Monday, February 3, 2020

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Feb 03, 2020

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2020 Porsche Taycan crushes its EPA range in our exclusive test

A nondescript white van rolls up beside my blue 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo as I sit at a red light on the Pacific Coast Highway near Huntington Beach, Calif. The driver rolls down his window, gives a hearty thumbs up, and makes it clear via additional…

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Hyundai introduces 3-year/36,000-mile free maintenance program for all 2020 vehicles

Hyundai used the Super Bowl spotlight to show off its "Smaht Pahk" feature on the 2020 Hyundai Sonata , but there was one other commercial that ran before the game even started. This one highlighted Hyundai's new complimentary maintenance program, goo…

Jeep's Groundhog Day Super Bowl commercial stars Bill Murray

Watch Jeep's Groundhog Day Super Bowl LIV commercial, starring Bill Murray as Phil Connors.

Hellcat-powered Dodge Durango teased in 'Fast and Furious' companion spot

"Hellcat all the things" has become a bit of a meme, and it appears Dodge is either in on the joke, non-ironically committed to the concept, or maybe a little bit of both. What makes us say that? Well, this commercial FCA has introduced to coincide w…

2021 Kia Seltos officially costs $23,110; trim features detailed

Kia has broadcast the Seltos' arrival in a Super Bowl commercial , but the South Korean automaker has done its usual stealth reveal of pricing, quietly uploading trims and MSRPs to the build site . Turns out the prices leaked to Motor1 last month are a…


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Chevy strips carbon fiber aero package from 2020 Corvette orders

Chevrolet put three ground effects kits on the options sheet for the 2020 Corvette. Two of them are late availability , meaning they still can't be ordered: RPO Code 5V8 in a black hue called Carbon Flash for $3,850, and RPO 5VJ, in body color, for $6…

2021 GMC Canyon trims overhauled, SL and SLT disappear

Until this year, the GMC Canyon has offered six trims in two drivetrains: SL, a base model simply called Canyon, SLE, All Terrain, SLT, and Denali, with all but the SL available in either 2WD or 4WD. GM Authority credits "dealer sources" for news tha…

Performance artist creates virtual traffic jams with 99 smartphones

Simon Weckert, at times, carries 99 smartphones with him, and none are for personal phone calls. Or texts, or emails, tweets, or photography. All 99 devices spend their battery capacities on Google Maps and Google Maps only. Weckert is a Berlin-based…

Men who are jerks and who break traffic laws prefer high-status cars, study says

If you drive an expensive luxury car, this might make you squirm: A new study out of Finland finds not only that drivers of expensive cars are more likely to break traffic laws, but they're more likely to be self-absorbed jerks — and overwhelmingly m…

Huge golden eagle gets wedged in engine compartment of box truck

A massive golden eagle is spending the weekend at a wildlife rehabilitation facility in southwestern Oregon and appeared to be in fine health after colliding with a box truck and getting stuck. The eagle, an adult female weighing 7.8 pounds, arrived…