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2020 Volvo V60 T8 E-AWD Polestar Review by John Heilig

2020 Volvo V60 T8 E-AWD Polestar Review by John Heilig

2020 Volvo V60 T8 E-AWD Polestar ENGINE: 2.0-liter turbocharged 4 TRANSMISSION: HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 328 hp @ 6,000 rpm (total 415 hp)/295 lb.-ft @ 2,200-4,800 rpm WHEELBASE: 113.1 in. LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT: 187.4 x 72.8 x 56.4 in. ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang Mach-E Named 2021 Green Car of the Year Other Green Car Winners Include: Polestar 2, Toyota Sienna, MINI Cooper SE, Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Ford F-150

Ford Mustang Mach-E Named 2021 Green Car of the Year Other Green Car Winners Include: Polestar 2, Toyota Sienna, MINI Cooper SE, Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Ford F-150

The all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E was honored today with the coveted 2021 Green Car of the Year® title during a Green Car Awards™ presentation at the Virtual Greenbuild Conference + Expo by auto industry authority Green Car Journal. ... Continue reading

Nutsons Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - November 1-7, 2020

Nutsons Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - November 1-7, 2020

Links to full versions of today's news nuggets along with a million pages of the past 25 year's automotive news, articles, reviews and archived stories residing in The Auto Channel Automotive News Library can be found by just copying and then inserting the main headline into the News Library Search Box ... Continue reading

Go In Snow Review - 2020 Volvo XC90 T8 eAWD Plug-in Hybrid by John Heilig

Go In Snow Review - 2020 Volvo XC90 T8 eAWD Plug-in Hybrid by John Heilig

REVIEWED MODEL: 2020 Volvo XC90 T8 Hybrid ENGINE: 2.0-liter turbocharged 4 TRANSMISSION: 8-speed Geartronic automatic HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 310 hp @ 5,700 rpm/400 lb.-ft. WHEELBASE: 117.5 in. ... Continue reading

2020 Toyota GR Supra Reborn - Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Toyota GR Supra Reborn - Review By Larry Nutson

Toyota showed its performance hand with a display of a dozen different 2020 GR Supras ranging from the mild to the wild. ... Continue reading

KIa Sorento Wins Golden Steering Wheel Award

KIa Sorento Wins Golden Steering Wheel Award

Kia’s fourth-generation flagship SUV wins the ‘Large SUVs’ category, ahead of Aston Martin DBX and BMW X6Second consecutive Kia triumph following 2019 award for XCeedThe new Kia Sorento has received ‘Das Goldene Lenkrad 2020’ award (Golden Steering Wheel). The illustrious German automobile prize is awarded ea ... Continue reading

Hyundai Announces Pricing for High-Performance Sonata N Line with 290 HP and 311 LB-FT of Torque

Hyundai Announces Pricing for High-Performance Sonata N Line with 290 HP and 311 LB-FT of Torque

Hyundai announced that the 2021 Sonata N Line adds N Brand design elements, chassis upgrades, and an exclusive Smartstream 2.5-liter turbocharged engine mated to a new N Eight-Speed Wet Dual-Clutch Transmission (N DCT) to a SEL Plus trim Sonata. ... Continue reading

Honda Reorganizes American Operations

Honda Reorganizes American Operations

Auto manufacturing operations will combine and merge with auto product development to form a new company in North America Auto design will become part of American Honda Regional Operations Auto Field Operations to be streamlined to more quickly address dealer & customer needs Honda of South Carolina Mfg. ... Continue reading

2021 Nissan Versa Preview - Starts Under $15,000

2021 Nissan Versa Preview - Starts Under $15,000

Completely redesigned just last year, the 2021 Nissan Versa continues to offer expressive design, a fresh interior, confidence-inspiring safety technology and dynamic performance – all with a starting MSRP2 of $14,930. ... Continue reading

Bentley Moving Beyond ICE To Electric Power

Bentley Moving Beyond ICE To Electric Power

Two new PHEV launches planned in 2021 Committed to reduce factory environmental impact by 75 per cent by 2025 against a 2010 baseline – including plastic neutral Fully supports Volkswagen Group ambition of going beyond two degree target of the Paris Climate Agreement Targeting truly diverse talent – 30 per cent of ... Continue reading

Mopar Releases Sketch of Jeep® Concept For SEMA

Mopar Releases Sketch of Jeep® Concept For SEMA

With the virtual SEMA360 show right around the corner, Mopar released a sketch of a concept loaded with Jeep® Performance Parts. ... Continue reading

Grand opening of the Lamborghini Lounge Tokyo

Grand opening of the Lamborghini Lounge Tokyo

Sant’Agata Bolognese/Tokyo, 29 October 2020 – Automobili Lamborghini opens THE LOUNGE TOKYO in the exclusive residential area of Roppongi, and the second venue of its kind after New York in the United States. Featuring a permanent Ad Personam studio where clients ordering cars can fully personalize every aspect of ... Continue reading

Nissan Goes Orange - Other Car Makers Green With Envy

Nissan Goes Orange - Other Car Makers Green With Envy

This stunning exterior color option is found on nine Nissan models, more than any other automaker. This is more than the preference of one designer, it’s also tied to heritage of Nissan sports cars. ... Continue reading

Are EV's The New Edsel? Study Shows Marketplace Not As Enthused As Car Makers And Wall Street Promoters

Are EV's The New Edsel? Study Shows Marketplace Not As Enthused As Car Makers And Wall Street Promoters

The Mobility Confidence Index for battery-electric vehicles remains neutral, decreasing among American drivers to 54 from 55 (on a 100-point scale) while increasing among Canadian drivers to 58 from 57. For self-driving vehicles, the index is still low, slipping to 34 from 35 in the United States, while holding steady ... Continue reading

2020 Hyundai Venue SEL Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2020 Hyundai Venue SEL Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Too small? Not at all! By David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL To give you a clear idea of just how small the new four door, four seat Venue is, compare it to Mazda's archetypal sports car, the two door, two seat MX-5 Miata. The Hyundai is just 5 inches longer, and 2 inches wider than the Miata. ... Continue reading

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