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5 days ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy
RATING : 9 / 10
A breeze to driveLooks greatFantastic drivetrain
Lackluster fuel economyA bit pricey
I am more than familiar with the Ford Explorer. My family owned one in the late 1990s that we affectionately referred to as "The Exploder" and, since then, I've driven nearly every generation over the years.
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1 week ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy
Pirelli, the well-known Italian tire maker, has a new technology on the way that could run afoul of United States regulators. The new tech is called "Cyber Tyre" and, according to Pirelli is "first system based on sensorized tyres in the world to gather vital data and communicate this in real-time to the car. For a safer, tailor-made top driving experience with high performance levels." It consists of a suite of sensors built into the Pirelli P-Zero line of performance tires.
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1 week ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy
The Jeep Cherokee has had a bit of a tumultuous production history. It first premiered in 1974 and rode on the SJ platform. Later, in 1984, AMC (before it was bought by Chrysler), brought out the Jeep Cherokee XJ. Very quickly became a popular off-roader. Even today, the XJ is revered as incredibly reliable due to its legendary 4.0-liter inline-six, and as an embodiment of what everyone loves about Jeep.
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2 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy
The 2026 Honda HR-V is here, and with it, Honda has unveiled a number of changes for the new model year. As it stands, the HR-V is the least expensive SUV in Honda's lineup, coming in under the CR-V and comes in three trims, starting at $26,200 for the base model LX trim. For all-wheel drive, the price goes up to $27,700. Next, the Sport trim starts at $28,000 exactly, with all-wheel drive starting at $29,500.
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2 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy |Eli Shayotovich
The Toyota IMV 0 concept truck was — like the "zero" in the name suggests — as basic as a vehicle gets.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Alex Hevesy
NowCNN — Soccer player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has admitted to orchestrating the smuggling of 60 kilograms (roughly 132 pounds) of cannabis worth around $800,000 (£600,000), according to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Emmanuel-Thomas, whose former clubs include Premier League sides Arsenal and …
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2 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy
If you've spent any amount of time reading about fighter jets or watching the news coming out of the current wars in Ukraine or Syria, you've likely come across the names of several Soviet-era or otherwise Russian aircraft. MiGs and Tupolevs are fairly common in the sky wherever modern aircraft are fighting. Those aircraft are denoted by the prefixes "MiG" and "Tu," respectively. Another prefix, "Su," pops up occasionally as well.
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3 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy
All-wheel drive is a useful feature on a great number of cars at all price points – some AWD's are under $10,000, — but it's sometimes touted as the solution to all traction-related driving problems, and that couldn't be further from the truth. When all four wheels are receiving power, it can absolutely help in staying connected to the road surface, but it's by no means the entire equation.
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3 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy
Toyota has resurrected the C-HR nameplate for a new EV. A little while ago, Toyota announced that the C-HR was back in electrified form for the European market, but a press release confirms that it is coming stateside in 2026. Behind the bZ4x, the latest and greatest C-HR is only the second EV released by Toyota.
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3 weeks ago | 
slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy
RATING : 10 / 10
Excellent rangeWickedly quickUseful and easy to live with
Sometimes wacky driver controlsThere is no earthly reason it needs to be that fast
Every electric truck currently on the market has its own thing. The Ford F-150 Lightning tries to be the truck of the working person. It has plugs all over for power tools and little cubbies and a massive frunk for storage.
