I am a lover of PHEVs so this Outlander will always get two thumbs up from me. I rented a PHEV Grand Cherokee in “base” trim last week and really liked it overall, even if less than 30 miles of EV range sounds lacking. However, at ~$62,000 as equipped, this Mitsu looks like a real bargain (if you can look past the…

I recently stumbled across The Questionable Garage YouTube channel where he bought an electric S10 and is going through the process of bringing it back to life. I love that as a stopgap measure he wired 12v batteries to get the thing to move and it did. Even after decades of sitting the motor booted right up with no…

I immediately thought of the publix logo

I love it but totally understand why it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. I feel the general consensus is that most people aren’t a fan. Fine by me!

That explains why when just for fun I went trolling AutoTrader for Ioniq 6s last night and saw that they were all discounted $7,500 to $10,000 off MSRP. Thought dealers were quoting lease prices but nope, Hyundai’s website says cash buyers can get the $7,500 rebate too.

That starting price is definitely so that once production moves to South Carolina this rig will be eligible for tax credits. ~$70k for a base EX90 with ~300 miles of range isn’t bad at all. 

Agreed and something I thought about myself. Plant previously made unibody vehicles so a unibody pickup could make the most sense, especially when it comes to keeping R&D costs low. A quasi-new-gen Cherokee “pickup” with a Ram front end, the 3.2l Pentastar and the old Cherokee Trailhawk’s honest-to-goodness 2-speed…

Saw two Oceans in this blue, one gloss and one matte, being delivered here in the Atlanta area. Great looking rides for sure. 

Love National’s Executive aisle. I get access through my job and have been able to rent some great cars; a Volvo XC60 B6 Ultimate, Audi A6, A5 Sportback, Jeep Gladiator High Altitude, Polestar 2, Hyundai Kona EV, BMW 330i, and a brand new Honda Accord Sport Hybrid that had 8 miles on the odo, months before I actually…

I visited Nissan’s headquarters back in July and the employee parking lot was truly packed with them and Ariyas. Seems the ones that do get made and shipped to the US get snatched up by employees LOL.

I really like this, I think it nails the typical VW handsomely conservative thing very well. I definitely think the 15" display is overkill inside and the interior still looks very narrow to me in pictures but VW has historically not given US products their largest infotainment displays (last gen Tiguan could be had…

I’m actually surprised that we’re getting the third row back in the Santa Fe after quite the hiatus but am especially more surprised that the third row will have its own climate control. As someone who grew up in the third row of a Suburban with no way to adjust my climate myself, my 10-year-old self would have loved…

I can tell you right now there are less than 200 Zs in stock nationwide. Nissan seems to be in no rush to increase output.

Crazy that not only is there a 7-Series and an M3 in that header image, but also an E89 Z4, all in black. What are the odds?

If someone does have a Google account but doesn’t want to use it in a rental PS2 (don’t know why an owner of a PS2 wouldn’t log in, though), you don’t need to. Just enter your hotel’s address in the car’s Google Maps and you’re off. You don’t need to log in, it just makes things more convenient.

I rented a 2021 Polestar 2 from National last year and the car did not have Apple CarPlay and I didn’t miss it whatsoever. The Google Automotive interface is so good, and all I needed to do was sign into my Google account and everything synced right up. All I really use ACP for anyway is Google Maps and Spotify, both…

In 2022 I rented both a Polestar 2 Performance and a Hyundai Kona EV from National and both times I was told that it didn’t matter what charge level they were at upon return. Granted, I never read the fine print so the associates could have given me wrong info, but I returned both cars with less than 70% charge and…

Yes! I definitely wish more attention was paid to the aesthetics of parking garages. One I really liked using is the 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage here in Miami Beach. Need more of this kinds of stuff.

By article you’re referring to this Jalopnik article, yes? Because as my original comment was insinuating, it’s wrong. Take a look at this link instead:

Once again, curb weight has nothing to do with classifying a vehicle as an SUV. It’s GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) that is important in the eyes of CAFE. AWD versions of the ID.4 have a GVWR of 6,063 lbs. See specs here: