Craig Cole

Despite what the company might trumpet in its press releases and marketing materials, GM’s Ultium-based electric vehicles are somewhat hit or miss. The new Chevy Equinox EV is superb, a remarkable achievement of price-conscious design and engineering, but the GMC Hummer SUV and pickup, for instance, are far too bulky and expensive for their own […]

The Lexus NX is a small luxury SUV that’s available with a whopping three different powertrains and either front- or all-wheel drive, an embarrassment of choice. A simple gasoline engine is the base offering, but you can also get a hybrid propulsion system and even a plug-in hybrid powertrain if you’re curious about electrification but […]

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the most interesting electric vehicle you can buy in the U.S. today and by a cavernous margin. Nothing else on the market comes close to the thrills — and groundbreaking features — this menacing hatchback offers. Something special The South Korean automaker’s first high-performance electric, the Ioniq 5 […]

Whether it’s the latest and greatest EV or a traditional sedan, a combustion-powered utility vehicle or a stunning new concept, tasteful and timeless styling is a cornerstone of Genesis, the world’s only Korean luxury automotive brand. “We are always challenging ourselves to be more timeless,” said SangYup Lee, the head of Genesis global design, while […]

Supplier company ZF is developing an electric vehicle drivetrain that’s lighter, more sustainable and requires no heavy rare-earth materials, plus, this system is significantly more efficient in cold temperatures. The German firm’s EVbeat concept offers numerous — and significant — benefits in a package that’s not radically different from powertrains in production today. Demonstrated in […]

With electric vehicles, efficiency is critical. Whether they’re in the wind tunnel carefully massaging a body panel’s aerodynamics, refining motor designs to minimize internal drag or updating a climate control system to consume less power, engineers fight for every fraction of a percent they can to maximize EV range. But there’s one unlikely vehicle system […]

Genesis unveiled a radical looking concept car at the Busan International Mobility Show in South Korea on Thursday. The X Gran Racer Vision Gran Turismo is based on the automaker’s X Gran Berlinetta concept and features an advanced hybrid drivetrain that delivers mega power and torque. The X Gran Racer VGT is part of the […]

The Genesis brand’s first all-electric model is getting a significant update. The refreshed Electrified G80 sedan gains some welcome enhancements, including more passenger comfort and additional range. Initially unveiled in China last April, this stately four-door was also on display at the Busan International Mobility Show in South Korea last week, the first time the […]

The Volkswagen ID.4 sucks, or more accurately, it used to. For 2024, the German car company has made some huge changes and impactful refinements to this all-electric SUV that have transformed the ID.4 from an also-ran into what is arguably the most improved EV available in the U.S. today. One upgrade every driver will feel […]

Just like wood-bodied convertibles, Volkswagen diesels and common courtesy, station wagons are all but extinct from America’s roadways. But these eminently practical vehicles might be staging a comeback thanks to the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia. Only available as a hybrid, which this Japanese automaker is famous for building instead of pure EVs, the Signia is […]