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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. With this success you had better bet folks at Acura were careful when doing a light restyle for the 2022 RDX, with a refresh of the exterior, interior and suspension plus added standard technology.

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Event: WAJ Media Day: A Million Dollar Drive

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A Taste of 10 Different Cars Along the California Coast. The event was held in last week in Half Moon Bay, California. Acura TLX Type S. seconds to 60 mph. Acura TLX Type S. Story and photos by John Faulkner. This is just a taste. Alphabetically, here are some thoughts on the cars I experienced. V8 we drove.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. In 224 miles of mostly freeway driving we averaged 22.5

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

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In 240 miles driving around Southern California we averaged 23 mpg, but in a 100-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged 31.2 ZR is a speed rating, which in this case means the tire can handle speeds surpassing 150 mph. Zero-to-60 mph times were right around 5.0 mpg, exceeding the EPA figure.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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With a fully charged battery, the XC60 Recharge can go 36 miles on pure electricity (speed-limited to about 80 mph) and has a 63 MPGe rating. In our week driving through Southern California, we averaged 32.8 Fast and composed In a few 0-60 mph runs, we consistently clocked around 4.6 Photos by John Faulkner and Volvo. [

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

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After cruising through Southern California I came away appreciating what $127,300 gets you, which is a lot. In 274 miles of driving through Southern California and using the air conditioning at most times, we averaged 27 mpg, but on a 150-mile all-freeway run using the adaptive cruise control set to 65 mph, we averaged 32.8

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis GV70 AWD 3.5T Sport Prestige

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In 386 miles driving through Southern California, aided by the start/stop (where the engine shuts off when not needed), we averaged 23.7 Where we did much better was on a 102-mile freeway run in either Eco or Smart mode and with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we achieved 27.5 Ready to take its place among the premium crowd.

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