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The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Gets Impressive Tech and a Six-Figure Starting Price

The Truth About Cars

& The IQ’s $130,000 starting price buys a three-row SUV with curvier lines than the current gas model, and Cadillac said it’s the most aerodynamic Escalade to date. Those numbers enable a sub-five-second 0-60 mph time and up to 8,000 pounds of towing capacity.& It features 55 inches of screen that stretches across the dash.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

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A high-schooler in auto-shop class will understand how a transmission works. Though he ignores the other reasons a wealthy person might buy a Bentley – style, creature comforts, as an indication of socioeconomic status, and so on. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be allowed to buy a car that has a high potential top speed.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. 3.3), as did Apple Siri (3.4,

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2023 Rivian R1T Review - Got My Chips Cashed In

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A high-pitched whistle was occasionally noticed from the driver’s window over 45-50 mph, too. But someday, someone will buy a well-used Rivian and find all kinds of hardware funkiness. I suppose my lifetime of buying well-used vehicles and cursing the previous owner for some hacked-together, half-assed repair biases me in this regard.

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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

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The target customer may be someone buying their first Lexus and their first luxury car, a combination Lexus wants to take the lead in reaching. Zero-to-60 mph speeds are in the low-eight second range, which doesn’t quite put it in the performance or sporty category.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST

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This temporary blast of electrons pushes the 2+ ton mass 0-60 mph in about 4.5 They understand the challenges of converting current diesel and gasoline-powered truck owners to buy an electric pickup. inch driver configurable LCD infotainment screen – 17.0-inch

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance

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Without hesitation, the reply is—The best luxury sedan they can buy. The smile inducing silky power and torque was strong, especially in Sport mode, where we turned 0-60 mph times of about 4.9 Music is provided by AM/FM/MP3/SiriusXM/HD Radio, with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.