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Do not adjust your screen brightness or call your optometrist—that image above is not a rendering. It’s not a depiction of a concept car, either. As futuristic and cyberpunk as it may appear, this is your first glimpse at the very production-ready 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, the first vehicle from Hyundai’s new Ioniq sub-brand and visually in a different ionosphere from the humdrum Ioniq range of affordable electrified compact cars that preceded it. This is roundly one of the most significant new Hyundais we’ve seen since the 2011 redesign of the Sonata, a car that ushered in a new era for Hyundai/Kia design and inarguably elevated the Korean manufacturer onto the same playing field of Toyota and Honda.

With the Ioniq 5, Hyundai is now a step beyond its Japanese competitors on the EV front, too. The crossover arrives with a choice of either a 58- or 72.6-kWh battery pack, [...]

Update: This post was updated on February 21, 2021, to include the latest prices for Tesla’s various electric vehicles.

Everyone knows they’re not cheap, but exactly how much does a Tesla cost? There’s a huge difference in price between the cheapest Tesla and the most expensive Tesla. The EV lineup works for a wide variety of budgets and expectations.

Tesla changes its prices and trim-levels every now and then, but below you’ll find pricing information for each Tesla model as of this writing. Unfortunately, federal tax credits on Tesla vehicles have ended, but you can still take advantage of state credits. Keep reading to learn how much you can expect to spend on a new Tesla.

As the cheapest Tesla available, the Model 3 has a lot to offer, including strong range and sleek styling. The rear-drive Standard Range Plus model [...]

Wait … your upfitted #VanLife Mercedes-Benz Sprinter only has one floor? Lame! Are you really living your best Instagram life if you can’t take photos of the desert sunset from your van’s balcony? I guess that means you don’t have an elevator in your rig, either. Yikes. Get with the times and check out the eloquently named SAIC Maxus Life Home V90 Villa Edition to pump that follower count up—or simply flex on the goobers lumbering around in single-decker bus-sized RVs.

Excess is the name of the game with the China-built Maxus Life Home V90 Villa Edition. The relatively medium-sized Maxus expands both upwards and outwards with the help of slide-out walls and a powered pop-top extension, which provides 215 square feet of living space inside the ground floor and an extra 133 square feet in the rooftop sunroom. Stairs? Ha! Don’t be ridiculous. That implies you would have to exert yourself. The Villa Edition [...]

The Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare were MotorTrend’s 1976 Car of the Year—and no, we hadn’t lost our marbles. Looking into history’s rearview mirror, we know these cars turned out to be troubled turd tubs. But back in late 1975, before the Aspen and Volare collided with their self-made roadblocks, they seemed like rather innovative vehicles. How could these cars be so right—and yet so wrong?

While most people correctly associate the great 1970s downsizing of American cars with the 1973-74 energy crisis, the origin of the F-bodies—initially code-named Aspen and Vail—dates back to 1971. American buyers were already gravitating toward smaller cars, and Chrysler saw a market for a compact model with the interior space and ride qualities of a larger car. (History would prove the company’s notion correct, but only in the long term.) Having been stung once by downsizing—Chrysler shrank its big [...]

It’s getting tough out there for an oligarch. Mounting sociopolitical pressure against the moneyed elite is at risk of reaching fever pitch; you just don’t feel safe leaving your compound wearing your Richard Mille anymore, and your Bugatti is just too conspicuous. Time to dust off the Rolex and pick up an armored S-Class …

Not into the ubiquity of Mercedes’ primo executive sedan? The ballistics experts over at Inkas will armor-up just about any large and full-size SUV on the market, not to mention a range of trucks, sedans, and vans that fit any lifestyle and level of conspicuousness. Aside from the usual Escalade and Land Cruiser fare, Inkas is also proud to offer the world’s first armored BMW X7, making it one of the [...]