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2025 Ford Ranger PHEV review

July 11, 2025

I’m wearing a puffer jacket in the middle of summer. Why? Because I’m in Iceland. A land so far north the sun barely sets at this time of year and a place that couldn’t be more fitting for testing Ford’s long-awaited plug-in hybrid ute, the new Ranger PHEV. https://youtu.be/KydCdNGSz00?si=xtROptV09SJJXrNR We’re here with the Stormtrak variant, the flagship of the electrified Ranger range. The spec’s right up there with the best Ford has to offer and this trip out of Reykjavík, up into the Hengill volcanic plateau and back via farms and geothermal wonders, would...

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Cupra

2025 Cupra Leon Sportstourer V Review

by Alex Schultz

June 24, 2025

You’re looking at the least expensive Cupra you can buy nowadays, the Leon Sportstourer. The Leon hatch is no longer available because people prefer crossovers, utes and SUVs. The three-model Sportstourer range has undergone a mild facelift, inside and out. This particular model, the entry-level V, has a 1.5L 48v mild hybrid system (ISG) with a seven-speed twin-clutch transmission. It’s priced at $62,990. The top variant is the Leon Sportstourer VZ which goes for around $84,900. Packing a 245kW/420Nm engine, it rattles off a 0-100km/h run in 4.8sec. The mild hybrid V model you see here has a 110/250Nm 1.5T engine...

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June 21, 2025

Electric

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