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2019 Jaguar I-Pace Price, Specs, Changes

2019 Jaguar I-Pace First Edition

2019 Jaguar I-Pace

2019 Jaguar I-Pace Review – The I-Pace Jaguar is the first fully electric vehicle of the brand that competes with the Tesla. This is a luxury crossover SUV manufactured by the famous British car manufacturer and will attract our attention with a spacious cabin, excellent handling, a powerful all-electric engine and a good range of 240 miles. The new Jaguar I-Pace 2019 will be almost the same as the concept that was presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2016. Despite its compact size, the I-Pace will offer an excellent interior space. of the cab due to its long wheelbase of 117.7 inches. In addition, it will provide a very good cargo space that can be expanded with the rear seats folded.

The completely new Jaguar will be available in three versions, S, SE, and HSE. However, there will also be a limited version of the First Edition. Under its hood, the I-Pace works with an electric drivetrain, but will only be available with one battery. In addition, the automaker will equip it with the latest features and system but have not yet revealed if we could expect a self-driving technology.

SPECSDIMENSIONFUEL ECONOMYPERFORMANCESAFETY

EPA Class Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD Style Name S AWD Drivetrain All Wheel Drive Passenger Capacity 5 Passenger Doors 4 Body Style Sport Utility Transmission Transmission: Concentric Single Speed Automatic

Vehicle EPA Classification Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD Weight Information Base Curb Weight (lbs) 4784 Interior Dimensions Front Shoulder Room (in) 57.6 Front Head Room (in) 39.9 Second Shoulder Room (in) 54.6 Second Head Room (in) 38.1 Front Leg Room (in) 40.9 Passenger Capacity 5 Second Leg Room (in) 35 Exterior Dimensions Height, Overall (in) 61.3 Length, Overall (in) 184.3 Track Width, Front (in) 64.7 Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) 74.6 Wheelbase (in) 117.7 Track Width, Rear (in) 65.5 Cargo Area Dimensions Cargo Volume to Seat 2 (ft³) 25.3 Cargo Volume to Seat 3 (ft³) 25.3 Cargo Volume to Seat 1 (ft³) 52

Mileage Battery Range (mi) 240

Engine SAE Net Torque @ RPM 512 Engine Type Electric SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM 394 @ 4250 Engine Order Code NA Transmission Trans Description Cont. Automatic Trans Order Code NA Trans Description Cont. Again NA Trans Type 1 Drivetrain All Wheel Drive Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) 9.04 Brakes Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) 13.8 Disc – Front (Yes or ) Yes Rear Drum Diam x Width (in) NA Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) 12.8 Disc – Rear (Yes or ) Yes Brake ABS System 4-Wheel Drum – Rear (Yes or ) NA Steering Turning Diameter – Curb to Curb (ft) 39.3 Steering Type Rack-Pinion Tires Front Tire Size P235/65R18 Rear Tire Order Code NA Rear Tire Size P235/65R18 Spare Tire Order Code NA Front Tire Order Code NA Spare Tire Size NA Wheels Front Wheel Material Aluminum Rear Wheel Size (in) 18 Rear Wheel Material Aluminum Spare Wheel Size (in) NA Front Wheel Size (in) 18 Spare Wheel Material NA Suspension Suspension Type – Rear (Cont.) Multi-Link Suspension Type – Rear Multi-Link Suspension Type – Front (Cont.) Double Wishbone Suspension Type – Front Double Wishbone

Safety Air Bag-Frontal-Driver Yes Air Bag-Frontal-Passenger Yes Air Bag-Passenger Switch (On/Off) No Air Bag-Side Body-Front Yes Air Bag-Side Body-Rear No Air Bag-Side Head-Front Yes Air Bag-Side Head-Rear Yes Brakes-ABS Yes Child Safety Rear Door Locks Yes Daytime Running Lights Yes Traction Control Yes Night Vision No Rollover Protection Bars No Fog Lamps No Parking Aid No Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Back-Up Camera Yes Stability Control Yes Other Features Electronic Stability Control (ESC) ABS And Driveline Traction Control Side Impact Beams Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags InControl Protect Emergency Sos Park Assist Automated Parking Sensors Emergency Braking Forward Collision and Rear Traffic Monitor… Lane Keep Assist Lane Keeping Assist Lane Keep Assist Lane Departure Warning Tire Specific Low Tire Pressure Warning Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags Curtain 1st And 2nd Row Airbags Airbag Occupancy Sensor Power Rear Child Safety Locks Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3… Back-Up Camera

2019 Jaguar I-Pace Design

Speaking of exterior design, the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace will be almost identical to the conceptual model presented in 2016. It features a coupe style, the family design of the brand’s grille and beautifully sculpted surfaces. For a more aggressive style, the automaker will offer it with optional 22-inch wheels.

2019 Jaguar I-Pace Interior

Moving inland, the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace will provide enough space for all passengers due to the extended wheelbase. It will offer 25.3 cubic feet of cargo space, but if you fold the flat rear seats, there is a space of 51.0 cubic feet. The board is equipped with two touch screens, among which the top screen for information and entertainment is a 10-inch and the lowest for air conditioning controls and vehicle function is a 5.5-inch screen. The new I-Pace will also receive the new EV navigation system.

2019 Jaguar I-Pace Engine and Specifications

The new Jaguar I-Pace 2019 will be powered by an all-electric powertrain. It will use two electric motors that will develop 394 hp (294 kWh) and 512 lb-ft of torque. There is also a 90 kWh battery placed on the floor. The power will be sent to all four wheels and can reach 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. This unit will provide the range of 240 miles.

With the 100 kW quick charger, the battery recharges to 80% in just 40 minutes. On the other hand, with the 50 kW charger, it will take approximately 90 minutes. Finally, with the charger at home, charging 80% of the battery takes 10 hours, while 100% takes approximately 13 hours.

2019 Jaguar I-Pace Release Date and Price

The Jaguar I-Pace 2019 is expected to go on sale in the second half of this year. Its price is estimated at around $ 70,500. After debuting at the end of this year, the new Jaguar will find the best rivals in Tesla Model S, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q5 and BMW X3.

