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2025 Kia Tasman midsize pickup spied for first time

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Kia has been spotted testing a midsize pickup truck due on sale next year and set to be labeled a Tasman. The pickup is aimed at global offerings like the Ford Ranger and Volkswagen Amarok twins, as well as the ever popular Toyota Hilux, and is unlikely to be sold in the U.S. Instead, Kia will launch an electric pickup in the U.S. sometime before.

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Argentina February 2024: Volkswagen, Jeep, Ram defy market driving -18.3%

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The Rampage helps Ram sales shoot up. Sales of new light vehicles in Argentina continue to struggle with a -18.3% year-on-year loss in February to 23,457 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -27.1% to 55,847. After ranking #3 in January, Toyota (-20.9%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2023 with a very strong 20.1% share. It also advances to #1 year-to-date.

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona delivers on EV muscle car hype

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About 18 months ago, Dodge showed off a wild Charger Daytona SRT Concept meant to ease the muscle car brand’s shift from its V-8 past to its electric future. Big promises were made to carry on the spirit of combustion in an electric package, from an artificial exhaust note to a multi-speed transmission and other oddities for an EV, including.

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UK February 2024: Strongest February volume in 20 years, VW Golf up to #2

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The VW Golf hits its highest UK ranking in 2.5 years. New car sales in the UK score their best February volume in 20 years, up 14% year-on-year to 84,886 vs. 91,460 in February 2004. The year-to-date cume is up 10.3% to 227,762. However this outstanding result is entirely due to fleet and business sales instead of private sales. Indeed fleet sales are up 25.2% year-on-year to 54,740 and 64.5% share vs. 58.8% last year whereas private sales actually drop -2.6% to 28,630 and 33.7% share vs. 39.5%

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Uber-rare Ferrari 250 GTO comes up for sale

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The Holy Grail of classic Ferraris is currently up for sale, though only the mega rich need apply. British dealership Tom Hartley Jnr has a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO listed, and naturally the price is only available to serious bidders. The 250 GTO is a homologation special built as the final evolution of Ferrari's 250 GT series of cars. Production ran.

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Brazil February 2024: Market up 29.7%, Fiat places three models in Top 4

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The Fiat Mobi ranks at #4 in Brazil in February. The Brazilian new light vehicle market advances 29.7% year-on-year in February to 155,283 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.8% to 307,339. Fiat (+29%) matches the market to a splendid 22.1% share. In fact the podium is unchanged on last month and on the Full Year 2023 order: Volkswagen (+46.9%) follows ahead of Chevrolet (-11%).

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Nissan aims to launch robotaxi service by 2027

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While many automakers have given up on their earlier ambitions to develop their own self-driving technology, Nissan is pushing ahead and plans to launch a robotaxi service this decade. The automaker last week said it aims to have a commercial robotaxi service in operation by 2027. The first location has been confirmed as the Minato Mirai area.

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Karma to offer updated Revero hybrid alongside new EVs

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California's Karma Automotive is gearing up to launch a pair of high-performance electric vehicles in the form of the Gyesera sedan and Kaveya sports car, but the company will continue to offer an updated Revero series plug-in hybrid sedan alongside the newcomers. Karma is the company born out of the remains of the original Fisker Automotive. Its.

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Volkswagen Passat

Autocar

The longest-lived car in the VW line-up gets one final generation - and the brand pulls out all the stops The Volkswagen Passat has been in production for more than 50 years, during which time it has captured more than 30 million sales worldwide.It may not be as widely celebrated as the smaller Volkswagen Golf, but its 1973 introduction preceded that of the hatchback by almost a year, making it the longest-lived car in the Volkswagen line-up.It’s important to point this out because the new ninth

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Track-ready 2025 Porsche Taycan teased, debuts March 11

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The Porsche Taycan will be thoroughly updated for the 2025 model year, with most variants set to receive more power and range. The update will also see the introduction of a new performance flagship rumored to be called a Taycan Turbo GT, and Porsche this week confirmed the car's debut for March 11. A shadowy teaser photo shows a large wing at the.

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Dodge Charger drops V8 for straight-six and electric power

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New Dodge Charger Daytona is the first car based on Stellantis's STLA Large platform All-new muscle car seats five, hits 60mph in 3.3sec and promises Hellcat levels of noise, even in EV form The eighth-generation Dodge Charger has been unveiled, dropping its long-running Hemi V8 engine for a choice of straight-six or battery-electric power. The new Charger Daytona's combustion offering is the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre Hurricane six from the Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

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2024 Dodge Charger, 2025 Porsche Taycan: Today's Car News

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Dodge's electric replacement for the Challenger and Charger muscle cars has been revealed as the 2024 Charger Daytona. The car made its debut as a three-door hatchback but a stretched five-door option arrives next year. Buyers with gasoline in their veins will also have an option as Dodge will offer a Charger Sixpack model equipped with the.

