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The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Gets Impressive Tech and a Six-Figure Starting Price

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The hulking luxury family hauler has been around since the late 1990s and has become a showcase for the automaker’s technology and design prowess, but GM is going electric, and a three-ton V8-powered SUV doesn’t fit with that vision. Riding on 24-inch wheels, the SUV has air suspension, a 450-mile range, and eye-popping specs.

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Mercedes-AMG Announces A Pair of Hybrid GLCs On The Horizon

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Mercedes-AMG’s SUV offerings have ranged from odd to mind-blowingly powerful and quick. Mercedes-AMG promises a 0-60 mph time of 4.7 The turbocharger is an electric exhaust gas unit that is said to be the only one of its kind in the world. The 43 gets a mild-hybrid system with a hand-built turbocharged 2.0-liter

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2024 Toyota Grand Highlander hybrid to start at $44,670; $54,040 for the Hybrid MAX

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The Hybrid MAX powertrain makes Grand Highlander the most powerful Midsize SUV Toyota has ever built, with a 0-60 time of 6.3 turbo gas engine and the efficient 2.5L Electronic On-Demand AWD achieves stable performance by driving the rear wheels with an electric motor, to provide traction when needed in slippery conditions.

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The Jeep Wrangler Sends the V8 Off With a Bang

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second 0-60 mph time, which would be terrifying in a Wrangler, but the bigger admission here is the torque number, which makes the 392 a formidable powertrain off-road. low-range gear ratio helps crank the SUV over exceedingly difficult obstacles. Under the hood, the 6.4-liter liter Hemi remains the star of the show. Jeep claims a 4.5-second

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BYD unveils sleek new electric hatch and 1,000 hp tri-motor Denza Z9 GT EV

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China’s BYD is unleashing a series of new electric vehicles as it expands the brand globally. BYD unveiled two new EVs at the Beijing Auto Show: a sleek Ocean-M electric hatch and the Denza Z9 GT EV. After declaring a “liberation battle” against gas-powered vehicles earlier this year, BYD has been on an EV release spree.

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Review: 2025 Toyota Crown Signia gives America a hybrid wagon

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This isn’t a crossover SUV. 2025 Toyota Crown Signia Toyota Crown Signia markets a wagon as an SUV Toyota calls its latest hybrid a crossover SUV. inches long the Crown Signia is nearly the same length as the Highlander three-row crossover SUV. The latest one is a marketing ploy. Here’s the deal.

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Toyota officially launches the bZ4X, its first full EV in nearly a decade

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Toyota’s bZ4X electric vehicle arrives at dealers this Spring, catalyzing the Japanese automaker’s launch into pure EVs, its first in nearly ten years. “Ready to make a fresh mark on the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) segment, bZ4X blends bold, modern styling with tech-laden features in an extremely capable platform.”

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