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Audi continues to show bits and pieces of the 2022 Q4 e-tron and, no surprise, its interior is a slick technological showcase. The cabin follows the same minimalist design that first appeared on the current-generation A8 flagship luxury sedan. This iteration uses a simpler layout similar to the one you find in the Audi Q3. […]

When it ships, the McLaren Artura will be the company’s first series production plug-in hybrid vehicle. In addition to 19 miles of electric only driving, the hybrid turbo 6-cylinder engine will also launch the car to 60 mph in 3 seconds. Some people buy supercars to actually drive, and McLaren is ready to support those […]

The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid finally has a sticker price and it starts right in the same ballpark as key competitors like the Honda CR-V Hybrid and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. Base Blue models start at $30,235. That may sound pricey but keep in mind you also get AWD, heated front seats, and a full range […]

GMC continues to put the Hummer EV through its rigorous testing and validation regime to show off its capability. The latest one sees the all-electric truck getting put through its paces in the subzero conditions in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. There, the truck must prove its mettle on slippery surfaces packed with ice and snow to […]

Volkswagen has teased Project Trinity, an upcoming yet-to-be-named all-electric sedan that appears to be a flagship vehicle. The name of the project is derived from three themes: state-of-the-art technology, simplification of the supply structure, and fully networked intelligent production at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant where the car will be built. “Trinity is a sort of crystallization […]

In a strong showing of its commitment to electrification, Porsche  announced further investment in Rimac. Porsche will increase its stake in the Croatian company to 24% and infuse it with an extra $83 million. In 2018, Porsche became an investor in Rimac and upped its stake to 15 percent in 2019. “Rimac is excellently positioned […]

Hyundai recently revealed the 2022 Ioniq 5, its first dedicated battery electric vehicle. We know that it rides on the company’s Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which will underpin at least two more Hyundai vehicles and another seven at Kia. What we didn’t know is what tire it’ll be using but it looks like the […]

To equip your Tesla with “Full Self Driving,” you must spend $10,000 to enable the functionality. But the functionality isn’t there yet. You might be thinking, “There’s a ‘FSD’ beta out there right now for city streets. Surely that’s basically what Waymo is doing?” Wrong. PlainSite obtained documents between Tesla’s legal department and California’s DMV […]

Recently, we had a chance to spend a day in the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover. It’s not the brand’s first fully electric vehicle in the United States, but it is the first attempt at a 50 state, mass adopted product. Our test unit was a rear-wheel drive 1st Edition product. That means it makes […]

Mercedes-Benz has started to show more details of the EQS ahead of the official reveal in April and it looks like the car has remained true to the concept it’s based on. Two different teaser images appeared on Twitter, one on Mercedes-Benz’s global account and another on parent company Daimler’s. Both show off quite a […]