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The video is...","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0400","link":"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1142704_2025-kia-k4-sedan-may-spawn-hatchback-sibling-in-us","guid":"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1142704_2025-kia-k4-sedan-may-spawn-hatchback-sibling-in-us","author":"news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)","comments":"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1142704_2025-kia-k4-sedan-may-spawn-hatchback-sibling-in-us#comments"},{"title":"Fuel-cell Honda CR-V drive, Polestar 4 pricing, Ferrari and SK: Today\u2019s Car News","description":"The U.S. Polestar 4 has a price. Ferrari’s teaming up with the battery supplier SK On. And we review the fuel-cell version of the Honda CR-V. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV, we found it to be well-packaged, roomy, and refined, with a driving experience that’s virtually...","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:55:00 -0400","link":"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1142703_fuel-cell-honda-cr-v-drive-polestar-4-pricing-ferrari-and-sk-today-s-car-news","guid":"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1142703_fuel-cell-honda-cr-v-drive-polestar-4-pricing-ferrari-and-sk-today-s-car-news","author":"news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson)","comments":"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1142703_fuel-cell-honda-cr-v-drive-polestar-4-pricing-ferrari-and-sk-today-s-car-news#comments","category":"Today in Car News"},{"title":"Redesigned 2025 Toyota 4Runner teased","description":"Toyota has provided the first evidence that a redesigned 4Runner is coming soon. The automaker took to Instagram on Thursday to post a series of photos of each generation of the 4Runner. 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The last bit might be the...","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:15:00 -0400","link":"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1142700_2025-volvo-ex30-test-drive-review","guid":"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1142700_2025-volvo-ex30-test-drive-review","author":"news@motorauthority.com (Robert Duffer)","comments":"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1142700_2025-volvo-ex30-test-drive-review#comments"},{"title":"2025 Porsche Panamera, 2025 Defender OCTA: Car News Headlines","description":"A new generation of the Porsche Panamera starts sales this year, and this week Porsche released pricing information for the current range-topper, the Turbo E-Hybrid. It's a plug-in hybrid that packs a twin-turbocharged V-8 and a peak output of 670 hp. 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