The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There's good and bad with this car. The car apparently drives well, even after over 165K miles. The bad includes missing seats and corrosion on both the body and wheels. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I see people driving too slow or too fast every day, people taking too long to make a right turn, people cutting others off.pretty much every aspect of bad driving. NYC drivers are aggressive and selfish, though not necessarily bad. The natural question is, how are the drivers where you live? is rough, too. is rough, too.

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Teslarati

APRIL 30, 2024

I took a Ford F-150 Lightning to Tesla Superchargers: The Good and Bad With a massive influx of EVs gaining access to what is now going to be a slowly expanding Supercharger Network, it seems the timing is incredibly peculiar. Other rural areas require singificant drives to make it to a Supercharger. Do you agree with this move?

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

So, in no particular order, here we go: Chris Tonn From what I’ve read, the recent adage of “There are no bad cars anymore” is being tested by a certain Vietnamese automaker, but I’m not lucky (?) Lexus LX600: Not a bad car by any means, and there are likely plenty of buyers for it. Too bad it isn't. That's the case here.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2017

Today, we've got a report from our very, very brief drive in the Chevy Equinox Diesel compact crossover, some interesting survey data on how much electric-car range is "enough," another Tesla-trashes-supercar dragstrip video, and musings on a new Detroit factory and why it's where it is. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 16, 2024

The thing is, you don't even have to be a racecar driver to have had the chance to drive some of these corners. I've had the chance to navigate Road America's famous Canada Corner -- it remains one of my favorite turns on that track, even after a really bad day -- and last week I finally got a crack at Laguna Seca and the tricky Corkscrew.

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Electrek

JANUARY 3, 2024

After customer complaints over its software issues, which sparked a halt on sales right before Christmas, General Motors has now issued a small safety recall , which includes the Chevrolet Blazer EV, for vehicles that may have defective doors that could fly open while driving.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 15, 2023

We didn't snag an invite to the Vinfast VF8 first drive, but I did read some reviews over the end of last week and during the weekend. They were serious, too, about how bad the VF8 is -- not even the playful evisceration of a bad vehicle that I'd occasionally see as I was coming of age. What say you, folks? Sound off below.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 20, 2024

People who buy cars from brands like Bentley aren’t generally concerned with things like recessions and the opinions of the masses, but the automaker thinks its customers are buying fewer expensive cars because they feel bad about showing off. Image: Bentley] Become a& TTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 22, 2023

Not so bad I wouldn’t daily a Blackwing, but bad enough I’d avoid certain roads. Select the correct drive mode and find a challenging corner, though, and those concerns disappear. I found myself surprised, in ways both good and bad, that Cadillac leaned so hard into the performance side of the performance/luxury equation.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Today, we've got two different first drives—one hybrid sedan, one plug-in hybrid SUV—plus a look at Tesla's numbers, bad news for VW on diesels, and startling news from Dubai. Over the weekend, as always, we ran down last week's important green-car news stories. We now have our first drive of the.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 31, 2023

The Drive recently reported that the automaker’s facing a class-action suit from owners who say their EVs’ charging ports can overheat and prevent the vehicle from getting a full charge. Hyundai’s EVs are some of the most buzzed-about models on sale today, but it appears not everyone is happy with the ownership experience.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Bad news for anyone who likes their vehicles in Visible Light – the styling department at Hyundai has decided to expand the Night package to its Calligraphy trim on the Palisade. It seems the rest of its interior is unchanged, which is not really a bad thing given the Palisade’s excellent cabin environment.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Today we go old school for a 1956 Chevrolet 150 that has 100,000 miles on the clock and looks ready to drive. If you can drive a car without modern power-assist systems, that is. This bad boy is old school. It has drum brakes all around no power steering, power brakes, or air conditioning.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. Back in 2021, Musk did say that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology , but that didn’t lead to anything. But it’s also not an automaker.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. Back in 2021, Musk did say that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology , but that didn’t lead to anything. But it’s also not an automaker.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. Back in 2021, Musk did say that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology , but that didn’t lead to anything. But it’s also not an automaker.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. Back in 2021, Musk did say that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology , but that didn’t lead to anything. But it’s also not an automaker.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. Back in 2021, Musk did say that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology , but that didn’t lead to anything. But it’s also not an automaker.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. Back in 2021, Musk did say that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology , but that didn’t lead to anything. But it’s also not an automaker.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. Back in 2021, Musk did say that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology , but that didn’t lead to anything. But it’s also not an automaker.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2024

While not a formal government regulator, the European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) is extremely influential in a manner similar to the United States’ Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Euro NCAP anticipates downgrading the safety ratings of any new vehicles that lack physical controls (buttons, knobs, stalks, switches, etc.)

