Toyota GR Yaris Arrives in Mexico, Sells Out in Less Than 24 Hours
If you're banging your head against the wall, don't worry—you're not alone. That was exactly our reaction when we found out that the Toyota GR Yaris—the rally-inspired, 257-hp hot hatch—would be sold in Mexico. Our neighbors to the south were so...
VW sets Taos pricing at $2,250 less than Tiguan
Volkswagen has announced pricing for its new 2022 Taos subcompact crossover, with the base model starting at $2,250 less than the base model of the similarly sized Tiguan. The German brand said the base model front-wheel-drive Taos will start at $24,190 including...
A Fast Grey Wagon That’s Not An Audi? That Would Be Peugeot’s 508 PSE
Peugeot just released their most powerful production car yet. Not quite the statement of the century, but it is significant, in part because it isn’t yet another over-the-line hunky SUV but a wagon/estate/tourer/sport wagon — whatever you want to call...
2022 Acura MDX SH-AWD A-Spec First Test: Gets the Job Done
Acura MDX Full OverviewNone of us wants to believe we'd fall for a marketing pitch or an advertising line. We're all sophisticated, modern consumers who've seen it all. We're jaded, and too smart to be sold, anyway. But there's a reason you remember commercial jingles...
Tesla’s acting general counsel departs for lidar startup Luminar
Tesla Inc.’s acting general counsel has left the electric-car maker for Luminar Technologies Inc., a laser-sensor startup that went public via reverse merger last year. Alan Prescott, who has been with Tesla for four years and became its top legal executive in...
2021 BMW M3 Competition First Test: Facing the Facts
BMW M3 Full OverviewAny new BMW M3 is a big deal to the enthusiast car community. Forget for a moment what the car actually is and focus instead on understanding what it represents. The M3 is the souped-up, hot-rodded, better-to-drive version of the traditional...
Supplier Nemak swings to Q1 net profit
Mexican supplier Nemak reported net income of $40 million in the first quarter, compared with a net loss of $14 million in the year-earlier period, and attributed the turnaround to cost-reduction initiatives and an improved product mix in its electric vehicle and...
Quick Charge Podcast: April 20, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday...
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