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GM Brings CarPlay Back to Its Trucks, and This Time It Shares the Screen
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Three years ago GM decided it was done with phone projection. Today it announced the opposite. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are coming back to its cars, though they no longer get the whole screen.
The new interface debuts on the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, with other GM models to follow. CarPlay and Android Auto now run in a window alongside GM's own software, so the map, the trailering readouts and the truck's settings stay visible while your phone's apps do their thing next to them.
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Kia’s Electric Hot Hatch Has Fake Gears, and Americans Can’t Buy It
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Transportation,
Kia's new EV4 GT has paddles behind the steering wheel that do not shift anything. Pull one and the car staggers the torque coming out of its motors to imitate a gearchange, with a synthesized engine noise to match. Kia calls it Virtual Gear Shift. The idea is that electric cars are so smooth your brain stops registering how fast they are, so the fix is to put the interruptions back in on purpose.
The EV4 GT is one of three GT-badged EVs Kia put on sale in Europe this week, alongside the EV3 GT and the EV5 GT. All three get dual-motor all-wheel drive, electronically controlled suspension, 20-inch alloys, and neon-green brake calipers, because a performance badge apparently requires a caliper color. Two of the three are never coming to the United States.
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Audi’s A2 e-tron Starts at €38,200 With Up to 646 km of WLTP Range
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Transportation,
Audi has spent the last few years selling big, heavy, expensive electric cars. The A2 e-tron is the correction. It's a compact hatchback about the size of a Volkswagen ID.3, it starts at €38,200 in Germany, and its best trick is how little electricity it uses. The efficiency champ of the lineup needs 12.8 kWh to cover 100 km on the WLTP cycle, which Audi says makes it the most efficient production car the company has ever built.
Pricing went public this week, and it splits into four versions, all built in Ingolstadt. The 125 kW car with a 52 kWh LFP pack is €38,200. The 140 kW car with 61 kWh of LFP is €41,900. Step up to the 84 kWh NMC pack and you pay €48,900 for 170 kW or €51,200 for 240 kW. Order books open September 10, with first deliveries in December.
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Lucid Gravity Grand Touring Review: Fast, Smart, and Almost Unreal
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Product Reviews, Transportation,
There is a very specific fantasy car that keeps showing up in the EV era. It seats a whole family without punishment. It looks expensive without trying too hard. It charges fast enough to make road trips feel normal again. It handles like something much smaller than it is. And it does all of that without becoming another giant rolling refrigerator.
The 2026 Lucid Gravity Grand Touring gets shockingly close to that fantasy.
In its most efficient factory configuration, Lucid says it can go up to 450 miles on a charge. In the real world, that number moves around a lot depending on wheels, tires, and seating layout. The borrowed example here, loaded up with the third row and bigger wheels, wore a 386-mile EPA label, which already tells you the most important thing about the Gravity: this is a vehicle where configuration matters a lot.
The bigger story is that Lucid did not build a soft, compromised family hauler and then sprinkle performance on top. The Gravity Grand Touring makes 828 horsepower, uses a 123-kWh battery, supports charging at up to 400 kW, and has become the rare three-row EV that is both genuinely practical and genuinely exciting to drive. The Gravity is very fast, very spacious, very clever, and still a little unfinished around the edges.
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2025 Range Rover Sport PHEV Review: Turning Electrification Into a Luxury Feature
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There are luxury SUVs that try very hard to convince you they’re practical, sporty, efficient, and somehow still special. Then there’s the 2025 Range Rover Sport Autobiography PHEV, which skips the sales pitch and just shows up looking expensive. It has that particular Range Rover talent for seeming both aggressively modern and completely uninterested in trends. The plug-in hybrid setup only sharpens that vibe. This thing is not trying to reinvent the luxury SUV. It’s trying to make the existing formula quieter, smoother, and just a little smarter. In a lot of ways, it succeeds.
The version I borrowed was basically the full expression of that idea. Carpathian Grey. Black roof. Red calipers. Massive 23-inch wheels. A cabin trimmed like a private lounge. And under it all, a turbocharged and electrified straight-six making over 540 horsepower, backed by a battery big enough to make the electric side of the experience feel real, not symbolic. At $131,680 as configured, it also shows up with the kind of price tag that makes clear this is not a quiet little efficiency play. This is fast, rich, quiet, and deeply competent, but the “Sport” badge still promises more attitude than the chassis really delivers.
How the Tesla Cybertruck Became a $10 Billion Mistake
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It has been six years since Elon Musk stood on stage and watched the "bulletproof" window of the Cybertruck shatter in front of the entire world. At the time, we thought it was just a funny PR mishap, but looking back, it was actually the perfect metaphor for what was coming. We need to talk about how the most hyped vehicle in history has turned into a maintenance nightmare, plaguing owners with everything from rust issues to a recall caused by assembly workers using literal soap as a lubricant. It is a classic case of what happens when a company prioritizes "cool" over engineering fundamentals.
