Motor Trend - USA (2020-04)

the turbos taking over. Shifts from the close-ratio nine-speed gearbox snap off instantly as the V-6 growls to its 7,500- rpm re ...

PH OT O: ST EV EN C ON RO Y WHAT IF YOUR AFFORDABLE EV ALSO HAS TO BE YOUR ONLY CAR? Thanksgiving ’s madhouse travel days. (Sear ...

WORDS KIM REYNOLDS PHOTOS BRANDON LIM EVs And because they’re battery-electric ones, they’re tightly interwoven with their respe ...

The Niro’s more modest interior conceals a raft of features. Although we rarely used the regen-adjusting steering wheel paddles, ...

WHAT YOU GET HERE ARE THREE DISTINCT FLAVORS OF AUTOMOBILE—A SIMPLE VANILLA, STRAWBERRY, AND CHOCOLATE SITUATION. Unbelievably, ...

3 rd Place: 2 020 Nissan Leaf Plus First mover, now trailing The Leaf Plus’ easy-driving likability and admirable over-deliverin ...

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2nd Place: Kia Niro Eco A quality low-cost EV contender At first encounter, the Niro’s interior seems to be doing a heck of an i ...

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W hereas most automakers’ EVs are part of a larger powertrain port- folio, Tesla only makes electrics. That concentration pushed ...

Blocked access scuttled our hopes to use EVgo’s Level 3 charger. Having multiple units at a location (à la Electrify America) im ...

Alan Lau and Alec Brooks flank the author. Verdict: The best affordable EV is the Tesla. What to do while waiting for your Tesla ...

DRIVETRAIN LAYOUT Front-motor, FWD Front-motor, FWD Rear-motor, RWD MOTOR TYPE AC permanent-magnet electric motor AC permanent-m ...

WORDS CHRISTIAN SEABAUGH PHOTOS ROBIN TRAJANO GAS T o the average American, electric cars aren’t an option. They don’t work as t ...

WE DRIVE TWO HYUNDAI KONAS, IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR WHAT’S DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT UNDER THE HOOD. WHICH IS THE BETTER EXPERIENCE? F ...

increasingly relevant as more buyers ditch cars for crossovers. Most essential for our purposes, though, is that Hyundai effecti ...

permanent-magnet AC motor to have a broad powerband, giving this Kona ample passing power—something the Kona 1.6T lacks. The Kon ...

Electrify America “pumps” can be activated via app, Apple Wallet, or a credit card swipe; at right, Seabaugh manhandles the bulk ...

on a long journey, and will take longer to refuel on the way (though we predict that ever speedier fast charge times will soon e ...

WORDS FRANK MARKUS to drop an oar in these new e-truck waters. Here’s what we know about every electric pickup that may be comin ...