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2 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Kristen Hall-Geisler |WARREN CLARKE |Cody Trotter
A test drive is a test drive is a test drive, right? You find a car you're interested in buying, whether it's new or used, and you take it for a spin to make sure it works and is the right car for you. However, a used car has already lived a life with someone else, and you have no idea what that life was like. It could have been a kind, cushy life with regular oil changes and no accidents, or it could have done some hard living with jackrabbit starts and bare-minimum maintenance.
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4 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Cody Trotter |Cherise Threewitt |Warren Clarke |George Kennedy
It’s a funny thing. Once upon a time, an electric pickup truck would’ve blown your grandpappy’s socks off. Now, they’re a common sight (or at least, not an uncommon one), and the class features a half-dozen models, with more on the way. The 2026 Sierra EV is one of them, and GMC hopes this year’s updates will help it stand out against foes like the Ford F-150 Lightning and frenemies like the Chevrolet Silverado EV. The Sierra EV debuted for the 2024 model year with one trim and one battery.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
cars.usnews.com | Cody Trotter |Cherise Threewitt |George Kennedy
SUVs are an increasingly important part of Volkswagen's brand, and that's largely thanks to the success of models like the Taos. The subcompact crossover debuted for the 2022 model year, and it's now one of VW's best-selling models in North America. And for 2025, it's getting a facelift. The Taos's midcycle refresh will include updates in a number of areas. The first thing you'll notice will be the new exterior styling.
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
cars.usnews.com | Cody Trotter
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
cars.usnews.com | George Kennedy |Cody Trotter |Cherise Threewitt
CreditBMW of North America, LLCBest of Both Worlds: Gas and GreenA great debate has been raging over the future of the automobile. On one side are those that demand we go fully EV in the next several years. The other side, for either realistic logistical needs or purely emotional reasons, wants to see the internal combustion vehicle stick around. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle isn’t a gas vehicle or an EV. It’s both. It has a battery that is smaller than an EV's, but larger than a hybrid's.
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Sep 3, 2023 | 
cars.usnews.com | Cody Trotter |George Kennedy |Chris Teague
In a bit of thrilling news for fans of hot hatchbacks, Volkswagen has announced the ID. GTI—the first-ever all-electric GTI model. The GTI, for the uninitiated, is a performance-oriented version of the well-known Volkswagen Golf, and it's arguably the sportiest compact car on the market, perhaps rivaled only by the Honda Civic Type R. The new ID. GTI aims to carry on that legacy, and its fully electric powertrain should only add to the driving enjoyment.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
cars.usnews.com | Cody Trotter |Warren Clarke |George Kennedy
Fisker, which made headlines a couple of months ago when it finally began making deliveries of its long-awaited Ocean SUV, is back in the news with an update about one of its upcoming models, the all-electric Alaska pickup truck. According to Fisker, this truck will be unlike any other pickup currently on the market. “Alaska breaks with convention,” Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker said.
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Jul 5, 2023 | 
usnews.com | Cody Trotter
Trying to find the right car insurance policy and determine how much coverage you need is a daunting task. It gets even more complicated when you realize that there are different subsets of auto insurance, like collision, liability, gap insurance, and more. One of these specialized types of insurance is personal injury protection, or PIP, insurance. It's sometimes referred to as "no-fault" insurance, and it deals with injuries sustained during a car crash.
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May 23, 2023 | 
cars.usnews.com | Blair Travers |Cody Trotter |Jill Leonard |George Kennedy
CreditFord Motor Company|Workhorse or Showpiece – Who Says Trucks Can’t Be Both? Pickup trucks have become more expensive over the years. In the late 1970s, you could buy a Ford F-150 for less than $5,500, which equals about $23,000 today. However, the 2024 F-150 starts at just over $36,000. AdvertisementIt’s not just the price of trucks that’s going up; the standards are as well. Trucks are more powerful, more fuel-efficient and more capable than ever before.
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Mar 30, 2023 | 
usnews.com | George Kennedy |Cody Trotter
Best of Both Worlds: Gas and GreenA great debate has been raging over the future of the automobile. On one side are those that demand we go fully EV in the next several years. The other side, for either realistic logistical needs or purely emotional reasons, wants to see the internal combustion vehicle stick around. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle isn’t a gas vehicle or an EV. It’s both. It has a battery that is smaller than an EV's, but larger than a hybrid's.
