SAN DIEGO — There are basically two flavors of electric car. First, there’s the electrified version of a current vehicle, like the Ford F–150 Lightning. It looks like a standard, gas-powered F–150 and feels like […]
SAN DIEGO — GMC’s Denali is one of the most successful subbrands in automotive. I can’t tell you how often I’ve talked to someone who had just purchased “a new Denali” rather than a new […]
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The most surprising thing about the Ford Bronco Raptor isn’t its prodigious off-road performance. That was no surprise to me, given the Raptor badge and the Bronco pedigree, that the new […]
PARK CITY, Utah — Okay, now I get it. For years, General Motors and CEO Mary Barra have been talking about the company’s Ultium platform and how it’s such a big deal. GM has invested […]
SAN DIEGO — The engine inside the RAM TRX pickup was something no one asked for. Half a decade ago, engineers inside Dodge’s SRT division — secretly! — took the brand’s excellent 6.4L V8 and […]
AUSTIN, Texas — I like electric cars, but I don’t think they’re suitable for everyone. Not yet. With a few exceptions, most of the country does not have the infrastructure to handle long road trips […]
SAN DIEGO — It seems like every carmaker is making a full-throated conversion to electric. New EVs are everywhere, and my inbox is filled with announcements of new battery factories and vehicle assembly facilities, and […]
ENCINITAS, Calif. — It seems common wisdom in the EV community that Toyota is somehow late to electric cars. Tesla, it’s correctly noted, has been beating the pants off everyone when it comes to electric […]
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The American appetite for pickup trucks is insatiable. Millions are sold every year across various sizes and price points, but it always seems like there’s room for another new one. See […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Can one mildly annoying thing ruin something that’s otherwise nearly perfect? This was my dilemma as I drove the Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid around this week. The just-released plug-in hybrid is […]
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