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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

We’ve mused before on these digital pages that a clean car seems to run better – a missive that apparently holds true for sports cars and hot hatchbacks, though burly off-road pickup trucks and SUVs may take umbrage with that assessment. This author has recently discovered that (gasp!)

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Maserati launches new tri-motor GranCabrio Folgore convertible that goes 0-100 km/h in 2.8 sec

Baua Electric

While Quattroporte is shelved for now, the all-electric Grecale SUV is making its way to the market and will soon be followed by the Maserati GranCabrio Folgore. seconds but loses some juice down the straightaway, going 0-200 km/h in 9.1 It could go faster if the engineers allow it.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 40+ MPG Small SUV Starting Under $30,000 Another notch in Toyota’s hybrid belt The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling vehicles in the world and Toyota is the largest seller of hybrid vehicles in the world. If interested in towing a light trailer, the maximum weight is 1,500 pounds.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

These handsome crossover SUVs might not be able to cruise for 7 hours on the highway, like the 500-mile-range Lucid Air. Hyundai calls this new design language “Parametric Pixel,” including pixelated LED lighting that nods to old 8-bit video games. That platform will soon birth a striking luxury crossover, the Genesis G60.

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

The Truth About Cars

So while other SUVs might get dinged for these things, we chalk it up to part of the experience. In addition to the Rubicon items, that price included trailer-sway damping, Uconnect infotainment with navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Wi-Fi hot spot, satellite radio, 4 USB ports, LED lighting, and air conditioning.

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Opinion: Hey VW, Electric Vehicles Are Not a Joke

Clean Fleet Report

One or two or sometimes more companies let their PR folks’ creative juices loose on a gag press release sent on April 1. The VW fake news pales even more in light of announcements from VW’s competitors during the past few weeks. Honda confirmed it will sell two electric SUVs based on GM’s Ultium platform by 2024. 3, to the U.S.

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R2/R3 event impressions – Rivian gets the details right

Baua Electric

The stage looked great, good lighting, and the presentation actually started on time (that’s not something we’re used to in the EV world…). I thought maybe we would get one or two “headline neat features,” and the rest would give way to being just a normal well-made SUV.

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