According to Carscoops, Hyundai has launched the Hyundai Staria 2024 minivan on the home market with a new power plant – a hybrid. It has a 1.6-liter gasoline turbo engine with 180 hp. combined with an electric motor with a power of 73 hp, as well as a 6-speed automatic…
Volvo has launched what it claims is the industry’s first real-time accident warning technology, Accident Ahead Alert. Data from traffic control centers and information from other compatible Volvo vehicles will be used to alert drivers. The feature will first appear in select Volvo models in Europe, starting in Denmark. Accident…
Today Toyota opened pre-orders for the newest Land Cruiser Prado 250 in China, and the car became an instant hit: in just an hour, pre-orders reached 5,000. One can only imagine how many cars will be ordered in the first 24 hours. Image: ToyotaIn China, the Land Cruiser Prado 250…
We have already told you that the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recognized the Tesla Model Y 2024 as one of the safest cars. However, 21 other models received the same (highest) Top Safety Pick+ rating. According to IIHS tests, all of them provide the best (in their…
Today, pre-sales of the new Toyota Land Cruiser 250 SUV have started in China. The car is offered in four trim levels with designations atypical for Toyota – UN, ALR, ADV and LUX, prices – from 65.3 to 80 thousand dollars. That is, the Land Cruiser 250 turned out to…
According to Autohome, the official premiere of the new Audi A7L in China (and this model is intended specifically for the Chinese market) will take place on March 1. But the cars are already at dealers, and sellers received two special versions of the car: Black Warrior Edition and RS…
The New York Times and 9to5mac shared details about Project Titan from “several people who have worked on Apple’s car over the past decade.” In December 2020, Elon Musk himself confirmed that he “approached Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla” during the “darkest days” of Model…
BYD introduced the flagship sedan BYD Han Honor Edition 2024 model year, which is available in three variants. These are the all-electric Han EV, the Han DM-i plug-in hybrid and the Han DM-p plug-in hybrid with all-wheel drive. The main changes are the addition of a new DiPilot 100 ADAS…
BMW has no plans to put the Z4 Coupe concept into production. Following its debut at last year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, rumors swirled that BMW was planning to release the car in limited quantities. A new report says the automaker considered the idea but abandoned it. BMWBlog reports that…
The Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury, introduced in 2018, will not go into production, according to German business newspaper Handelsblatt. The luxury car maker has abandoned mass production of the strange mixture of sedan and crossover. The idea was to combine the two most popular body styles in China and create…
Last week, BYD started a price war in China and it seems the company is not going to stop: the BYD Tang DM-i Honor Edition crossover was presented in China, which turned out to be cheaper than last year’s BYD Tang DM-i by just 4 thousand dollars! The basic version…
Today, pre-sales of the updated Changan Uni-V started in China: four configurations are offered with prices ranging from 15 to 17.5 thousand dollars. At the same time, there are options with both a conventional gasoline engine and a hybrid power plant. The car retained its recognizable design, but was slightly…
The BMW Group announced in a press release that the new BMW X2 has been launched in China with a suggested retail price of $44,000 to $58,000. The new X2 has a drag coefficient of just 0.27Cd. The M35i also features a different grille design and quad exhaust tips. Overall…
After information appeared that Apple had abandoned the development of unmanned electric vehicles, there was a strong reaction from users, as well as executives of large companies. Elon Musk’s comment was the shortest, he posted two emojis, the first of which shows a salute emoji, and the second shows a…
Just over a year ago, Mercedes slashed the price of its EQS electric sedan by as much as $33,000 in China in an attempt to boost disappointing sales. One reason was the sporty roofline, which affected rear-seat headroom. The restyled models shown in the new spy shots should improve this…
This article contains a rating of 10 sports cars that will last for many years with timely maintenance. HotCars looked at eligible sports cars built between 1994 and 2024 and selected the models that can run with the lowest annual maintenance costs, based on data from RepairPal and 10-year maintenance…
