Pros: RWD-based with above-average dynamics; powerful engines; plethora of choices Cons: Pricier than most; Hybrid is only marginally efficient; cheap-feeling interior Picking a version of the 2023 Ford Explorer is like going to your favorite buffet in town. There are...
According to a report from Reuters, American EV giant Tesla is now facing a criminal investigation from the Department of Justice. The criminal investigation joins a series of probes into the company from both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show is a chance for aftermarket manufacturers and automakers to come together with potential customers and the media to show off their custom rides. Honda and Acura are no strangers to the event, as people have been...
Volkswagen said it was going to offer a GTI 40th Anniversary Edition model when it revealed what was new for the 2023 model year, and now we finally get to see it. This special model marks 40 years of the GTI in the U.S. (not the world), and it’s an exclusive model...
The second Toyota bZ (“beyond Zero”) electric vehicle after the bZ4X will be the bZ3, a five-seat sedan designed specifically for the Chinese EV market. Toyota developed the bZ3 with partners BYD and FAW Toyota, following the collaborative path that the...
Toyota has launched its first followup to the all-electric bZ4X. Thankfully its name, the Toyota bZ3, is a little easier to remember. It helps if you think of “bZ” as a family of electric vehicles, as the company has stated, with the initials standing for...
For over a decade, Ram’s Power Wagon has served as the brand’s burly off-road king. Boasting 26 inches of front wheel articulation, an electronically disconnecting front sway bar, and locking differentials at each axle, this three-quarter-ton bruiser is capable...
Toyota might be finished with the Avalon but Lexus isn’t finished with the ES. The 2023 ES sedan acquires features to please a range of buyers, from a new infotainment system to new F Sport packages similar to those added to the IS sedan range. The benefit for...
ACV, an auto-auction specialist, has been selling its Virtual Lift tools for three years, but a new update fits well with our pandemic times. Machine learning updates in the Virtual Lift software make it possible to automatically spot missing catalytic converters,...
