Thursday, February 13, 2020

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Feb 13, 2020

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Latest IIHS Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards: Here's the list of winners

Automakers love to trumpet the accolades from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, but the agency keeps making its best grades harder to achieve. For 2020, it is raising the bar again, requiring a better score in the passenger-side small-overl…

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1988 Italdesign Aztec is bizarre in all kinds of ways, street legal and for sale

We've featured split-cockpit concept cars for sale on our site before , but nothing has been quite as insane as this 1988 Italdesign Aztec that's up for auction on BringATrailer.com right now. It's one of a handful of production versions of the Giugia…

Dodge Viper-based 2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato rarity could be yours

It has been a decade since it was launched, but the 2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato is just as bizarre and beautiful as the day it was revealed. It's what you get when you have Italian design house Zagato give a Dodge Viper an Alfa Romeo body. An…

2021 Ford F-150 flashes its grilles in new spy shots

A new Ford F-150 is scheduled to arrive at some point this year, and while the prototypes were buzzing about like flies in 2019 , our spy shooters haven't seen many new developments since the new year. That changed today, as we now have photos of the …

Jeep Gladiator spied in Sand Runner configuration

We learned this week that some of the new-car exuberance has dimmed a bit for the Jeep Gladiator, which is now being offered with up to $9,000 in incentives to offset the high prices that have meant lackluster sales. Jeep also seems eager to diversif…


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Next-generation VW Golf R spotted undisguised in the snow

The next-generation Volkswagen Golf R has been spotted undergoing winter testing without a coat, giving us a detailed look at what to expect from the range-topping hot hatch.  A few cues here expose this prototype for what it is. We can start in the…

Volkswagen ID.4 spy shots show a nearly production-ready electric crossover

An official debut of the Volkswagen ID.4 is, according to the internet rumormill, coming in April at the New York Auto Show . If true, that means VW's electrified crossover, which is destined for sales here in the United States, ought to be very close…

Kia teases handsome 2021 Sorento interior with design sketches

True, we've seen the fourth-gen, 2021 Kia Sorento uncovered on a commercial shoot, answering the biggest question we had about one of Kia's bestsellers. On top of that, an Instagram post revealed a couple of low-res interior shots. Kia's carried on w…

What should the Volkswagen ID.Buzz be called when it reaches production?

Volkswagen's electric car offensive will include a production version of the ID.Buzz concept unveiled at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show. The heritage-laced van is nearing production, but one key aspect is still missing: its name. Johan de Nysschen, Volk…

Lexus ES 300h gets optional side-view cameras and monitors in Europe

In select European markets, Lexus is expanding the availability of one of its newest and most futuristic features. Starting in March, 2020, the ES 300h will have an option for digital side-view cameras and monitors.   Lexus first introduced its side…