lhodge
Lawrence Hodge
lhodge
Staff Writer at Jalopnik. Dad. Lover of all things with 4 wheels. Weird interest in buses.

Reliability is way better but the maintenance costs are steep. I would estimate on par with or slightly more than the Germans. Read more

Nope those came directly from the dealers site. I’ve found Hyundai’s inventory search tool to be unreliable. In my search for a Elantra N for instance, Hyundai’s site will there theres 8 within 100 miles while sites like Cargurus and Autotrader will pull up over 20.  Read more

And in some cases, mainly with EVs, I think some automakers are overplaying their hand on the amount of people who want to drop big bucks on an EV. Take Hyundai for instance. Hyundai still makes cheap cars like the Venue and Elantra, but dealers dont have many. My local Hyundai dealer has just 7 Elantras. Read more

Pretty easy to get into, though there is a certain part of it thats badly designed that I’ll get into in the review. I hit my knee within 10 mins of having the car while getting into it.  Read more

Its pretty much that exact setup. Once the battery is depleted it operates like a hybrid with an EV start/stop system.  Read more

So far Ive been getting 25-28 miles of electric range. And it take nearly 2 hours to charge so I’ll continue to test it out.  Read more

So it has different drive mode settings. One of those settings is full EV mode where, if the battery is sufficiently charged, it’ll function as an EV. When that battery runs out, its back to hybrid mode. Read more

I would like the I6 to stick around of course. Gas engine development hasn’t complete stopped because everyone isn’t sold on EVs just yet. But I do hope that this engine wasn’t just developed for the CX-90. But then I cant think of anything else they could use it in. Read more

True but buyers will have to wait to get it. And who knows what the rules will be then. The Equinox EV is launching with the pricer loaded 2RS trim first. Base 1LT and 2LT come next Spring. Read more

Yea this is a very good point. Back in my sales days when I was at a Buick GMC Pontiac dealer, we had a blue Pontiac G8 on the showroom floor. The thing sat for months and we couldn’t sell it. Even a huge discount and parking out front near a busy street wasn’t enough to move it. I don’t know what happened to it but Read more

I’ve been personally shopping for both and for me it comes down to rear seat space and cargo capacity. G70 doesn’t have the Stinger’s hatch. G70 also has a tighter backseat with 1.6 fewer inches of rear legroom vs the Stinger. Read more

He said sporty which as nice as the V60 is, I wouldn’t call it sporty. I was going to suggest the old Polestar V60 from the previous gen but I found none for sale. Read more

Because Ford Dealers. Its not worth the hassle of dealing with dealers who are pricing Mavericks at F-150 levels. Makes it unappealing.  Read more

I mean I LOVE cars. But giving up a leg to be able to drive some? Nah.  Read more