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BROOKLYN, Michigan — In the year after Ford Custom Garage launched, offering special vehicle packages outfitted by dealers and upfitters before delivery to customers, sales have more than tripled this year over the last.

The channel, one of three under the Ford Customization division, offers personality and performance at an affordable price ...Read more

MEMPHIS ― Is candy food? Is the 2026 Toyota GR Corolla transportation?

Inspired by Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division, the hell-raising hot hatch is a daily sugar high. WAUUUURGH! I nailed the throttle out of my cul-de-sac into the twisties. WAUUUURGH! I nailed it onto the I-75 on-ramp north to Auburn Hills. WAUUUURGH! I stomped on it out of a ...Read more

U.S. auto safety regulators will start developing new requirements to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles, a significant move to address issues exposed by sometimes deadly incidents in which people have become trapped inside cars.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it would begin the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved a series of six nominations and seven bills on Wednesday, including a measure to limit the use of vehicles and vehicle technologies developed by foreign entities of concern on American roadways.

The bill, introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and co-sponsored ...Read more

Nissan's Rogue has sold very well -- notwithstanding that it's not especially roguish. It's a competent, attractively priced compact crossover -- and that's been enough.

Now Nissan's offering something more that's also different -- and even a little bit actually roguish: a plug-in hybrid drivetrain without a transmission -- it's got direct ...Read more

As the number of midsize, three-row crossovers that still come with a V6 dwindles (one of the latest casualties is the Kia Telluride), the few that still do seem almost exotic.

It's a measure of the way things we used to take for granted have to a great extent been taken away.

For now, Honda hasn't taken away the V6 that's still the standard ...Read more

Everyone knows crossovers are practical. So are refrigerators. Neither are things most people get much excitement from. You buy them because you need them.

Mazda makes crossovers that are fun and practical -- not necessarily in that order. More finely, in either order.

What It Is

The CX-30 is Mazda's smallest and least expensive crossover.

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Even without the no-longer-available $7,500 federal tax credit, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is affordable for an electric vehicle. And not just for an EV, either. This electric crossover's $35,000-to-start base price is competitive with the starting prices of same-size nonelectric crossovers such as the Toyota RAV4 ($31,900), Honda CR-V ($30,920), ...Read more

Lots of people decide to buy a nicer Chevy Tahoe -- in the form of the GMC Yukon. It's a similar thing as regards the GMC Terrain -- which is basically a nicer Chevy Equinox. You pay more for the GMC-badged version of the same basic thing, of course. But it's worth the extra to some.

What It Is

The Terrain is a compact crossover related to the...Read more

A watershed moment has arrived -- for Volkswagen. This year will be the last year you'll be able to buy any VW with a manual transmission. This includes the Jetta, which (for the next six months) you can still get with a manual six-speed, in the Jetta GLI. Next year, it and every other model VW sells -- including the high-performance Golf...Read more

The least expensive new car you can still buy is also probably one of the least well-known small cars. It is not the Honda Civic. It is not the Toyota Corolla. It is not the Hyundai Elantra.

It is the Elantra's Kia cousin, the K4.

What It Is

The K4 sedan is Kia's least expensive car and also the least expensive new car you can buy, period. It...Read more

What is the difference between an Acura Integra and a Honda Civic? More finely, is there any difference between an Acura Integra and a Honda Civic -- other than the price?

What It Is

The Integra is a sporty small sedan sold under the Acura label that is closely related to the less expensive Honda Civic. There are numerous differences that go ...Read more