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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. The reverse automatic braking will snap your head, but is a valuable safety technology.

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Event: WAJ Media Day: A Million Dollar Drive

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Western Automotive Journalists (WAJ), a Northern California association for automotive writers, annually brings together journalists to drive an assortment of cars, trucks, crossovers and SUVs as well as taking time to discuss current and future product with automotive industry representatives. Acura TLX Type S. seconds to 60 mph.

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Study: Collision Avoidance Technology Continues to Struggle

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Though the industry has been moving in the direction of standardizing frontal crash avoidance and similar technologies for nearly a decade and insurance agencies seem eager to see them broadly implemented. But these, again, come from government-auto-industry-related partnerships and insurance agencies.

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Acura provides more technical detail on NSX sports hybrid AWD powertrain, body

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Acura unveiled the production model of the next-generation NSX at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this past January ( earlier post ), and now has provided more technical detail on the high-performance hybrid sports car and its new Sport Hybrid-AWD power unit. —Ted Klaus, Acura NSX Global Development Leader.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

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Where Luxury and Technology Meet. Interior: Where Opulence and Technology Meet. Repeating here, but get to know your dealer sales rep really well as there is so much to learn about the technology on the S500. The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry. Traditional. World luxury standard.

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

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Revolutionary New Honda EV In a first-ever technology pairing for series production, Honda is mating plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V—e:FCEV. seconds in 0-60 mph runs. On the freeway with consistent 65+ mph cruising, we may have opted for Eco.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury AWD

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mpg, but in a 180-mile all-freeway run with the cruise control set at 65 mph we averaged 32.9 This is one area where GM is the industry leader, and after the initial service plan expires, it is well worth renewing. Road Test: 2016 Acura ILX. In 286 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 27.2 Not much here.