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Car news and reviews from the @ChicagoTribune.

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Sidecar dogs: On the road with some easy, furry riders https://t.co/V4QWEkzPMe

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Most fuel-efficient 3-row SUV with AWD? Without a plug? It is still the aging Toyota Highlander Hybrid. https://t.co/GYDsgKhreW

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2020 is shaping up to be a great year for new cars. Highlights from Detroit include Toyota Supra, most powerful Mustang ever in Shelby GT500, and new 3-row SUVs from Kia, Caddy and Ford. https://t.co/D6lIawVL63 #NAIAS2019

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Winter is coming. You ready? Better, is your car ready?

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Here’s a roundup of winter car care tips — from preparing for a storm to getting yourself unstuck from snow: https://t.co/sfLykTZIKM

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2019 Nautilus proves Lincoln is making better crossovers than Cadillac. It's ok, Caddy, the Nautilus in Black Label trim is better than anything by Lexus or Infiniti, too. https://t.co/4I7KIDVd5O

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Tired of crossovers? Consider the wagon. Sales of wagons have jumped 29% over the past 5 years. https://t.co/U1W5n8ktEO

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Ford will build the trucks, VW will build the vans, together they will rule the auto world! Well, not so much, but the partnership should help them cut costs while developing EVs and AVs. https://t.co/rwMIXnEHQQ

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For vehicles launched in 2018...
Best truck: Ram 1500
Best car: Genesis G70
Best crossover: Hyundai Kona
Agree or disagree? Why?
https://t.co/M0JN1e3JZi
#NACTOY

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Supra is back, with BMW bones.
https://t.co/Yr4YsEwjdj
#NAIAS2019

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@CPAutoScribe Regardless, of the finalists, we couldn't agree more. Both Kona and G70 suprised us every day in our week behind the wheel, and the Ram 1500 didn't feel like a truck until we needed a truck. Good work, #NACTOY.

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Good work, great choices. Though still unclear why Wrangler wasn't a finalist.

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Finally catching my breath after the 2019 @NACTOY awards.

Congratulations to the @GenesisUSA G70, @Hyundai Kona/Kona Electric and the @RamTrucks 1500.

My thanks to all of the #NACTOY jurors for their hard work, especially my co-officers, @laurenfix and Kirk Bell.

So proud.

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2020 Ford Explorer will come with 400-horsepower ST sport trim or 318-hp Hybrid trim with 500-mile range. Fuel economy TBA. https://t.co/erHBIwtLVo #NAIAS2019

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@NACTOY @NAIASDetroit @GenesisUSA @Honda @volvocars @Acura @Jaguar @Hyundai @chevrolet @GMC @RamTrucks G70
Ram 1500
Jeep Wrangler

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Ford launches rear-wheel-drive 2020 @Ford #Explorer, to be made in Chicago | @ChicagoTribune by @DufferRobert https://t.co/yVnhnnzj5B #NAIAS #NAIAS2019

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Check out this emergency vehicle with four legs, from the minds of Hyundai. Would make disaster zones or lunar landings more manageable.
https://t.co/wG9H2xj4B0

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F-150 is America's best-selling vehicle (for 40years);
Mustang is world's best-selling sports car;
Explorer is best-selling 3-row SUV.
New 2020 Ford Explorer most shows Ford's future plans and overall health. https://t.co/erHBIwtLVo

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For nearly 30 years, the Explorer has reflected America's changing tastes for the family vehicle.

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Ford launched the fully redesigned 2020 Explorer, a vehicle important both to the company's lineup and to the Chicago neighborhood where it's built. https://t.co/vUweK3rgib

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Like the last Ford Explorer, the 2020 Explorer is built in the Chicago Assembly Plant, which employees over 4,000 Chicagoans. The best-selling 3-row SUV just got better. https://t.co/erHBIwtLVo

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The best-selling 3-row SUV for the last 7 years FINALLY gets redesigned. And it starts with rear-wheel drive. Check out the 2020 Ford Explorer, made in Chicago. https://t.co/erHBIwtLVo #ExploreOurAmerica

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The average new vehicle costs $36,000.
Interest rates continue to rise.
Stock market is batty.
Despite it all, auto sales increased in 2018.
https://t.co/ChMLFTtFQD