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Acura’s RLX Is Dead Here, But JDM Honda Version Gets Advanced Autonomous Tech
We’re inching closer to a reality where cars can take more control over the sometimes mundane, sometimes dangerous task of ferrying humans around. No, we’re not as close as some manufacturers would have you believe to full self-driving, but the first company to receive official recognition of Level 3 driver-assistance capabilities (in this case from the Japanese government) now has a vehicle on sale: the Honda Legend Hybrid EX Honda Sensing Elite, a sedan formerly sold abroad as the Acura RLX. The most cutting-edge driver-assistance systems we’re currently familiar with are what the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) designates Level 2. These setups require a driver to fully monitor and be engaged with the driving task, ready to step in and regain control of the v...
Toyota GR Supra: 15 Things to Dislike About the Sports Car
If you recall from the last update, Thomas Rosquin, manager of search and business intelligence for MotorTrend, drove our 2020 Toyota Supra on a 500-mile road trip. Upon return, he sent me a list of 10 things he loves and this list of 15 things he does not. I’m inclined to agree. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
2021 Honda Accord EX-L 1.5T First Test: Honda Knows Best
Honda Accord Full Overview Returning to the trailhead exhausted and faint-brained after a 12-mile hike through the canyons and across the creeks surrounding Mount Baldy, there was no car I’d rather be greeted by than the 2021 Honda Accord. Like an old friend, I knew the Japanese midsizer would welcome me without judgement for my foot stink or quivering quads, and that I wouldn’t have to dedicate an ounce of my depleted energy reserves to frustrations like clunky CVT tuning or inconsistent steering. I approached the car and popped its trunk to pile in my damp boots and dusty backpack, but upon closing the trunklid, the Accord uttered three polite beeps and popped it back open. Closing it again brought the same result. Only after I mindlessly tried a few more times expecting some...
2021 Honda Ridgeline Sport HPD First Test: Truckier By a Nose
Honda Ridgeline Full Overview “Can someone move the Pilot?” someone would call over the radio. “That’s the Ridgeline,” would come the eye-rolling response. Don’t get us wrong, we like the Honda Ridgeline here at MotorTrend, but that exact conversation must’ve played out 50 times during our 2017 Truck of the Year competition. Everyone mistook the Ridgeline for our long-term Honda Pilot. If it had been the 2021 Honda Ridgeline, that never would’ve happened. Let’s just get it out of the way. The 2017 Honda Ridgeline midsize pickup looked like a Honda Pilot large SUV that had been Sawzall-converted into a truck (a surprisingly common trend among Los Angeles pool cleaners). That’s not surprising, given the Pilot and Ridgeline have the ...
UPDATE: 50,000 2021 Nissan Rogues Affected by Poor Crash Score, Fix in the Works
Nissan is committed to vehicle safety and is pleased with the 2021 Nissan Rogue’s overall 4-star NCAP safety rating. All 2021 Rogue vehicles fully comply with federal safety standards. Nissan is aware of the two-star NCAP rating for front-passenger safety for 2021 Rogue vehicles assembled at Nissan’s Kyushu, Japan, manufacturing facility prior to Jan. 28, 2021. Nissan applied an update to the front passenger restraint system on all 2021 Rogue vehicles assembled at Nissan’s Smyrna, Tennessee plant, and all vehicles produced after Jan. 28 at the Kyushu plant. Therefore the two-star front-passenger safety rating only applies to the vehicles produced at the Kyushu plant prior to Jan. 28. To ensure customer confidence and satisfaction, Nissan will soon launch a service campaig...
2022 Kia Carnival Pricing Released: You Must Pay This Much to Ride
Kia’s replacement for the Sedona, the new-for-2022 Carnival, is the South Korean brand’s latest and greatest minivan. Well—sorry, Kia says it’s, um, a multi-purpose vehicle, on account of its SUV-like styling. Hey, the schtick gives the Carnival handsome proportions, a strong presence, and might actually tempt some buyers away from the sport-utes that have been dominating sale charts—not to mention the roads—lately. But if buyers want to get into this new most-handsome of MPVs, they’re going to need to fork over at least $33,275 to do it. That’s how much Kia wants for a base Carnival LX, and there is a $2,000 premium for LX models with the “seating package,” an option that replaces the middle bench with two captain’s chairs. For th...
