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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

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But to me, it simply seems absurd to pay over $125k for a four-seat SUV that can in all likelihood go literally anywhere off-road.if While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Carnival SX

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Goodbye To the Minivan. Kia is out of the minivan business and is shaking up things with the all-new 2022 Carnival. The Korean car company will remind you it is not a minivan but an MPV or Multi-Purpose Vehicle. With those words it hopes to remove the stigma of people saying “I will never own a minivan.”. Drivetrain.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Tesla are among the brands that tumbled in Consumer Reports’ (CR) latest Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which collected data from its members about their experiences with more than half a million vehicles. While the Chrysler 300 improves to “Average,” the Pacifica minivan falls to “Below-Average.”

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J.D. Power Asia Pacific study finds auto brands improve in gratifying new-vehicle owners in China

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Chevrolet, Honda and Toyota each received two segment awards, while FAW Car, Volkswagen and Wuling models each received one award. The highest-ranked models by segment in 2010 are: Compact segment: Chevrolet Spark. Premium compact segment: Chevrolet Sail. SUV segment: Toyota RAV4. Minivan segment: Wuling Rongguang.

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Road Test: 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited

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liter, 4-cylinder, naturally aspirated boxer engine that produces 228 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. The Subaru designed and built boxer engine, which has horizontally opposed pistons instead of configured in a V or inline pattern, uses Toyota’s direct and sequential port injection system and runs on 92 octane. Ready to rev.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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LiveWire motorcycles are not really Harleys, the thought goes, although they will share engineering, production facilities, a supply chain and global logistics. Good examples of all-new electric cars are the Nissan Leaf battery-electric and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid , which both debuted in 2010 as 2011 models.

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GM and JVs deliveries in China down 43.3% in Q1; Wuling introduces EVs

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Chevrolet deliveries surpassed 50,900 units (-54.7% The brand likewise began accepting preorders for the Blazer SUV to tap into the popular large SUV segment. The Chevrolet Menlo, the Chevrolet brand’s first all-electric vehicle in China, was launched in February. Baojun sold nearly 82,200 vehicles (-51.5%

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