Category: Reviews
Review: 2025 SQ6 E-Tron lights the road ahead for Audi
2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron goes on sale in November for about $15,000 less than the Porsche Macan EV Audi’s PPE architecture has more efficient and powerful motors than other SUV E-Trons SQ6 E-Tron benefits from an available air suspension with adaptive dampers An underground parking garage below the cobblestone streets of San Sebastian, Spain’s…
2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron
While Audi still offers gas-powered utility vehicles in the form of the Q3, Q5, Q7, and Q8, it’s the battery-powered SUVs like the 2025 Q6 E-Tron that will convince many drivers to make their own power move. What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron? What does it compare to? A midsize electric crossover that seats five, the 2025 Audi…
Nyobolt’s electric sports car shows 5-minute fast-charging in action
If there were reliable high-power EV fast-chargers everywhere, and you could gain about 100 miles of range in four minutes, would you really need such a big battery? The very fast-charging battery cells from Cambridge, U.K.-based Nyobolt aren’t the solid-state cells that are so eagerly anticipated as a potential EV game-changer, but they…
Review: 2025 Polestar 4 simmers an SUV-coupe-sedan stew
Polestar follows up the 3 SUV with a coupe-like 4 with seats for five It’s fast but flappable: the 4 has scalding electric power, but the ride needs fine-tuning With Android firmware and wireless Apple CarPlay—and ambient lighting themed on the solar system—it’s a tech-forward statement Will a small sales network and…
Cyber-Hummer EV aims for 300 miles of range with 1,000 hp for $98,900
A conversion morphs the Hummer H1 into an electric SUV dubbed the Cyber-Hummer The Cyber-Hummer uses Tesla powertrain components for 1,000 hp Cyber-Hummers cost $98,900 and are said to have about 300 miles of range A Canadian EV conversion shop announced plans this week to build an electric Hummer using Tesla components. North American Electric…
Synthetic oil vs. conventional oil: Everything you must know
Are you puzzled about the types of motor oil available? Wondering if you’re choosing the right one for your car? The takeaway is that all oil is not the same. Making sure you use the correct viscosity rating is just the start. The quality and characteristics of oils can vary greatly by brand, too. To learn the difference between synthetic…
2025 Lexus ES holds the line for $43,190
Lexus added the Black Line Special Edition package back into the ES lineup for 2025 The 2025 Lexus can be had with a V-6, inline-4, or hybrid powertrain Costing $43,190, the 2025 Lexus ES doesn’t get a price increase for the new model year The 2025 Lexus ES regains its Black Line Special Edition appearance package, but is otherwise unchanged from…
2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival dates announced
Dates for the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival have been set Goodwood Revival will move back a weekend on the calendar for 2025 Tickets for the 2025 events will go on sale later this year The clock hasn’t quite ticked down to the opening of the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, but organizers are already looking ahead to next year…
Review: 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore kicks off the EV convertible era
The GranCabrio Folgore is the only electric convertible available in the U.S. Faster and more fluid, the electric GranCabrio Folgore one-ups the gas-powered Trofeo The $206,995 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore arrives this fall The invite said we’d get to experience both the electric 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore and gas-powered GranCabrio…
How does my car’s transmission work?
There are many parts to any car, thousands in fact, but some of the systems that control what your car does and how it does it can be more important than others. The transmission is one of the most important, as without it, the power from the engine could never reach the wheels, and your car wouldn’t be much use. If you’re wondering what…