The Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan’s slippery shape reflects its reason for existence: it’s the most efficient electric car on sale now, alongside the six-figure Lucid Air. It’s also one of the more affordable, with a starting price of $38,615 for the single-motor version with the smaller 53-kwh battery pack and 240 miles of range. To get […]
List of 3-row electric SUVs grows with 2026 Cadillac Vistiq
2026 Cadillac Vistiq 2026 Cadillac Vistiq Cadillac announced its third electric crossover on Thursday, with a preview of the 2026 Vistiq. The three-row electric crossover will be larger than the Cadillac Lyriq yet smaller than the full-size Cadillac Escalade IQ. Like the Escalade IQ, the Vistiq will have three rows of seats and be targeted […]
The Car Connection Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist honors an icon
Surely you’ve heard? The redesigned 2023 Toyota Prius looks good. The hybrid icon hatched out of its egg into something that draws eyes instead of sighs. The fifth-generation hatchback is the wedge of women’s footwear instead of the clog it had once been. The better to attain a 57-mpg combined rating from the EPA, and an all-wheel-drive version […]
The Car Connection Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist highlights the hybrid
The Honda Accord remains one of our highest rated mainstream sedans, and Honda expects the hybrid version to be the most popular model. For good reason. At up to 48 mpg combined, the new Accord Hybrid runs smoother and cleaner than in years past, even if it lacks some of the pluck and polish of […]
Tesla recalls more than 2M cars to make Autopilot safer
Tesla has recalled nearly all the cars it sells in the U.S. to make its Autopilot hands-free driving system safer and comply with the findings of a long-running NHTSA investigation, Tesla disclosed Tuesday. The NHTSA cited Autosteer in particular, which enables hands-free driving for long stretches with limited checks on driver engagement, unlike limited hands-free […]
The Car Connection Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist pushes pretty value
Buick is at a crossroads. The brand’s popularity in China has waned in each of the past six years, and its transition to a fully electric automaker by 2030 appears foggy without any electrification—no hybrid, no plug-in hybrid, no battery electric—in any car it currently sells in North America. The 2024 Buick Envista doesn’t diminish […]
2024 Honda Ridgeline gets $950 bump to start at $41,125
The refreshed 2024 Honda Ridgeline rolls into dealerships with updated technology, a new TrailSport trim, and a higher price, Honda disclosed Tuesday. The pickup truck based on the Honda Pilot now costs $950 more than the 2023 Ridgeline, starting at $41,125 (including a $1,375 destination fee) for the base Sport model. The cosmetic changes to […]
New Ram pickup trucks recalled for busted blinkers
Ram has recalled more than 142,000 new Ram 1500 light-duty pickup trucks and 2500, 3500, and 4500/5500 heavy-duty trucks for turn indicators that can inadvertently activate the high-beam headlights, or high-beam headlights that can activate the turn indicator, the NHTSA disclosed Monday. Also, the turn signal may not automatically turn off as designed when the […]
The Car Connection Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist puts value first
The redesigned Chevrolet Trax grows longer, larger, and lovelier for its second generation, and the hatchback marketed as an entry-level crossover does something its predecessor and most new cars fail to do: The 2024 Trax strikes us as one of the best new car values on the market. With a starting price of just $21,495, […]
2024 Toyota Prius, Honda Accord top this week’s car reviews
This week, The Car Connection announced the nine finalists for its Best Car To Buy 2024 award that narrows down the best of every new, redesigned, or significantly refreshed vehicle to help shoppers simplify the car shopping process. We also ran the dozen that missed the cut for not moving the automotive industry forward enough, […]