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The EV4 sedan was scheduled to arrive in the US in early 2026. Kia had confirmed 58.3 kWh and 81.4 kWh battery pack options. Pricing likely would have started at roughly the low $30,000s The Kia EV4 made its debut at the New York International Auto Show back in April, touted as Kia’s straightest shot yet at the Tesla Model 3. It seemed poised to stir up the affordable EV segment, but that momentum has stalled before it even reached the showroom. According to the Korean automaker, the EV4’s American launch has been postponed “until further notice,” a decision that leaves would-be buyers of reasonably priced EVs with one less option in an already tightening field. Read: Kia’s First Electric Sedan Is Here To Beat The Model 3 At Its Own Game Kia had engineered both sedan and hatchback versions of the EV4 for different markets. The United States was due to receive only the sedan, while Europe and several other regions would get both body styles. What seemed like a st...

McLaren W1 tested 3,106 miles in Arizona heat for reliability. Hybrid hypercar makes 1,258 hp and 988 lb-ft from its V8. It sprints to 62 mph in 2.7 seconds, quicker than the P1. The P1 helped McLaren establish itself as a serious rival to Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche, pushing the boundaries of road-legal performance cars. The hypercar industry has changed a lot since the P1 arrived almost 13 years ago, and while it remains to be seen whether the new W1 can redefine what we thought was possible for a road car like its predecessor did, it is shaping up to be quite a machine. Read: The Most Powerful McLaren Yet Shows Its True Colors As the British marque continues to put the W1 through its paces before customer deliveries start next year, it recently shipped over a pair of undisguised prototypes to Arizona for some exhaustive hot weather testing. This included testing both on the road and on the track, ensuring the new hybrid hypercar can deliver the same thril...

Akio Toyoda expected to meet Trump to discuss Toyota’s Japan plan. The US-built Tundra is most likely to be sold in Japan soon. Trump has often criticized Japan’s lack of American-made cars. US President Donald Trump is in Japan, the second stop on his three-country tour of Asia, and it appears the local car industry is pulling out all the stops to appease the world’s most powerful man. Read: Japan May Soon See American Toyotas And Hondas It Was Never Meant To Have Not long after reports surfaced that the Japanese government might purchase more than 100 Ford F-150s , Toyota is said to be preparing to tell the President about its plan to sell some of its American-made vehicles in Japan . What’s Toyota Planning? Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda is expected to meet with President Trump this week to announce the plan. While few details have been confirmed, the company is likely to distribute these vehicles through its existing domestic dealership network. According to Nikk...