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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

The 2022 Kia Rio S is a small car with much going for it. Low-cost but not cheap. The front-wheel drive 2022 Kia Rio is powered by a 1.6-liter As a test, part of those miles were driven with the cruise control set at 65 mph where we averaged 44 mpg, and at 60 mph resulting in 51.4 Kia calls it a five-door.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

the Hummer’s claimed 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of about 3 seconds is nothing less than eye-opening for a vehicle likely weighing up to 3 tons. That will allow it to deliver a total of 750 kW (1,000 hp) to the three motors powering the wheels. When you invoke the Watts To Freedom mode (WTF, get it? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink?),

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

Charged EVs

Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years. All-wheel drive will be available from launch, with total power of “about 330 hp,” VW said, giving a 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of 5.7

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Review: 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid blends into the background

Baua Electric

This is despite the fact the Koreans, both Hyundai and Kia, have just refreshed their midsize offerings, the Sonata and K5. On the highway the hybrid powertrain doesn’t seem to run out of ideas when it comes time to pass another car going 70 mph, but this is no Lucid Air Sapphire either. anytime soon.

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Dark Horsing Around at the Woodward Dream Cruise

The Truth About Cars

While the interior is clearly designed to be rugged and easy to clean, some of it feels and looks a little cheap. While the deluge of power begins to trail off after 60 mph, a Mach-E GT can technically get there before Ford’s brand-new Dark Horse Mustang. & However, it’s not all roses.

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