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Cars For Sale: South Africa’s Best

A bit of a throwback, but herewith are the semi-finalists of the 2019/20 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards – powered by WesBank.

The awards programme recognises the best purchasing propositions in the respective categories of the new vehicle market.

“Vehicle purchases are amongst the biggest that consumers are likely to make in their lifetime,” said Ghana Msibi, executive head of sales and marketing at WesBank.

“Initiatives such as this offer credible opinions on the types of cars and features available in the market, and in so doing help consumers make informed decisions when choosing a new or used vehicle,” he said.

The 13 eventual category winners will be selected from the list of 65 vehicles, which includes model derivatives from 24 brands represented in the South African market.

All vehicles available on the South African market on September 1, 2019, were eligible, not only new products that were launched during the past 12 months.

Compared with the 2018/19 Cars Awards, the executive sedan category has been replaced with one that caters for premium-positioned crossovers.

The former Hot Hatch category (now named Fun Hatch) encompasses more affordable contenders and the price caps for the Premium SUV and Performance Car segments have been raised, it said.

“It is important to note that we analyse market changes proactively and adapt the categories to be better aligned with the South African consumer,” said Cars.co.za consumer experience manager Hannes Oosthuizen.

“With no new contenders in the Executive Sedan category, as well as very poor sales in that segment, we saw it fit to create a new category (to reflect growth and interest in upmarket crossovers) instead.

“Meanwhile there have been no new launches in the traditional hot hatch category, but there has been activity at a lower price point, so we’ve created a new category called Fun Hatch.”

And given the rapidly rising prices of cars for sale in Johannesburg, Oosthuisen said that sticking to a R1-million barrier for Premium SUV and Performance Car categories is no longer practical.

Volkswagen lead the charge in 2019/2020 again.

Even though 24 brands’ vehicles feature in the list of 65, five marques have more than three semi-finalists in the running for category honours.

Volkswagen has the most representatives (8), followed by BMW (6) and Audi, which has 5, although the A1 Sportback 40TFSI S Line is notably a semi-finalist in two separate categories.

Ford (5) and Toyota (4) round out the major manufacturers.

Full list of 2019/20 semi-finalists:

Budget Car

Kia Picanto 1.2 Style

Renault Sandero Stepway Expression

Hyundai Grand i10 1.0 Fluid

Suzuki Swift 1.2 GLX

Volkswagen Polo Vivo Trendline

Compact Hatch

Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Comfortline

Nissan Micra turbo Acenta Plus

Mazda2 1.5 Individual Auto

Kia Rio 1.4 EX

Ford Fiesta 1.0 Trend Auto

Premium Hatch

Volkswagen Golf GTI

Audi A1 Sportback 40TFSI S Line

Mercedes-Benz A200 AMG-Line

Mazda3 2.0 Astina

Mini Cooper S Hatch 5-Door Sports Auto

Executive SUV

Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design

Audi Q5 40 TDI Sport quattro

BMW X3 xDrive20d M-Sport

Range Rover Evoque D180 R-Dynamic SE

Mercedes-Benz GLC 220d AMG-Line

Compact Family Car

Ford Ecosport 1.0 Titanium Auto

Opel Crossland X 1.2 Turbo Enjoy Auto

Renault Duster 1.5 dCi Prestige

Suzuki Vitara 1.4T GLX Auto

Volkswagen T-Cross 1.0 TSI 85kW Highline R-Line

Family Car

Mazda CX-5 2.0 Dynamic Auto

Peugeot 3008 2.0 HDI Allure

Subaru Forester 2.0i-S ES

Toyota RAV4 2.0 GX Auto

Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 1.4 TSI Trendline

Adventure SUV

Ford Everest 2.0 Bi-Turbo 4WD Limited

Haval H9 Luxury

Isuzu M-UX 3.0 4WD

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.4 D4 4×4

Toyota Fortuner 2.8GD-6 4×4 Auto

Premium SUV

Audi Q8 55 TFSI quattro

BMW X5 xDrive30d M-Sport

Range Rover Velar D300 R-Dynamic HSE

Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d 4Matic AMG-Line

Volvo XC90 T8 Twin-Engine R-Design

Crossover

Volvo XC40 D4 R-Design

Audi Q3 35 TFSI S Line

Jaguar E-Pace D180 AWD R-Dynamic

Lexus UX 200 EX

Mini Countryman Cooper S sports-auto

Leisure Double-Cab

Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD-6 Legend 50 4×4 Auto

Ford Ranger 2.0 BiTDi Wildtrak 4×4 Auto

Mitsubishi Triton 2.4 DI-D 4×4 Auto

Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 V6 TDI Highline 4Motion

Isuzu D-Max 3.0 TD 4×4 LX Auto

Business Class

BMW 320d Sport Line

BMW 330i Sport Line

Mercedes-Benz C300 AMG Line

Volkswagen Arteon 2.0 TSI 4Motion R-Line

Audi A5 40 TFSI Sport

Fun Hatch

Volkswagen Polo GTI

Suzuki Swift Sport 1.4T

Audi A1 Sportback 40 TFSI S Line

Opel Corsa GSi

Mini Cooper S Sports-Auto

Performance Car

Toyota Supra 3.0T

BMW M2 Competition M-DCT

BMW Z4 M40i

Ford Mustang GT 5.0

Porsche Cayman GTS

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The Best Compact Crossovers—No Matter Your Budget

What are the best compact crossovers? That’s precisely the question we’ve attempted to tackle here, highlighting 10 different models across a range of budgets.

It’s a long and meandering road that has brought us to the current trend for these compact crossovers. The desire for truck utility and car comfort isn’t new, and the first attempt to fill that niche came nearly a century ago in the form of the station wagon, which served families well for decades. But folks are fickle, and the ‘80s saw the wagon fall out of favor, as first the minivan, then the SUV became the go-to choice for families needing to haul kids, groceries, and gear.

Crossing from SUV to Crossover

But SUVs have some drawbacks to go along with their rugged appearance and capability. A vehicle that does well off-road doesn’t usually ride well on pavement, and heavy trucks with aggressive 4-wheel-drive (4WD) systems generally don’t get great mileage. Those are big compromises when the vast majority of SUVs never leave the pavement, and they provided the perfect opportunity for the arrival of a new station wagon in disguise—the compact crossover.

