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The Filson is the only Bronco outside the Raptor with the Raptor's turbocharged V6, detuned from 420 horsepower, and adds the Sasquatch off-road package as standard. Ford claims 20% less road noise. Doug DeMuro expects pricing between $70,000 and $75,000.
The Elantra Hybrid starts at about $27,000 and makes 139 horsepower, less than the Honda Civic Hybrid or Toyota Prius. Car and Driver recorded 41 mpg on the highway, under the 52-mpg EPA rating. The magazine timed 8.4 seconds to 60 mph and suggests spending more on a rival.
An Aviloo analysis of 20 popular EV models found that median battery capacity stays near 90% after about 93,000 miles. The finding draws on more than 500,000 tests. Chief executive Marcus Berger says degradation varies widely between identical cars depending on climate and how they are parked.
Volkswagen said in a September 3 statement that it will explore body-on-frame pickups and SUVs in the subcompact B-segment for North America, possibly by the end of the decade. The move follows a profit drop of over 40% and the 50,000 job cuts announced in Germany.
Hagerty's Tom Cotter visits a Pennsylvania family whose late father bought a 1968 Shelby GT500 new and a 1959 AC Ace they called "the fake Cobra." The real one, the 410th Cobra built, rolled four times in 1968. Its restoration is now in its fifth year.
Sally Carrera is modeled on the 996-generation 911, chosen to stand out among Radiator Springs' American classics. Pixar production designer Bob Pauley says the car had to be fast enough to keep up with Lightning McQueen. Porsche built a one-off 911 Sally Special on a 992 Carrera GTS in 2022.
The recall covers Grand Cherokee L, Grand Cherokee and 4xe models from the 2021 through 2023 model years, built with incorrectly installed rear coil springs that can detach while driving. Air-suspension models are excluded. Jeep estimates the fault reaches 0.1% of those vehicles and reports no related accidents.
More than 3.2 million vehicles carry NHTSA park-outside warnings, including models from Jeep, Kia, Hyundai and BMW. Jason Torchinsky argues modern cars are never electrically off, because keyless entry, security systems and over-the-air updates keep circuits live. He cites a Jeep power steering pump and a Kia seat motor.
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