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Pros: Phenomenal powertrains Responsive steering Good pulling power Cons: Lazy interior Seats not comfortable Horrible backup camera The powertrain is the beating heart of a full-size pickup. A functional bed, interior accoutrements, and ease of pairing a phone all impact how livable a truck is. But if the key criteria are how the truck accelerates,

Toyota will test how much of the consumer shift away from sedans is because of the added security of all-wheel-drive systems found on most crossovers as the Japanese automaker adds an optional fuel-efficient awd system to its Camry and Avalon sedans next year. The awd version of the midsize Camry will be the model’s first

During its last day in our care, we put the C8 Corvette on a dynamometer and got some eye-opening results. It was a Mustang dyno we’ve used in the past that has generally provided reasonable results and which provided thoroughly believable numbers on a 2020 Ram 2500 with a Cummins later the same day. We

BERLIN – Elon Musk told an award ceremony crowd that Tesla Inc. plans to build its next factory near the German capital of Berlin, sending a stark message to some of the world’s most prestigious automakers that he’s headed for their home turf. The electric-car maker also will establish an engineering and design center in Berlin

FRANKFURT — Two former Volkswagen management board members and two other managers were charged by German prosecutors for paying too much to labor representatives. The men were charged with breach of trust for overpaying several members of the automaker’s works council from May 2011 to May 2016, the prosecutor’s office in Brunswick said. Brunswick is

Pros: Great handling Upgraded seats Thrilling performance Cons: Autopilot needs work Screen-centric controls Road and tire noise The Model 3 we received back then was an early production model with the long-range battery (310 miles) and rear-wheel-drive traction. Although we enjoyed its excellent driving dynamics, we criticized its seating position for rear passengers and were

Pros: Design inside and out Supple suspension Stereo and infotainment system Cons: Hybrid lurches forward Climbing over second row cupholders Door release hard to use With its new Aviator, Lincoln set out to create a soothing and elegant vehicle that quietly rockets you and your posse along freeway ramps. In reviving the Aviator name, Lincoln

TORONTO — Pierre Boutin, the head of Volkswagen France, will lead the automaker’s Canadian operations beginning Jan. 1, VW Group Canada said Monday. Boutin, a Canadian citizen who was previously the head of VW in Russia, follows Daniel Weissland as CEO of VW Canada. Weissland was named president of Audi of America on Sept. 1,

Satisfies roadster cravings Great inline-six Soft top > hard top Sticker shock Muddled design Stressed turbo-four BMW‘s all-new Z4 roadster enjoys a heritage that dates to 1956 in the gorgeous BMW 507. Beginning officially with the low-volume Z1 in 1989 and skipping right over the nonexistent Z2, the Z models began in earnest with the

SHANGHAI — Tesla Inc. unveiled its first vehicles built in China, a milestone for Elon Musk’s company as it prepares to start sales of domestically-made electric sedans in the world’s largest auto market. Assembled in Tesla’s new Shanghai Gigafactory, which only broke ground in January, the first Model 3 sedans came in blue and were

SPRINGDALE, Utah — There’s a batch of consumers who’ve been clamoring for a diesel-powered Wrangler for a long time. Kevin Metz, the Wrangler’s senior brand manager, joined the Jeep team 15 years ago and remembers two main questions coming from the public: When will Jeep bring out a pickup, and when will Wrangler get a

Pros: Good starter car Good looks Nice interior finishes Cons: Underpowered engine Noisy interior Poor back-seat headroom Not too many economy cars offer the styling and value that the 2020 Nissan Versa does. With handsome looks and interior finishes, the Versa is a good option for college undergraduates who are looking for wheels to take

Acura had to do something about its frumpy ILX sedan, which was the last of its core models saddled with the brand’s old styling language and dated interior for the 2018 model year. Convention would suggest loading it up with incentives until a new generation came along, or perhaps a nip and tuck followed by

Sometimes big SUVs require big compromises when it comes to fuel economy, ride quality, or price. But some of the largest SUVs on the market strike a good balance between these key buying criteria, while providing plenty of room for the whole family and their gear. Keep reading to learn about some of the best

The joint-venture auto plant project between Mazda and Toyota is bringing a wave of supply chain investment to northern Alabama. Since the $1.6 billion auto plant was announced for Huntsville in 2018, several suppliers — many of them with Japanese roots — have announced their own projects in the vicinity. Five of them represent $440