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2024 Dodge Charger revealed: 2-door EV this year, 4-door and inline-6 next year

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Filed under: Green , Dodge , Coupe , Electric , Future Vehicles , Performance Continue reading 2024 Dodge Charger revealed: 2-door EV this year, 4-door and inline-6 next year 2024 Dodge Charger revealed: 2-door EV this year, 4-door and inline-6 next year originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 5 Mar 2024 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2025 Aston Martin Vantage ready for F1 safety car duty

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The AMR24 race car won't be the only Aston Martin hitting the track at each round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship. The heavily updated 2025 Aston Martin Vantage has been named F1's official safety car, with this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to be the first race where the car will be on duty. The outgoing Vantage was already serving.

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Can You Imagine A Tesla Cybertruck With A Porsche Engine Swap? This Guy Did

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While the Tesla Cybertruck already boasts impressive performance with its electric powertrain, independent artist Vishnu Suresh, also known as Zephyr Designz, decided to take us on an imaginary wild ride. Because why not throw a Porsche flat-six engine onto the back of a fictional Cybertruck? Along with some outlandish body kit, oversized wheels, and a suspension lower than Elon’s expectations for Mars colonization, you’ve got yourself an imagination on overdrive.” Everything s

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McLaren's first car pays a visit to Jay Leno's Garage

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McLaren may be most famous for its F1 supercar launched in the 1990s, but the company was building cars, specifically race cars, since the 1960s. McLaren was founded as a racing team by Bruce McLaren in 1963, and initially competed with cars from Cooper, the team which Bruce McLaren previously worked for as a racing driver. The first race car to.

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Clouds From the West

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California has new catalytic converter protection requirements that could spread across the country.

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Dodge Charger Daytona Is Longer Than BMW X7, Heavier Than Cadillac Escalade ESV!

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When Dodge unleashed the new Charger, it assured us it’s a homage to American muscle cars and a pledge that they’ll march forward into the future. That may very well be true in more ways than one. Yes, it has the powertrain of the future, but it also carries a few relics from the past, things that haven’t always been part of American exceptionalism.

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Study Points Out Drowsy-Driving Danger

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AAA research estimates traffic fatalities due to unrested drivers far exceed historical numbers.

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV Has Up To 670 HP, Straight-Six And Sedan Here Next Year

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The wait is finally over, and we don’t just mean the couple of years we’ve been twiddling our thumbs since Dodge unveiled the Charger Daytona SRT concept. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona production car is the first truly all-new, clean-sheet Charger since the current model debuted 19 years ago, and boy does it feel new. A fresh platform, EV power for the first time in the Charger’s six-decade-long history, a total lack of V8 options, standard all-wheel drive, and the return of a

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Fiat 600e

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Compact electric SUV wades in with design flair, a useful range and reasonable pricing – and shuns the bloat of many modern family cars The Fiat 600e is a very important car for the brand, and it has a lot to live up to.As the Italian marque's second all-electric car, it's seeking to continue the trail blazed by the hugely successful Fiat 500e - one of the cheapest and best-selling EVs in Europe today.

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Dodge Says It Doesn't Care About The Charger Daytona's Efficiency Or Range

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Dodge boss Tim Kuniskis says muscle-car owners don't care about efficiency. That said, the Charger Daytona is surprisingly efficient.

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Elon Musk Said Teslas Were Appreciating Assets. He Was Very Wrong

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Elon Musk is known for making bold claims about Tesla vehicles, and in 2019, he made one of his most bizarre declarations. He stated that those buying a new Tesla vehicle were acquiring ‘an appreciating asset, not a depreciating asset.’ However, a look at the prices of used Teslas shows that he was wrong. Very wrong When Musk made this statement , he asserted that Tesla vehicles would soon be able to drive themselves and owners could use them in autonomous ride-hailing services, gene

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Household transport costs skyrocketed in 2023

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Transportation is putting increased pressure on the cost-of-living crisis for Australians, according to the latest data. The average Australian household is spending 17 per cent of its income on transportation, after costs increased by more than three times the national inflation rate in 2023. According to the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) – the peak body representing the NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAA, RAC, RACT, and AANT motoring clubs – transport costs increased by 13 per cent over the year,

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Jaguar To Kill All Gas Cars In June To Embrace EVs

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Jaguar is taking a different approach in its plan of producing nothing but battery-electric vehicles. Whereas most other brands are slowly making the transition over the coming years if not decade, Jaguar has confirmed it will cease production of its gas-powered models before introducing a new lineup comprised exclusively of BEVs. The British marque has been preparing for its EV transition over the past three years.

