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1 week ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Tony Markovich |Nick Spagnoli |Mark Hayes
Earlier this month, Ram hit reverse to appease its customers by bringing back the beloved Hemi V8 to its 1500 full-size pickup. Now, it’s pushing forward with something the company has never offered before: a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty across its lineup of trucks and vans. Ram’s current powertrain warranty for 2025 gas-powered vehicles lasts for five years or 60,000 miles, while diesel vehicles are covered by a five-year/100,000-mile warranty.
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1 week ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Ryan Maxin |Alex Kwanten |John M. Vincent |Mark Hayes
A giant in electric car history, the Nissan Leaf became the first successful mass-market modern electric car when it bowed in 2010. The Leaf paved the way for many of today’s electrics, but despite a redesign in 2017, newer and more sophisticated EVs with longer ranges eventually passed it by. Nissan just took the wraps off the 2026 Leaf, which aims to vault this EV back into top-tier contention.
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2 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Alex Kwanten |John M. Vincent |Mark Hayes
CreditAlex Kwanten | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2025 Audi Q5 and SQ5ASPEN, Colo. — If the redesigned 2025 Audi Q5 has a mantra, it’s “don’t mess with success,” and with good reason. The Q5 has been the German automaker’s most popular model for over a decade, accounting for more than a quarter of the brand’s sales in 2024. With a record that strong, there’s no need for radical change even in the face of upstart competition.
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2 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Zach Doell |John M. Vincent |Mark Hayes
CreditZach Doell | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2026 GMC Sierra EV AT4DETROIT — GMC launched its off-road-focused AT4 sub-brand in 2019 on the then-new Sierra 1500 pickup. Over the following years, the AT4 moniker (short for All-Terrain 4-Wheel Drive) has proliferated throughout the GMC lineup, with the Sierra HD, Canyon, Yukon, Acadia and Terrain all getting rugged AT4 upgrades.
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3 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | John M. Vincent |Jasmine Sayles |Mark Hayes
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Over the past decade or so, it seems that most advances in automotive safety technologies have focused on preventing collisions, with systems such as automatic emergency braking and lane-keep assist available on nearly any car, truck and SUV you can buy. While advanced driver-assistance and safety systems (ADAS, for short) continue to evolve, Swedish automaker Volvo isn’t forgetting about protecting vehicle occupants when a collision does occur.
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4 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Alex Kwanten |John M. Vincent |Mark Hayes
It has been just over two years since the last Jeep Cherokee rolled off the assembly line in Toledo, Ohio, after a 49-year run stretching five generations of SUVs. But the famous name, which helped popularize SUVs as family vehicles in the 1980s and 1990s, will make a comeback this fall. The 2026 Jeep Cherokee, unveiled today, will be new from the ground up, comes wrapped in an angular new shape with clear links to the upmarket Grand Cherokee and will offer hybrid power from the start.
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1 month ago | 
cars.usnews.com | John M. Vincent |Zach Doell |Mark Hayes
CreditJohn M. Vincent | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2026 Toyota bZPLANO, Texas — The original bZ4x was Toyota’s first stab at a mass-market electric vehicle (EV). Co-developed with the Subaru Solterra, it lacked range, power and style. Now, Toyota has shortened the name to just bZ, given it up to 50% more power, dramatically increased its available range and improved its charging rate.
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1 month ago | 
cars.usnews.com | John M. Vincent |Jasmine Sayles |Mark Hayes
PLANO, Texas — With more than 475,000 sold in 2024 alone, not only is the RAV4 the most important vehicle in Toyota’s lineup, it’s also the top-selling non-pickup in America. So it’s a big deal when it’s time for a new-generation RAV4 to come along, and the 2026 RAV4 brings the most significant changes to the SUV that we’ve seen in years.
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1 month ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Tony Markovich |Zach Doell |Mark Hayes
CreditTony Markovich|First Impressions: 2026 Cadillac VistiqANN ARBOR, Mich. — It’s only May, but 2025 has been a transformative year for Cadillac. Not only did it enter Formula 1 racing, but it has aggressively built out its all-electric stable with several new vehicles. Cadillac started sales of the compact Optiq (and announced a performance-focused Optiq-V), unveiled the extra-long Escalade IQL and sporty Lyriq-V and officially launched sales of the Vistiq three-row midsize electric SUV.
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1 month ago | 
cars.usnews.com | John M. Vincent |Zach Doell |Mark Hayes
CreditJohn M. Vincent | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9SAVANNAH, Ga. — When the three-row Hyundai Palisade debuted, it became an instant hit for the Korean automaker. Now, for 2026, it’s joined by an all-electric counterpart. The Hyundai Ioniq 9 can carry up to seven passengers in its comfortable, tech-forward and well-hushed cabin.
