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All-New 2026 Lexus ES Gets Electrification On All Models
Lexus adds more electrification to one of its most well-known models.
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Kia EV4 Brings New Affordability to the Electric Vehicle Market
New York - This morning, Kia unveiled the Kia EV4 sedan at the New York Auto Show. The EV4 sedan is set to be an exciting new entry to the EV market, potentially undercutting the price of other EV sedans currently available. Built on a the e-GMP platform, the EV4 is Kia's first global EV sedan. Sales in the US are expect to start in early 2026. The EV4 will arrive in three trims, Light, Wind, and GT-Line. Two battery sizes will be offered, a 58.3 kW battery pack
Kia K4 Adds a Hatch in New York
New York - Kia introduced a new hatchback option to the Kia K4 lineup today at the New York International Auto Show. Shown as a teaser at last year's New York Show, Kia said that overwhelmingly positive response has shown that the K4 Hatchback struck a cord with enthusiast and consumers. Expected to launch in late 2025, the K4 Hatch will be available in Standard, GT-Line, and GT-Line Turbo trims. While based on the K4 sedan, the Hatch draws its own lines with a floating roof design that s
Tariff Tuesday - Sports Cars are Dead
We picked April 15th because President Trump’s tariffs amount to one of the largest single increases in taxes on the American People in history. The tariffs which, if fully implemented, will raise $1.4 trillion in revenue, an increase per household of $1,900 to $7,600 per year. Trump's tariff policies change daily, sometimes hourly, so as always, this information is correct for at least 15 minutes after publication. Each Tuesday we will cover how these tariffs will impact the auto industry
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Cadillac News: Cadillac Optiq Will Join V-series Lineup
It means something in advertising and the Optiq is like a 0-60 in 60 seconds car, which is fine for 90% of buyers but you have to have that 500 hp option for a 4 second car. And I get that all these EV's are fast, but all these Chinese EV's are doing self driving and crazy horsepower or they can double as a boat or jump over speed bumps or some other crazy thing so you have be able to complete with them in Asia. And in the USA, Cadillac has to compete with the Germans who all do performance.- cadillac
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Tariff Tuesday - Buick's Tough Spot
I'd say Buick interiors are more Hyundai/Kia level. Yes they are better than Chevy, but Chevy has historically had bad interiors. The new X3 interior is a design mess, but probably still better than anything GM has near that price. BMW outsold Cadillac and Buick combined last year in the US. Despite Cadillac's EV resurgence that I think is going pretty well, they still have a long way to go. GMC to Chevy is Jeep to Dodge, basically the same, a little more trucky and less brand image stigma. -
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Cadillac News: Cadillac Optiq Will Join V-series Lineup
Horsepower means next to nothing nothing in EV. It’s a meaningless metric. Show me torque at zero rpm.- cadillac
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Tariff Tuesday - Buick's Tough Spot
But that’s what I’m saying. The Envision is much nicer than the Chevy inside, and for the price nicer than the BMW too. The Enclave could be powered better, but the interior is appropriately luxury car level. The only one I’d question is the Encore GX but it sells really well, so it’s gotta be making them a profit pre-tariffs. GMC is much closer to Chevy -
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Industry News: SLATE EV Pickup starting at under $20,000, Funded by Jeff Bezo
It is an interesting idea to have this low cost vehicle that people can customize now they want. I suspect though that as much as people say they want a small truck or want a basic car with manual windows, etc they won't actually buy it. It's like people saying they want a manual transmission station wagon, but no one actually buys it.
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