Ford’ had enough of adventure-seeking families in the market for a crossover SUV heading to Jeep and Subaru showrooms. At least, that’ the impression the 2022 Ford Explorer Timberline gives. With more ground clearance, a smattering of off-road-oriented hardware, an upgraded suspension, and all-terrain tires, Ford's created the most...
Which automaker revealed one of the most aerodynamic SUVs in the world? Which states recently joined California in banning gas-only vehicles by 2035? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 30, 2022. Our biggest, albeit most confusing, piece of news this week came on...
A prototype for the redesigned 2024 Mini Hardtop was spotted this week. The fourth-generation Hardtop will be offered with the choice of electric or internal-combustion power, but all further Hardtops will be electric only. Another vehicle we spied was the redesigned 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 63 Coupe. For the next GLC 63 Coupe (and regular GLC...
Lots of self-proclaimed automakers declared they would produce groundbreaking EVs in 2022, but very few of them managed to pull off the Herculean feat.
Rivian takes a look at the building blocks for its upcoming dual-motor electric trucks. Nio might have the most aerodynamic SUV ever. And we look at Lucid’ interface, and its continuous improvement, up close. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Lucid Air remains the technology leader among EVs, with astonishing range, power, and...
Nissan showed a student-built Z SUV, Nio revealed its redesigned ES8, and Cadillac confirmed the return of its Goddess logo. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. In what was a quiet week, Nissan showed a one-off design blending elements from the latest Z sports car with the second-generation Murano SUV. The odd concoction was a...
As we head into the new year and prepare to announce the Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023, there seems like no better time to reflect and revisit our past winner, the Lucid Air. A year after taking the technology lead with incredible range, power, and efficiency, the Lucid Air has matured its user experience without losing those headlining...
A low drag coefficient (Cd) is very important for maximizing range, leading automakers to push for more aerodynamic EVs. The Nio EC7, the Chinese automaker's new flagship SUV, is yet another example of this trend. Unveiled at the company's recent Nio Day 2022 presentation in Heifei, China, the EC7 has a drag coefficient of 0.23, which Nio claims...
Surprisingly, the majority of models on our top-10 list are domestics, including a super-clean Caddy station wagon and a '68 Corvette converted into a wagon.
Aion, the EV brand of China's GAC Group, used the 2022 Guangzhou auto show to present the second model in its new Hyper sub-brand for premium vehicles. The new model is the Hyper GT, a sleek sedan based on Aion's next-generation AEP 3.0 EV platform, and due on sale in China in 2023. It joins the Hyper SSR hypercar unveiled by Aion in September...
Rivian recently previewed the hardware for the dual-motor powertrain it plans to begin offering for its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV alongside the existing quad-motor setup in the coming year. The company tweeted a short video "progress report," in which principal drive unit design engineer Mason Verbridge said components were...
The U.S. will receive a few extra examples of the 2023 Polestar 2 BST Edition 270, the special-edition Polestar 2 electric hatchback unveiled in June and limited to 270 units worldwide. Originally only 47 were earmarked for the U.S. but Polestar has since upped the number to 58 examples, Car and Driver reported on Thursday. A Polestar spokesperson...
The redesigned 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class was revealed in June and soon the compact crossover will spawn its more rakish GLC-Class Coupe body style. We've already spotted a prototype for the regular GLC-Class Coupe and today we have a look at the fire-breathing GLC 63 Coupe from AMG. The regular GLC 63 is also out testing. We know this is the...
The German tuner has given the subtle and sleek MC20 a makeover, strapping on carbon-fiber wings and wheel arches to give the supercar an imposing presence.
The EV tax credit continues to take form, and it may mean cheaper leases. Washington and Oregon join California in banning EV-only cars by 2035. EV drivers are charging more in the winter, but are plug-in hybrid drivers charging often enough? And what can we see in all of our past Best Car To Buy winners? This and more as we wrap up some holiday...
Though the global run of 270 units remains, a total of 58 BST Edition 270s are now earmarked for the United States, meaning 11 more American customers are getting one.
As the move to electrification continues, some automakers are leaping toward the future while others are looking to the past for one last final hurrah. These trends are clearly evident in this year's crop of finalists for Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023. Last year marked a first for our award. A clean-sheet-design electric pickup truck from a...
To celebrate a year of epic arrivals, we broke track records, drove over 400 miles between charges, and named a Toyota Corolla to our 10Best Cars list.
Chinese EV brand Nio rolled out some new technologies, including a third-generation battery swap station that automates the process, including guiding the vehicle from the highway off-ramp, through the swap station, and then back onto the highway on-ramp. Gemballa got it start by tuning Porsches, but now the company plans to build its own...
It's well established that electric cars lose some range in cold weather, but for drivers that generally means more charging rather than less driving, according to a new report from battery analysis firm Recurrent. Recurrent's primary business is producing battery health reports for used EVs, but the company analyzes data used to produce those...
