year with a standard plug-in hybrid powertrain hidden under a svelte body. Mazda has provided an early look at an upcoming three-row mid-size SUV called the CX-90. It will ride on Mazda’s newly developed rear-wheel-drive platform, and offer the choice of a turbocharged inline-6 or a yet-to-be-announced plug-in hybrid powertrain. Porsche’s 992-generation 911 is about to come in for its mid-cycle update. A prototype for the updated 911 Carrera variant has been spotted, revealing many of the visual tweaks that are…
Car and DriverFrom the February/March 2023 issue of Car and Driver.Stand at attention: a second 10Best list is here. From a long list of contenders, we have chosen the best trucks and SUVs for sale in a crowded market. Each choice delights, satisfies, and exceeds expectations. Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Reality isn’t buffering. This isn’t a mistake—you are in fact looking at a second 10Best list. Last month we gave out our 2023 10Best Cars awards; this time, we’re picking our favorite trucks, SUVs, and basically anything that isn’t a car. With the market shift away from cars and…
Self-Driving Cars Quick Facts There are different levels of self-driving capabilities in cars. Many new cars driving on today’s roads offer some level of self-driving capability. Removing your attention from driving is not safe in any car sold in the United States today. The dream of the self-driving car — you get in, program your destination, ease the seat back, and let the car take you where you need to go. Read a book. Maybe take a nap or play a game on the in-car entertainment screen. Regardless, you will not need to watch the road. The car will get…
The internet may have been slow, but the cars definitely weren’t. The 1990s are one of the world’s favorite decades for a throwback, even for people who never lived through them, and this couldn’t be more true than in the case of car enthusiasts. The 90s gave us some of the most legendary cars of all time, in plenty of different categories. There’s a high standard when it comes to the best 90s cars, because as a whole, 90s sports cars are some of the best cars ever. When it comes to rally cars, luxury cars, sports cars, and supercars,…
Fast Facts 2022 Toyota Highlander XSE AWD Fast Facts Powertrain 3.5-liter V6 (295 horsepower @ 6,600 RPM, 263 lb-ft @ 4,700 RPM) Transmission/Drive Wheels Eight-speed automatic transmission, all-wheel drive Fuel Economy, U.S. 20 city / 27 highway / 23 combined (EPA Rating, MPG) Fuel Economy, Canada 11.8 city / 8.6 highway / 10.3 combined. (NRCan Rating, L/100km) Base Price $43,950 (U.S) / $49,950 (Canada) As-Tested Price $47,951(U.S.) / $52,632 (Canada) Prices include $1,215 destination charge in the United States and $1,190 for freight, PDI, and A/C tax in Canada and, because of cross-border equipment differences, can’t be directly compared. Extremes…
Snowfall increases every year as winter draws near, and it often continues long into the spring, creating hazardous driving conditions. This should be the year you’re ready for everything the winter weather brings while driving. During the colder months in North America, there are more than 2,000 fatalities and over 500,000 accidents. Many of these collisions are preventable. From obtaining the right insurance policy to examining your vehicle regularly, here are a few safety tips on how to keep your vehicle running smoothly and securely throughout winter. Be Sure to Renew Your Auto Insurance Policy Losing control on a slippery…
The Jeep Wrangler is a no-holds-barred off-road machine that aims to go around, over, or through whatever’s in front of it, regardless of terrain. The plug-in hybrid variant? Same deal. With EPA ratings of 22 miles of electric driving range and 20 mpg combined on gasoline after you run through a charge, the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe makes plugging in worthwhile. I’ve gone off-roading with the 4xe’s powertrain in a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, but what’s it like to live with in the Wrangler in the real paved world on a day-to-day basis in the winter? A snowy week…
Mercedes-Benz is in the process of implementing mid-cycle updates to its compact range, and the latest to receive an update is the CLA-Class. The updated CLA-Class is due at dealerships later in 2023 as a 2024 model, in regular CLA-Class guise and spicy CLA 35 and CLA 45 S AMG guises. The CLA-Class is now Mercedes’ sole compact sedan offering in the U.S., as the A-Class bowed out after 2022. The A-Class is still available in other markets, where it has received its own update. The tweaks made to the 2024 CLA-Class are mild, even by mid-cycle update standards. The…
Photo: Author’s garage, circa 2020 Are men who drive flashy sports cars compensating for something after all? A study conducted at a London university suggests that the old trope of men with less-than-average endowment turning to sports cars and other forms of “conspicuous consumption” may indeed be rooted in truth. As a group of men who tend to be drawn to flashy sports cars, this headline caught our eye. The study does not appear to be peer-reviewed, but the methodology is described in detail and the study authors claim their data indicate a psychological link between attraction to sports cars…