The primary electrified Corvette, above, may even be Chevrolet’s quickest manufacturing mannequin. Accelerating to 60 mph (96 km/h) from relaxation in 2.5 seconds, the 655-horsepower E-Ray edges out the 670-horsepower trackready Corvette Z06 by a tenth of a second. The E-Ray’s benefit is its eAWD system that {couples} a 160-horsepower electrical motor on the entrance wheels with a 495-horsepower 6.2-litre V-8 driving the rear wheels. Just like the Z06, the E-Ray is 9 centimetres wider than the bottom Corvette. The E-Ray will arrive in late 2023, beginning at $128,798, together with $2,295 supply.
2023 HONDA ACCORD
In a world seemingly obsessive about utility automobiles and crossovers, Honda will not be giving up on its midsize sedan. The Eleventh-generation Accord arrived at Canadian dealerships in February. It’s longer than its predecessor and it has a redesigned entrance finish for a sleeker look. Two of the three trims out there in Canada get hybrid powertrains. The brand new Accord begins at $38,780, together with a $1,780 vacation spot payment. The hybrid begins at $42,780, together with supply.
2023 HYUNDAI IONIQ 6
The most recent battery-electric car from Hyundai made its Canadian debut on the Montreal Worldwide Auto Present in January, forward of its spring arrival at dealerships. The automaker has not indicated the pricing for the Ioniq 6, however Pure Assets Canada has launched ranges for the three trims out there in Canada. The bottom rear-wheel drive mannequin is rated for 581 kilometres on a full cost, and the all-wheel-drive model is rated at 509. A efficiency all-wheel-drive mannequin is rated at 435 kilometres.
2024 MAZDA CX-90
The brand new crossover replaces the CX-9 and rides on a brand new platform that gives extra inside room. Ten trim ranges can be found in Canada, with high-end variants getting the automaker’s strongest engine up to now: a 340-horsepower turbocharged inline six-cylinder. There’s a base 280-horsepower model (with a 48-volt electrical motor) in addition to a 323-horsepower plug-in hybrid, which is a primary for the automaker in Canada. The CX-90, with commonplace all-wheel drive and three-row seating, begins at $47,895, together with vacation spot expenses. It goes on sale in spring.
MERCEDES-BENZ ESPRINTER
A battery-electric model of Mercedes-Benz’s workhorse industrial van is coming to Canada within the second half of 2023. The brand new eSprinter will tackle present or soon-to-launch electrical supply automobiles from rivals comparable to Normal Motors’ BrightDrop. Mercedes-Benz plans three battery choices for the eSprinter, however at launch there will probably be only one, rated to supply 400 kilometres of most vary. Uncommon for North America, the battery makes use of lithium iron phosphate chemistry, which requires no nickel or cobalt.