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2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Insider's Expert Tutorial Video by Thom Cannell

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Insider's Expert Tutorial Video by Thom Cannell

In the fall of 2020, Hyundai introduced its latest Tucson SUV, designed in California at the Hyundai Design Center and which has since been awarded many accolades. Based on that platform, Hyundai designed a small pickup truck – it calls it a Sport Adventure Vehicle – and for once, the label is correct. ... Continue reading

2022 Volkswagen Taos 1.5T SEL - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2022 Volkswagen Taos 1.5T SEL - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

VW's ever-expanding SUV family is starting to look like those generational rear window decals showing baby at one end and gramps at the other. For 2022, VW's new baby is the Taos, which slots into the leadoff spot formerly occupied by the Tiguan. ... Continue reading

2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid - Review by Mark Fulmer

2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid - Review by Mark Fulmer

New on this years Toyota Highlander Hybrid a chrome-trimmed black grille, silver-colored painted front bumper and rear, LED fog lights and 20-inch alloy wheels. ... Continue reading

2022 Hyundai Tucson First Drive - Review by Larry Nutson

2022 Hyundai Tucson First Drive - Review by Larry Nutson

I just drove the new Tucson in Tucson. Yes, notwithstanding the Covid-19 pandemic, travel can be done with low risk. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Tucson Named 2022 Best Plug-in Hybrid by U.S. News and World Report

Hyundai Tucson Named 2022 Best Plug-in Hybrid by U.S. News and World Report

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 22, 2022 – The Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid has been named the 2022 Best Plug-in Hybrid by U.S. News & World Report. The Tucson Plug-in Hybrid has an all-electric range of 33 miles and an EPA-estimated 35 MPG combined. ... Continue reading

From the Cox Automotive Newsroom

From the Cox Automotive Newsroom

Welcome to From the Newsroom, a roundup of news from Cox Automotive and perspectives from its analysts and experts on topics dominating the automotive industry. Like Tiger Woods at the Masters, the retail vehicle market is showing some progress in April, with both new and used sales gaining momentum last week. ... Continue reading

Three more Volvos earn Top Safety Pick+

Three more Volvos earn Top Safety Pick+

The 2022 Volvo S90, S90 Recharge and V90 Cross Country, all large luxury cars, earn Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To qualify for either of the Institute’s two 2022 awards, vehicles must earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side smal ... Continue reading

Rivian Built 2,553 Vehicles in Q1 2022

Rivian Built 2,553 Vehicles in Q1 2022

IRVINE, Calif.--Rivian Automotive, Inc. today announced production totals for the quarter ending March 31, 2022. The company produced 2,553 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois and delivered 1,227 vehicles during the same period. ... Continue reading

2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Lexus proves "You can go home again." For 2022, they have resurrected the pivotal IS F Sport of 2008, an ultra-high performance compact sedan that forever altered the trajectory of Lexus from a builder of luxury limousines to a builder of luxury sports cars. ... Continue reading

2022 Kia Telluride Wins Another "Best Family Car" Award

2022 Kia Telluride Wins Another "Best Family Car" Award

The Kia Telluride, the brand’s most decorated SUV ever, is one of the Best Family Cars of 2022, according to Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com, marking the third year in a row the vehicle has taken top honors. “The award-winning Telluride has been impressing industry experts and consumers alike since going on sale three ... Continue reading

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 Original Equipment Tires Fitted on Three Volkswagen Models

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 Original Equipment Tires Fitted on Three Volkswagen Models

Global leading tire company Hankook Tire, an original equipment supplier to Volkswagen for many years, is equipping three additional vehicles from the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer with its tires. Hankook's Ultra-High-Performance (UHP) tire, Ventus S1 evo 3, will be fitted on the Golf GTI und Golf R, and the Ventus ... Continue reading

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Review By Larry Nutson

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Review By Larry Nutson

As things would have it my expected drive of the all-new 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz went awry. On the invite of Hyundai I was to travel to San Francisco and then on to Palo Alto. ... Continue reading

EV-MOTORING GUIDE

EV-MOTORING GUIDE

Most popular EVs of 2022 Use Solar to charge your clean green cars ... Continue reading

Letter from Europe.

Letter from Europe.

Dear Letter from Europe. Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief I have been having quite an adventurous time in Mini’s new EV version. ... Continue reading

Kia Telluride Named Best 3-Row SUV for Families for Third Consecutive Year

Kia Telluride Named Best 3-Row SUV for Families for Third Consecutive Year

IRVINE, Calif., March 18, 2022 — The 2022 Kia Telluride was recently named “Best 3-Row SUV for Families” by U.S. News & World Report. This is the third consecutive year Telluride earned the title amongst the publication’s annual tallying of “Best Cars for Families.” “We’re proud that U.S. News has once ... Continue reading

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