October 9, 2021 - estimacao

Car & Automotive

Cost of owning a new car climbs

The cost of owning a new car rose 5% in the last year, according to the 2021 AAA Your Driving Costs Study. Costs increased across all categories, bringing the average expenditure up to $9,282 a year, or $773.50 a month.

AAA reviewed 45 top-selling sedans and SUVs, factoring in six expense categories: fuel, maintenance, full-coverage insurance, license/registration/taxes, depreciation and finance charges.

The biggest driver in the increase was longer loan terms, combined with higher purchase prices, AAA reported. Consumers paid 24% more in interest on new car loans this year, the study found, at least partly because more borrowers chose 72- or even 84-month loans. AAA estimates that total finance charges increase by $1,000 for every 12 months a loan is extended.

Additionally, AAA found that:

Average insurance costs increased by $5.
Buyers paid $14 more in licensing, registration and taxes.
Depreciation rates slowed down, so cars retained their value.

Car & Automotive

26 of the greatest cars for corners

By Betty C. Morrow 2 weeks ago

26 of the greatest cars for corners

Motoring Research team

4 hrs ago

Handle with car

As speed limits become ever more restrictive, the fun of driving is increasingly becoming not about speed on the straights, but entertainment in the corners. Nothing illustrates this better than the original Mini – a slow car that runs rings around faster machinery through the bends, guaranteeing a smile on the face of the driver.

A more extreme interpretation has arrived in 2021 – the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50s Niki Lauda hypercar. We’ll take a closer look at the T.50s ‘cornering king’, then nominate 25 other cars that place

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