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The 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S lineup expands with a new Limited trim It joins the previously available Launch Edition trim and starts at $66,995, including destination Limited lowers the Wagoneer S’s base price by $5,000, lowers output to 500 hp Jeep is making its electric midsize SUV, the Wagoneer S, more accessible for the 2025 model year with the introduction of a new Limited trim. The 2025 Wagoneer S Limited is priced from $66,995, including a $1,795 destination charge, and is available to order. It joins the Launch Edition, which was the sole trim available for 2024. Pricing for the…
Entry-level EV teased; likely ID.1 will start under $21,000 in Europe Nine new models by 2027, including ID.2all, electric Golf, electric T-Roc crossover Volkswagen hasn’t confirmed if any of those EVs are U.S.-bound The big future that Volkswagen sees for its core brand brings it back to its roots: affordable small cars—at least for Europe. On Wednesday, VW confirmed plans for an entry-level, fully electric small car starting at less than $21,000 (around 20,000 euros), due in 2027. While it gave employees a first look at the model, VW announced that it will be showing this entry EV to the…
If you’re sold on the Qashqai, you certainly won’t be alone. Hundreds of thousands of UK buyers have seen it as a good idea since 2007. The appeal of the current car revolves around its comfort, quality and impressive Google-based infotainment tech. Keen drivers may want to look elsewhere because neither the driving experience nor the level of performance from the engines do much to excite. Nissan has tailored its mid-size SUV to deliver the goods for family buyers in this competitive market and succeeded in ticking most of the boxes that matter. The most recent changes give it a…
Nissan and Honda are “advancing various discussions” regarding proposed merger Honda reportedly proposed to make Nissan a subsidiary Merger is seen as potential lifeline for Nissan, would create one of world’s largest automakers The anticipated merger between Honda and Nissan announced last December, may be encountering significant challenges that, according to reports, could potentially lead to its cancellation. Initially, both automakers planned to finalize their decision by the end of January, but the deadline has been pushed back to mid-February. New tariff threats by the Trump administration are also likely to be weighing on the deliberations. Now a series of…
VW will preview its entry-level EV due in 2027 with a concept to be unveiled in March The entry-level EV will have a targeted starting price of around 20,000 euros VW is developing a lower-cost version of its MEB platform for a range of upcoming affordable EVs Volkswagen is working on an entry-level electric vehicle due in 2027, with a targeted starting price of around 20,000 euros (approximately $20,800), and an upcoming concept will preview the design. EVs are still out of reach for most buyers due to their high price compared to comparable gas and diesel models, but automakers…
Lexus’s flagship SUV now gets hybrid power It’s rated at 457 hp, more than the similar Toyota twin-turbos Adaptive suspension, crawl control, and all-terrain drive modes included Prices start with the $115,350 LX 700h Overtrail—our pick of the lineup On a hilltop near Napa, somewhere out among the vines, I tap a switch to ensure I’m locked and loaded. With an electronic signal that OKs my forward progress, I’ve given the 2025 Lexus LX 700h Overtrail its marching—or crawling—orders. With one of its three locking differentials engaged, I trundle onward and upward to a short course laid out among the…
Tesla’s opened its Supercharger network to non-Teslas Ford and Rivian were the first non-Teslas to plug in Access takes an automaker-provided adapter or Tesla Magic Dock In most cases there are software components and it’s more than just an adapter By the end of 2024, nearly ever major EV brand selling cars in the U.S. had signed on to offer Tesla Supercharger access, and eventually adopt the automaker’s NACS port for future EVs. But the rollout has proceeded at different speeds for each brand. Owners of EVs from most non-Tesla brands must use an adapter to connect with Supercharger stations…
As promised, Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles can now charge at 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. market. Mercedes-Benz said in January access to Tesla’s Supercharger charging network would open to the German EVs in February. While Mercedes didn’t announce the switch has been flipped, Tesla updated its list of automakers with access to the Supercharger network shifting Mercedes-Benz from “coming soon” to “supported.” Supercharger will be enabled via a software update installed by dealerships—not over-the-air. Customers will be contacted by Mercedes to schedule this. The update will preserve the plug-and-charge capability offered in current Mercedes EVs, allowing drivers to charge simply…
Ferrari delivered a record number of vehicles in 2024 and 51% were hybrids The automaker anticipates the percentage of electrified sales to grow to 80% by 2030 Ferrari’s first EV will debut this fall Ferrari delivered a record 13,752 vehicles in 2024, up 0.7% from the year before, and for the first time, more than half of the annual tally were hybrids. While announcing its financial results for the past year on Tuesday, Ferrari said 51% of its sales in 2024 were hybrids, with the remaining 49% powered purely by gas engines. Hybrids have traditionally been about curbing emissions and…
The U.S. EV charging network Ionna is picking up speed in its infrastructure build-out as the nascent network aims to make good on its promise of installing tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers over the next five years. It said on Tuesday in a press release that it is transitioning “from public beta to full-scale national release” following the opening of its first location and the conclusion of a testing program in 2024. The testing program involved more than 4,400 charging sessions with more than 80 unique EV models, dispensing nearly 63,000 kwh of energy, according to Ionna. It…