Pros: Comfortable ride Superbly crafted interior Great value Cons: Anonymous exterior styling Leisurely transmission shifts Wallowy suspension The 2019 Kia K900 was one of the surprise vehicles at the 2020 MotorTrend Car of the Year program. Despite the mainstream badge on the hood, many judges praised the big Korean car as a proper full-size luxury

What we did not know is how many aftermarket parts manufacturers and shops would take on the Gladiator as a display vehicle for the almighty 2019 Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. At its core, SEMA, as it is known, is an industry-only trade show for some car manufacturers and many more parts

In May, Juan Carlos Gil, a legally blind Florida resident, sued about 50 AutoNation Inc. dealerships in Florida. Gil claimed he couldn’t access their websites using his screen-reader software — a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark 1990 law that requires places of public accommodation to be fully accessible. His lawsuit

Pros: Laudable cargo capacity Cushy ride Nationwide availability Cons: Middling range Indefensibly lofty price Trails Model 3 everywhere Let’s get an uncomfortable fact out of the way: For $1,245 more than the price of an entry-level standard-range (220 miles) Tesla Model 3, the base 2019 Nissan Leaf S Plus (226 miles) looks and feels like

DETROIT — Chevrolet executive Brian Sweeney, who helped lift the brand’s retail market share and is popular among its dealers, will become even more prominent in the retail world as General Motors’ vice president of dealer operations and innovation. Sweeney, 52, U.S. vice president of Chevrolet sales, service and marketing, will take on the newly

BEIJING — China is considering further cuts to subsidies for electric-vehicle purchases, according to people familiar with the matter, threatening to deal another blow to a once-burgeoning industry that’s facing an unprecedented slump. Industry regulators in the world’s largest EV market have been discussing the proposal but are holding off on a decision until they

Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Well, Bob Petersen would have been pretty flattered to see how often the Big Idea he came up with 70 years ago—the MotorTrend Car of the Year—has been imitated. In the United States and around the world, variants of our Of The Year awards are now

Pros: Fantastic ZF transmission Optional I-6 engine rips Decent back seat for segment Cons: Rough M Sport suspension Unimaginative interior Distant brakes and steering “This latest BMW 3 Series was supposed to show the world that BMW got its mojo back,” Detroit editor Alisa Priddle chirped. Politely left unsaid: “Umm, not so much.” Although the

BERLIN/WASHINGTON – Outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker does not believe President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on imported European cars next week, he told Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung. “Trump is going to make some criticism, but there won’t be any auto tariffs,” Juncker told the Sueddeutsche in pre-released extracts of an interview to run in its

Pros: It looks great … … and sounds even better. Now offers summer tires Cons: A bit claustrophobic Aged infotainment system Interior not Jaguar quality When we have an SUV of the Year contender as downright fun to drive as the 2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR, it becomes super helpful to have our six Of The

LONDON — Aston Martin swung to a third-quarter loss on Thursday, as the UK automaker pins a sales revival to the launch of its first utility vehicle, the DBX. The company posted a 13.5 million-pound ($17.4 million) loss before tax in the three months to the end of September, according to an earnings statement on

Scott Painter says Fair — the used-vehicle subscription service from which he stepped aside as CEO last week — has reached an “inflection point” that requires hard choices, including removing his brother as CFO and cutting 40 percent of Fair’s staff, to get on a path toward profitability. In a telephone interview, Painter said he

The United States Grand Prix finished up at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas with a thrilling one-two victory for Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton needed just 8 points to make it mathematically impossible for anyone else on the grid to take this year’s driver’s championship. With his second-place finish (and 18 points),

TOKYO — Subaru Corp. lowered its annual profit forecast on expectations of a stronger yen and the impact on production from a typhoon last month. Japan’s smallest major automaker, which is owned a fifth by top-ranked Toyota Motor Corp., cut its forecast for operating profit to 220 billion yen ($2 billion) for the year ending

On November 1, a video showing a bus being driven down a flooded street in Shaler, Pennsylvania, surfaced on Facebook and Twitter. The town had recently been hit with a rainstorm that left Seavey Rd flooded, and when faced with the decision to either take a different route or forge ahead, the bus driver in