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Tips for Wintertime Off-Road Travel: How to be Best Prepared

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Anyone whos lived in the Upper Midwest, Alaska, or other frigid winter climates knows you need to be prepared for winters worst if youre headed out. Getting Your Off-Road Vehicle Winter Ready Having a reliable rig is paramount when traveling in frigid and unforgiving climates. A fuel can is cheap, and you dont want to get stranded.

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2025 Mazda CX-80 plug-in hybrid review: A true replacement for the CX-8 and CX-9?

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2025 Mazda CX-80 PHEV: Price and equipment Plug-in power in the CX-80 is available in the Touring ($75,000), GT ($82,000), and the flagship Azami ($87,200) trim levels – none of which are particularly cheap. But, I guess in keeping with Mazda’s move upmarket, they do throw a whole bunch of kit at each trim level. Score: 3.5/5

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Special 2024 MG 4 XPower review: Brand’s first homegrown hero scores local upgrades that deliver China’s most scorching electric hot hatch

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Now safely, and very suddenly, ensconced within the sales top 10, it has sent its MG 4 XPower hot hatch off to undergo some localisation treatment, scoring new wheels and springs, a new body kit and spoilers, and a generally tougher, more menacing look. READ MORE: First look! Not great, but not terrible.

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Seven day test: 2025 Cupra Formentor PHEV. One for the tribe

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Theres no underfloor storage or a spare wheel, just a repair kit. There are paddles on the flat-bottom steering wheel to bring more engagement, but theyre small and feel a bit cheap. Theres only 345L of cargo storage once the power tailgate lifts, and some of thats taken up with the included Mode 2 and Mode 3 charging cables.

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2025 Hyundai Inster review: the $40k city SUV challenge to the MG4, GWM Ora and BYD Dolphin

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Massive bonus are external and internal power sockets (220V) for V2L, allowing bi-directional charging without requiring additional kit. It’s reassuringly ‘Hyundai’ in here, with proper buttons for climate and media, and ample storage options for your phone, drinks and more. Less great are eco interior bits.

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2024 Smart #1 and #3 review: Re-born brand delivers compelling Volvo EX30, Tesla and BYD rival

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There are also hot Brabus versions of each, which feature body kits, racy microfibre suede trim and an additional electric motor over the front end. Brabus body kits add a dash more menace, but neither #1 nor #3 Brabii look truly sporty after the tuner’s waved its aesthetic wand. 2024 Smart #1 Brabus. 2024 Smart #1 Brabus.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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And that means it’s not cheap. The Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE has a well-stocked cabin That $4200 premium goes into the EV tech, not the equipment list, so you can expect the same level of kit you’ll find in the ICE-powered equivalents. The Ti will set you back $54,190 before on-roads, while the Ti-L will set you back $57,190.

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