The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. Lexus and Toyota took the number one and two spots, respectively, and were followed by Mini, Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

The all-new Ford GT serves as the pinnacle product of the new Ford Performance group, a division dedicated to providing innovation through performance. —Raj Nair, Ford Motor Company group vice president, Global Product Development and chief technical officer.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Chevrolet is down five places to number 23, in part because the redesigned Traverse had “Much-Worse-Than-Average” reliability. It’s now in last-place among the 29 brands in the survey due in large part to an infotainment system that’s common to a number of different models including the XC60 and XC90 and the S 90.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2015

However, unlike today’s hybrid drive Le Mans racers, or the new Acura NSX hybrid supercar, also revealed at NAIAS ( earlier post ), the GT—nor any of the other Ford performance vehicles unveiled at NAIAS—makes no use of electric drive technology. Weight reduction in pursuit of performance.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

Bentley’s first electric vehicle is anticipated to debut in 2025, and it will be an SUV based on the VW Group’s Artemis platform. The F-150 Lightning, an electric version of the best-selling truck in the United States, made a major sensation, in part because it will deliver 230 miles of range for less than $40,000.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Until December he VW Group had remained one of the last holdouts among major automakers, with Stellantis and Mitsubishi remaining the only ones left. Many months ago, earlier this year, that future was not at all apparent. One of those is Tesla’s rapid deployment of V4 Superchargers, partly in support of the Cybertruck.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

inch wheelbase, the Canoo is roughly the same length as compact pickups were more than 20 years ago—when the engine bay was part of the packaging. Honda of America sales chief Dave Gardner told reporters one of the electric SUVs will be from the Honda brand, while the other will be an Acura. – March 12, via Associated Press.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 16, 2024

Like many “sporty” versions of best-selling cars—think the Toyota Corolla GR or the Acura Integra Type S—the Ioniq 5 N gets more power, a wider stance, and upgraded tires. Joonwoo Park, Vice President N Brand Management Group, told me that a two-speed transmission would also add weight and cost. Okay, let’s talk about the sound!

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