Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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2021 Kia Optima revealed in K5 form for South Korea, Jeep Gladiator Rubicon gets its first factory price hike, 2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel First Drive Review | You asked for it ... and more...

Nov 12, 2019

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2021 Kia Optima revealed in K5 form for South Korea

Less than a week after teaser drawings were released , the 2021 Kia Optima midsize sedan has been revealed in the form of the South Korean-market K5. The overall design matches the renderings closely, giving the car a more aggressive look, but it is s…

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Jeep Gladiator Rubicon gets its first factory price hike

When the JL Jeep Wrangler went on sale in early 2018, Jeep made a couple of price corrections — both in the upward direction — as it realized just how hot a property it had. First came a $750 increase across-the-board, $500 in the price and $250 in t…

2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel First Drive Review | You asked for it ...

UPDATE: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the Wrangler EcoDiesel's fuel tank is larger than the gasoline-powered Wrangler's tank when in fact it is smaller. This has been corrected. The story continues below. ZION NATIONAL PAR…

Official Chevrolet Corvette interior sketch includes Z06 badge

This is another one of those "We don't know what this is so we're leaving this here," posts. We have the gang at Roadshow to thank for this sketch of a C8 Chevrolet Corvette interior. They got hold of the image when it came "Buried in a slew of sketc…

2020 C8 Corvette build allocation is for sale on eBay for $110,000

Here's a jolt to start your day in case the coffee just ain't doing it: eBay seller "estate-sales-deals" has listed a 15-day auction for a 2020 C8 Chevrolet Corvette allocation for a Buy It Now price of $110,000. That's just the beginning of the jolt…


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Fiat Chrysler patent shows a turbocharged inline-six engine

The rumor that Fiat Chrysler is developing an inline six-cylinder surfaced on Allpar more than a year ago. In a follow-up report in December last year, Allpar tapped its sources to add more information, like the codename "Tornado" and the plan for th…

Maserati ends GranTurismo production with one-off Zèda model

MODENA, Italy — Maserati celebrated the end of the GranTurismo 's 12-year production run by building a one-off example called Zèda, which is the name of the letter Z in the Modenese dialect. The Italian firm unveiled the milestone car in the historic…

Volvo S90 sedan spied out in the open sporting a light refresh

The Volvo S90 is the Swedish automaker's largest sedan, and the redesigned model has been on sale for a few years now. That means it's time for a refresh. One of our spy shooters managed to snap a few photos of an S90 sitting alone in a parking lot w…

These are the cars that depreciate the least in 5 years

According to a recent study by iSeeCars.com, the average vehicle loses half of its value after five years of ownership. These cars and trucks depreciate much less.

Junkyard Gem: 2001 Honda Insight with manual transmission

The original Honda Insight was the very first hybrid-electric production car available in North American (beating out the Prius by nearly a year), and nothing could touch it for fuel economy and aerodynamic efficiency. Featuring aluminum construction…