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Mazda's U.S. best-selling CX-5 crossover received a suite of updates for the 2022 model year. One of the biggest changes is Mazda adding its i-Active all-wheel drive as standard to the entire lineup. In 2021, it cost $1,400 to turn both axles. The automaker has also changed the trim steps. The old lineup went entry-level Sport followed by Touring, Touring Preferred SV Package, Carbon Edition, Carbon Edition Turbo, Grand Touring, Grand Touring Premium Package and Grand Touring Reserve. There are still eight variants, but their names are 2.5 S, 2.5 S Select, 2.5 S Preferred, 2.5 S Carbon Edition, 2.5 S Premium, 2.5 S Premium Plus, 2.5 Turbo and 2.5 Turbo Signature.

There is more to this than new names. The naturally-aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder is the only engine available on the first six trims, with packages defining the five trim steps after the base S. Notice that the Carbon Edition can't be had with the turbocharged 2.5-liter anymore; it and the Grand Touring trims are replaced by Premium and Turbo trims. In 2021, only the Carbon Edition and Grand Touring Reserve could be had with the turbo mill. In 2022, only the top two Turbo trims get that engine. The NA version gets as much as 186 horsepower and 187 pound-feet of torque. The turbo version produces 227 hp and 310 lb-ft on 87-octane regular gas, or 256 hp and 320-lb-ft on 93-octane. 

Honda today announced that the 2022 Passport will start at $39,095, including a $1,225 destination fee, for the entry-level EX-L trim. The updated SUV model has been subjected to a mild facelift which introduced a new, more rugged exterior styling.

It's really quite a shame that most family car shoppers these days are turning to SUVs, because they're really missing out on something special with the 2022 Honda Accord. It basically does everything expected of a family sedan well, while even bettering the practicality of some of those SUVs. Seriously, its back seat and trunk are gigantic by any standard. 

The Accord also stands out with superior handling and a well-balanced ride, a well-made and highly functional cabin, and an extra-efficient powertrain lineup. In particular, the Accord Hybrid is our choice as it boasts 47-mpg fuel economy and more-than-sufficient performance. You can even get it as the popular Sport trim for 2022, proving that "sporty" and "hybrid" are no longer oxymoronic terms. We're obviously big fans of the Accord, and it's our choice as the best midsize sedan. We suggest taking a long look at it, but still keep an open mind about the Hyundai Sonata and Toyota Camry, plus the all-new Civic. Yes, it's smaller, but the Accord is so big now and the Civic's grown so much, that it could actually be a just-right size. 

Police in the Australian state of Queensland made a particularly bizarre discovery during a traffic stop earlier this week.

While checking car graveyards for interesting pieces of automotive history, I'm always on the lookout for vehicles showing impressive final mileage figures on their odometers. This task is made more complicated by the fact that most manufacturers stuck with five-digit odometers in their U.S.-market vehicles into the 1980s or even 1990s; after the turn of the century most cars went to digital odometers that don't display anything when in a battery-less discarded hulk. That means I'm going to poke my head into hundreds of junked 1983-1999 cars (and every Volvo and Mercedes-Benz), most of which show around 120k miles, before I strike gold with a 300K-plus-mile one. Here is such a car: an ordinary AE102 Corolla whose owner or owners kept serious miles passing beneath its tires for better than a quarter-century.

BYD's Han electric car. (Getty)

Lexus partnered with Germane Barnes, an American architect, designer and assistant professor of Architecture at the University of Miami to design a sculpture based on the LF-Z Electrified concept.

Toyota is reportedly developing a new fully electric sedan for the Chinese market in collaboration with BYD. According to Reuters, Toyota’s second production EV is expected in late 2022, with competitive pricing, a roomy cabin, and a sedan bodystyle that is still quite popular among Chinese buyers.

The official online configurator for the 2022 Toyota Tundra has just been launched, a couple of months after the new pickup was unveiled.

Toyota has once again teased the upcoming GR Corolla hot hatchback on Instagram. This time, the teaser shows the camouflaged prototype a little more clearly. It also confirms that it will have all-wheel drive like its GR Yaris cousin.

The prototype is tucked into the shadow of a stack of shipping containers. It's actually in relatively plain view, though the low resolution of the image makes it hard to make out any details. It does have a really huge lower grille that makes it look aggressive and should provide good cooling.

Honda is recalling a large swath of Pilot and Passport SUVs and Ridgeline pickups to address potentially defective hood latch equipment that can fail while the vehicles are underway, potentially allowing the hood to open unexpectedly, creating a safety hazard. The recall covers 2019 Passports, 2016-2019 Pilots and 2017-2020 Ridgelines – just shy of 725,000 vehicles. 

The company's defect notification indicates that the issue can actually be traced back to a faulty seal between the hood and grille. Air entering the gaps in the seal can cause buffeting at highway speeds. The vibrations from this buffeting can cause minor damage to the hood latch striker where it meets the hood itself. These stress fractures can eventually cause the striker to separate from the hood completely, allowing it to fly open. 

Side-by-sides come in all shapes and sizes, but we've never seen one like the Lexus ROV concept. For one, it's a Lexus; the firm is not a big player in the side-by-side segment. It's as luxurious as the badge on its nose suggests, and it's powered by a hydrogen-burning engine.

Lexus explained that the ROV (an acronym that stands for Recreational Off-highway Vehicle) is its "response to the growing passion for the outdoors and adventurous spirit of luxury consumers." It also illustrates the brand's wish to design lifestyle-oriented products, and it showcases the engineering department's research into new technologies. The ROV stretches 322 inches long, 68 inches wide and 71 inches wide. And, while it doesn't wear a giant spindle grille, it falls in line with the Lexus design language thanks to angular body panels.

The Toyota Land Cruiser Series 300 is a pretty capable vehicle however Arctic Trucks’ job is to take off-roaders to another level and this is what they did with their LC300 AT35.

When the Suzuki Jimny was launched back in 2018, plenty of rumors about a forthcoming long-wheelbase variant with five doors started popping up. According to the latest report by Autocar India, the project now has finally been green-lighted and the five-door Jimny will be launched in India in the near future.