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Mention the Chinese car industry and you might first think electric vehicles, and you’d be right – China is the world’s leader in EV technology and manufacturing. The Land of the Dragon is so good at making electric cars, and getting their prices down, that the rest of the world is freaking out a bit.
Hybridization is rapidly spreading across pickup truck lines across the world and across segments, from the little Ford Maverick to the big F-150 and Toyota Tundra. Plug-ins are coming up, too, with the Ramcharger and the Jeep Gladiator 4xe on the horizon. Now you'll also find a plug-in hybrid powertrain in the new BYD Shark, the Chinese pickup truck that's headed for Mexico this year, and it has some intriguing specifications.
As the war between Toronto-area car thieves and, well, everybody else rages on, legislators are proposing a penalty in the hopes of curbing the problem: potentially permanent driving bans.
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Manthey Racing has handed the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS a raft of race-ready upgrades, ranging from uprated brakes to more-track-focused suspension. It comes at a price, though…
Like many of its Chinese counterparts, BYD has introduced a new SUV brand named Fang Cheng Bao, expanding its already extensive portfolio. Positioned above Denza but below the flagship YangWang, the first model under this brand is the Leopard 5, a plug-in hybrid off-roader designed for both urban and rugged terrains.
"I could be an off-road guy, right?" No response from my wife, who definitely hears me in the other room. With more than 80,000 acres of unspoiled Florida wilderness at my doorstep, the idea of owning a Land Rover Defender and spending weekends on the trail appeals to my inner outdoorsman—the Outbound model specifically.
The Mercedes-AMG G63 is the best car Mercedes-Benz makes right now. While the company has largely turned away from fire-breathing V-8s, its long-standing retro-inspired off-roader is still rocking a 4.0-liter twin-turbo eight-cylinder for 2025, now supplemented by a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. But the engine is no longer the coolest part underneath the skin of the G63. That award now goes to its state-of-the-art suspension system.