But the hardware failures are only half the story. The financial data surrounding the Cybertruck is where things get truly ugly. We are looking at a reservation conversion rate of just 2.5 percent. This means that the vast majority of people who said they wanted this truck, even after putting their money down for one, walked away when it actually arrived. I’m breaking down the numbers, the massive depreciation early adopters are facing, and why Tesla’s refusal to report separate sales figures for this truck tells you everything you need to know about its performance.
This more than just a polarized design or a polarizing CEO. The Cybertruck flop is about a $10 billion bet that seems to be failing to deliver on basic utility. From the cancelled range extender to the struggle of doing basic truck stuff like driving in sand, the Cybertruck is proving to be less of a revolution and more of a warning sign for the future of Tesla. Let's dig into exactly where this went wrong.
2025 Jeep Wagoneer S Limited 4xe Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Product Reviews, Transportation,
Jeep has spent the last few years turning “Wagoneer” into a luxury label. The Wagoneer S is the version designed for a world where luxury mostly means software, screens, and quiet speed.
It’s also the part that confuses everyone at first: the Wagoneer S is fully electric. And on this model, “4xe” is a brand badge, not a plug-in hybrid promise. You charge it, you drive it, and you try to figure out whether Jeep has finally built an EV that feels as polished as it looks.
The answer is complicated in a very modern-car way. The Wagoneer S Limited does some things incredibly well. It also stumbles in a few places that you touch, feel, and notice every single day.
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2025 Mercedes G-Wagen AMG G 63 Review: The Classic SUV Finally Hits Its Peak
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You don’t buy a G-Wagen to blend in. It’s a billboard for every era it’s survived: the 70s military truck, the 90s Wall Street icon, the 2020s social media flex. Now, for 2025, it finally drives like it looks - commanding, calm, a little ridiculous, and extremely, intentionally cool. There’s a V8 with more tech inside than some laptops. There’s chassis wizardry that erases its worst habits. The price is high, the attitude is higher. If you want a quiet luxury SUV, shop elsewhere. If you want a machine that turns every Starbucks run into a photo op, start counting options.
Mercedes Remixed Its Icon (But Didn’t Dare Change the Shape)
Under the hood, the old-school hand-built V8 is now paired with a 48-volt starter-generator - a mild-hybrid system, but don’t call it eco. It’s here for instant response, not planet-saving. AMG Active Ride Control means the anti-roll bars are out, and a hydraulic network is in. The G-Wagen doesn’t tip and sway anymore. It leans into corners with a kind of dignity it never had. MBUX gets smarter, the Transparent Hood camera now makes off-roading (or curb-hopping) easier, and there are subtle tweaks to the A-pillars and roof for less wind noise. All the DNA, with a few evolutionary tricks.
Mercedes Finally Nailed the Plug-In SUV: 2025 GLC 350e Tested
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The GLC 350e is the rare plug‑in hybrid that feels like a real electric car for most of your week. Mercedes quotes 54 miles of EV range and the number finally lines up with how people actually drive a compact luxury SUV. School runs. Grocery loops. A commute that looks the same Monday through Thursday. Add the comfort and polish this generation of GLC already nailed, then give it DC fast charging for the days you push too far on battery. It ends up calm, capable, and surprisingly efficient. If you have a place to plug in, this is the GLC you want.
The test car at a glance
My test vehicle is the spec you actually see in showrooms when someone checks every box that makes the design pop: MANUFAKTUR Patagonia Red Metallic paint, AMG Line with the sportier bumpers, Night Package for the dark trim, and 20‑inch AMG multispoke wheels finished in black. Inside, Exclusive Trim with Metal Weave accents, ventilated front seats, the panorama roof, and the Advanced USB package. It starts at $59,900 and lands at $73,450 as tested including destination.
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Mercedes Got the Formula Right with the 2024 GLC 43
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The 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 Coupe is an interesting proposition. It sits neatly in a category that often tries (and sometimes struggles) to blend performance and practicality, wrapped in that distinctive coupe silhouette that's suddenly everywhere. On paper, Mercedes promises both sporty handling and everyday usability - but how does this translate in real life?
First, let's talk numbers. Under the hood, you'll find AMG’s tuned 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four engine. With 416 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque, aided by a 48-volt mild-hybrid system and an electric exhaust-gas turbocharger, acceleration is brisk—Mercedes claims 0-60 mph in roughly 4.7 seconds. It's paired with a 9-speed AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT automatic transmission that delivers fast, crisp gear changes, and all-wheel drive comes standard via Mercedes' 4MATIC system. It's quick enough to entertain, though not exactly thrilling if you've spent time in higher-powered AMGs.
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