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1 week 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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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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.
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3 weeks 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 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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2 months 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.