Archaeologists Uncover the “Lamborghini of Chariots” Outside Pompeii
According to the archaeological powerhouse behind the ongoing Pompeii excavations, an elaborately adorned ceremonial chariot—a sick sled experts dubbed “the Lamborghini of chariots”—was recently unearthed from the ash-covered ruins. This just reminds us how good you supercar kids have it these days. Blasting your eyes with the latest and greatest mega-wedge is just a few swipes away on Instagram, and if you live near any metropolis sprawl, your local Cars and Coffee attracts enough haute metal to fill the parking lot at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. Spoiled rotten! See all 3 photos Why, back in the ’70s, we had to trudge down the cobbled via to the local amphitheater in hopes of catching a glimpse of the newest superchariot. Crowds were impassable, the stone bleacher...
How Do You Remove the Ford Bronco’s Doors?
Ford Bronco Full Overview How do you remove the doors of a new 2021 Ford Bronco? Undo a couple of bolts and an electric plug, and yank. It’s almost that easy, but backing up, the very first step really should be acquiring the Ford accessory bags that protect the doors. These protective sleeves will greatly increase your comfort level in handling these 43-54-pound doors when they’re loose. So how do you remove the 2021 Bronco’s doors? Read on. Removal Step one: Lower the power windows, push the body-mounted side-view mirror forward and out of the way, and if you have the accessory door bags, slide them on. Step two: Disconnect the electrical connector that controls the power window and lock by simply pulling it out. As soon as it’s disconnected, a spring-loaded and w...
How Do You Remove the 2021 Ford Bronco’s Hard Top?
Ford Bronco Full Overview Ford Bronco tops come off almost as easily as Mardis Gras blouses. The Ford Bronco removable hardtop allows you (and a friend) to transform your trail buster from completely weatherproof to totally alfresco in a matter of minutes. Here are the four easy steps to complete freedom. Note that these instructions apply to the 2021 Ford Bronco‘s standard molded-in-color or optional Shadow Black-painted hard tops (we’ll have to report again once we’ve tinkered with the four-door’s soft top). So how do you remove the Bronco’s hard top? Easy: Removal Step one: Sit in the driver’s seat, release the outboard over-center latch, then release the three other quarter-turn latches retaining the “T-top” type panel. Lift the 12-pound ...
How Do You Remove the 2021 Ford Bronco’s Fenders?
Ford Bronco Full Overview Unlike removing the 2021 Ford Bronco’s hard top or doors, this procedure is not for everyone. Removing the Bronco’s fenders is not trivially easy, and it shouldn’t be done frequently. You could take the top and doors off every time you drive your Bronco, replacing them when you park it, but removing these panels is a much bigger deal. And please don’t plan on four-wheeling with these panels off, as this leaves sensitive parts vulnerable to damage. The best reason to remove these body panels is to replace them with ruggedized Ford accessory or aftermarket panels to preserve your pretty factory-painted ones while dicing with Jeep Wranglers at Moab or along the Rubicon Trail. (Originality fetishists take note: Many of the fender and quarter pa...
How Your iPhone May Hasten Autonomous Driving
Virtual CES 2021 sucked as much as Virtual Everything Else did, but compelling news broke regarding lidar and autonomous driving. I’m not dialed in enough to sort lidar hype from heroics, so I connected with Tom Jellicoe, an optics expert at the Technology Partnership, a U.K.-based consultancy. Jellicoe was kind enough to Cambridge-mastersplain these latest “third-generation” lidar sensors and their VCSEL array semiconductor lasers to me. For the newbies: Today’s lidar works by emitting pulsed laser light into the surrounding area, which then bounces back to the sensor, allowing the unit to detect its surroundings multiple times per second. This is key to any autonomous vehicle driving and adjusting to everything around it. (Tesla is the lone notable holdout to inco...
2022 Volvo C40 Recharge First Look: One Swede SUV Coupe
See all 16 photos So, think of the new C40 as a coupe variant of the existing XC40 Recharge, only this is one of those fastback SUVs, such as the Porsche Cayenne Coupe or Mercedes GLE Coupe, that retains all four doors and simply uses “coupe” as a call-sign for its slightly more dramatic profile. This is the XC40 Recharge, only a little swoopier and a bit more aspirational. Underneath, the C40 Recharge rides on the same CMA platform as the XC40 and the aforementioned Polestar 2. It scoots around with the XC40 Recharge’s electric powertrain, too. A 78-kWh battery juices a set of front and rear motors to the tune of 408 hp and a thick 486 lb-ft of torque, enough grunt for a 0-60 mph hustle of 4.7 seconds. Like the XC40 Recharge, the EPA-estimated range is a usable 210 ...
