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Citroën plans to build the electric 2CV from 2028 at a target price of about 15,000 euros (about $17K). At 148 inches long, it is about four inches shorter than the original. Neither it nor the Fourgonnette van version shown alongside it is planned for the US.
Carwow tests the UK-market plug-in hybrid, a 272-horsepower front-drive version that reached 60 mph in 7.1 seconds. Complaints include a wobbly center console and hard, scratchy plastics for the price. The reviewer still recommends shortlisting it for its quiet, composed drive.
The change follows pressure from Germany's transport ministry, which called the old name "somewhat misleading" for a driver-assistance system. In the US, Tesla still sells it as Full Self-Driving (Supervised). George Mason University professor Missy Cummings told CNBC the rename ignores past and ongoing NHTSA investigations.
Hybrid sales rose nearly 25% in the first nine months of 2026, according to Cox Automotive. GM, which sells no hybrids beyond low-volume Corvettes, says some could arrive as early as 2027. In the third quarter, Kia's hybrid sales rose over 150% and Hyundai's nearly 40%.
On Jay Leno's Garage, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker shows the black-on-black Texas convertible on 14-inch Dayton wire wheels. An LS3, which Barker estimates makes 495 horsepower, replaces the original 348 V8. The factory steering wheel gave way to a smaller one that Barker's wife can turn.
Subaru built 400 of the 1998 coupes for Japan to celebrate three straight WRC constructors' titles. The first one auctioned in the US sold for over $300,000. Owner Charles Wong, who has owned Nissan GT-Rs, says the 22B is better than those cars in factory form.
David Tracy bought the 120,000-mile 2014 i3 after selling a newer i3S for $34,000. Faults include bubbling resin on the carbon-fiber roof, a drooping headliner and rodent-chewed wiring. The battery still shows over 90% health, and Tracy expects to fix the rest for a couple thousand dollars.
One theory credits rivalries among 1800s volunteer brigades, which prized red as a prestigious color. A 1995 study in the Journal of Safety Research found lime-yellow-and-white pumpers less likely than red ones to have visibility-related crashes. Some departments now use yellow or fluorescent lime-green trucks instead.
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