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Toyota has introduced the 2026 Grand Highlander, which effectively carries over. Pricing climbs $500 to begin at $41,360, which makes it more expensive than the Chevy Traverse. The crossover continues to offer three powertrains including two hybrid options. The Grand Highlander has been a huge hit for Toyota as it has quickly become their second best-selling crossover. Through the first six months of the year, Americans snapped up 65,419 units which was an increase of 19.7% from a year ago. That’s great news, but the Grand Highlander is now entering its third model year and it’s not going out of its way to improve. Quite the opposite as the only change appears to be a “black badge overlay” on hybrid versions of the Nightshade Edition . Review: The Toyota Grand Highlander Is A Jack Of All Trades, Master Of Some Besides that minor tweak, the 2026 Grand Highlander will be more expensive when it arrives at dealerships this fall. Pricing starts at $41,360, which is an incr...

A Kia customer is engaged in a bizarre legal spat with Taylor Kia of Lima, Ohio. Tiah McCreary bought a ’22 K5 but it was later repossessed due to finance issues. She then registered Taylor Kia of Lima’s name and sent a cease and desist letter. If revenge is a dish best served cold, as the old saying goes, then one disgruntled Kia customer from Ohio has delivered it straight from the freezer to a dealer after the two sides fell out over a used K5. The result is a legal battle between customer and dealer in which the dealer is fighting for the right to use its own name. The story starts in February of 2024 when Tiah McCreary settled on buying a 2022 K5 sedan from Taylor Kia of Lima, Ohio. McCreary signed multiple documents in the showroom offices and the dealer ‘s finance rep applied her electronic signature on an arbitration document, Auto News reports. Related: Kia Is Making Its Cars More Expensive Without Raising Prices All was good until a few weeks into McCreary’...

Custom SUV features a forged carbon hood, splitter, vents, and an aggressive bodykit. Interior dressed in dark red leather with carbon accents and illuminated branding. No confirmed power upgrade, but Mansory usually tunes the V12 to deliver 720 hp. At some point, you have to ask whether adding heaps of lightweight carbon fiber to a vehicle as massive as the Rolls-Royce Cullinan really achieves anything meaningful. The answer is probably not, but that hasn’t stopped Mansory from pressing ahead with its latest creation, turning what was a refined Cullinan Series II into something far more extravagant. This isn’t the first time the tuner has gotten its hands on the most luxurious SUV of them all, and unfortunately, it won’t be the last. Adorning the exterior of the Cullinan is a custom bodykit that includes a dramatic new front bumper incorporating new air intakes and a new lower grille. One element that we do approve of is the LED daytime running light extensions across...

A new study has revealed over 25% of new car buyers are underwater on their trade-ins. 23.4% owed more than $10,000 on their trade-in, while 7.7% owed more than $15,000. Buyers who rolled negative equity into a new loan had an average monthly payment of $915. Despite predictions of doom and gloom, the economy keeps chugging along. However, warning signs continue to pop up and one of the latest is a growing number of people being underwater on their auto loans. According to a study from Edmunds , 26.6% of trade-ins toward new vehicles had negative equity in the second quarter. That’s a four year high and the number is up from 23.9% a year ago. More: Car Repossessions Return To Great Recession Levels As 1.7 Million Vehicles Taken Back Buyers weren’t just slightly underwater as the average amount owed was $6,754. This was down $126 from the first quarter, but the number was up $499 from a year ago. The numbers vary widely and 32.6% of underwater trade-ins had betw...