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Valtteri Bottas Wins in Austria after Questionable Jump Start
The 2017 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring was set to be an exciting Formula One race. Valtteri Bottas was on pole for only the second time this…
Saudi Woman’s Car Destroyed In Arson
Last month Saudi Arabia finally lifted its ban on female drivers, but that doesn’t mean that all men are happy to be sharing the road with women. In a village…
Chevrolet Commercial Celebrates Saudi Women Gaining the Right to Drive
Photo: Chevrolet Last summer was a milestone for the women of Saudi Arabia as they were granted the right to drive. The change won’t take effect until June of this year, but…
What To Expect When Trading In Your Car at a Dealership
Trading in your car at a dealership can be faster and simpler than selling it on your own Trading in your car at a trusted dealership has many benefits, from…
GT–R NISMO and Nissan BladeGlider Revealed in Geneva
The BladeGlider If you followed the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, then you’ve probably already seen two of the most talked-about cars there: the GT–R NISMO and Nissan BladeGlider. If you…
Nationwide Honda Airbag Recall Announced at Congressional Hearing
Honda North America Executive Vice President Rick Schostek, who announced a nationwide Honda airbag recall today While Japanese airbag manufacturing company Takata continues to defy the NHTSA’s mandated nationwide recall,…
Ford Launching Ford Blue Advantage for Used Cars
Ford also announced this week that the new Bronco Sport has begun shipping Photo: Ford This week, Ford Motor Company held a three-day virtual meeting for its 3,100 dealerships across…
California Begins Testing Digital License Plates in Sacramento
Photo: Pixabay In January of last year, digital license plates made headlines here at The News Wheel after a company called rPlate™ debuted its technology at the Detroit Auto Show. Over a…
Pennzoil Celebrates the Dodge Viper Legacy with “The Last Viper” Short Film
Coming to a YouTube channel near you this summer For the past 25 years, the Dodge Viper has played a critical role in the automotive world. Few other American-produced cars…
2014 Toyota Corolla Overview
The Toyota Corolla is completely redesigned for the 2014 model year with more style, more fuel efficiency, and a significantly more aggressive-looking exterior. 2014 Toyota Corolla Exterior For the 2014…
Genesis Motors Reveals Man Behind the Godzilla Mask in New Video
If there’s one giant monster that’s left a humongous footprint on our hearts–and our cities–it’s Godzilla. A beast of magnificent power and popularity, the Japanese creation began as a bleak post-WWII…
Coronavirus Pandemic Increases Demand for New Cars
The city-driving 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Photo: Mitsubishi Motors Each month, TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence’s Auto Demand Index measures the number of Americans who plan to buy or lease a new…
2017 Genesis G80 Overview
This is finally the year when Genesis stepped onto its own out of Hyundai’s family and became its own brand. The debut year lineup includes the G90 and the G80.…
You searched for Honda ASIMO
After recently announcing a generous $1 million dollar donation to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Honda said today that it will donate an additional $1 to the hospital…
Germany Sets Up “Foreigner” Autobahn Toll Over Neighbor Complaints
We all know about the Autobahn: Germany’s famous highway system where high speeds are not only encouraged, but are required. However, such a famous landmark has the same sort of…
Coupe and Sedan Variants of 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Will Bow in L.A.
The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe and Sedan are headed to L.A. this month. Previously, we reported on a rumor that said that the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe and the 2016…
2015 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-in Hybrid is Going to Be Amazing
Finally, we have something new about the 2015 Volvo XC90 to fawn over. Granted, it’s not the comprehensive exterior shots that many of us have been hoping for, but it’s…
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The 2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata recently drove home with the Kelley Blue Book Five-Year Cost to Own Award in the sports car segment. Here’s how the Miata outclassed the competition.…
Echo Auto Brings Amazon Alexa to Vehicles in Canada
Amazon’s Echo Auto device is bringing Alexa to Canadian vehicles Photo: Amazon Thanks to Echo Auto, Amazon’s popular Alexa voice assistant technology, is now available for drivers in Canada to…
[VIDEO] An 800-HP JUKE and Nürburgring
Watch this wacky 800-hp JUKE tear up the ‘ring Some things are just born weird. The Nissan JUKE is one of these weird things. It is, to a point, exceptionally…
Report: Focus Group Shown Encore-Like Buick EV Crossover Based on Chevy Bolt
The future, at long last, seems increasingly likely to be an electric one for the automotive industry. Among those leading the charge is General Motors, whose new Chevrolet Bolt EV…
New Year, New Road Laws for California in 2019
Photo: Pexels Mandatory temporary license plates for vehicles driven off car lots are not the only thing that is changing out West. Check out these other new road laws for…
You searched for 2015 Ford F-150
If Americans were to recount a list of things that might be reasonably considered banes of their existence, it’s a fair bet that cable and internet service providers would appear…
[Photos] Ford Snags Three Hottest at SEMA Awards for Second Straight Year
Mustang Sparco For a second year in a row, Ford walked out of Sin City with a trio of trophies from the SEMA Show. The Ford Mustang was named the…
2016 Chevy Malibu Teased in New Testing Video
A camouflaged 2016 Chevy Malibu The 2016 Chevy Malibu isn’t set to debut until next month’s 2015 New York Auto Show, but the bowtie brand is giving us a sneak…
GMC Terrain Earns Spot on Parents Magazine’s 10 Best Family Cars of 2019 List
2019 GMC Terrain The 2019 GMC Terrain earned a coveted spot on Parents magazine’s list of the 10 Best Family Cars of 2019 thanks in part to its expansive cargo…
5 Coolest Cars from Jerry Seinfeld's Instagram
It’s no secret that Jerry Seinfeld is one of the biggest car enthusiasts out there. The host of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is known for driving around in exotic…
Toyota Still Most Valuable Automaker in the World
Photo: Toyota Despite the social, economic, and personal impacts of COVID-19, the world’s most valuable brands have continued to increase in value since last year, market researcher Kantar found. According…
Bro, we’re getting a Raptor Fighter!