Ram will use the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show next week in Las Vegas to present its 1500 Revolution BEV, a concept truck previewing a potential design for an electric 1500 due in 2024. Ram refers to the electric 1500 as a 1500 BEV, but the company recently made moves to protect the name 1500 REV. As first noted by Car Buzz, Ram on Dec. 23 filed...
German tuner Gemballa has been in the business of making fast cars faster since 1981. Now the company, based in the town of Leonberg, is developing its own car, and naturally it's going to be a supercar. Limited production of the new supercar is due to start in 2024, a year after Gemballa completes construction of a new headquarters and production...
A new law taking effect next year in California will effectively ban Tesla from using the confusing Full Self-Driving name of its current driver-assist feature. Senate Bill 1398 was sponsored by State Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D.-Long Beach) and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. It aims to stop automakers or dealers from using false or...
BMW has licensed solid-state battery cell designs and manufacturing processes from Colorado-based Solid Power, taking the partnership between the two companies up a notch. The automaker, which began partnering with Solid Power in 2017, will install copies of the firm's solid-state cell pilot production lines at its facilities in Germany, and Solid...
As it continues to roll out new electric vehicles, Nio is also making it easier for its customers to integrate charging into their busy lifestyles. At the company's recent Nio Day event held in Hefei, China, Nio presented new charging infrastructure alongside the new EC7 and redesigned ES8 SUVs. Nio, which is often billed as China's Tesla...
A redesigned Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class is headed to showrooms soon, and it will once again spawn high-performance AMG variants. Our latest spy shots reveal a prototype for AMG's new GLC 43, which will come with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 pumping out more than 400 hp. Volkswagen will use the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in January to present its next...
From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future. Over the years, we’e changed the requirements for the award as the...
In an effort to boost revenue, some automakers have started to offer features via subscription. Once the subscription is made, owners are typically able to unlock the features via software using an app. Recently, Mercedes-Benz started offering a $1,200 annual subscription to U.S. owners of certain EQ-badged electric vehicles to unlock maximum...
Porsche's new 911 Dakar was one of the hits of November's 2022 Los Angeles auto show, but the rugged sports car is limited to 2,500 units worldwide, meaning supplies will be tight. However, Porsche could potentially launch additional rugged 911s, and perhaps even make them a permanent part of the 911 lineup, according to the brand's chief, Oliver...
Plug-in hybrids only achieve their maximum emissions benefit when they are actually plugged in daily, and that isn't happening as often as regulators who set emissions rules assume, according to a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Based on self-reported fuel economy figures from the website Fuelly.com and...
Then there’s the Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series, which when released took the sports coupe to a new level. While not the first of the Black Series – that accolade goes to the SLK 55 AMG – the CLK 63 AMG Black Series was the first to feature the 6.2-litre naturally aspirated V8, which was bespoke to […]
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Audi will build EVs at all of its global plants before 2030 ahead of a planned phase-out of internal-combustion models, the automaker said Thursday in a press release. The automaker will introduce only all-electric models globally beginning in 2026, and aims to phase out production of internal-combustion vehicles by 2033, but prior to that EVs and...
The death of the true sports car has been greatly exaggerated. We rate the four spirited survivors: Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce, Honda Civic del Sol Si, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mercury Capri XR2.
The death of the true sports car has been greatly exaggerated. View exterior and interior photos of the four spirited survivors: Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce, Honda Civic del Sol Si, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mercury Capri XR2.
This year's most popular topics included catalytic converters, Honda Accords, gas prices, electric Chevy Silverados, and even an obscure bill about EV chargers in North Carolina.
The entire U.S. West Coast now aims to end sales of new gasoline cars by 2035. Specifically, Washington and Oregon recently enacted rules requiring that new vehicles be mostly emission-free by 2035. These plans, which will permit continued sales of plug-in hybrids that also run on gasoline, align with goals already in place in California. Both...
The electric-vehicle pioneer's stock was down 70 percent in 2022, a remarkable amount even in this year's difficult economic climate, so Tesla's offering some deals.
Our look back at the peaks and valleys of the past year’s automotive news. There are more valleys than peaks because, well, it was that kind of year. Again.
Our Buyer’s Guide team has made Car and Driver a shopping destination. That’s why we exhaustively cover every single car, truck, SUV, and van on the market—and pay attention to which ones you look at the most.
Prices rise on the 2023 VW ID.4. Tesla sweetens the deal on Model Y and Model 3. And we look at the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV as one of the year’ best new EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. As Tesla races toward the end of the year amid reports of record production and weakening demand, it’ upped discounts on the Model 3 and...
Of the top 10 highest-priced sales on the online auction site, all came from one of only four automotive brands: Bugatti, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche.
Though the automaker has previously shied away from its early history, it now plans to build a replica of the Pony Coupe concept along with its original designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro.
A company called Cat Shield is selling the aluminum shield not only for the Prius but also for many other Toyota models, including the Corolla, RAV4, and Tacoma.