compact cars
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Volvo Spins Off Combustion Engine Production
The days of Volvo’s in-house combustion engine production are coming to an end. Volvo and Geely have started a powertrain company called Aurobay, a new joint venture that will be a stand-alone business, which will let Volvo focus its attention on producing EV drivetrains. It allows Volvo to distance itself from combustion engines as the…
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The 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pickup Truck And An Old VW Beetle Share At Least One Technical Quirk
The greater community of truck-lovers and those who are truck-curious are still talking about Ford’s new smallish pickup, the 2022 Maverick. It’s $US20,000 ($25,652) and gets 40 mpg, and is notable for being the first pickup sold with a standard hybrid drivetrain. It’s interesting! At the same time, it’s a pretty straightforward machine, without a…
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Toyota Engineers Built A Prius Rally Car And They Let Me Drive It
Last week, I took (what should have been) a short drive to the Bundy Hill Off Road Park to drive a Toyota Prius that had been converted into a rally car by a group of Toyota engineers. Due to my own stupidity, I only had time to do a couple recon laps and four timed…
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Here Are The Most Unreliable Cars You’ve Owned
I remember buying my Jaguar S Type R and being so hyped but nervous. I was hyped because S Type R! Supercharged 400 horsepower V8! But I was nervous because Oppo tried to warn me not to get it. The car’s issues were well known and documented. And that reared its ugly head on the…