2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC challenges I-Pace, E-Tron at $68,895

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC 400  -  first drive  -  Norway, May 2019The 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC battery-electric crossover is finally coming to our shores, the automaker announced Wednesday. It will start at $68,895 (including a $995 destination fee) when it arrives here early in 2020. Power comes from dual electric motors (front and rear) with a total output of 402 horsepower and 564 pound-feet of torque. The...

2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime preview

2021 Toyota RAV4 PrimeThe newest Toyota RAV4 is also the most-powerful and most-efficient version of the brand's compact crossover. Toyota unveiled the new plug-in hybrid on Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The RAV4 Prime uses the same Atkinson-cycle 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine as the RAV4 Hybrid and it makes the same 176 horsepower though torque is up slightly...

Audi E-tron Sportback: Electric SUV goes swoopy with coupe variant

Audi E-tron SportbackIt isn’t unusual for shoppers to be at odds between looks, performance, practicality, sustainability, and elegance. Audi on Tuesday night revealed what might be its best attempt yet to break down those barriers—with a swoopier, more elegant version of its E-tron SUV, called the E-tron Sportback. The E-tron Sportback, according to Audi...