If you want to cross over to crossovers, the market currently offers so many that it can be a daunting prospect. Here, we’ll recommend great buys at a number of price points, so you can ensure you’ll get the most for your crossover cash.

$10,000 and Less

Fourth-generation Kia Sportage (2015 – present)

If you want to grab a compact crossover for less than 10 grand, you’re going to have to go back a few years, making a warranty more important than ever. With its impressive 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty, you’re guaranteed to get more than a few years out of even a well-used Kia Sportage. And while the Sportage can be a little cramped when it comes to cargo space, your passengers will have more than enough room.

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Second-generation Nissan Rogue (2014 – present)

The Nissan Rogue has been chastised for its lackluster engine and transmission, but things aren’t as bad as they seem. Auto journalists are notoriously picky about drivetrains, but if you give the Rogue a spin and aren’t bothered, you’ll be rewarded with a crossover that does nearly everything else right.

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$10,000 – $20,000

Fifth-generation Honda CR-V (2017 – present)

The Honda CR-V might be the most well-balanced crossover on this list. It’s easy to find vehicles that get better gas mileage, handle better, haul more, or drive faster, but finding one that does all those things as well as the CR-V is a challenge. Look to the turbocharged 1.5-liter engine for a little extra oomph, as the base engine prior to 2020 isn;t strong, especially with a full load.

Search for a 5th-gen Honda CR-V on CarGurus

First-generation Infiniti QX30 (2017-2019)

A Mercedes GLA in disguise, the Infiniti QX30 wraps a Mercedes platform and powertrain in a unique and attractive shape. Its unusual design can make for a tight fit for passengers and interesting rear visibility, but the QX30 slips effortlessly through city traffic and looks great doing it. Discontinued for 2020, deals can be found on some examples from this car’s three model years, but pay special attention to the transmission. It seems neither Mercedes nor Infiniti got the shift points just right.

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$20,000 – $30,000

Second-generation Mazda CX-5 (2017 – present)

No crossover at this price point drives better than the Mazda CX-5, but that’s not why it’s being recommended. Mazda has been consistently updating its interiors lately, resulting in cars that look much more expensive than their price. Handsome on the outside, classy and comfortable on the inside, the CX-5 will make you feel like you’re lapping at the edges of luxury.

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Fourth-generation Subaru Forester (2012 – 2018)

Subarus have always prioritized safety, from their impressive visibility to their standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive (AWD), and the Subaru Forester is one of the few vehicles available that has maintained the ability to see out the back. That alone would warrant a spot on this list, but the Forester’s ground clearance and capable AWD make it a smart pick for foul-weather journeys.

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$30,000 – $40,000

First-generation Jaguar F-Pace (2017 – present)

One of the bigger entries on this list, the Jaguar F-Pace pushes the limits of what can be called a compact crossover, but that means your passengers and cargo will have plenty of room. The fact that your passengers and cargo will get to enjoy one of the best driving experiences you can get in one of the most attractive crossovers on the market is just a bonus.

Search for a 1st-gen Jaguar F-Pace on CarGurus

Second-generation Volvo XC60 (2017 – present)

Volvo’s commitment to style and safety culminates in its XC series of crossovers. The Volvo XC60 offers a wealth of engine options that are largely unrestricted by trim level, meaning the used market should offer lots of potential candidates. The XC60 is one of the best-balanced options on this list, with a level of design often missing outside the luxury segment.

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$40,000 – $50,000

First-generation Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class (2016 – present)

The fact that the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class has been winning awards shouldn’t surprise you. It has the combination of style, safety, performance, and tech you expect from luxury crossovers. What should surprise you is that it manages to win while competing with the likes of Audi’s Q5 and BMW’s X3. Technology buffs should take note—if you want to sample the new MBUX, you’ll need to go with a 2020 model.

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First-generation Porsche Macan (2015 – present)

Some dismiss the Porsche Macan as a vehicle for those who prioritize performance over practicality, but if compact crossovers were created for those wanting SUV utility and a car-like driving experience, the Macan may be the ultimate vehicle. Take a drive and you’ll see that Porsche concentrated on more than just performance, with top-notch materials, fit, and comfort. Be savvy when shopping, though, as the options list can make two seemingly similar cars have very disparate prices.

Search for a 1st-gen Porsche Macan on CarGurus

For more auto news, check out these articles:

The Range Rover Sport HST Hits the Sweet Spot

The Jaguar F-PACE SVR: A Modern-Day Supercar

2019 LA Auto Show: Vehicles for Every Lifestyle

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2019 BMW X3 M40i Colors, Interior, Price

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DDC Plug N Play Kits By KW Suspensions Now Available

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With today’s modern technology and the itch to modify vehicles can clash with each other in certain cases. For instance, most owners like to have the adjustability of ride height within their suspension, rather than being stuck with the recommended height set by the factory. With newer vehicles coming out with adaptive damping systems in place, it can make the decision on swapping the factory suspension for coilovers difficult. With most coilover companies, when you buy their product, you lose the factory electronic damping control and all its benefits along with it.

KW now offers a solution for this with its new DDC Plug N Play kit. With this kit, the ability to use the OEM electronic damping adjustment is carried over through the KW coilover. Installation is as easy as removing the factory struts, replacing with KW “inox-line” stainless steel coilovers, and connect the adaptive damping system to the coilover using the existing factory plug. This will give the driver full control over the electronic damping and even provide 3 different ride settings with a simple of the button.

For the first time ever, KW is combing the benefits of factory electronic suspension with the additional dynamic gains and adjustability of a coilover. Each DDC Plug N Play system is engineered specifically for the vehicle it fits to ensure maximum ride quality and performance. The DDC system also offers independent adjustability of each corner to fine-tune the suspension through an app you can download on your phone! With this technology being released, take the upper advantage at the track with the new DDC Plug N Play kit.