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Swedish Enterprise), an employers’ organization, has expressed concerns that the ongoing strike and blockades being implemented against Tesla in Sweden may give bad publicity to the country. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Tesla has begun including Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta information in some of its newer owner’s manuals across Europe, China and Australia, further suggesting that the automaker may be inching toward a release of the system beyond North America. You must be ready to take over safely at any time.”

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Tesla earns a lot of bad press for its semi-autonomous driving features and misbehaving drivers, but the automaker’s charging network is rarely a target of criticism. Other companies have jumped on board with Tesla’s Superchargers, vowing to adopt the standard for new EVs, and now Tesla has a handful of new automakers joining the fray.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

.& Most drivers on the road have not had the misfortune of driving anything without power brakes; those who have, like numerous of you lot in the comments, know it requires stomping on the pedal like a vintner stomps grapes in order for anything meaningful to happen. & Letters about this issue won’t go out until sometime in April.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 8, 2024

I had two opportunities to drive the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 last year – one short, one long – and found it charming. This one came with 20-inch wheels and dual electric motors, making it all-wheel drive with 320 horsepower and a range of 270 miles. Not bad at all. It’s easy to live with, comfortable, and relatively fun to drive.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 30, 2023

General Motors (GM) is suing the city of San Francisco for allegedly taxing the automaker unfairly by using its self-driving unit Cruise to subject the company to $108 million in taxes over a seven-year period. Last week, GM filed a lawsuit against San Francisco — dubbed General Motors Co.

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Teslarati

MAY 12, 2023

Tesla has revealed a new plan to help customers in select markets where the automaker will no longer sell the Model S or Model X. Select Tesla customers around the world woke up to bad news today. NEWS: @Tesla to hold Model S and X Update Seminar’s in the UK over the next 3 days.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

When Tesla launches a new vehicle program, it often starts delivering it without having completely finished its development – especially on the software side of things. For example, the Cybertruck still doesn’t have many Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features despite Tesla delivering all of them with Autopilot and FSD packages.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2024

For years, Wood and ARK analysts have said that Tesla shares will be subject to exponential value increases, mostly due to the Robotaxi fleet and the completion of the Full Self-Driving suite. In 2022, the shares had a relatively large slide of over 65 percent, but Wood was never convinced Tesla was a bad investment.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2022

Tesla may be hard at work in developing a legitimate full self-driving system, but CEO Elon Musk already seems to be looking at issues that the advent of autonomous driving would likely cause. “Self-driving car will amplify traffic to insane levels, as you won’t feel the pain of driving yourself,” Musk wrote. .

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 9, 2023

Yet it has quirks that detract from the experience – which would be OK if the driving dynamics were just a tick better. Quirky” is an adjective that’s been applied to Volvos in the past, in ways both good and bad, and it certainly applies here, though the quirks are more confounding than fun. It shuts down once you do.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 2, 2023

I remember reporting on the news that NASCAR was coming to Chicago. It was less than a year ago when the news broke. Anyway, I wanted to rewind back to last summer's news post and see how what I speculated compares to the reality of what I've experienced so far this weekend.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We imagine frenzied Toyota IT people running out to Staples and buying up all the external hard drives. The PR machine was also quick to ward off speculation this was the work of bad actors, saying “We would also like to reaffirm that the system malfunction was not caused by a cyberattack.” How’d they fix it? Very good, then.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 6, 2024

Every time I drive an AMG-massaged Mercedes-Benz crossover/SUV, I get a sense of déjà vu. They're all quick, fun to drive, and bestowed with the latest in Mercedes-Benz dash tech. Rear headroom isn't bad, but you can notice a subtle slope. Here is my short-take snapshot of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLB35 AMG 4Matic.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 8, 2023

And while it’s not a total penalty box to drive, it’s not redeeming enough from behind the wheel to justify the cost. Compare the bZ to the brand’s own re-done Prius – the new Prius has flaws but it’s generally packaged much better. Still, some of the hate for this car’s driving dynamics seemed overblown. Total price?

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