R-A-M. RAM! For weeks the Ram forums were teeming with rumors that the Detroit Auto Show would deliver the truck they’d been waiting for. Ram lovers anticipated their beloved Mopar…
Alonso Won’t Return to the Indy 500 in 2018
Fernando Alonso’s participation in the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 was one of the highlights of this year in motorsports—and could have been so much more had his engine…
Trump Administration Sets Up To Start Giant Vehicle Emissions Fight This Week
Photo: Gage Skidmore Well folks, the hammer is en route to the bell to start the fight over our nation’s emissions and fuel economy regulations, according to a report from…
Hyundai Canada Breaks August Sales Record
The Kona is Hyundai’s bestselling vehicle in Canada Photo: Hyundai Hyundai notched a major accomplishment to celebrate in Canada last month — its best August sales performance in history. A…
Volkswagen Rolls Out Tiguan GTE Active Concept
Volkwagen is working very hard to make the auto world and its customers excited for the future. First the automaker unveiled the BUDD-e concept at the International Consumer Electronics Show, and…
VW Sales and Service Facility Coming to Virginia This Fall
This new facility could be a VW fan’s dream come true… Photo: Volkswagen There are few auto brands that have etched themselves into global culture as deeply as Volkswagen. With…
A $100,000 Cadillac Model Is in the Works
Cadillac President, Johan de Nysschen, recently sat down with USA Today and spoke about Cadillac’s future over the next few years. Of interest were his plans to increase Cadillac’s New…
Fiat Chrysler CEO Marchionne Says New Viper Could Be Released
The 2016 Viper ACR is one the fastest sports cars ever produced Reports of the Viper’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, according to a new report from Automobile. During a…
J.D. Power Grants Buick Total Ownership Experience Award
2018 Buick Encore Buick recently became the first mass-market auto manufacturer brand to lay claim to the J.D. Power’s new tribute, the Total Ownership Experience award. The goal of this…
Chrysler Pacifica Commercial Goes Straight to Hell
“Mom! Why’s it cold over there?” “It’s Detroit, honey.” The long-awaited Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid model is finally available at dealerships across the country. With an all-electric range of 33 miles…
Road Trips for Nature Lovers: A Visitor's Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Photo: Pixabay The Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles both North Carolina and Tennessee, covering a total of 520,000 acres. Its stunning mountain views and…
Volvo Drives New Jobs to South Carolina Plant
2018 Volvo XC90 The next generation Volvo XC90 will have southern roots. The Volvo’s Berkeley County, South Carolina plant will have the responsibility of manufacturing the SUV. This recent proliferation…
VW's ID.4 Still Being Produced This Year… Except in America
American drivers will have to wait a bit longer for a home-grown ID.4 Photo: Volkswagen It’s a well-known fact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic put a dent in the auto…
9 Tips for Cleaning your Car
Why hit up the car wash when you can clean your car yourself? Most drivers enjoy bright and sparkling cars with interiors that look (and smell) as fresh as the…
Ford Helps Conduct Over 10K Mobile COVID-19 Tests
Ford has helped conduct more than 10,000 mobile COVID-19 tests since April Photo: Ford Back in April, Ford Motor Company kicked off a partnership with Wayne State University, the Wayne…
2017 Chicago Auto Show Special Ticket Prices
Get access to one of the largest automotive events of the year Photo: The Chicago Auto Show The 2017 Chicago Auto Show is one of the largest events in the automotive…
Best Podcasts of 2018 to Listen to on Road Trips
Photo: Patrick Breitenbach Around this time last year, I put together a list of the five best podcasts to listen to while driving cross-country. As someone who has traveled from…
2015 GMC Yukon, Yukon XL Feature Standard Conversation Mirror
© General Motors Developers behind the 2015 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, a great many of whom are parents, opted to make standard a new feature that only a mother…
2015 Subaru Legacy Concept Bows at LA Auto Show
The 2015 Subaru Legacy Concept was unveiled yesterday. The 2015 Subaru Legacy Concept made its world debut yesterday at the LA Auto Show, arguably even stealing the thunder of Subaru’s…
Mustang Birthday Card Wins World Record
The Mustang birthday card, in all its glory Leading up to the Mustang’s 50th birthday yesterday, fans around the globe were given the opportunity to sign an online Mustang birthday…
Top 5 Ugliest Car Colors Ever Produced
Every decade, thousands of cars hit the streets with paint colors that make flowers wilt, children cry, and auto enthusiasts consider risking serious jail time to turn these eye sores…
Ford November Sales Drop Off, Mustang Posts Big Gains
2015 Ford Mustang moved the needle for Ford in November Ford November sales were down 2% year-over-year, but the month was not without its highlights: the Escape posted its best…
