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Ford has been piling discounts on the Explorer SUV in an effort to maintain high sales. Dealers are now reportedly willing to further sweeten the pot, in the hopes of poaching Jeep owners, by throwing another $2,000 on the hood. While the Explorer still does good business for Blue Oval, as one of the brand’s best-selling vehicles, volumes have declined in recent years. As of December, Ford is reportedly willing to offer a maximum of $4,000 off 2025 model year Explorers to help offs…
18 days ago
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The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had released updates to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) with a major focus on implementing advanced driver assistance technologies on all vehicles. The assertion is that this will help bolster safety and reduce on-road fatalities. But the reality may be significantly more complicated. “This action today is another important step toward addressing the crisis on our roads and achieving the…
about 1 month ago
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Hyundai is releasing a new trim for the Elantra N delivering track-day sensibilities. The manufacturer’s goal seems to be making what’s an inarguably fun sports sedan a more serious performance machine. However, it might be a bit of a stretch to call the Hyundai Elantra N TCR Edition a factory touring car. For those not in the know, the FIA TCR World Tour is an international racing series for front-wheel drive production vehicles (typically sedans). Hyundai Motorsport has actually…
about 1 month ago
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If you haven’t been following Hertz, the automotive rental company filed for bankruptcy in 2020 and was purchased in June of 2021 by a hedge fund and equity firm that assumed they could run the business. A trail of disastrous decisions, including hiring Tom Brady as a brand ambassador and pivoting toward all-electric vehicles, have since shown that was not to be the case. This is one of those things that I feel like sane people, with any knowledge of the automotive industry, could…
about 1 month ago
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Australia’s Willowbank Raceway has issued a formal ban on drivers running all-electric vehicles, citing fire-related safety concerns. It joins the UK-based Anglesey Circuit and West Virginia’s Summit Point as the third track to restrict EVs from competing or testing.
about 1 month ago
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While we’ve covered the fact that the average American household can no longer afford a brand new vehicle, it would appear today’s pricing is likewise encouraging affluent consumers to shop secondhand. Apparently, new vehicles are just for the wealthy now. Bloomberg ran an article on Monday explaining how a former Mercedes-Benz lessee, named Marc Levine, decided to stop rotating between new cars after pricing his 2018 GLE 350 against a brand new one. This concern was that leasing…
about 2 months ago
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Despite technically having already adopted the North American Charging System (NACS) standard, Volvo and Polestar have announced that their vehicles will soon begin shipping vehicles with NACS adapters. This means that the Combined Charging System (CCS) that its products default to will likewise be capable of utilizing Tesla’s Supercharger network — which is the only EV charging infrastructure to garner any serious praise from the public. Not all vehicles will receive the adapter…
about 2 months ago
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Having already pivoted its highest-volume model to run on all-electric power, Porsche is now considering building internal combustion variants of EVs. We appear to have come full circle on electrification in roughly the same time frame the industry previously assumed they’d become the dominant mode of transportation. Aggressive regulatory mandates in Europe and increasingly stringent emission requirements have encouraged the brand to end sales of the combustion Macan and 718 on hom…
about 2 months ago
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Hyundai's hydrogen-powered Nexo crossover is in trouble with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) due to suspected hydrogen gas leaks. As you might expect, this poses a fire safety risk that necessitates a recall. While the NHTSA is concerned that the affected vehicles could become road-going Hindenburgs, there doesn’t appear to be any reports of accidents, injuries or fires. However, the relevant documentation filed with the agency does paint a scary pic…
2 months ago
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Luxury imports from Germany have historically not been synonymous with affordability and there appears to be no danger of that changing. Audi has announced pricing for the RS6 Avant GT, with the model looking like it’ll become a bauble for the kind of people that probably already have something like it in the garage. The model is effectively the super-premium version of the RS6, which is already a sported-up version of the A6/S6, and carries an MSRP of $198,900 before you’ve factore…
2 months ago
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Stellantis is reportedly expanding its production capabilities in Mexico to build Ram 1500 pickup trucks. While the country has been a popular destination for automakers seeking affordable labor outside the United States, while benefiting from North American trade regulations, the decision is not likely to improve the strained relationship between the automaker and the United Auto Workers (UAW). Officially, the company has said that Ram trucks would continue to be produced at its…
2 months ago
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