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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

Green Car Congress

Seven of the top 10 brands in this year’s reliability rankings are from Japan and South Korea, including Subaru, Kia, Infiniti, and Hyundai. The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen. Audi and BMW both declined from last year.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

Green Car Congress

The Trends report has been published annually since 1975 and covers all passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and all but the largest pickup trucks and vans. l/100 km), followed by car SUVs at 24.5 These data have been collected and maintained by EPA since 1975, and comprise the most comprehensive database of its kind.

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Road Test: 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited

Clean Fleet Report

If you are ready to scrap the minivan and SUV, get down to your local Subaru dealer and tell the sales representative you need to take a long, winding test drive. Flash Drive: 2023 Kia EV6 GT. Road Test: 2016 Dodge Challenger. Lapping your BRZ with expert instruction will reveal its full performance potential.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

With the coupe-like design, the sleek lines will cause you to pause about buying a crossover SUV. doesn’t have a ranking system for the cars, crossovers, minivans and trucks we review. Road Test: 2021 Kia K5. First Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima. Exterior Statement. A seductive statement car in the midsize segment.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years.