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Tested: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T Is a Powerful Four in a Fresh SUV Wrapper Dave VanderWerp © Michael Simari - Car and Driver First-ever Genesis SUV is executed to an extremely high level and shows many signs of fresh thinking, yet its a terrific value. Its rare to stand out in the automotive world. Feverish competitive benchmarking and then careful feature-by-feature matching leads to increasing sameness. Thats why the most striking thing about the Genesis GV80 is that it feels...

Volvo Will Give Away Cars If Buccaneers or Chiefs Get a Safety in Super Bowl LV Connor Hoffman © Ryan Olbrysh - Car and Driver Volvo said itll give away $2 million worth of cars if the Buccaneers or Chiefs defensive team makes the two-point play. Volvo announced that it will give away $2 million worth of cars if the Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Buccaneers score a safety in Super Bowl LV. To enter, participants must configure a Volvo of their own and submit a unique configu...

Tested: 2021 BMW 430i xDrive Deserves a Better Chassis Eric Tingwall © Michael Simari - Car and Driver BMWs once great compact sports coupe squanders its potential with uninspired steering and suspension tuning. BMWs latest 3-series sedan and 4-series coupe dont occupy the same mental real estate as the earlier generations do. Examples from the 90s and 2000s wormed their way into that part of our brain that holds our fondest memories—the taste of grandmas meatloaf, a trip t...

Car and Driver When a car’s front wheels are tasked with both steering and putting engine torque to the ground, there are clear limitations for both handling prowess and outright acceleration. For example, under acceleration, a car’s body squats on its rear wheels. In front-drive vehicles, this unloads the powered front axle, reducing launch traction. Ditto when trying to accelerate out of a corner while steering. But that hasn’t stopped automakers from pushing the front-drivers’ perfo...

Our Tesla Model 3 Has Lost 7 Percent of Battery Capacity in 24K Miles Dave VanderWerp © Michael Simari - Car and Driver If our cars battery continues to erode at this rate, it will qualify for replacement under Teslas warranty. Battery packs in electric vehicles slowly lose capacity to store energy over time. Our long-term Tesla Model 3 has so far lost 7 percent of its capacity over 24,000 miles. All EVs have lengthy warranties on the battery pack to assuage buyers potential ...

Our 2019 Tesla Model 3 Has Logged 19K Nearly Trouble-Free Miles Dave VanderWerp © Michael Simari - Car and Driver After an early stranding and major repair, our Model 3 has been largely trouble free for nearly 20,000 miles. 20,000-Mile Update With more than a year and 24,000 miles logged with our Tesla Model 3, were way past the honeymoon phase. Our initial 12 months of included premium connectivity has expired, which means in-car audio and video streaming now only works with...

Our Tesla Model 3 Proves EVs Are Cheaper When Charged at Home Connor Hoffman © Michael Simari - Car and Driver Weve averaged 5.5 cents per mile with at-home charging, but using Teslas Superchargers cost the equivalent of nearly $9 per gallon. Owning a Tesla Model 3 (or any electric car) can substantially reduce fuel costs compared to a gas-powered car, but only when its charged at home. Teslas Superchargers are fast but pricey, averaging the equivalent of nearly $9 per gallo...

What We Learned in 2020: Lessons from Around the Auto Industry FCAs Ralph Gilles, YouTube star Rich Benoit, and others, from the boardroom to the showroom, talk about how they managed 2020, and how it will change the future. David McNewGetty Images Every part of everyday life was disrupted in 2020. It was a trying year, even for the luckiest of us. We wanted to find out how people in the various corners of the auto industry managed the challenges, how they adapted, and how the lessons learned ...

The Year in Pictures: Car and Drivers Best Photos of 2020 Smoky burnouts from a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat? Check. Righteous jumps over sand dunes in a Ford F-150 Raptor? Check. An illustration of the perfect car? We did that too. Greg PajoCar and Driver Why did the last 366 days feel like 366 weeks? We all know why, but its almost over now. So rather than dwell on the the worst, lets remember the best parts from 2020 by going through our very own Car and Driver photo album. This year we deli...

Chevy to Show Plug-In-Hybrid Truck Concept Next Month: Report Connor Hoffman © Michael Simari - Car and Driver GM will preview a few Chevy and Cadillac hybrids and EVs at the virtual Consumer Electronics Show on January 12. General Motors will announce a few concept vehicles, including a . General Motors CEO Mary Barra will discuss the automakers electrification strategy and the importance of EVs during a livestream presentation at the digital Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...