Marc Carter
Updated Toyota bZ4X charges faster with more power and range
Toyota has unveiled the facelift for the bZ4X electric SUV in Europe, which gets several updates to make it more appealing. This includes more driving range, power and faster charging times, something that the bZ4X has needed since its introduction in 2023. The electric motors have been updated with silicon carbide semiconductors to give them more power. The front-wheel drive...
2026 Lexus RZ unveiled with more power and range
Lexus is giving the RZ electric vehicle a refresh for the 2026 model year. While Lexus has announced that the 2026 RZ will arrive with "more power, greater range, and a new driving experience," Lexus has not announced the details of the US-spec version. What we are seeing today is the European spec RZ. Lexus unveiled the 2026 RZ at...
2025 Nissan Z borrows a color from the GT-R
Nissan has announced the updates to the 2025 Nissan Z and it's pricing, which starts at $44,110, including destination. That's an $805 increase from the 2024 Z. The biggest updates for the 2025 model year are the availability of new color options. One of them has been borrowed from the GT-R, Bayside Blue. There are also two new two-tone color...
2026 Cadillac Escalade IQL adds more space
Cadillac has unveiled 2025 Escalade IQL, which is the extended version of the electric Escalade. Just like the standard Escalade with the extended the Escalade ESV, the Escalade IQL adds more space at the rear with more space for the third row passengers and cargo capacity. The IQL has an additional four inches of rear legroom (36.7" vs. 32.3"), and...
2025 Honda Prologue gets a longer driving range
The Honda Prologue electric SUV only arrived last year, but Honda has announced that there are some updates to the 2025 Prologue, which not only give it more power, but also a longer driving range. The big news is a new front electric motor that improves the Prologue's efficiency and power. The single motor version now has 220 horsepower and...
2026 Kia EV4 sedan is a small EV for the masses
Electric sedans are pretty scarce, especially at the entry of the segment, with the only two being the Hyundai Ioniq 6 and Tesla Model 3. Kia is now ready to take on the Tesla with the debut of its new EV4 compact sedan. The 2026 EV4 sedan is based on the same E-GMP platform as the EV6 and the EV3....
2026 Volvo ES90 is the first Volvo with 800-volt architecture
Volvo has released a few more details today about its new ES90 electric sedan, which is going to debut next week on March 5. We've already seen some teaser photos of the 2026 ES90, but now Volvo is giving us more details about its architecture and driving range. The ES90 will be first Volvo built on an 800-volt architecture and...
2025 Lexus LX 700h Review: More Refined with More Performance
Lexus continues to electrify its lineup, but one model has yet to receive a hybrid powertrain, the flagship Lexus LX SUV. Now Lexus has changed that, with the introduction of the first Lexus LX hybrid, called the LX 700h. The 2025 Lexus LX 700h, builds on the successes of the non-hybrid LX 600, but elevates it even more with...
2026 Volvo ES90 EV teased
Volvo has released the first teaser photos of the new electric ES90, which will be revealed on March 5. The ES90 will be the first Volvo equipped with a dual NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin configuration. The core computer has computational power around 508 trillion operations per second to manage the functionalities of the AI-based features, car sensors and battery management. The...
2025 Rolls-Royce Spectre Black Badge gets more power
Rolls-Royce has just pulled the covers off its most powerful model yet, the 2025 Rolls-Royce Black Badge version of the Spectre electric coupe. The Spectre Black Badge is powered by two electric motors, which generate a combined 650 horsepower and 793 pound-feet of torque, which is up from 577 hp and 664 lb-ft. in the standard Spectre. To access all that...
