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2 days ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Zach Doell |Jasmine Sayles |Mark Hayes
CreditZach Doell | U.S. News & World Report First Impressions: 2025 Ford ExpeditionLOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you're a foodie, the "farm to table" experience is about as good as it gets, with food so fresh that it may have been harvested hours before. While I'm no culinary expert, I did have a similar experience at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.
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1 week ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Zach Doell |Alex Kwanten |Mark Hayes
CreditZach Doell | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2026 Genesis GV70HOUSTON — I remember thinking "I'll believe it when I see it" back in 2015 when Hyundai announced it would spin off its Genesis sedan into a luxury car brand with a full lineup of cars and SUVs. Well, consider me a believer. In the span of a decade, Genesis has blossomed from an offshoot into a major player in the luxury car segment.
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2 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | John M. Vincent |Zach Doell |Mark Hayes
LONG BEACH, Calif.— It’s a common lament: today’s cars are too big, expensive and complex. But there’s a new automaker with until-now clandestine plans to change all that. Michigan-based Slate invited me to Long Beach for the unveiling of its first product, the Slate Truck. Since its founding, the company has excelled in keeping its secrets. It is known that Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is a major investor and that the company is pursuing an existing U.S. auto plant to assemble the truck.
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3 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Zach Doell |Alex Kwanten |Mark Hayes
CreditZach Doell | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2025 Volkswagen GTI and Golf RSUMMIT POINT, West Virginia — It's amazing what 40 years and eight generations of vehicle development can do. I folded myself into the driver’s seat of a 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI — the boxy hatchback that paved the way for every GTI since – and I was immediately overcome with nostalgia, from the texture of its reddish-brown velour upholstery to its heavy, unassisted steering and buzzy engine.
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3 weeks ago | 
cars.usnews.com | John M. Vincent |Zach Doell |Mark Hayes
MIAMI — Over the past decade or so, most of the new automakers to enter the U.S. market have been startup U.S.-based EV manufacturers, such as Rivian and Lucid. By 2030, there will be another, but this one is a young, brash and rapidly growing performance brand from Europe. Cupra is a Spanish-based builder of electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and gas-only vehicles.
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1 month ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Tony Markovich |Zach Doell |Mark Hayes
CreditTony Markovich | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2025 Ford Bronco SportEvery mainstream car or SUV is competing against vehicles from other rival brands, but sometimes, the biggest motivation for improvement comes from within the family. In the case of the Ford Bronco Sport, its nameplate conjures comparisons not only to the original Broncos of decades past but also the new-age full-size Bronco that relaunched around the same time for the 2021 model year.
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1 month ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Tony Markovich |Zach Doell |Mark Hayes
CreditTony Markovich | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2025 Ford MaverickFord relaunched the Maverick, previously a compact car in the ‘70s, as a compact four-door truck for the 2022 model year. It instantly became a sales success, partially for its novelty as a miniature pickup with an available hybrid powertrain and partially because it was so cheap. AdvertisementFor 2025, the Maverick saw its first major changes since the its introduction.
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1 month ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Zach Doell |Tony Markovich |Mark Hayes |Cherise Threewitt
CreditZach Doell | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2026 Honda PassportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — "There's no way I'm getting up this hill," I kept thinking to myself. All I could see from the driver's seat was a rutted dirt path that led from the rainforest to the clouds. As I eased into the climb, the scenery tapered off, and only the clouds remained. But the Passport's capability never faded. I made it up and over this hill, the next, and every climb after.
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1 month ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Zach Doell |Tony Markovich |Nick Spagnoli |Jake Thiewes
CreditZach Doell | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2025 Cadillac OptiqSAN FRANCISCO — When shopping for an entry-level luxury SUV, especially an EV, you typically give up a lot in exchange for its more affordable price point, from performance and standard features to interior space. And to solve many of those tradeoffs, your main option is to spend more money. AdvertisementThe all-new 2025 Cadillac Optiq begs to differ.
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2 months ago | 
cars.usnews.com | Zach Doell |Mark Hayes |Tony Markovich |Ryan Maxin
CreditZach Doell | U.S. News & World Report First Impressions: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQSAN FRANCISCO — The Cadillac Escalade has been the epitome of luxury transportation ever since it hit the market in 1999.
