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The 330 starts at about $50K with a 255-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder, and the M350 xDrive costs about $66K. The lineup adopts the Neue Klasse styling of the electric i3. Drift Moment, which cuts power to the front wheels, comes to the M350 by software update sometime in 2027.
The supercharged 5.2-liter V8 makes 795 horsepower, and prices start at about $105,000. The Drive's Byron Hurd ran a 10.9-second quarter-mile at Sonoma Raceway. He scores it 9.5 out of 10 and calls it even better than the last GT500.
The redesigned 2027 Rogue brings Nissan's e-Power hybrid system to the US in November, starting at about $37K. Nissan expects the hybrid to make up 30 to 40% of Rogue sales. A V6 hybrid is expected to debut in the 2028 Xterra, a body-on-frame SUV built in Mississippi.
Ram's first SUV shares its body-on-frame platform with the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Stellantis has confirmed V8 power in place of the Jeep's inline-six, plus an eventual SRT version. Car and Driver expects a 395-horsepower Hemi base engine and starting prices in the $60,000 range.
Mercedes built about 1,500 C32 AMG wagons, each with a supercharged V6 of roughly 350 horsepower, and never sold them in the US. This federalized example is up for auction on Cars & Bids. Doug DeMuro calls it sportier than expected and gives it a DougScore of 55.
Hagerty finds most of the 20 priciest Japanese cars sold at auction were built after 2000, and together they total about $28M. That is less than the single top sale for German, Italian, American or British cars. A Japanese car first topped $1M in 2013, with a Toyota 2000GT.
Researchers from Northeastern University and Consumer Reports found that all 21 vehicles they tested sent data to at least one third-party domain. Over half contacted advertising, tracking or analytics firms. Seven companion apps, including HondaLink and myChevrolet, sent VINs, phone numbers and precise locations to ad networks.
A 30-day Texas disaster declaration lets farmers and truckers use tax-exempt, red-dyed off-road diesel on public roads. Federal and state taxes add about 60 cents a gallon, per Bloomberg. The Autopian's Matt Hardigree calls it a short-term fix that could leave a shortfall in transportation funding.
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