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WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths soared by 18.4% in the first six months of 2021 from the same period a year earlier, for the most deadly first half on American roads since 2006, the Transportation Department said on Thursday. Traffic deaths surged after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020 as more drivers engaged in unsafe behavior […]

As expected, Honda has reworked its 2022 Pilot trim lines and pricing to put much-needed space between it and the Passport. When Pilot pricing emerged two months ago, Honda omitted figures for the entry-level LX trim and the EX above it, informing everyone that there’d be a “well-equipped new entry trim level aimed at younger

Land Rover’s fifth-generation Range Rover isn’t scheduled to reach showrooms until spring 2022, but the British firm is already letting buyers configure the new SUV to their exact specifications. The online configurator has revealed pricing and the list of extra-cost options. Buyers will have three basic models to choose from: the standard short-wheelbase Range Rover,

The redesigned Mini Countryman has been spotted testing in the wild. Expected to debut for the 2023 model year, this redesign is expected to produce a more future-proof SUV that may not be quite so “mini” anymore.  Yep, it looks big, and our spies said that impression carries over to real life. The next Countryman

The Chrysler Voyager is going fleet-only for 2022 while the standard 2022 Pacifica picked up some price hikes and some gains and losses in the equipment department. Time to dish on the 2022 Pacifica Hybrid, which, unsurprisingly, follows the majority of the non-hybrid Pacifica template. Mopar Insiders got info on pricing for the revisions Chrysler

So it turns out we still don’t have full details on the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Information will continue to trickle out instead. But at least we have information on one of the SUV’s most critical parts: the battery pack. It has more capacity, and should have more range. The outgoing Outlander PHEV had a

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to criminal conduct to resolve a multiyear emissions fraud probe surrounding Ram pickup trucks and Jeep sport-utility vehicles with diesel engines, people familiar with the matter said. FCA lawyers and U.S. Justice Department officials are brokering a plea deal that could be unveiled in

Rumors of an electrified powertrain for the next-generation Mustang are swirling yet again after a former Ford engineer reportedly leaked his involvement in hybrid powertrain development for the pony car’s forthcoming redesign, further bolstering expectations for more electrified models. The most recent tip comes from LinkedIn (yet again). An eagled-eyed member of the Mustang7G.com forums