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"It's hard to be a standout in any crowd, but in terms of sales, the Explorer is more than holding its own. It and the Grand Cherokee are neck-and neck for the lead in the segment, with the Honda Pilot selling only about 80% as well. www.mikehagertycars.com/post/leader-...

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"...The 2025 Kia K4 looks like they had two styling teams for it---one for the front, and one for the rear. And neither of them turned in their best work...this should have just been a shrunken Kia K5---clean and sleek." www.mikehagertycars.com/post/subject...

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This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice). 1. Refused to violate the law. 2. Refused to violate the Constitution. 3. Refused to bow or scrape. 4. Refused to bend a knee. 5. Deleted this stupid email.

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Please do not send an email to [email protected] as to what you did last week.

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"After a week in a third CX-90 (the 2025 PHEV), I can report no major issues, but one minor one---the speed limit graphic in the instrument cluster showed the wrong speed limit for the street or freeway I was on about a third of the time." www.mikehagertycars.com/post/details...

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"Hyundai calls XRT “the rugged trim with off-road styling additions” and that’s wordy but accurate. There’s nothing in the way an XRT is equipped that makes it any more capable off-road than any other Tucson..." www.mikehagertycars.com/post/remembe...

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"Not that the regular X7 40i with its 375 horsepower six-cylinder is a slouch, but there is room for more under the Bimmer's big hood. Horsepower leaps to 523. Zero to 60 times fall to 4.4 seconds." www.mikehagertycars.com/post/firepow...

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"As Land Rover's 90-110-130 strategy for the Defender suggests, there's more than one right size for off-roading, but there are absolutely places where a smaller, tidier package shines---and that's where the Defender 90 comes in." @landroverusa.bsky.social www.mikehagertycars.com/post/the-sho...

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"I wonder if you’ve had the same thought I’ve had, crawling in traffic or trying to squeeze into a parking space...What we’re thinking of is a compact sedan, but...a little more engaging than the usual Asian econoboxes." @volkswagenusa.bsky.social #vwjetta www.mikehagertycars.com/post/in-prai...

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"Two months after my review of the Mercedes-Benz E 450 4MATIC All-Terrain (“On the Road,” December 2024), I’m ready to sing the praises of the station wagon yet again as a solid alternative to heavier, rougher-riding and harder-to-park SUVs." #subaruoutback www.losaltosonline.com/auto/subaru-...

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"America hasn’t seen a VW bus in more than 20 years, since the 2003 departure of what was then branded the Volkswagen Eurovan. So its return is a big deal, made bigger by the fact that the ID.BUZZ is an EV." @volkswagenusa.bsky.social #volkswagen #vw #id.buzz www.losaltosonline.com/auto/volkswa...

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I love the styling, the versatility, the standard features and the driving manners. What I couldn't deal with is the engine drone. The Toyota Crown Signia needs the 340-horsepower Hybrid MAX turbocharged powerplant with its six-speed automatic. www.mikehagertycars.com/post/wagon-o...

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"Getting in the Prologue, my brain immediately registered "Honda"...and expected controls to fall readily to hand. But they don't. Fundamental control...are in places Honda never puts them. The Chevy? Well, there isn't really an expectation." www.mikehagertycars.com/post/what-s-...

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"The CX-50 is everything I liked about the CX-5 in a more modern, larger package. The extra six inches in length pay off in cargo capability and the CX-50 is also three inches wider, making for more elbow room in the cabin." @mazdausa.bsky.social www.mikehagertycars.com/post/easy-to...

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Built to a standard, not a price. #rangerover #rangerovervelar #waj www.mikehagertycars.com/post/smaller...

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Someone accused me of "virtue signaling" because I wore a mask in public during COVID. I told them that was no more "virtue signaling" than them washing their hands before making someone else a sandwich. I offered to discuss it further over lunch, but only if I got to pick the restaurant.

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It would be hard to make the Honda Civic Hybrid better. But Honda has. www.mikehagertycars.com/post/oh-the-...

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An incredible opportunity to own some remarkable vehicles: www.mikehagertycars.com/post/academy...

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"This is the base model i5, the eDrive40. Zero to 60 happens in 5.7 seconds. Apart from being 2.4 seconds slower to sixty (say it out loud: onethousandoneonethousandtwoonethou---not really that long, is it?) it's also $19,450 less than the M60. " www.mikehagertycars.com/post/in-prai...

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"This is the first year that the manual transmission has been available with the six-cylinder, and so that’s what BMW sent me to evaluate for a week. I’ll say the same thing I say about Miatas – if you don’t know how to drive a stick, learn. www.losaltosonline.com/auto/can-the...

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Carroll Shelby used to say "Speed costs money. How fast do ya want to go?" Things have gotten complicated in this brave new world when it comes to electric vehicles. Speed still costs money. But less speed and more range costs almost as much. www.mikehagertycars.com/post/the-mil...

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Took these shots yesterday of the 2025 VW ID.BUZZ I'm in this week. Review will post in February at the Los Altos Town Crier/losaltosonline. $71,000 before tax & license. Imagine how many VW could sell if it was a hybrid priced at $49,999.

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Just saw a post on Facebook that Jean Lindamood Jennings (Car and Driver, Automobile, Motor Trend) died today. Age 70. Alzheimers. Jean was one of the people whose writing influenced me to stop covering daily news and write about cars. Here's one of hers: www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a364...

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"The Genesis G80, like the larger G90 (“On The Road”, December 2020) has styling that whispers “Bentley” without getting the lawyers involved. A broad, imposing grille, a fastback roofline and intricate details that make it look like something special." www.losaltosonline.com/auto/genesis...

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"The advantages of a station wagon are many – they drive like cars, making them better handling, smoother riding and easier to park. They tend to have better fuel economy. And they tend to weigh less than SUVs." www.losaltosonline.com/auto/a-merce...

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Keeping the faithful's hearts revs up until the STi returns in 2028: www.mikehagertycars.com/post/there-i...

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"Somewhere in Sacramento County, there's a guy in a Camaro ZL1 who thinks he must have been hallucinating. ...He's looking in his rearview mirror at an old guy in a gray Volvo SUV---that he can't shake with his 650-horsepower, $72,000 pony car." www.mikehagertycars.com/post/v-o-l-v...

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Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Today, the first Honda Civic Hybrid in a decade that delivers great mileage AND is the most-powerful Civic ever (apart from the Type R): www.mikehagertycars.com/post/time-fl...

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I always thought Agence Grateau ("Emily in Paris") was fictional. But it seems Jaguar...sorry...jaGUar...found them and hired them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLtF...

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Here's another one of my more recent EV reviews. The Prologue is the first mass-market Honda electric vehicle. Trouble is, it's a Chevrolet under the skin: www.mikehagertycars.com/post/the-per...

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My inclination, in this space called BlueSky, is to lean heavily into sharing my reviews of EVs, PHEVs (plug-in hybrids) and hybrids. At first blush, this F-150 King Ranch might seem to go against the grain. Read on, though: www.mikehagertycars.com/post/an-effe...

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