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Rugged Terrain vs. All-Terrain vs. Mud-Terrain Tires

The Truth About Cars

Photo by Vova Shevchuk/Shutterstock.com Any off-road gearhead with a bit of dirt under their fingernails is sure to know that traction is a huge part of a great day on the trail. A bit of compromise can go a long way – but don’t tell your spouse we said that. Expect to find both LT and flotation sizes for this category of tire.

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Non-bike bike gear tested: Foldylock Forever is the most secure folding lock, period.

Baua Electric

We’re talking about expensive transportation machines, and everyone seems to think they know the best lock that is better than anyone else’s. You don’t have to take my word for it – just look at the reviews. out of 5 rating, which is basically unheard of in the lock category. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Review – Shockingly Spicy

The Truth About Cars

The on-street experience may be too high strung for commuters and there are some drawbacks in terms of battery life that need to be factored in – but we will get to that. That said, the street drive was kept short – we had other stuff to do, check back later this week – so I don’t have a ton of detail to report. Maybe that’s OK.

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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

Baua Electric

Taking a step back from a blatant case of chasing the market with the Eletre, the strategy of the “new” Lotus does break sharply from the expectations anyone who knows the company would have had even five years ago. I don’t know that Lotus would go so far as I would, but I consider this viewpoint borderline delusional. The end goal?

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

Tesla offered to help Porsche with battery management through Audi contacts years ago, but Porsche management at the time rejected any external help, saying it could handle everything internally, the source noted. b) Yellow – review with Porsche internal technical department. A Risky Business. c) Red – replacement .

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Road Test: 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport V6 SEL Premium R-Line

Clean Fleet Report

In our real world use, over 272 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 23 mpg. The best we could do over 110 of those miles, with the adaptive cruise control set to 65 mph and in Eco mode, was 29.6 If you know the SUVs offered by the Volkswagen Group , there is a bit of Audi Q8 in its design. Modern Exterior.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

In 364 miles, driving through Southern California and being aided by the automatic engine stop/start, we averaged 24.2 But on a 180-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we got an impressive 28.8 Our driving never left dry pavement, so we didn’t get to use the four-wheel drive.