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2015 Honda Fit earns IIHS Top Safety Pick with improved small overlap test results

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Owners will be notified by mail, and dealers will do the work free of charge. In the test, which is more challenging than either the head-on crashes conducted by the government or the IIHS moderate overlap test, 25% of a vehicle’s front end on the driver side strikes a rigid barrier at 40 mph.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis GV70 AWD 3.5T Sport Prestige

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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 The GV70 competes against premium small SUVs including the Acura RDX , Audi Q3, BMW X3, Buick Envision , Lexus NX , Lincoln Corsair, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Tesla Model Y and the Volvo XC60.

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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 The EPA has rated the EcoBoost 2.3L

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

Clean Fleet Report

It is too involved to go into here, so make sure your Mercedes-Benz dealer sales representative walks you through it completely. Repeating here, but get to know your dealer sales rep really well as there is so much to learn about the technology on the S500. Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD. Powertrain: Smooth and Efficient.

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Honda Motocompacto Review - Wait! That Isn’t A Car!

The Truth About Cars

It will be sold at Honda and Acura dealers, as well as on a dedicated Motocompacto website , for $995. The maximum speed is 15 mph. & The Motocompacto, whether delivered via website or dealer, comes in a cardboard shipping box not much larger than the 29.2-inch & The electric motor produces 11.8 inch long, 21.1-inch

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

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seconds in 0-60 mph runs. While not fast by EV standards, it will get the job done for entering freeways, which is what the e:FCEV will be doing a lot of as it will only be leased in California when it hits dealers in late 2024. On the freeway with consistent 65+ mph cruising, we may have opted for Eco.

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