US Car News
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2027 Jeep Gladiator Adds Sport S Trim and Factory 35-Inch Tire Package
Jeep adds a new entry-level Sport S trim to the 2027 Gladiator lineup, standard with a 7-inch TFT cluster, passive entry and all-terrain tires.A limited-production 35-Inch Tire Launch Edition brings factory-installed 35-inch tires, bronze beadlock wheels and a 1-inch suspension lift to Willys, Rubicon and Rubicon X models.Rubicon and Mojave trims gain heated front seats,…
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Kia Keeps 2027 EV6 Pricing at $37,900 Across Seven Trims
Kia holds EV6 pricing flat for 2027, with the entry Light SR RWD starting at $37,900 before a $1,545 destination fee. All seven EV6 trims carry the same MSRP as last year, topping out at $53,000 for the GT-Line AWD. The EV6 is built in West Point, Georgia, and competes against the Hyundai Ioniq 5,…
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How Car Insurance Rates Compare by State as Rises Loom in 32 States
The average US driver now pays $187 a month for full-coverage car insurance and $99 a month for liability-only coverage, according to Insurify’s October 2026 report. Maryland is the most expensive state at $302 a month for full coverage, while New Hampshire is the cheapest in the country at just $85 a month. Insurify projects…
UK Car News
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DfT Proposes Unlimited Fines for Removing Emissions Filters on Vehicles From 2001 Onwards
DfT Wants Unlimited Fines for Anyone Who Strips Emissions Filters From a Car or Van The Department for Transport has asked the public whether it should turn a gap in the rules into a clear offence. Under the proposal, any road vehicle in Great Britain first used on or after 1 January 2001 would have…
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Windscreen Repairs Now Cost £283 on Average as ABI Reports Record £3.2bn Motor Payouts
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says motor insurers paid out a record £3.2 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 5% on the previous quarter and 7% on a year earlier. The average claim payout was £4,900, up 4% in the quarter, and the average windscreen repair bill rose 7% to £283. The…
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What a Dangerous MOT Fail Means (and Whether You Can Drive Home)
What a Dangerous MOT Fail Means and Whether You Can Drive Home If your car fails its MOT with a dangerous defect, you cannot legally drive it home, whether or not your old certificate has run out. It has to be repaired, or recovered on a truck, before it goes back on the road. If…
Car Maintenance Tips
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A Heat Pump Is Worth About Ten Degrees of Winter, and Most Owners Never Knew They Had the Choice
On Peugeot’s own figures for one of its electric SUVs, a car with a heat pump at zero degrees loses the same share of its range as a car without one at plus 10. The same gap holds at every temperature the company lists. One piece of equipment, fitted or left off when the car…
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Can a Car Fail Its MOT for an Oil Leak? Not the Leak You Are Worried About
An engine oil leak can fail an MOT in principle, but the test record shows it rarely does. In 2024, an excessive engine leak was noted as an advisory on 1,557,417 tests, the sixth most common advisory of all. The same item does not appear among the most common reasons cars fail. Key takeaways: Where…
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Do Starter Motors Fail Suddenly? Usually Not, and the Warning Gets Missed
Most starter motors give weeks or months of warning before they fail. The trouble is that the warning sounds just like a tired battery, which is why so many starter failures feel as though they came from nowhere. One internal fault really is instant, and it has a habit of stranding the same owner twice.…
Car Reviews
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I travelled down the Champs-Élysées and around the Arc de Triomphe in a self-driving car
Do you think a semi-autonomous vehicle is capable of taking on one of the most chaotic traffic experiences in Europe? Way back in 2014 I drove to the Paris Motor Show. The last bit of the journey took me to the Champs-Élysées and involved circumnavigating the iconic Arc de Triomphe. With 12 converging avenues, no…
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BYD Dolphin-G review: UK’s first plug-in hybrid supermini is a winning package
We get behind the wheel of the BYD Dolphin G DM-i – the UK’s first plug-in hybrid supermini BYD is building up its range of cars at a remarkable rate, but the Chinese brand’s latest model shows that isn’t just plugging gaps – it’s creating new opportunities. The BYD Dolphin G DM-I (Dolphin G for…
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Aion V review: Promising debut EV from a new brand to the UK
We get behind the wheel of the Aion V – the first model from another Chinese brand new to the UK
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