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BMW X3 2020 Release Date, Changes, Price

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BMW X3 2020 Release Date, Changes, Price

BMW X3 2020 Release Date, Changes, Price – The well-known Bavarian company readies an entirely new edition of the lightweight crossover along with BMW X3 2020 follows these kinds of changes. The latest technology was provided this year plus it must get into generation shortly. This 2020 X3 must have the basically exact same design qualities as 2019 design, which is going to is available entirely new. The newest age group previously got its best that July. It includes the latest appearance, latest cabin, but also with many different technological changes that may have better driving a practical vehicle experience. This version is anticipated ahead a place delayed another season.

BMW X3 2020 Redesign

Exterior And Interior Design

The particular BMW X3 2020 includes all of the changes the after that age group will expose. There are lots of enhancements when compared to the friendly product. You will find an entirely new system, which employs several light supplies. This supplies some great bodyweight protecting, which happens to be famous for things like fuel economy, productivity, and general performance. Additionally, there is a new design.

BMW X3 2020 Exterior

The newest technology entirely comes after the brand’s most recent terminology. The latest version appears pretty decent together with BMW X3 2020 follows it by any means. You can find no significant changes, just the advancement in the Bavarian popular design approach. All the interior design has changed just like. The cabin seems just like the friendly design, but there are a lot of new specifics, including new controls, a more substantial touch-screen, much more lightweight aluminium types of surface and new toned. Their list of normal functions must be remarkable also.

BMW X3 2020 Interior

The actual set of standard functions remains unfamiliar, but we have been confident how the brand new BMW X3 2020 includes an entire weight of functions. Bottom types will surely include such things as 18-” alloy rims, athletic front side seating with variable part strengthen, variable generate settings, completely new 10.3-” touchscreen display together with the newest infotainment process and so forth. Increased trims will attribute a lot more gear.

BMW X3 2020 Engine

The latest BMW X3 2020 will include the company’s universal motors. Nevertheless, we anticipate seeing some enhancements with regards to strength not to mention torque. Typically the basic design is predicted to include a common 2.-litre gas engine, which can just for this situation achieve a small potential increase. It would now come with maximum strength for 248 horsepower not to mention 258 lb-toes in torque. This particular volume will do to get a 0-60 run in approximately 6 mere seconds, while the top-rated rate may go as much as 130 mph.

BMW X3 2020 Engine

The latest era will also are available in public hello-performance M bundle. This design will have a 3.-litre Turbocompresseur car engine, through maximum energy in 355 horses and additionally 369 lb-ft about torque. This could be adequate to get a 0-60 run in approximately 4.5 moments, as the leading velocity goes above 155 mph. Each version will function 8-pace automatic transmission utilising AWD when normal.

BMW X3 2020 Release Date And Price

A BMW X3 2020 can come without more significant changes, so anticipate it anywhere later the new year. With regards to the price, your foundation product ought to go about 40.000 bucks.

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2019 BMW X3 M40i Price, Demensions

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【新車】「SPA」プラットフォームを使う新型ボルボ[XC60]が599万円から登場!!

ボルボの世界販売を支えるSUVのXC60がフルモデルチェンジを受けました。アウディQ5が新型にスイッチしたばかりで、BMW X3も新型へのスイッチが噂されています。新型ボルボXC60は、パッと見たところXC90の弟分という印象を受けますが、サイドから眺めると、ドアに深く刻まれたプレスラインや小さめのウインドウグラフィックなど、スポーティな要素が随所に盛り込まれていて、単に小さなXC90版という雰囲気ではありません。ただし、プラットフォームは、「SPA（SCALABLE PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE）」と呼ばれる新たなアーキテクチャを使っていて、こちらはXC90やV90/S90などの新生ボルボと同じ車体になります。なお、「SPA」は90、60シリーズに採用し、電動化を見据えたモジュラープラットフォームになります。内装もボルボらしいスタイリッシュな仕上がりで、「DRIFTWOOD（流木）」を使ったパネルを採用するなど、細部にまでこだわりが表現されています。また、2シーターとなるシートも大ぶりで、豪華そのもの。フロントシートの構造は兄貴分のXC90と同じだそうで、サイズが小さくなっても座り心地は同じ。むしろ、XC90だと取り回しや駐車場所に制約などからチョイスできず、積極的に新型ボルボXC60を選択することで、高い満足度が得られるという方もいそうです。ほかにも、2020年以降、ボルボ車の新車が関わる死亡、重傷事故をゼロにするという安全思想「Safety Vision　2020」に基づき、ボルボ自慢の安全装備が網羅されています。中でも新型XC60から採用される「ステアリングサポート機能」は、先行車両などへの衝突が自動ブレーキだけで防げないと判断すると、ドライバーが回避行動を取った時点で、ステアリング回避をサポートすべく内側のブレーキを作動させるもので、50〜100km/hの速度域で作動します。さらに、対向車との衝突回避をサポートする「対向車線衝突回避支援機能（60-140km/h）」、「後方車衝突回避支援機能（60-140km/h）」も新たに用意されています。いずれもステアリングアシストを付加することで、危険回避を支援するもの。さて、新型ボルボXC60のサイズは、全長4690×全幅1900/1930×全高1660mm。エンジンは、T8の2.OLターボ＋スーパーチャージャー（318ps）＋モーター（87ps）を筆頭に、「T6」が2.0Lターボ＋スーパーチャージャー（320ps）、「D4」が2.0Lディーゼルターボ（190ps）、「T5」が2.0Lガソリンターボ（254ps）となっています。グレードと価格は、「XC60 T8 Twin Engine AWD Inscription」が884万円、「XC60 T6 AWD R-Design」が724万円、「XC60 D4/T5 AWD Inscription」が679万円、「XC60 D4 AWD R-DESIGN」が649万円、「XC60 D4/T5 AWD Momentum」が599万円です。（文/写真塚田勝弘）あわせて読みたい * J.D.パワー「日本自動車セールス満足度調査」2位！今、ボルボが大注目!? * ボルボ最小SUV「XC40」、峠のワインディングを力強く駆け抜ける！ * 「対向車線衝突回避支援機能」などを搭載。ボルボV90、XC90が安全装備をさらに強化 * ボルボが2019年以降「電動化車両」にスイッチする理由とは？ * これが最新世代コネクテッド・コックピットだ！ボルボ・新型「XC40」を激写 http://dlvr.it/Pvsxpt

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Car of the Year: ExtremeTech’s Best Cars for 2020

How do you pick the right Car of the Year when so many cars are so good? You can choose the car you’d drive if you had Wall Street money (Flash: Porsche 911 Named Car of the Year Again). You can award the vehicle that drives over boulders (Flash: Jeep Gladiator Honored). You can call on your must-be-Motown roots (Flash: Corvette Wins Car of the Year Again), especially this year when the Corvette is a legit choice. But in the hands of others, that mindset also gave us the Chevrolet Vega, the Mustang II, the Chevrolet Citation, and the second coming of the Ford Thunderbird in 2002.

