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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

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This Flash Drive is an introduction to the ZDX Type S, with Clean Fleet Report doing a more detailed ZDX review when we have had more seat time. Safety The ZDX Type S comes with an extensive list of standard safety features, beginning with front, side impact, side knee, and side curtain airbags. seconds; Porsche Taycan GTS at 3.4

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News: Top 10 “Engines” Now Mostly Electric

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As they noted in announcing this year’s revolutionary list, this is “more about charting where the automotive powertrain world is going, not where it’s been.”. The list of powertrains (note we can’t say engines anymore) was fairly exhaustive—39 vehicles were evaluated with 18 of those electrified models. Porsche Taycan 4S BEV.

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Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

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Clean Fleet Report drove the 2023 Grecale Modena that offered plenty of power, style and class and for $30K less than the more powerful Trofeo. T , Audi SQ5, Porsche Macan, Mercedes-Benz GLC 43, BMW X3 M40i, and sibling Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. The base GT ($63,500), the mid-level Modena ($72,900), and the Trofeo ($109,495).

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

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In the range topping GT-Line AWD model, it’s got Porsche-level performance of 0-60 in 4.6 The version that Clean Fleet Report tested was the mid-range EV6 RWD “Wind” trim. Disclosure: Clean Fleet Report is loaned free test vehicles from automakers to evaluate, typically for a week at a time. What Is the EV6? inch wheelbase.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Porsche Taycan 6,822. Reflecting back just a few years, this list is amazing. 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. Fleet To Electric? Chevrolet Bolt 22,799.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

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Clean Fleet Report drove the Levante Trofeo with the Ferrari-built twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter The design is just different enough that it is easily differentiated from its closest competitors—the BMW X5, Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S and the Porsche Cayenne. With options, Clean Fleet Report’s 2022 Levante Trofeo had a MSRP of $170,395.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT

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Kia says the EV6 GT is “optimized for performance” compared to the base EV6 AWD, which Clean Fleet Report tested and found to be fun, too. People always talk about how fast a car goes, but we at Clean Fleet Report , as well as the electric vehicle manufacturers, are more interested in how fast an EV accelerates. Larger rear brakes: 14.2”

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