By Casey Williams - MyCarData

A well-respected automotive journalist recently went on a rant about plug-in hybrids.  To his point, they’re not efficient.  When running as an EV, they must tote around an unnecessary gas engine.  And, when running in gas mode, it’s lugging heavy batteries.  I’m all in with his logic…until I have to plug in somewhere away from my garage.  While I may like owning a Tesla Model Y, Cadillac Lyriq, or Genesis GV60, it might be easier to own a Lexus RX450h+ plug-in hybrid.

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By David Boldt - MyCarData

To paraphrase singer Deniece Williams (briefly) and the Footloose soundtrack, LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS! Regardless of the auto industry’s recent efforts at gender diversity (and there are many), a tightly drawn 2+2 with a horizontally opposed four and manual trans could only have been executed by a small, brief outpouring of testosterone. At 12 years old and now in its second generation, Subaru’s BRZ and its platform stablemate, Toyota’s GR 86, are knocking on the door of adolescence with a refined 2.4 liter powertrain, more maturity throughout, and in Subaru’s new tS guise, track day credibility — you know, to tear up the town… 

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By Jim Meachen - MyCarData

If you are looking for a three-row SUV to meet the needs of your family perhaps the Hyundai Palisade should reside at or very near the top of your shopping list. Hyundai's mid-sized three-row crossover, which was introduced for the 2020 model year, offers a near-perfect blend of utility, value, performance and luxury at a good price and with an extraordinarily long warranty.

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By Casey Williams - MyCarData

Have you ever been to Montana?  As I found for my first visit recently, it’s a big place — the kind of wide open, horizon-to-horizon, nestling mountains, and wide-open Interstates kind of place where you just want to drive, drive, and drive.  Turns out, it was the perfect place to meet the redesigned 2025 Subaru Forester.

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By Paul Borden - MyCarData

The 2024 Ford Maverick is pretty much the same compact pickup that Ford brought to market for 2022, but the company did make one somewhat unusual change. The first two Mavericks were offered with a gas-electric hybrid drivetrain as standard and a 2.0-liter turbo 4-cylinder as an option. The 2024 Ford Maverick switches those, making the 2.0L Ecoboost the standard and the gas-electric hybrid an option.

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By David Boldt - MyCarData

As I’ve written and they’ve written, sales of all-electric vehicles are flatlining. And no, that’s not flatlining as if strapped to a gurney — it’s flatlining as if they’ve hit a plateau; which, at least figuratively, they have. The rush by early adopters to purchase an EV has slowed, largely because those early adopters have already adopted, while most middle-class folk, when considering spending north of $50K for an EV, have paused — and will likely extend that pause well into the unpredictable future. And there’s no better indication of that hesitation than seeing Kia’s newly introduced 3-row EV9 sit on dealership lots. 

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By Jim Meachen - MyCarData

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By Dan Scanlan - MyCarData

America seems to be at a crossroads when it comes to pursuing an all-electric future. Sure, there’s sleek IONIQ5 and 6 EVs in many neighborhoods as 2024 hits its midpoint. But some say the EVs we see have been bought by early adopters – those who want that petrol-less future —and others need time or education to go there. Or they just want a Kona N.

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