What about us? At ExtremeTech, we’re looking for a highly competent car that is forward-looking on technology, safety, and driver assists: a car that has still-desirable features and tech when it comes off lease and goes to the next owner at three our four years of age. Seventy percent of cars sold each year are previously owned. As for criteria, we have no price cap; some pubs say no more than 2.5X the average new car price, which average price in November was $38,400 according to KBB.com, excluding incentives, but we’d expect a lot more technology in a $100,000 car than a $25,000 car. Our preference is the car be available to buyers by the beginning of the year, not vaporware. Plus, it should be fun to drive on top of the technical merits. Here’s the 2020 ExtremeTech Car of the Year and, in alphabetical order, the rest of the top 10.

Seen-it-all journos give the 2020 Car of the Year Hyundai Sonata the thumbs up.

Car of the Year: 2020 Hyundai Sonata

In yet another Year of the SUV, where seven in 10 sales go to SUVs, crossovers, and pickups, the best new vehicle is a sedan: the 2020, eighth-generation Hyundai Sonata. Really. Sonata. Only once you have a) seen how good-looking the 2020 model is, b) gone through the list of standard safety technology and c) driven the Sonata can you fully understand the very neat trick Hyundai pulled off.

For starters, the following Hyundai SmartSense driver-assist features below are standard on all four trim lines of every 2020 Sonata (and the last is standard on the trims above SE that account for 85-90 percent of Sonata sales):

Stop and go adaptive cruise control (Hyundai’s term: “advanced smart cruise control”)

Forward collision warning, auto emergency braking, pedestrian detection (“forward collision-avoidance assist with pedestrian detection”)

Auto high beams (“automatic high beam assist”)

Lane keep assist (steers the car back from the lane edges)

Lane centering assist (“lane follow assist”)

Driver drowsiness detection (“driver attention warning”)

Dynamic backing guidelines for the (federally mandated) rearview camera

(SEL, SEL Plus, Limited:) Blind-spot detection (“blind-spot collision avoidance assist”) / rear cross-traffic alert (“rear cross-traffic avoidance assist”)

This is every bit of driver assistance tech you’d expect on any 2020 car, even high-end cars.

Hyundai Blind Spot View Monitor (BVM) shows what’s in your blind spot (also beeps, flashes).

There’s more driver assistance, if you want it: On the top two trim lines, Hyundai has Level 2 self-driving called Highway Drive Assist. It works well. On the top line, Sonata Limited, Remote Smart Parking Assist self-drives your car into and out of a parking space or garage with you out of the car, for about 30 feet worth of self-drive parking. Also on Limited is a Blind Spot View Monitor (photo above) that shows left and right rear video views in the instrument panel, twice as wide as what you’d see from the side mirror, and you still get warning chirps and lights. All in a mainstream car, not a Lexus or Mercedes.

There’s also phone-as-key (just what it sounds like) called Hyundai Digital Key using NFC (near field communications). There’s also a separate NFC proximity card that opens and starts your car and costs about $20 (not $250) for a physical wireless remote key if you lose it. Hyundai Digital Key works with Android phones, and would work with iPhone if Apple allowed NFC for more things than Apple payments. Hello, Apple?

Hyundai knows navigation is a tough sell on lower-cost cars, so it makes standard Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and an 8-inch color touchscreen. Plug in your own phone for navigation. On the upper SEL Plus, Hyundai makes optional a 10.25-inch center display and onboard nav, and it’s standard on Limited because everything comes standard on Limited.

Sonata Limited cockpit.

A performance Sonata, the N Line, follows in 2020 (announced), then most likely a hybrid Sonata (widely expected) that will provide e-power to the rear wheels and give the Sonata all-wheel-drive without creating a space-robbing transmission tunnel for mechanical rear-wheel-drive. Of the top-selling sedans perceived as midsize, the No. 1 Toyota Camry will offer AWD in the spring after 27 years as front-wheel-drive only, No. 2 Honda Accord is front-drive only, No. 3 Nissan Altima got AWD with the 2019 model, and the Sonata is on the verge of being the No. 4 seller as soon as the current fourth- and fifth-place Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Malibu hurry up and kick the bucket (never mind that they are very good sedans).

You get all this core safety (the bullet list above) in the Sonata for $26,430 including freight, or $28,830 for the SEL that has BSD, ten grand under the average selling price of a new car today. The Sonata Limited, maxed out with every option-that-is-actually-standard, sells for $34,530: The Car of the Year, loaded, at four grand under the price of the average new car sold today.

Hyundai’s new equipment-and-options scheme is nice: Features are fixed (no options offered) on entry and premium lines. The least expensive trim has no extra-cost options because shoppers are buying a low payment plan, such as a Sonata SE lease for $219 or 1.9 percent purchase financing; in late December, in some areas, it’s as low as a $99 lease or 0 percent APR 72-month loan. The middle trims offer options. At the top trim, most buyers want every option, so they’re all baked in. And the Sonata is made in America: Montgomery, Alabama, to be specific. Auto manufacturing is transforming the New South in Alabama, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Mississippi, and if the jobs aren’t in Michigan, they are in the US of A.

