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November 2021

Subaru 2022 Crosstrek will start at $23,570

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(November 15, 2021) Subaru of America has announced pricing on the 2022 Crosstrek and Crosstrek Hybrid compact SUV models. Starting at $23,570 including destination charge, the Crosstrek offers an exceptional value, along with excellent capability, and the brand’s renowned safety and reliability. Priced at $36,770, the Crosstrek Hybrid is the most efficient version of the versatile compact SUV.

Honda’s Alabama auto plant marks 20 years of auto production

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(November 15, 2021)  LINCOLN, Ala. — Honda marked 20 years of vehicle and engine production in Alabama, Sunday (Nov. 14) at the company’s production facility in Lincoln. Honda began production in Alabama on Nov. 14, 2001, when an Odyssey minivan rolled off the assembly line, paving the way for what is now $2 billion in cumulative capital investment and more than 5 million light trucks and V-6 engines built over the company’s first two decades.

Toyota celebrates 25 years of the RAV4 in North America

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1996 Toyota RAV4

(November 15, 2021) PLANO, Texas — It’s been a quarter-century since Toyota introduced the groundbreaking model that went on to define a whole new type of passenger vehicle category. With ride, handling and comfort characteristics more akin to sedans than SUVs, the first RAV4 essentially created the template for what became the “crossover SUV” or just “crossover.” This unique vehicle left some mighty big footsteps to follow.

Seventy years on, the Packard 200 is still affordably priced

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By David Conwill
Hemmings Motor News

(November 14, 2021) One of the more controversial things Packard Motor Car Company ever did was start building less-expensive cars. In the 1920s, there was no such thing as an affordable Packard. If you owned one, it meant you were somebody of wealth and taste.

Mustang family grows with Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition

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(November 14, 2021) Since the first 1967 model, the Mustang Shelby GT500 has stood for the pinnacle of Mustang performance and has continued to build on the legacy of Shelby performance. With a reputation for transforming Ford Mustang into dominant road racing machines, Carroll Shelby, American racer and entrepreneur, took his legendary Mustang GT350 model further in 1967 to craft the first-generation Shelby GT500 with a modified 428-cubic-inch V8 inspired by his team’s 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans. 

Hyundai pays tribute to original Grandeur sedan with Heritage Series EV

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(November 14, 2021) SEOUL — Hyundai  is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its 1986 Grandeur flagship sedan with an electrifying retro-futuristic resto-mod. Hyundai developed the Heritage Series Grandeur to shed light on the original sedan’s symbolic significance and find new inspiration for future designs. Hyundai’s design team, reinterpreted the first-generation Grandeur as an all-electric car with the Parametric Pixel exterior lighting that distinguishes its new IONIQ 5 production model and an ultra-modern interior wrapped in burgundy velvet and Napa leather.

A New Mexico 'Iron Pig'

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This is an example of the Toyota FJ55 — a forerunner of the current Land Cruiser — that was commonly known as the “Iron Pig.” It was built from 1967 through 1980. The exact model year of this truck found in Santa Fe, N.M., is unknown. (Photo by Jim Prueter)

New Acura Integra prototype makes global debut

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(November 13, 2021) TORRANCE, Calif. — Acura has provided the first look at the highly-anticipated new Integra, signaling the return of the celebrated nameplate to the Acura lineup. Finished in striking Indy Yellow Pearl paint borrowed from NSX, the Integra Prototype is a strong indication of the exterior design of the all-new 2023 Acura Integra, which will be priced around $30,000 when it arrives at Acura dealers next year.