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Watch a Buick Grand National with 56 Miles Get Its First Wash in 34 Years

Watch a Buick Grand National with 56 Miles Get Its First Wash in 34 Years

professional detailer larry kosilla gets to play with some seriously cool metal. he's been tasked with cleaning, detailing, and restoring countless classic cars, including our road & track deputy editor bob sorokanich's two-door jeep cherokee. his latest project? a virtually new buick grand national barn [...]

Toyota Eases into EVs with an Ultra-Compact Two-Seater for Japan

Toyota Eases into EVs with an Ultra-Compact Two-Seater for Japan

toyota the ultra-compact toyota c+pod ev is currently available for corporate and local government fleets. toyota plans to offer the 12-horsepower two-seater to consumers before 2022. totota recently announced plans to bring 60 new electrified vehicles to market by 2025 includ [...]

Chevy to Show Plug-In-Hybrid Truck Concept Next Month: Report

Chevy to Show Plug-In-Hybrid Truck Concept Next Month: Report

michael simaricar and driver general motors will announce a few concept vehicles, including a chevrolet plug-in-hybrid pickup, at the digital consumer electronics show (ces) next month, as first reported by bloomberg green. the reveals will follow a presentation at 9 a.m. et [...]

2021 Kia Rio U.S. Specs and Pricing Detailed

2021 Kia Rio U.S. Specs and Pricing Detailed

kia the 2021 kia rio has revised styling and newly available features.the sedan model starts at $17,015 and the hatchback starts at $17,955.it's on sale at u.s. dealerships now.an updated version of the kia rio subcompact has arrived in the u.s. with a slightly freshened [...]

Tesla Holiday Update Has Farting Horn, Revised Screen Layout

Tesla Holiday Update Has Farting Horn, Revised Screen Layout

dave vanderwerpcar and driver tesla updated its vehicle firmware that adds an overhauled user experience and driving visualization for the eventual wide release of the company's full self driving (fsd).the update includes a boombox mode that adds a number of available ho [...]

A Trip to the Automatic Carwash Can Be Tricky in Newer Vehicles

A Trip to the Automatic Carwash Can Be Tricky in Newer Vehicles

tanya bernard / eyeemgetty images thanks to current safety technology, simply putting your car in neutral for the carwash isn't as simple as it used to be, and sometimes it's tricky to find the right way to get your car through an automatic carwash.a list on a carwas [...]

Automotive Guilty Pleasures: Window Shop with Car and Driver

Automotive Guilty Pleasures: Window Shop with Car and Driver

in every episode of window shop, the c/d crew seems to unearth some new controversy. this week, the explosive issue at hand is what exactly constitutes an automotive guilty pleasure.host tony quiroga asserts it’s a vehicle that embodies all the attributes one usually eschews in a vehicle but somehow stil [...]

Plug and Charge Simplifies EV Charging

Plug and Charge Simplifies EV Charging

john voelcker plug and charge is a new way of automating payment for ev charging, bringing tesla-style convenience to people who drive something other than teslas—for instance, the 2021 ford mustang mach-e.the plug and charge protocol tells the charging station what kind [...]

Watch the Electric Ford F-150 Drift and Do Donuts in the Snow

Watch the Electric Ford F-150 Drift and Do Donuts in the Snow

ford put out a video of a prototype electric f-150 doing winter testing in the snow, drifting and doing donuts.the driver of the prototype put the dual electric motors to work as the power was routed to all four wheels.the electric f-150 is still a year and a half away, due by mid-2022.we're rou [...]