While the Sonata’s length of 192.9 inches says midsize, the interior volume of 120.4 cubic feet (104.4 feet passenger, 16.0 feet trunk) says full-size in EPA numbers (120 cubic feet and above). In every way, our Car of the Year is a cut above. And Hyundai is poised to pick up the slack as US-flagged automakers cut their sedan lines. Thirty percent of 17 million new vehicles is still 5 million sedans.

Anybody can make a great $75,000 car. It takes genius to engineer a great car for $30,000. Hyundai did it and that’s why the Sonata is the ExtremeTech Car of the Year for 2020.

Below, the rest of ExtremeTech’s top 10 cars for 2020:

BMW X5: An SUV that’s a kick to drive just about anywhere.

BMW X5: Safe, Fast Fun Has Its Price

If you want one higher-end vehicle that does it all – ultra-composed highway cruising with the family or back-roads carving on your own, carpooling or towing 7,200-pound trailers – that’s the 2019 BMW X5 midsize SUV. This the most balanced vehicle in the BMW lineup and offers more of the good stuff and good-life stuff – driver assists, entertainment, safety technology – albeit for a price. It rides well, handles well, and just feels good to be in. It’s the second year of the fourth-generation X5 that debuted as a 2019 model.

The 2020 X5 offers three engines: a 335-hp inline-six and a 0-60 time of 5.2 seconds, a 456-hp V8 (0-60, 4.6 seconds) and for 2020 an X5 M50i with a 523-hp V8 (0-60, 4.1 seconds). Near-perfection has its price: $59,895 for a rear-drive X5 (a whopping seventeen large over the compact X3), to $83,000 for the base X5 M50i (meaning parts from the BMW Motorsport bins), to $133,825 for the X5 M Competition, an all-Motorsport vehicle, fully optioned.

The six-cylinder X5 comes standard with dual 12.3-inch displays, LED headlamps, front/rear parking sonar, Active Driving Assistant (blind spot detection/rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, forward collision warning/city collision mitigation, and daytime pedestrian protection). You pay extra for adaptive cruise control (BMW’s standard “dynamic cruise control” sounds like ACC but really it’s cruise control), for the satellite radio tuner chip (it’s in packages starting at $1,050), and for nine of the 11 paint colors that add $550-$1,950. You may want things like laser headlamps, the rear air suspension, or ultra-premium audio, because why not? You must get the Driving Assistance Professional package ($1,750) with adaptive cruise control, lane centering, auto lane change (just flick the turn signal and it happens if it’s safe), and steering/traffic jam assistant.

A well-equipped X5 will run you $70,000-$75,000. Compared with the equally luxe, equally new Mercedes-Benz GLE, the Bimmer is more fun to drive. Compared with the Audi Q7, Audi still has a great interior but trails otherwise because it’s a five-year-old platform with a 2019 facelift.

Price, mid-engine design makes the Corvette a sports car for the young again.

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: Mid-Engine Magic

Corvette songs peaked in the sixties, give or take Prince and “Little Red Corvette,” and even that was 1982. Now Corvette culture is back, this time without gold chains, as the 2020 C8 (eighth-generation) Vette arrives. The engine is finally mounted behind the driver, something Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov dreamed of in the 1950s. There’s a seven-speed double-clutch transmission. The 491-hp V8 engine has variable valve timing, gasoline direct injection, and Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) to make the car a responsible citizen that also hits 60 mph in 2.9 seconds with the Z51 package. A turbocharged, overhead-cam, hybrid – yes, hybrid – engine is reportedly in the offing for more fuel efficiency and more power, more power because the electric motors act as additional turbochargers that have zero lag.

The new Corvette offers magnetic ride control shocks – MR, or magnetorheological dampers – that can be sporty or soft. Testers who’ve had the C8 Corvette on the track find it quicker than the C7 Corvette of 2014-2019, and easier to drive. Amazingly, the list price (excluding freight) starts just over $61,000 with freight, $7,500 more for the hardtop convertible. Bring on the Porsches and Ferraris. Most people will pay more and the $100,000 Corvette is an easy possibility. The online configurator is addictive: You want orange seat belts, or Tension Blue, or Torch Red? That’s $395, please, if you don’t want black. You’ll discover front lift with memory, $1,495, that remembers via GPS up to 1,000 speed bumps and steep driveways and lifts the front end 2 inches before you get there. Hey, that’s cheap compared with replacing the front spoilers.

Hyundai Palisade: Upscale ride, cockpit, design. Less than $50,000.

Hyundai Palisade: So Good, So Affordable

If not for the Hyundai Sonata, the Hyundai Palisade might well be Car of the Year. The Palisade is the BMW X5/Mercedes-Benz GLE for $20,000 less, all of them with outstanding interiors and a raft of safety features and driver assists, and very different price points. With the Palisade, a slew of safety features come standard on all trim lines. The three rows fit seven (middle row captain’s chairs) or eight (bench), with semi-passable room in row three for adults. The 291-hp V6 and eight-speed automatic are plenty quick, if not in BMW’s league. (The $20K extra has to go for something, such as less body lean.) Hyundai Drive Assist gives you Level 2 autonomy, meaning the car drives itself on highways as long as you keep your hands lightly on the wheel most of the time.

We loved the Blind View Monitor on the premium trim line, Limited, with its 12.3-inch digital instrument panel. Rear-side-facing cameras bring up a view to the left or right rear. depending on which directional signal is activated. That’s on top of a blind spot warning light in the side mirror, a pleasant chirp from the speakers, and what was a Hyundai/Genesis first, blind spot warnings in the head-up display. You can’t have too much of a good thing, especially for older drivers who can’t, or younger drivers who won’t, turn their heads to check traffic. (Editor’s note: Ignore the Consumer Reports early review that calls Palisade Blind View Monitor “clever … but some of our drivers considered this feature a mere novelty while others thought it could be distracting.” No way. It’s a feature that makes blind-spot detection even more useful.)

A loaded Palisade comes in at less than $48,000. The Palisade resets expectations on what you must pay for a great family-size SUV. Shop this (and sibling Kia Telluride, below) if you’re looking at best-seller Ford Explorer or Lincoln Aviator for that matter, as well as Chevrolet Traverse. It’s competitive with Audi/BMW/Mercedes SUVs as well.

