Category: Speed
Cheapest new cars for 2025 cost less than $25,000
Mark the 2025 model year as the end of an era. The budget car era of new cars costing less than $20,000 nearly ended with the discontinuation of the Kia Rio, Mitsubishi Mirage, and the rumored end of the Nissan Versa. Nissan announced on Sept. 20 that the Versa would carry on for at least one more year. The new era of budget cars are way better…
Radar detector icon Mike Valentine dead at 74
The man responsible for ensuring many drivers fly under the radar and don’t get speeding tickets has died. An obituary for Mike (Michael) D. Valentine posted to Cincinnati.com confirmed the radar detector legend died at the age of 74 on September, 16, 2024. Valentine died at home unexpectedly, according to the obituary. Founder, president, and CEO…
Jeep cuts 2025 Gladiator prices by up to $8,300, kills manual
The Jeep Gladiator enters the 2025 model year with only a few minor changes, though some versions of the midsize pickup truck have experienced steep price cuts. The base Sport starts at $39,995, which is slightly higher than the 2024 model’s $39,790 starting price. However, buyers who don’t like manuals actually pay less as the 2025 Gladiator now…
2025 Jeep Gladiator price slashed, manual killed
The Gladiator midsize pickup truck price cuts equate to between $2,295 and $8,330 less than last year’s model The 6-speed manual transmission has been retired, and all Gladiators now come with an 8-speed automatic The price cuts aim to stop a sales slide in the revitalized midsize pickup truck segment The 2025 Jeep Gladiator will no longer be…
Over 50% of Honda Accord sales are now hybrids
Hybrids now account for over 50% of U.S. Honda Accord sales, the automaker said Monday while detailing pricing for the 2025 Accord. The Accord introduced Honda’s two-motor hybrid system for the 2014 model year, and was offered as a hybrid intermittently before that, but Honda got more serious about growing hybrid sales with the mid-size sedan’s…
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63 Pro Motorsport Collectors Edition gets F1 paint job
Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday released a limited-edition version of the 2025 AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ with an F1-inspired livery. Limited to just 200 units worldwide, the Motorsport Collectors Edition wears Obsidian Black Metallic paint with hand-applied Mercedes stars and bright green accents—all elements that have appeared on recent Mercedes-AMG…
2025 Toyota Highlander Hybrid jumps to $47,470, but AWD standard
The 2025 Toyota Highlander Hybrid costs at least $5,000 more than last year’s base Highlander Hybrid Highlander Hybrid base trim is now XLE, and it comes standard with all-wheel drive The 25th Edition celebrates the 2001 launch of the Highlander, but it only comes as a Hybrid Toyota shakes up the lineup for the 2025 Highlander three-row crossover…
2025 Toyota Sequoia adds 1794 model, starts at $64,120
The Toyota Sequoia enters the 2025 model year with a new 1794 Edition model The 2025 Sequoia is priced from $64,120, including a $1,945 destination charge All 2025 Sequoias offer 437 hp and maximum towing of 9,520 pounds The Toyota Sequoia already takes a stab at the luxury full-size SUV segment with the Capstone flagship, but Toyota has stepped…
2025 Toyota Highlander Hybrid gains standard all-wheel drive
The 2025 Toyota Highlander Hybrid three-row crossover receives standard all-wheel drive and a new special edition as its only significant updates. Based on the Highlander Hybrid Limited grade, the 25th Edition marks two and a half decades since the launch of the first-generation Highlander. Unveiled at the 2000 New York auto show as a 2001 model…
Review: 2025 Honda Civic Si proves good manual transmissions still exist
The Civic Si gets a few key styling tweaks for 2025 The sedan is only offered with a 6-speed manual transmission Civic Si among the highest-priced cars in the class at more than $31,000 I have never bought a car that didn’t have a manual transmission. Sure, I have a truck with an automatic, but I inherited it—and trucks don’t…