Prices

Lucid is the latest automotive manufacturer to push the price of its automobiles up significantly. Late last week, the EV maker announced that it was increasing pricing on its Air sedan effective June 1, 2022. The only bright side is that Lucid will sell them at the old pricing for current reservation holders.

For 2023, the Kia Sportage compact SUV has grown larger and promises more capability with plenty of room for cargo and passengers. One of the only unknown elements about the new Sportage was its cost, and Kia has now revealed prices for all trim levels.

Mazda has officially confirmed the pricing for its new CX-50 SUV. The automaker brags that the small SUV brings its signature driving dynamics into the outdoors, with some packages offering mild off-road capability. The entry-level version of the SUV is the CX-50 2.5 S starting at $26,800.

Over at the f150gen14 forum, Sleuths discovered a Ford dealer memo outlining some significant price increases on some of Ford’s most popular cars, trucks, and SUVs. Apparently, the pricing changes went into effect yesterday, February 15, 2022.

Price increases occur with more frequency than Tesla fans would probably like. Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed via Twitter that pricing on one popular feature would soon be increasing in price again, after receiving a similar increase two years ago.

Yesterday we mentioned that Ford was increasing production capacity for its highly anticipated Lightning electric pickup to 150,000 units annually. Ford has now gone live with the Lightning configurator website, allowing you to configure your dream electric pickup.

Anyone who’s had to purchase a new vehicle this year knows that not only are pickings slim, but dealers across the country are adding hundreds or thousands of dollars over the MSRP. While adding so-called market adjustments is common in the automotive industry, typically, it’s on vehicles like limited-edition sports cars.

For weeks before it officially revealed the C8-based Corvette Z06, Chevrolet teased fans with information on the car. With the car now official, we know how cool it is, and it’s being positioned as a racecar for the streets.

There aren’t that many cars in the US that are available with a manual transmission anymore, particularly in the four-door segment. Fortunately, the Hyundai Elantra N is one of them. Hyundai has revealed pricing for the 2022 Elantra N, and it’s officially the least expensive N car that Hyundai offers, with the manual transmission model starting at $32,925.

Over the years, Tesla has promised to build mass-market and affordable electric vehicles. So far, that promise hasn’t really materialized, and pricing continues to get pushed ever higher for its most affordable models. This week, Tesla increased pricing for its Model 3 and Model Y EVs.

The new 2022 GV70 SUV is the smaller and sleeker of Genesis’ first two crossover SUVs, and we now know how much it’s going to cost. The base model starts at $41,000. The base model has a 2.5-liter in-line four-cylinder with turbocharging delivering 300 horsepower and 311 lb-ft.

We now have the last piece of the puzzle when it comes to information on the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 – its price. Porsche has announced that the MSRP for the track-focused 911 will start at $161,100, not including the $1,350 destination and handling fee.

Tesla and other electric vehicle makers want the average consumer to hop on the EV bandwagon. The more EVs that automakers can sell, the cheaper it is to manufacture the batteries that are critical to all versions, and the closer they get to fulfilling government mandates on reducing carbon emissions.

On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the speed of sound for the first time, reaching Mach 1 (that’s 767.27 mph) in an experimental aircraft. Ford chose the same day to drop some highly anticipated pricing details about the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1.

Nissan has announced the starting prices for its entire 2021 Altima line. Most versions are offered in both FWD and AWD, with a couple of exceptions. Pricing starts at $24,300 before the $925 handling and destination charge.