The Jaguar I-Pace is the electric sports car SUV that doesn’t require paved roads.

Jaguar I-Pace: Charm of the Un-Tesla

If you want a sports car that’s quick, comfortable, great-looking, and comes with a $7,500 tax credit, that’s the Jaguar I-Pace. Most of all, it’s exclusive: Jaguar was bringing only about 3,000 to US shores for 2019, which is also about what demand is for a vehicle that’s snug in back relative to the Tesla Model S, Model X, or Model 3 and with a more modest range, 234 miles on the EPA test cycle or 292 miles for Europe’s WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure). To push range over 300 miles, you need several hundred more pounds of battery, and that hurts performance. And range. The US needs more cars like the I-Pace, our ExtremeTech Car of the Year a year ago, to make EVs sexier and more desirable.

At the $70,000 base price, it’s a great deal, as high-performance SUVs go. Or high-performance hatchbacks, which the I-Pace also closely resembles. Some people find it annoying when they spend a lot of money on a Black Sapphire Metallic BMW X4 and find the same X4 next to yours in the company parking lot, even if the other one is Carbon Black Metallic or Jet Black. (BMW sells a lot of black cars.) Won’t happen with the Jag.

Midsize Kia Telluride has all the right stuff, at a sub-$50K price (loaded).

Kia Telluride

The Kia Telluride is a fraternal twin to the Hyundai Palisade. Engineers say every body and interior panel is different. But the drivetrain is the same, the EPA numbers are the same at 21 mpg combined city/highway, pricing is similar, and interior finish is first-class on both. The Telluride has four trim lines (LX, S, EX and SX), while the Palisade three (SE, SEL, and Limited). Entry models are about $33,000, both with full-range adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane-centering steering, rear parking sensors, and a trailer stability system.

The Telluride (only) comes standard with blind-spot detection/rear cross-traffic alert and safe exit assist (alert sounds if you open a road-side door with traffic approaching). So if you shop the entry model, the Telluride is a better choice than the Palisade. Both offer a blind spot monitor (display) in the instrument panel, with Kia’s taking up the middle of the screen and Hyundai’s taking up the left-side circular speedometer or right-side tachometer, depending on whether the alert is on the left or right side. Kia has a traditional console shifter; Hyundai uses buttons that set aside more space for cupholders, phones, and keys. Fully optioned, the top trim line is about $47,500. (A Ford Explorer can hit $65,000.)

Subjectively, reviewers say the Kia looks ruggeder, in part with the rectangular grille shape and the Telluride name. The ride is about the same. The Telluride in the fall was outselling the Palisade by 20 percent, and Telluride was Motor Trend’s SUV of the Year; both are candidates for the NACTOY (North American Car and Truck of the Year) utility vehicle award to be announced Jan. 13. Either way, the two are shaking up the market, with the Telluride marketed as a sporty/rugged vehicle and the Palisade emphasizing a luxe interior. To us, the biggest difference is Telluride has blind-spot detection even on the entry trim line.

The midsize Lincoln Aviator is the best of the new Lincolns, hitting all the right notes.

Lincoln Aviator: Ford’s Luxury Brand Takes Off

The Lincoln Aviator represents the resurrection of the Lincoln Motor Company, which for more than a decade breathed Cadillac’s exhaust fumes. The midsize Aviator builds on the Ford Explorer (the best-selling midsize SUV in recent years) with luxury touches that resonate with buyers who, unlike X5 shoppers, don’t yearn for the chance they might one day want to autocross a 2.5-ton vehicle. Still: The Aviator, with a 400-hp twin-turbo V6, hits 60 mph in close to 5 seconds; the Aviator Grand Touring PHEV adds a 100-hp electric motor and batteries good for 18 miles. Inside, the cockpit is rich, refined, and tasteful. High-end trims get 28-speaker Revel audio and 30-way massaging seats. Or maybe it’s the other way around. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra created short musical chords that take the place of harsh beeps on other cars.

Standard safety is good: Co-Pilot 360 comprises forward-collision warning, automated emergency braking, pedestrian detection, blind-spot detection, lane-keep assist, and automatic high-beams. But standard safety could be better: The Aviator line that runs $53,000 (Aviator) to $90,000 (Aviator Grand Touring Black Label) does not include, on lower trims, Co-Pilot 360 Plus with full-range adaptive cruise control, traffic-sign recognition, and self-parking (parallel and perpendicular). The Aviator (formerly MK-something, MKT we believe), flanked by the bigger Navigator (always called Navigator), the smaller-midsize Nautilus (formerly MKX), and the compact Corsair (formerly MKC), is finally gaining momentum. For a Lincoln to advance from best-of-the-year for 2020 to models that are best of every year, it needs to work on quality control (the Aviator/Explorer rollout was messy) and give thought to some sporty variants.

Mazda CX-5: the definitive class-above compact SUV.

Mazda CX-5: So Good in So Many Ways

How often does one model surpass half an automaker’s sales? That’s the Mazda CX-5 compact SUV, with 151,000 of Mazda’s 300,000 US sales in 2018, a runaway success since the second generation arrived as a 2017 model. It’s nimble, seats four or five very comfortably, and now has a Grand Touring Reserve and Signature models with a 250 hp turbo engine and even nicer cockpit trim. Every mainstream automaker flaunts the term “class above,” but it’s Mazda that actually delivers. (Okay, the Hyundai Palisade/Kia Telluride in this story as well.) Fit and finish are first-rate and several Mazdas, including the CX-5, are cited among Consumer Reports’ most reliable vehicles.

Vehicle development engineer Dave Coleman says, “Mazda makes slow cars that are fun to drive fast.” Meaning there’s more fun pushing a normally powered car to its limits on a back road than carefully modulating the throttle on, say, an X3 to find you’re always holding back to avoid being 20 mph over the limit and having to lean hard on the brakes going into a curve. Mazda sweats the details on how the driver blends with the seat, even how his or her head bobs going over bumps or in turns, all to in the name of jinba ittai, or making horse and rider as one. The first time you hear jinba ittai, you wonder if this is more marketing BS. Over time, you realize this is what Mazda is about, and why a comparatively small company slays so many dragons.

