Lexus won’t offer steer-by-wire, yoke at RZ450e EV launch in US

2023 Lexus RZ 450eThe 2023 Lexus RZ 450e electric crossover has begun arriving in the U.S., but the brand's first mass produced global electric vehicle won't arrive with the brand's newest technology. The Lexus won't offer a steer-by-wire system with a yoke when it launches the RZ 450e EV in the U.S. Both will be offered in the U.S. at an unspecified date, Lexus...

Review: 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid improves in most measures

2023 Honda Accord HybridSouthern California might be known for its sunshine and warmth, but it gets rain and, in the mountains, snow. It wasn’t enough to deter the redesigned 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid from climbing more than 5,000 feet to Palomar Mountain, from the hallmark coastal sunshine to unusual bluebird snow. The curving ascent showed off the impressive...

Review: 2023 Nissan Ariya turns over a new Leaf for brand

2023 Nissan AriyaThe 2023 Nissan Ariya not only represents the best new ground-up Nissan in years, it also reorients a brand that has seemed adrift since its erstwhile leader, Carlos Ghosn, ran afoul of the law. Yet the electric crossover is not without its problems, most notably in the recurring delays keeping it from the starting line. Timing might not be...

Mercedes CEO talks efficiency, 800-volt future, and electric G-Wagen

Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is changing. For the German luxury brand that popularized the four-stroke combustion engine, the shift to electrification and carbon neutrality is about much more than propulsion. Like every other established and startup automaker, the industry faces an unprecedented crossroad where digitization, electrification, energy, and...

Mercedes CEO talks 800-volt future, electric G-Wagen

Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is changing. For the German luxury brand that popularized the four-stroke combustion engine, the shift to electrification and carbon neutrality is about much more than propulsion. Like every other established and startup automaker, the industry faces an unprecedented crossroads where digitization, electrification, energy, and...

Preview: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV rivals BMW iX and Audi E-Tron

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUVA new performance variant fills out the growing electric crossover SUV offerings in the Mercedes-Benz EQ family. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV unveiled Sunday in Paris, France, will be followed by the 2024 EQE SUV AMG with an estimated 0-60 mph time of 3.4 seconds, Mercedes announced Sunday. Sharing only a taxonomy with the GLE mid-size crossover...

Preview: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV rivals BMW iX, Audi E-Tron

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUVA new performance variant fills out the growing electric crossover SUV offerings in the Mercedes-Benz EQ family. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV unveiled Sunday in Paris, France, will be followed by the 2024 EQE SUV AMG with an estimated 0-60 mph time of 3.4 seconds, Mercedes announced Sunday. The EQE SUV shares the same components as the EQE...