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The Arcfox Alpha T7, available with extended-range and battery-electric powertrains, in an official promotional image. Credit: Arcfox. Arcfox Alpha T7 starts at 137,800 yuan ($20,330) in pre-sales after subsidies, with extended-range and battery-electric options. Pre-orders topped 30,000 within 72 hours of pre-sales opening. Arcfox, the electric vehicle brand under BAIC Group, will launch the Alpha T7 on September 16, counting on the SUV (sport utility vehicle) aimed at the mainstream market to boost sales. Local automotive outlet Auto Home reported the schedule on Tuesday, September 8. Arcfox has yet to announce the launch date through its official channels, saying only…

September Apple events are always a swirl of information and new, exciting products, and today’s was no different. Apple announced its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max; active noise cancellation (ANC) is now on the cheapest AirPods model, the AirPods 5; and a Siri Recap feature comes to the Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4. But missing were the AirPods Pro with cameras that have been rumored throughout the year and, according to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, are delayed until 2027. I’m happy about that and I hope we never get them.I…

The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. Cars are getting more advanced, complex, and therefore more expensive every day. Software, sensors, and processors rule the road in modern cars, making them smarter, more comfortable, and safer. However, that also often makes them more prone to failures caused by quality control issues. Automakers like Honda and Toyota strive to maintain their reputation for reliability year after year, model after model, but as we’ve seen recently with the latter’s faulty V6 truck engines,…

Automotive Toyota’s newest electric crossover is already facing an early recall. Nearly 10,000 examples of the 2026 Toyota C-HR EV are being recalled across North America because of a software issue that can allow the regenerative braking system to put too much energy back into an already highly charged battery. Under certain conditions, that can cause the electric drive system to shut down and leave the vehicle without drive power. The problem centers on the Battery Electric Vehicle Electronic Control Unit and how it manages regenerative braking when the traction battery is near a high state of charge.…

The Genesis GV90 is more than an ultra-luxe people mover. With a pop-up OLED cinematic display that extends to 24.6″, the flagship SUV transforms into a personal luxury movie theater, complete with a 25-speaker Bang & Olufsen 3D Sound System. The Genesis GV90 raises the luxury bar It’s been three weeks since Genesis unveiled the GV90 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on August 19. We were invited out for a first look at the new flagship electric SUV. If you’ve seen the pictures, the GV90 is even more stunning in person. While the B-pillarless Neolun Arch…

Apple Wallet and Apple Pay work together in important ways, but they aren’t identical. Stockcam/Getty Images Apple Pay and Apple Wallet have distinct functionalities, even though the two names are often used interchangeably. Apple Wallet is an iPhone app (with a companion tool for Apple Watch) that acts a digital wallet to store digital versions of debit and credit cards, auto insurance cards, boarding passes, IDs and more. Apple Pay, on the other hand, is Apple’s digital payment service that lets you use your cards to make purchases at a physical location or online. For Apple Pay…

While Hyundai hasn’t officially revealed the next-generation Elantra for the US, we have a strong idea of what to expect thanks to the Avante. It’s literally the next Elantra, just with a different name for its home market in South Korea. In fact, Hyundai has already taken orders for the new car in both combustion and hybrid forms, so they should be reaching customers soon. That also means that specifications are trickling out. Apparently, the hybrid is getting a big efficiency boost on top of a power boost. New Hyundai Elantra (Shown As Avante Korean Model)Hyundai A 10% Increase Is…

There are myriad reasons why Americans love SUVs: size, practicality, power, status… but how much does that actually mean if it leaves you standing by the roadside waiting for a tow truck? Whether your SUV is used for family duty or performance, no one wants their vehicle to leave them in the lurch – you want the best SUV for reliability. The CarBuzz experts have spent thousands of hours testing the latest, most popular, and most powerful SUVs this year, but only a handful of those make this exclusive list – because while some may be too new to even…

A Denza Z9GT on display at the Chengdu Auto Show in August 2026. Credit: Denza The new Z9GT variant costs 329,800 yuan ($48,670), 10.82% less than the previously sole all-electric e3 version. The variant offers a CLTC range of 860 kilometers and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. BYD (HKEX: 1211) premium brand Denza on Wednesday added a new Z9GT variant priced at 329,800 yuan ($48,670), giving buyers access to its e3 tri-motor technology at a lower price. Previously, the 2026 Z9GT lineup offered just 1 all-electric e3 variant, the Flash Charging Performance model priced at…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Luxury personal propeller planes are probably not a vehicle type you think about too often. But they exist, and man, they’re extremely cool. The Cirrus SR22 G7, for example, is basically a sport sedan for the sky. It has four comfortable seats, fine aluminum switchgear, a super-advanced digital interface, and its own emergency parachute system. This summer, my cousin and I rented one for the noble quest of buying a used Miata. And not just any Miata—I…