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’21 Jeep Gladiator EcoDiesel Improves Efficiency, Off-Roading, But Not Max Towing
Torque makes the diesel-fueled Gladiator effortlessly capable and efficient, although the gasoline V-6 generally is rated higher for towing and payload. At lower speeds, the diesel supplies just enough rumble to remind you which pump to use when it’s time to refuel.
By Christian Wardlaw • Sept. 15, 2020 -
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2020 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Ford Mustang 2.3L 4-Cyl.
This video clip highlighting the Ford Mustang's 2.3L turbocharged 4-cyl. was played during the January ceremony celebrating the 2020 winners. Each month, WardsAuto will post winner profile videos.
Sept. 15, 2020 -
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France’s Best Mobility Startups Pitching U.S.
Startups making pitches to OEMs and suppliers are touting creative and highly relevant mobility technologies.
By Drew Winter • Sept. 14, 2020 -
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Augmented Reality HUDs Will Make Vehicles Safer, But There’s a Catch
The correct discipline when designing AR in HUDs lies in managing cognitive load. Driving is a complex task, and as information density from multiple sources increases, so does the cognitive load. Information cannot be allowed to interfere with the normal demands of driving.
By Mike Juran, Barry Pompea • Sept. 11, 2020 -
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Lucid Unveils Long-Range Luxury BEVs
The Air Grand Touring will have range of up to an estimated EPA rating of 517 miles, and the Touring has an estimated range of 392 miles. The top-of-the-line Air Dream Edition’s range is 503 miles on 19-in. wheels.
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 9, 2020 -
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VW ID.4 Prototype ‘Brilliantly Responsive’ in First Drive
With 228 lb.-ft. (309 Nm) from the very moment you nudge the throttle, this all-electric two-row CUV is loaded with torque. Arriving in the U.S. this fall, the ID.4 delivers excellent body control and maneuverability and a roomy and upscale interior.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 8, 2020 -
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A Better Managed Approach to Virtualization in Automotive
The GENIVI Alliance invites all companies, groups and industry consortia to get behind the development of a shared Automotive Virtual Platform Specification.
By Gunnar Andersson • Sept. 7, 2020 -
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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Can Run 25 All-Electric Miles
The plug-in hybrid SUV has a 17-kWh battery pack that works in tandem with the turbocharged gasoline 4-cyl. to produce 375 hp and 470 lb.-ft. of torque. A motor generator is mounted to the engine while another is housed within the 8-speed automatic transmission.
By Tom Murphy • Sept. 3, 2020 -
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Those Vehicle-Swap Schemes Seemed Like a Good Idea
Automotive subscription plans of today typically are less ambitious and involve single-vehicle use.
By Steven Finlay • Sept. 2, 2020 -
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Hoping to Keep Segment Lead, Honda Updates ’21 Odyssey
As FCA, Toyota and Kia prepare minivan upgrades, Honda improves seating, floor mats and brake-pedal feel in the 2021 Odyssey. Honda Sensing driver-assistance technologies and an improved rear-seat reminder become standard for all trims.
By Christian Wardlaw • Sept. 1, 2020 -
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Polestar 2 Takes a Serious Run at Tesla
Based on the specs, drivetrain, battery range and feature content, we were expecting a starting price well above $60k. We’ve driven a lot of Volvos, but the Polestar 2 is the first that checks all the boxes so completely. And it isn’t even a Volvo.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 28, 2020 -
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Experts: Don’t Leave Consumers Out of Autonomy Equation
To make AVs less complicated to new buyers, Consumer Reports’ Kelly Funkhouser has been involved in developing standardized naming conventions for these automated features, so consumers, manufacturers and dealers all speak the same language.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 27, 2020 -
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Changes to Ford F-150 Driven by Customer Research
“We went out to cattle ranches and construction sites,” Ford’s Ehab Kaoud says at last week’s Summer Festival of Automotive virtual conference sponsored by the Informa Tech Automotive Group.
By Joseph Szczesny • Aug. 26, 2020 -
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Auto Industry Needs to Play Catch-Up
“They can’t slow down,” says analyst Roger Lanctot, referring to COVID-19’s effect on the car business and autonomous-vehicle development.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 26, 2020 -
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Israeli Startup Stakes Claim to EV SPACE
Each REEcorner contains all the driving components the vehicle needs to move – including suspension, brake-by-wire, steer-by-wire, maintenance sensors and data units – and operates independently, controlled by REE Automotive’s X-by-wire technology.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 25, 2020 -
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Porsche Investigated for Gasoline Engine Manipulation
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority has been advised by Porsche of possible misconduct in its own engineering ranks involving gasoline engines fitted to Panamera and 911 models produced between 2008 and 2013.
By Greg Kable • Aug. 24, 2020 -
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Rivian Exec Vows Its Vehicle Interiors Will Wow Buyers
Startup EV maker plans to introduce an EV pickup truck and SUV next year.
By Steven Finlay • Aug. 24, 2020 -
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Wards 10 Best UX ‘Best in Show’ Honor Goes to Hyundai Sonata
During a ceremony as part of the Summer Festival of Automotive, virtual attendees were encouraged to vote for their favorite among the 2020 Wards 10 Best UX winners, and the Sonata was the top vote getter.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 21, 2020 -
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Fisker Takes Different Path to Compete With Tesla
While Tesla is vertically integrated, Henrik Fisker is outsourcing almost everything. This is going to save him an enormous amount of time and money. Suppliers are going to do everything for him, including final assembly.
By John McElroy • Aug. 21, 2020 -
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Conti Spinoff Looks Beyond Silicon Semiconductors
Silicon carbide and gallium nitride are emerging as potential replacement semiconductor materials for silicon, creating an innovative shift in the power electronics world, Vitesco Technologies’ Beyza Sarioglu says.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 21, 2020 -
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Nissan Sentra Named Best in Show Among Wards 10 Best Interiors
On Wednesday, a virtual ceremony honored the 2020 Wards 10 Best Interiors, and attendees were encouraged during the virtual ceremony to vote for their favorite among the 10 winners. Sentra was the top vote getter.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 20, 2020 -
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Overlanders Take Camping to Opulent New Levels
Aftermarket suppliers of everything from rooftop-mounted tents to electric cookstoves, some of the items so elaborate that the alternative term “glamping” (glamor camping) has arisen, are joining the overlanding trend.
By Jim Irwin • Aug. 20, 2020 -
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Peace, Love and No COVID in ’67 VW Microbus
I bring home a lot of fancy test vehicles, but this is the first to arrive in an enclosed flatbed and my non-enthusiast wife said, “I was looking for the checkbook before that van rolled off the truck.”
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 19, 2020 -
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Partnership Aims to Digitally Transmit Crash Data
Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services sends in vehicle and crash data, while RapidSOS sends out MedicAlert profile data, such as demographic and medical information. Through a new partnership, all this information will be bundled together.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 18, 2020 -
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2021 Ram 1500 TRX Ready to Battle Raptor
Ram warned it was revving up a new Hellcat-powered pickup truck when it first displayed the Rebel TRX concept in 2016, and the production TRX’s 702-hp 6.2L V-8 is an evolution of the 575 hp that the concept put out.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 17, 2020
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