Ford is finally bringing its Ranger Raptor to North America. Years after Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley promised that the new-generation Ranger would have a Raptor variant sold in the U.S. and Canada, the automaker confirmed the news with a reveal of its latest product. The 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor is an upgraded, off-road … Read more
Electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian today announced it has launched a vehicle lease program in select U.S. states. the new offer will allow buyers to take advantage of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act-related EV incentives and allow them a lower level of ownership commitment than an outright vehicle purchase. Other new EV brands like Lucid, … Read more
Car buyers have their preferred automaker. The auto industry’s brand loyalty rate, the rate at which buyers come back to the same company to buy their next car, has stayed steady so far this year, a study by S&P Global revealed. That’s an improvement over the previous years, which showed consecutive declines as the pandemic … Read more
The days of pure driving bliss are nearly behind us. The best sports cars on the road today are loaded up with technology and equipment that can be honed to highly customized levels. With the era of connected car components on the horizon, it’s only a matter of time before driving becomes even more computer-driven … Read more
The luxury sedan and full-size sports sedan markets are shrinking in popularity. But Porsche is not deterred. While its competitors go bigger, boxier and more isolated from the road, the third-generation, 2024 Porsche Panamera is a sports sedan first and a luxury car second, even though it gets more lavish with each passing iteration. This … Read more
The Toyota Grand Highlander is more than just a three-row SUV. It’s a direct swipe at Kia and Hyundai, makers of the three-row, not-quite-full-size SUV models that are incredibly popular with North Americans. Borrowing on name recognition and launching into an already-established market with the Toyota badge behind it, the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander delivers … Read more
The 2023 LA Auto Show was a little quieter than usual, but it was home to a handful of new vehicle reveals from both the gasoline and electric segment. They include luxury and more family-oriented rides, a few sports cars and a popular returning model that’s losing its traditional form of propulsion in this new … Read more
First Air, now Gravity. Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors today debuted its new battery-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the LA Auto Show. The company designed the model to have, “an unprecedented combination of attributes previously unseen in a single vehicle.” The SUV is projected to have a range of over 440 miles on a … Read more
Hyundai is partnering with online retail giant Amazon to sell cars in the U.S. in 2024. The Korean company that also owns Kia and Genesis, announced at the 2023 LA Auto Show that it will be using Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider, as vehicles from all three brands ready themselves for … Read more
The Subaru Forester has gotten a timely makeover, designed to keep it competitive amongst strong-performing rivals from Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Ford and Chevrolet. It gains technology and styling from the smaller and recently redesigned Subaru Crosstrek, while keeping many of the classic Forester elements that have made it a high seller for over a decade. … Read more