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Tesla stops production at Berlin factory after arson attack by activists

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to the attack, calling it 'extremely dumb' German EV plant forced to close as nearby pylon damaged; CEO Elon Musk calls attack 'extremely dumb' Tesla has stopped production at its Berlin factory after a group of activists set fire to an electricity pylon servicing the factory and nearby towns. The activists, who call themselves the Volcano Group, published a 2500-word letter claiming responsibility for the attack while calling CEO Elon Musk a “technofascist”.

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The Dodge Charger EV Sacrifices Range For Muscle Car Performance

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After a two-year wait since Dodge first unveiled the concept, the all-electric, all-new 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona has finally arrived. And while the concept of an electric muscle car might sound like heresy, CEO Tim Kuniskis argues that the company designed the new model with exactly the same attitude as the old one. That is to say, one where ultimate efficiency takes a back seat to performance.

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Dealers Honored for Consumer Props

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Edmunds recognizes stores participating in its program that got the best ratings.

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Nissan To Deactivate Key Features From Early EVs

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Nissan UK is stripping key functionality from some of its earliest electric vehicles, with several convenience features being turned off from April 1st. The controversial move has owners up in arms, with some claiming that the company is prematurely dumping the first adopters of electric cars. The affected models include Nissan Leaf and Nissan e-NV200 models produced before 2016.

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Traditional buttons and switches to be required for top safety rating – report

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Car manufacturers will soon be required to use physical knobs, buttons, and switches for a new model to obtain a five-star safety rating. Europe’s independent crash-test organisation – and in turn its counterpart in Australia – is tipped to make physical buttons and switches a requirement for a five-star safety rating, According to Hagerty, the European New Car Assessment Programme (better known as Euro NCAP) will require new cars to have traditional buttons and switches for critical opera

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Rivian R2 Specs Leaked, Starts At $47,500 With 330-Mile Range

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As the countdown continues for the Rivian R2’s grand reveal on March 7, a leaked dossier of specifications has surfaced online, offering a glimpse into the hotly anticipated EV’s realm, complete with its starting price. The specs were discovered on the backend of the startup’s official website by Rivian owner and X user Chris Hilbert , using a web inspector.

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona and Sixpack trim breakdown: Here's what you get

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Filed under: Green , Dodge , Coupe , Hatchback , Electric , Performance Continue reading 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona and Sixpack trim breakdown: Here's what you get 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona and Sixpack trim breakdown: Here's what you get originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 5 Mar 2024 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2024 Subaru WRX Club Spec Edition Takes Flight For Australia With Big Wing

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Subaru published a solitary photo of the upcoming WRX Club Spec special edition that will be available in a limited number of 150 units reserved for Australian buyers. This model mirrors the US-spec WRX TR, but distinguishes itself with a prominent rear wing reminiscent of the STI days. The official photo all but confirms the previous reports about the special edition , as sourced from leaked documents.

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Quality, Styling Distinguish Top EV Models, J.D. Power Finds

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But its study shows public charging woes continue to be felt among consumers.

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Hyundai N Wants To Be The King Of ‘Fun Per Dollar’ Cars

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Hyundai’s current range of hot hatches and sedans, as well the new all-electric Ioniq 5 N , may not be the outright fastest vehicles in their respective segments, but according to the N division’s chief technical advisor, Albert Biermann, the brand must be king when it comes to the fun they provide per dollar spent by shoppers. Last week, we participated in a round-table discussion with Biermann during the Australian launch of the Ioniq 5 N at Sydney Motorsport Park.

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV: This Is It

Motor 1

Even with 670-horsepower and two doors or four, the first of the electric muscle cars still has a lot to prove.

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Will The New Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car Keep F1 Drivers Happy?

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Last month, Aston Martin paraded the new 2025 Vantage to the world. So it makes sense that the British sportscar maker will use the new model to lead the Formula 1 field around the formation lap at this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The new Vantage improves performance over the outgoing model by some margin. This will undoubtedly be good news for Bernd Maylander, the man who has led over 1,300 laps of Formula One, piloting various incarnations of safety cars over the years.