Three new Ford Performance Accessory Packages are coming for the Ford Ranger pickup truck, every designed to improve the truck’s off-roading functionality. The dealer-installed packages are available for all 4-wheel-drive Rangers made since Ford re-introduced the truck to the united states market in 2019. This week was heavy with Mazda news regarding the updated 2021 CX-5 and rumored 2021 CX-30 Turbo, and we additionally featured teasers of upcoming models, including the Chevrolet Bolt, Hyundai Kona, and Volkswagen ID4. When Fiat Chrysler Automobiles debuted the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, it introduced several new features for that mannequin however would not verify that different variations of the automaker’s light-duty full-size pickup truck would get them. This week, we reported the adjustments to the 2021 Land Rover Discovery, previewed BMW’s new electrical SUV, and explained just how long it’ll take to recharge the new 2022 Ford E-Transit electric van. It’s Thanksgiving time, which suggests we’re bringing you The Friday Five on a Wednesday, instead.
The 2022 Santa Cruz grabbed a Top Safety Pick award, adding to an already nice 12 months for Hyundai and Genesis safety. The October 2021 Used Vehicle Price Index shows an increase in used-car costs for the month, marking the primary time in 25 years costs have climbed from September to October. During this yr’s present, model-year 2023 debuts had been the Acura Integra, Kia Sportage Hybrid, Mazda CX-50, and twinsies the Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X amongst others.
When the Fiat brand returned to America in 2011, it was the adorable little Cinquecento that led the cost. But small, quirky, Italian autos are boutique gadgets in a market where buyers voraciously devour vans and greater SUVs. BMW has just announced its quickest and strongest production car ever. True to the BMW ethos, the automobile is not a 2-seat sports model however as a substitute a sports activities sedan — the 2022 M5 CS.
J.D. Power has introduced the outcomes of its 2020 examine of vehicle resale values, and this year Honda and Toyota lead the industry with 5 awards every. Announced for the European market, the 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric is getting a handful of enhancements that must also apply to the U.S.-specification fashions Automotive News. A redesigned 2021 Toyota Mirai is about to arrive in California and Hawaii just in time for the holidays. Not solely does it look extra like a Lexus than watercraft, the model new 2021 Mirai switches to a rear-wheel-drive platform that provides the automobile with a longer, decrease, and wider look.
Today, Honda opened a state-of-the-art facility at its campus in Ohio. With SUV and truck gross sales booming in current years, many automotive corporations have scaled back small-car and sedan options; electric-vehicle choices also stay restricted. The electric-vehicle maker’s drive into Europe has been overshadowed by Russia’s war on Ukraine, which has exacerbated current parts shortages going through the auto business. The newly-announced plant will provide batteries for Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler EVs representing the largest-ever funding in southern Ontario’s auto trade. Regulatory delays are causing Audi to forsake plans to launch Traffic Jam Pilot, its Level three semi-autonomous driving expertise, in accordance with a report in Automotive News Europe.
Each will wear a Type S designation and can supply more power and efficiency than any street-legal NSX to come back earlier than it. Genesis has made a reputation for itself with putting, value-forward models as comfy and upscale as these from rivals. The automaker’s newest creation is the GV60 electrical SUV, a mannequin that marks a departure from its earlier SUVs and demonstrates Genesis’ vision of its electrified future. Stellantis is no stranger to chip shortage-related manufacturing issues.