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2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review – Beast Mode

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Sure, you’ll be envisioning an endlessly spinning price meter on a gas pump, but you’ll also be making short work of the stoplight-to-stoplight dash. Inside, the cabin is pretty familiar, though things like a steering-wheel centering mark and available aluminum or carbon-fiber accents set the R apart. The latter sounds more fun.

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Prius Prime PHEV pricing to start at $27,100; on sale later this year

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Pricing starts at $27,100. A number of details throughout the hybrid powertrain contribute to its efficiency, including an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system with a cooler; a smaller, lighter, quieter hybrid system water pump, and an exhaust heat recirculation system that speeds engine warm-up. 2017 Prius Prime MSRP.

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2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet Maintains Brand’s Commitment to Convertibles

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Sadly, that is still likely to place the model north of $80,000 in an era where people seem fed up with high prices. Pricing has yet to be announced. The good news is that the& Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet should come in somewhere between a Mazda MX-5 and Aston Martin DB11 Volante.

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Road Test: 2023 McLaren GT

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Unassuming Speed McLaren lets you know right away the GT is a serious driver’s car—the carbon fiber steering wheel is void of all buttons and controls for the audio, telephone and cruise control—meaning serious driving ahead. The roof with a fixed glass panel slopes to the carbon fiber deck lid with a window over the 14.8

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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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Sales in Germany and other European countries begin in fall 2020 at a base price of €30,705.88. Its turbocharger with variable turbine geometry makes optimal use of the exhaust gas energy for early and harmonious torque development. Audi first introduced an A3 Sportback g-tron in 2014. The A3 Sportback 30 g-tron 1.5

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2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE 53 AMG Review – AMG All the Things

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That process turned the 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE 53 AMG from just another crossover into something that’s reasonably fun to drive – though the price tag will make eyes water. Options included carbon-fiber trim, an AMG steering wheel, a winter package, 21-inch AMG wheels, and the Night Package (front splitter, roof rails, AMG exhaust, and more).

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Ramming Speed: Meet the 2025 Ram RHO

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Out back, there's an exhaust system that's unique to the RHO -- it has true dual pipes and a low-restriction system. Inside, there are upscale materials, custom badging (including one with the VIN), heated and cooled leather seats with suede inserts, carbon-fiber accents, a floor shifter, and paddle shifters.