Drew Dowdell

Honda has announced that it will offer a software update to 2018 - 2022 Honda Accords to enable wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to vehicles originally equipped with the wired-only version of the mirroring softwares. This is part of a company-wide initiative to add value to prior model-year Hondas and extend the lifetime of their vehicles. The upgrade must be performed at a dealership and costs $112 plus dealership labor charges. Owners who purchased their car through Honda's certified pre-owned program are eligible for the upgrade at no additional charge. Roughly 631,000 Honda Accords in the U.S. are eligible for this upgrade. View full article

Ford has cut the price on the Ford Mustang Mach-E EV by up to $8,100 on some trims in a move to increase sales and keep the price war with Tesla going. Tesla has recently been aggressively lowering prices, with some models seeing as much as a 20 percent decrease. This move follows a similar price cut by Ford around this time last year that helped make the Mustang Mach-E the number two best-selling EV SUV on the market. The Premium trim with the extended range battery sees the biggest price cut of $8,100 while the two GT trims cut $7,600 from MSRP. The base model drops $3,100 off MSRP and moves the Mach-E base price under the $40,000 mark for the first time. In addition to these price moves, Ford is offering a $7,500 incentive when leasing through Ford Credit on top of the $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs. The Mustang Mach-E only qualifies for the federal tax credit when leased do to the battery supply chain. While these prices are only for the U.S., Ford is planning on increasing global production of the Mustang Mach-E. With these new price changes and incentives, plus Ford's move to join the Tesla Supercharging network, Ford is hoping to see a significant increase in sales. Update: Ford Offering Free Tesla Charger Adapter to Ford Lightning and Mach-E Owners Ford EV Access to Tesla Supercharging Opens View full article

Gosh the OshKosh is ugly

I will usually prefer a V6 over a turbo-4, but GM's 2.7 is pretty smooth for how big it is. Much smoother than the Ford 2.3 EB, but less smooth than the 6-cylinder 2.7 EB. If they can isolate it like they isolate the 2.0T in the Envision, it will be fine. Plus, the torque output will keep it from needing to rev high, as is GM's habit lately.

Stricter overall, but the tests are still different. It can be emissions at specific RPM or speeds.

They do get fantastic MPGs. Some of the best of the non-hybrids. My sister has a Terrain and regularly gets 35mpg running up and town the Florida Tpk with her lead foot.