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The 2027 Honda Passport's Ground Clearance Jumps to 9.65 Inches, but Ridgeline Fans Only Want to Know Where the Hybrid V6 Is
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (706+ words) Honda just added 1.38 inches of ground clearance to the 2027 Passport. That brings it to 9.65 inches total, more than a Toyota 4Runner TRD or a Subaru Outback Wilderness. The first reply in the Ridgeline forum thread barely mentioned any of that. It…...
2026 Mazda CX-5 Went From Poor to Good in an IIHS Crash-Prevention Test, The Rest of a Redesign Is Harder to Judge
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1327+ words) A good car creates an awkward problem for the people paid to replace it. Mazda's outgoing CX-5 had one weakness worth addressing even for someone perfectly happy with the car: in an IIHS test approaching a motorcycle target at 31 mph, its…...
A Chevy Silverado's 6.2L V8 Failed at 98,876 Miles Under GM's Recall, but the Replacement Engine Is Backordered With No Timeline
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1384+ words) A Chevy Silverado Trail Boss made it to 98,876 miles before its 6.2-liter V8 gave out. That's 1,124 miles short of six figures. It's also well inside a recall that's supposed to cover this exact failure for another 51,124 miles. A Chevrolet Silverado Trail…...
Tesla Quietly Downgraded the Cybertruck’s Underbody Shield, and Some Owners Are Losing It
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (525+ words) This discovery about Tesla downgrading Cybertruck's underbody shield lit up the forums. The discovery came from a thread where owners started noticing that the underside of their trucks looked suspiciously different. After a few rounds of speculation, Tesla engineering lead…...
The 2027 Honda Civic Type R HRC Appears To Be Heading To Market With A Price Around $45,600
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (775+ words) Honda's own 2026 Civic Type R costs $46,895 to start. A rumored, more powerful version, the Type R HRC, is reportedly coming in at $45,600. If both numbers hold, Honda's next halo car would cost less than the car it's supposed to sit…...
A Hyundai IONIQ 9 Driver With Five Kids Tows a 4,246-Pound Camper at 1.15 mi/kWh and Faces a 111-Mile Charger Gap
4+ day, 26+ min ago (1293+ words) There is a wonderful sentence buried in one Hyundai IONIQ 9 towing discussion: "Taking the EV is funner." That answer came after someone suggested renting a gas truck for camping trips. The owner, posting as Dkazzed, has five kids. A tiny…...
A 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV Driver Braked Twice for a Deer, Then the SUV Wouldn't Move: "I Started to Panic"
4+ day, 31+ min ago (988+ words) The first fish was supposed to be the memorable part of the night. A driver had taken friends fishing for the first time in a 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV Woodland that was barely a month old. They caught their first fish, headed…...
Scout's 35-Inch Traveler Looks Ready For The Bronco, But Its 22-Inch Wheels Are Testing What Buyers Want Before Production
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (802+ words) That distinction is what makes these concepts more interesting than just another pair of show vehicles. Scout Confirmed the Concepts Aren't Production Vehicles, but That Answer Changes How You Should Read Every Detail Torque News asked Scout Motors directly what…...
People Are Annoyed By The 2026 Subaru Outback's Boxy Design, So A 3.6R Owner Switched To A 39.9 MPG Toyota Hybrid, But His Reasoning Might Surprise Other Outback Fans
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (481+ words) Why The 2026 Subaru Outback's Boxy Design Is Splitting Longtime Owners That split shows up clearly in reader comments under our piece asking whether nine new wagons could give the Outback real competition, where one owner of an older 3.6R praised the…...
Ford Still Lists Its $28,350 Fathom for 2027, but Washington Just Put Its CATL Battery Strategy Under Fire
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1283+ words) Ford also did something important after the controversy erupted: it defended rather than abandoned the battery arrangement at the center of it. In its Sept. 8 response, Ford said its Michigan battery plant is Ford-owned and Ford-operated, employs American workers, and…...