Review: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV showcases the brand’s best

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVThe redesigned 2023 Outlander plug-in hybrid is Mitsubishi’s most important vehicle. Not in terms of sales volume, performance, or even competitive efficiency: Instead, the three-row SUV showcases Mitsubishi’s potential moving forward. With an improved drive system and premium appointments, the new Outlander PHEV promises that...

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning boosts range to 240 miles, price by $7,000

2023 Ford F-150 LightningThe 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning extends its range for its second model year, and Ford juices its starting price by at least $7,000, the automaker revealed Tuesday. The range for the F-150 Lightning Pro with the standard 98-kwh battery pack increases from an EPA-estimated 230 miles to 240 miles, and the price increases from $39,974 to $46,974...

Preview: 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV starts at $44,995, ends at 320 miles

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV RSChevrolet unveiled the 2024 Blazer EV on Monday, and the battery electric crossover shares nothing except a name with the internal combustion Blazer that relaunched in 2018. “It’s Blazer in name, much like our ICE, but the similarities stop there," Steve Majoros, VP of Chevy marketing, told journalists in a briefing last week in...

Toyota BZ4X and Subaru Solterra recalled for loose wheels

2023 Toyota BZ4XThe BZ4X, Toyota's first mass-produced global EV, is being recalled for an increased risk that the wheels could loosen and come off the vehicle. The recall applies to the jointly developed Subaru Solterra as well, according to a report from Reuters on Wednesday. Sharp turns or sudden braking could cause a wheel bolt to loosen, which can cause the...

Test drive review: 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid makes the most sense

2023 Kia Sportage HybridIn a drive across California desert, the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid performed with more power and greater efficiency than the non-hybrid, and it ran much smoother and quieter. Its hybrid components sacrificed only one cubic foot of space in a Sportage that has grown larger in every measure. And it only costs about $1,300 more than a similarly...

First drive review: 2023 Subaru Solterra sheds Toyota’s skin off-road

2023 Subaru SolterraGoing off-road in a Subaru crossover is nothing new. Climbing toward the sun in the high desert of Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in Subaru’s first electric crossover is something else altogether. Bridging sun and earth, the 2023 Subaru Solterra arrives late to the electric party, and makes more inroads for the brand than it does for...