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2023 Acura Integra A-Spec Review – Worth the Premium

The Truth About Cars

I remember the vitriol spewed towards the newest Acura Integra when the wraps came off. Yet it all melted away when I finally had the chance to pilot a 2023 Acura Integra A-Spec. Were I shopping in this class, I’d probably fork over the extra 10 G’s for the Acura, and not just because of the luxury dealer experience.

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Honda CEO: Solid-state batteries may enable affordable small EV by 2030

Baua Electric

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. As Honda’s global CEO alluded this past week in a Q&A with Green Car Reports and various automotive and tech media at CES, it doesn’t see how the parallel pencils out quite yet. Aoyama underscored that Acura is being handled differently, though.

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Honda reveals styling of new Prologue battery-electric SUV; new CR-V hybrid to be gateway vehicle

Green Car Congress

Showcasing a tech-rich cabin, the Prologue will have a standard fully digital 11-inch driver display panel and an 11.3-inch 2027: Begin sales of a new series of affordable EVs co-developed with GM, also produced by Honda in North America. Prologue will have a wheelbase of 121.8-inches, inch audio/connectivity display.

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2023 Acura Integra A-Spec Review – Worth the Premium

The Truth About Cars

I remember the vitriol spewed towards the newest Acura Integra when the wraps came off. Yet it all melted away when I finally had the chance to pilot a 2023 Acura Integra A-Spec. Were I shopping in this class, I’d probably fork over the extra 10 G’s for the Acura, and not just because of the luxury dealer experience.

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Ford drastically cuts workforce at F-150 Lightning EV plant amid ‘much slower’ demand

Baua Electric

The lineup also gained a “Flash” trim in 2024 with a tech-focused interior, Ford’s Tow Tech package , and up to 320 miles range. 2024 Ford F-150 Flash (Source: Ford) Electrek’s Take The workforce reduction comes as Ford shifts plans from larger EVs to smaller , more affordable ones. It starts at $73,495. 4, and the Kia EV6.

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First look: Meet the Prologue, Honda’s first electric SUV

EV Central

Based on GM’s Ultium tech, the Prologue will launch in 2024 to sit above the CR-V and alongside the North America-only Passport ICE SUVs in the line-up. But little of the tech story was revealed. The Prologue will be twinned in North America with a model from its Acura prestige brand called the ZDX that also launches in 2024.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week? The Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, both based on GM’s Ultium battery and propulsion platform and assembled by GM, will both qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit , the brands confirmed this week.

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