10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: GMC Terrain, Jeep Compass Come Cheap But Not Free of Charge
As pandemic-precipitated supply-chain issues continue to keep dealer lots light on inventory, prices remain high and incentives remain low. But that’s not to say you can’t still score a relative deal that may suit your budget and needs, particularly if you’re shopping for a compact or mid-size SUV. In one of Cars.com’s most popular news articles of the past week, shoppers will find a quartet of cost-conscious cars to consider in our roundup of the very best deals to be found for the month of May — topped by the 2022 GMC Terrain and 2022 Jeep Compass.
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If the Terrain is enticing, a factory discount of $750 for the lower-tier SLT trim translates to an approximate price after savings of $32,500 to $42,000, or about 2% off. Meanwhile, if your needle points toward the Compass, you’ll find factory discounts from $500 to $1,500, depending on trim level, for an approximate price after savings of $26,500 to $41,000 — a markdown of about 2%-5%. Elsewhere in the Jeep lineup, mid-size shoppers can get a factory discount on the 2022 Grand Cherokee in previous-generation WK guise good for $1,000 to $2,500, an approximate price after savings of $36,000 to $56,000, or as much as 6%. And, finally, the best-deals-roster regular 2022 Ram 1500 in Big Horn and Lone Star varieties can be had for factory discounts from $1,500 to $3,500, roughly $40,000 to $73,000 after savings, or 2%-7% off.
For the full download on discounts for all four of these models — all of which run through the last day of the month — follow the link below to the No. 3 news story on this week’s countdown of most-read articles.
Charging ahead of May’s biggest discounts, however, is another piece of cost-cutting content: Cars.com’s roundup of electric-vehicle models that offer free charging packages as a perk of your purchase. These offers might include as little as 250 kilowatt hours of charging or a few hundred dollars’ worth up to unlimited fast charging for multiple years, and even deep discounts on home charger installation, all varying by brand and model.
Unsurprisingly (but still rather ironically), spendier luxury models offer the cheapest charging benefits. The least restrictive among these include: unlimited DC fast charging for three years for the 2022 Audi E-Tron GT; unlimited DC fast charging for up to 30 minutes per charging session for two years for the 2022 BMW i4 Gran Coupe and iX, the 2021–22 Polestar 2, and the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS, 2022 EQB and 2023 EQE; and three years of unlimited DC fast charging for 30 minutes per charging session or for 60 minutes per session with slower AC charging for the 2022 Porsche Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo. Non-luxury models that come with unlimited DC fast charging include: the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, offering 30 minutes per charging session for two years; the 2023 Toyota bZ4X, offering one year’s worth; and the 2022 Volkswagen ID.4, offering 30 minutes per charging session for three years.
For the full details on EVs that come with free charging — including many more models to consider — follow the link below to this week’s No. 1 news story.
Beyond that, we’ve got headlines on the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Toyota bZ4X, Aston Martin DBX and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. Which New Electric Vehicles Come With Free Charging?
2. 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Review: The EV We’ve Been Waiting For
3. What’s the Best New-Car Deal for May 2022?
4. What Are the Used Cars With the Highest Rising Resale Value?
5. 2022 Kia EV6 Review: Doing It Better Than Most
6. Which SUVs, Minivans and Sedans Have the Most Cargo Space?
7. When Should the Oxygen Sensor Be Replaced?
8. I Want to Sell My Car But I Still Owe Money
9. 2023 Toyota bZ4X Review: Normal Toyota, Natural Step Into EVs
10. 2021 Aston Martin DBX: 5 Things We Like and 4 We Don’t
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