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GM unveils the Chevrolet Equinox EV, its budget SUV offering

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General Motors has announced their all-new Chevy Equinox EV, their affordable EV SUV offering. Chevrolet has long been the budget offering of GM products; their vehicles are made for everyone, so what if the interior is comparable to a school lunch tray, it’s cheap and (hopefully) reliable transportation.

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Porsche Gave the 2025 Cayenne GTS Better Performance and a Higher Price

The Truth About Cars

Though it was absent for the 2024 model year, Porsche’s bringing it back for 2025 with a range of improvements over the outgoing SUV that make it even more compelling than before. Of course, the latest and greatest doesn’t come cheap. The 2025 Cayenne GTS’ twin-turbo 4.0-liter

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

EV Central

Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. The Outlander PHEV’s on the larger end of the mid-size SUV segment, allowing a third row of seats for super-breeders. But it’s had a chunky price rise over the old model. What is it?

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Will Cheap Gas, Soaring SUV Sales Sink Fuel-Economy Goals?

Green Car Reports

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require carmakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 emissions regulations are forcing carmakers to make their products more efficient over the next decade. mpg by 2025. That's equivalent to roughly 40 mpg on the window sticker. DON'T MISS: Miles Driven In U.S.

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Exclusive! Radical Renault 5 electric hatch warming for Australia as Tesla rival after Geneva negotiations

EV Central

Super-cheap Dacia Spring electric SUV is going right-hand drive, but will it come to Australia as a Renault? But he believes the brand will be well positioned in the face of imminent strict fuel efficiency standards. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era? READ MORE: Spring has Sprung!

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Ford Dropping Base Bronco for 2024

The Truth About Cars

The Big Bend edition will now represent the cheapest way for one to procure the SUV. Though cheap may not be the operative word, as this choice shifts the Bronco starting MSRP from $36,785 to $41,025. Those models both see relatively small pricing increases formatted as two-door SUVs at $750 and $240 more, respectively.

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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

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Instead, it’s a weird package that has pricing that is considered affordable relative to the average transaction price, but still not "cheap.” I suspect most of the brickbats tossed the bZ’s way have to do with its ugly-duckling styling – and with Toyota choosing to market what is essentially a tall wagon as an SUV.

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