[Auto] This Week in Cars: the Volvo C40, the Taycan Cross Turismo, and a Semi-Autonomous Honda

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Utah could soon become the seventh state where it is illegal for dogs to ride in the beds of pickup trucks. A viral video of a four-legged Utahn riding unrestrained on an open-sided truck bed inspired the bill, which is supported by the Utah Humane Society. No word if the bill was also inspired by the long-ago antics of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney.

Volvo unveiled the electric C40 Recharge fastback crossover, which it estimates will have 210 miles of range. The C40's electric powertrain will make 402 horsepower and should manage a 4.7-second zero-to-60-mph time. Also this week, Volvo announced its plan to stop selling cars with internal-combustion engines by 2030.

Porsche showed the electric Taycan's wagon variant, the Taycan Cross Turismo. Intended to compete with Mercedes-Benz's E-class wagon and Audi's A6 wagon, the Taycan wagon will come in four strengths. The top-dog Turbo S will give you 750 horsepower and an estimated 2.7-second sprint to 60 mph, if you can afford it. Here's how we'd spec it.

Not to be outdone, Mercedes-AMG confirmed this week that it will build an ultra-high-performance version of the four-door GT. The GT 73 will be a hybrid and could make more than 800 horsepower, but the powertrain will still be based on a twin-turbo V-8, so don't expect to save money on gas.