Mercedes-Benz Vision V Previews A Very Important People Carrier
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Mercedes-Benz Vision V Previews A Very Important People Carrier

The production-version of this hyper-luxury van will come to the U.S., Mercedes says.

An Electric Chevrolet Corvette? GM Is Thinking About It
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An Electric Chevrolet Corvette? GM Is Thinking About It

General Motors revealed a new design that could preview a future all-electric Corvette. Should America’s sports car dump gas for good?

Hyundai Insteroid EV Concept Looks Like A Modern Group B Rally Car
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Hyundai Insteroid EV Concept Looks Like A Modern Group B Rally Car

They have turned the cutesy Inster into an aggressive road racer, and it looks fantastic.

New plug-in hybrids for 2025
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New plug-in hybrids for 2025

2025 Ram 1500 RamchargerAre plug-in hybrids an on-ramp to fully electric vehicles, or undue cost and complexity? Are they something consumers asked for, or something created by bureaucrats and regulators? At least in some respects the answer includes all of the above. It’s complicated. Plug-in hybrids’ greater complexity is intended to pay off by greening the…

Review: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ gets smart, with batteries
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Review: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ gets smart, with batteries

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ test drive reviewWhat’s in a name? The Escalade IQ is smarter, it turns out A big battery delivers 460 miles of range Cadillac delivers a big price, too: $129,990 For all its red-carpet appearances and secret-service duties over the past generation, the Cadillac Escalade has not been particularly cutting edge. It’s prospered in a prosperous world where…

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid: How we’d equip our Best Car To Buy 2025 winner
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Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid: How we’d equip our Best Car To Buy 2025 winner

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe HybridSanta Fe Hybrid strikes the best value in base SEL trim with AWD for $40,975 It’s only $500 more than a similarly-equipped gas-only model But second-row captain’s chairs only come with the top Calligraphy model One strong reason the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid won our Best Car To Buy 2025 award was because of its value. Sure, its boxy Land…

Review: 2025 Ram Power Wagon and Rebel HD defend their mountain
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Review: 2025 Ram Power Wagon and Rebel HD defend their mountain

2025 Ram 2500 Power Wagon and Rebel HDMild design tweaks don’t change the off-road Ram trucks’ capabilities Ram Power Wagon still has no direct competitor 2025 Ram Power Wagon costs $74,235 and Rebel HD costs $70,740 The competition woke up and realized there’s room to play in the heavy-duty off-road sandbox. But Ram doesn’t want to give an inch of a segment it has defined…

Could Jeep reinvent planetary hybrid tech for 4WD adventures?
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Could Jeep reinvent planetary hybrid tech for 4WD adventures?

Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe autonomous prototypes testing in Moab, UtahStellantis may be looking to adapt planetary gear hybrid systems—like the one currently used in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in hybrid minivan—to more rugged vehicles, a patent filing indicates. The Pacifica Hybrid uses a planetary power-split system to juggle its 3.6-liter V-6 and a pair of electric motors, which can both be used…

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid: Best Car To Buy 2025
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Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid: Best Car To Buy 2025

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, The Car Connection Best Car To Buy 2025The Santa Fe gains hybrid power, 36 mpg combined It outdoes the Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Kia Sorento, and looks like a Land Rover The Hybrid model costs only $500 more than the gas-only Santa Fe A three-row crossover SUV with a hybrid powertrain may be nothing new, but packaged with a blocky Land Rover look and an interior that puts the…

Best minivans for 2025? Heed the Buzz
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Best minivans for 2025? Heed the Buzz

2025 Volkswagen ID.BuzzNew minivans can be had with gas, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric powertrains The Toyota Sienna can only be had as a hybrid, and with all-wheel drive it gets 35 mpg combined The VW ID.Buzz is an electric van with 231 miles of range with AWD Minivans have never been better. Minivans are nowhere near as popular as they were at the end of…