The entry CX-5 Sport with cloth seats, blind-spot detection, 187 hp, and front-drive is a sporty runabout at $25,000, while the top-of-the-line Signature AWD adds adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist (but not lane centering, because Mazda wants to keep it a driver’s car), suede seat inserts, and gorgeous wood dash panels for $38,000. Now that it’s winter, you can mount winter tires and test Mazda’s belief that nobody does better predictive all-wheel drive.

Ram 1500: Big display, 48-volt power boost.

Ram 1500/Ram HD: 48-Volt eTorque Boosts Power

Redesigned for 2019, the Ram 1500 offers a very good ride, the ability to carry or tow big loads, and a wide range of engine choices. Most interesting is eTorque, a mild-hybrid option on V6 and V8 engines that uses a 48-volt battery pack and a belt-drive electric motor (which doubles as a generator) for brief bursts of extra power, or torque. In city driving, eTorque engines boost fuel economy by almost 20 percent. There’s also a V6 EcoDiesel that is matching V8s on power and towing capacity. Inside, the cab is roomy, has lots of storage, and useful tech features, including an available 12-inch portrait display and the easy-to-use UConnect interface and navigation system. The Ram’s coil-spring suspension improves the ride over leaf-spring pickups and the top-line Limited has a four-corner air suspension that emulates the ride of an upscale luxury sedan or SUV.

Naturally, there’s an array of cab types (regular with one row of seats; quad with two rows and snug rear legroom; and crew with two rows and the same 41-inch legroom as the front seat), bed lengths (5’7″, 6’4″, 8′), trim lines (seven), engines (V6 and V8 gas with and without eTorque, V6 diesel, Cummins inline-six diesel), an off-roader (Rebel), heavy-duty versions (2500 HD, 3500 HD), and rear- or four-wheel-drive. The most common driver assists – blind spot detection, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist – are offered as options, and some features such as adaptive cruise control are only available on higher trim lines. All this made the Ram 1500 America’s third best-selling vehicle in America, albeit behind the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado.

The Subaru Forester compact SUV: Different from the rest, and better.

Subaru Forester: Solid, Safe, On and Off Paved Roads

The fifth-generation Subaru Forester that debuted in 2019 remains true to its roots: rugged, reliable, standard all-wheel-drive, and easily cleaned inside and out with a fire hose (first remove the golden lab), or so the faithful claimed, except now the rubber floor mats are carpet. And there’s a lot of safety, standard, via Subaru EyeSight, a system using stereoscopic cameras. For 2020, lane centering assist comes standard, in addition to full-range adaptive cruise control and forward-collision warning/mitigation braking. DriverFocus tracks head movement and sounds an alert if you appear distracted; usually, it’s right.

Compared with our top ten Mazda CX-5, the Forester occupants sit more upright and have more legroom, and there’s more cargo room in back. The CX-5 is more fun to drive, while the Forester’s higher ground clearance make it better off-paved roads. The Mazda, even with the non-turbo four, is quicker, while the Forester easily gets fuel economy in the 30s. Both are great in the snow, especially on winter tires.

Hell freezes over: The Toyota Racing Development (TRD) Avalon. Hold on to your dentures.

Honorable Mention

With almost 300 different models on sale, there are plenty of just-about-as good cars, SUVs, and pickups. All are standouts overall, with very good technology. They include:

Audi A4. The best compact, upscale sport sedan, in a field crowded by BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class, Infiniti Q60, Lexus IS, Volvo S60, etcetera. Plenty of tech, as you’d expect.

Ford F-150. No. 1 selling vehicle (nearly 1M this year). Ford’s turbo (EcoBoost) V6 makes buyers forget V8s. Sync works well.

Honda Accord. The longstanding benchmark in midsize sedans has fought off challengers before and rivals higher-end cars for cabin quality.

Honda Odyssey. Write this on your hand when you shop: No 200- to 205-inch inch SUV carries as many people in comfort, in all three rows, as a minivan. The 2020 Odyssey has its extensive HondaSensing safety suite and blind-spot detection (which is not part of the suite) standard on all but the low selling-entry trim line. It’s the best choice for a family. If you need all-wheel-drive, the Toyota Sienna is the only choice currently (a very good choice), and if you do a lot of around-town carpooling, the upscale Chrysler Pacifica PHEV covers the first 18 miles on battery power.

Hyundai Kona. A solid upscale subcompact crossover. Want the same size from Hyundai, only less expensive? Check out the just-shipped Venue, a Nissan Kicks competitor.

Mazda CX-30. CX-30 finds room in the foot of length between the aging CX-3 and never-grows-old CX-5.

Porsche Macan. The compact SUV is a gem, priced to match, and with great technology. It is the best-selling Porsche.

Subaru Crosstrek, now in gas or gas-hybrid.

Subaru Ascent. A very, very good midsize SUV the second time around. A decade ago, Subaru couldn’t click with the similarly sized B9/Tribeca SUV. This time, magic happened.

Subaru Crosstrek. The go-anywhere AWD (of course) subcompact hatch with a sporty flair, solid off-paved-roads driving, and the excellent optical driver-assist system, EyeSight. Now has a hybrid option.

Tesla Model 3. Forget the Tesla hype machine for a moment: Tesla knows EV batteries best. The Model 3 is a smash sales success compared with every non-Tesla EV.

Toyota Avalon. The best big, midprice sedan for those who don’t want SUVs. Really a good car, and not just for retirees. There’s a hybrid (of course) and a performance model (OMG!) TRD Avalon sedan.

Toyota Camry Hybrid. Camrys are great, Toyota hybrids are great. Perfect when you need more room than a Prius and don’t want a RAV4 (a great small SUV which comes in hybrid).

Toyota Prius. Year in, year out, the standard-bearer among small hybrids. People have (almost) stopped asking how long the batteries might last.

Toyota Yaris. Yes, that’s a lot of Toyotas on this list. Except the best subcompact sedan is actually the Mazda2, rebadged.

Volvo XC60. In a crowded field of upscale compact SUVs, the Volvo stands out for safety and a classy cockpit.

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