10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Shorts Out Chevy Equinox, Volkswagen ID.4
As all-electric vehicles still spark relatively low interest among consumers while SUV sales keep humming, automakers are adding new fuel-sipping options that don’t rely on an inadequate national charging infrastructure while providing SUV style and versatility. One recent option is the 2022 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid, which does one better on the 2021 Sorento’s regular hybrid model by outfitting an outlet to enable an EPA-estimated 32 miles of pure electric range and 460 miles of total range, for a 79 mpg-equivalent projected rating.
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Potential gas savings are bound to interest anyone who lists a Sorento among prospective purchases — but what’s definitely of interest to Cars.com readers is how much to pay for the plug-in hybrid. One of the top finishers on our countdown of most popular news articles of the past week is our pricing breakdown of the Sorento Plug-in Hybrid. The new-for-2022 variant is on sale now, starting at $46,165 for the base SX trim and ranging up to $49,065 for the SX Prestige (prices include a destination charge). That’s before applying the eligible federal tax credit of up to $7,500, potentially bumping the entry price down below 40 large.
Follow the link below to Cars.com’s No. 3 news story of the week for the full details.
Elsewhere on the money-saving front, the September edition of our monthly roundup on the best new-car deals we could find can be found in fifth place — with more than a week still left for you to take advantage of it. Leading off this month’s bargain bin is the Chevrolet Equinox, which has an available $3,000 factory discount on all but the base model for roughly 6-11% off. That’s in addition to the Chevrolet Traverse, whose factory discount of $1,500 (also excluding the base trim) makes for about 3-4% off; the Jeep Grand Cherokee, whose $2,250 off all but the SRT and Trackhawk models comes out to roughly 3-6% off; and the Ram 1500 Classic, whose $2,500 off regular-cab models works out to around 5-8% off.
Follow the link below to our No. 5 news story of the week for the full scoop on new-car savings.
And while Americans may not be buying EVs en masse, they continue to indulge their curiosity about them, as evidenced by this week’s sixth-place story: a rapid-fire roundup of the things our expert reviewers liked and disliked about the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 all-electric SUV. Generating a positive charge were the ID.4’s surprisingly cushy ride, spaciousness for its size, tight-turning circle, robust Level 2 charging rate and refined braking.
Wanna know the negatives? Follow the link below to our No. 6 news story of the week.
Beyond that, we have got headlines on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Volkswagen Tiguan, Ford F-150, Ram 1500, Toyota Corolla Cross, Hyundai Tucson, and Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, 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. Up Close With the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado: Finally as Nice as It Should’ve Been
2. Have Used Car Prices Finally Plateaued?
3. Pricing Announced for 2022 Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid
4. 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan Review: How to Lose Friends Through Touch Controls
5. What’s the Best New-Car Deal for September 2021?
6. Is the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 a Good Car? 5 Pros and 4 Cons
7. Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Ford F-150, Ram 1500 Dealer Inventory: Where Are They Now?
8. 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Review: Safe, Simple and Slow
9. Is the 2022 Hyundai Tucson a Good SUV? Here Are 4 Things We Like and 4 We Don’t
10. 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer: 6 Things We Like and 3 We Don’t
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