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2017 Chrysler 300 Overview
Even though Chrysler announced the 200 mid-size sedan was being discontinued, the larger 300 full-size sedan is still around and continues to serve as one of FCA’s most noticeable models.…
2017 Lexus RX Overview
When it comes to luxury SUVs, not many can compare with the 2017 Lexus RX. This crossover is distinguished from the inside out and you’ll enjoy every moment of driving…
2017 Volvo XC60 Overview
The 2017 Volvo XC60 has seen a couple updates that will make things simpler for drivers and will keep the vehicle competitive in the compact SUV segment. Rather than the…
2017 Ram 1500 Copper Sport Debuts at the Chicago Auto Show
The gold-standard of Ram, only it’s copper instead Last week, we discussed the Night Package trims that were added to the lineup of Ram Heavy Duty trucks. These special edition…
2017 Ford Super Duty Wins Detroit Free Press Truck of the Year
2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty 4X4 Crew Cab Lariat The all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty beat out the Honda Ridgeline and Nissan Titan to take home the title of…
Polite Driving Practices in Honor of National Courtesy Month
September is National Courtesy Month. In honor of this occasion, we’ve gathered just a few car-themed ways to express politeness while on the road. Let another car merge in front of…
Wheelchair Van Seasonal Cleaning Needs: Don't Neglect the Essentials
Winter has concluded once again, and warm weather has returned. Throughout the past year, your van or other handicap-accessible vehicle endured plenty of wear and tear — both inside and…
Buicks on the Big Screen: 5 Films Featuring the Luxury Brand
Hollywood seems to love Buicks, as evidenced by vehicles from the luxury car brand showing up in films of almost every genre imaginable. From horror flicks to animated Disney movies,…
Buick’s New Commercial Starring Cam Newton and Miranda Kerr to Run During Super Bowl 51
Buick’s new commercial starring NFL player Cam Newton and supermodel Miranda Kerr will air during the first quarter of this year’s Super Bowl Photo: © General Motors The rumors that…
Buick to Highlight Key Features in Extended “That's a Buick?” Campaign
Our dashing young Buick driver will now impress grandma with all his car’s features In 2014, valets and old ladies everywhere found themselves astounded and confused by the newly redesigned…
Buick Rips Off its Own Press Release to Capitalize on Erika Buzz
Photo: © General Motors In the midst of Winter Storm Juno, Buick put forth a press release extolling the virtues of its AWD-equipped vehicles and promising that they make driving around…
Buick May Have Outed Regal GS V6 Output at 310 Horsepower
If you are a reader of B, the Buick ownership magazine—and if you aren’t, you really should get on that—then you may have noticed an interesting little tidbit that might…
Buick February Sales Boast 19 Percent Gain
2014 Buick Regal Things for Buick are looking up after the announcement that the brand’s strongest product lineup in history has helped increase sales 19 percent since February 2006 with…
Buick Enclave Continues Upward Trajectory into 2015
2015 Buick Enclave Photo: © General Motors The Buick Enclave experienced yet another record year in 2014, putting together sales totaling 62,300 units around the world. This means that Buick’s…
Brooklyn Thieves Caught After Stealing all Four Tires off of a New Mercedes
These tire thieves were wanted: tread or alive Photo: NBC New York Everyone can appreciate a nice new Mercedes-Benz. However, two thieves in Brooklyn appreciated it a little too much…
BREAKING: Prime Minister of Canada Likes Ford
Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, has announced that Canada and the Government of Ontario will be investing in the Ford Motor Company to help create more than 800…
Honda Accord Coupe History
Honda Accord Coupe History First introduced in 1987 for the 1988 model year, the Accord coupe was one of the many body styles the carmaker introduced for the popular Honda…
Bracketron EZCharge Dual Pro 4.8A & Single 2.4A USB Chargers Reviews
Back in the mid-’90s, a group of some of the most influential computer technology companies in the world, including such groups as as Intel, IBM, and Microsoft, all sat down…
Book Review: 'Deuce: The Original Hot Rod: 32 X 32' By Mike Chase
It has been 85 years since Ford introduced the 1932 Ford to replace the Model A, and 54 years since The Beach Boys turned its name into something that would get…
Bob Odenkirk Does “Carpool Karaoke” Sans Car, Talent
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk stopped by The Late Late Show to promote his upcoming Netflix movie Girlfriend’s Day, a dark comedy about a depressed greeting card writer. Odenkirk…
Bo Jackson Remains Unstoppable in Clever Kia Sorento “Tecmo Bowl” Ad
Two-sport legend Bo Jackson is remembered as one of the greatest pure athletes in the history of both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. And part of the…
BMW X4 Debut Set for 2014 New York Auto Show
BMW X4 Concept The BMW X Series is getting a new addition to its family—the BMW X4 Sports-Activity Coupe. Originally seen at the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show in concept form,…
BMW to Continue Involvement in Formula E Racing
Last year, BMW became the official vehicle partner to the International Automobile Federation’s Formula E Racing. The electric car racing circuit focuses on one-seat electric cars that compete in racing…
BMW Skips Out on Super Bowl Advertising for the Second Year in a Row
Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric look pretty apprehensive about a lack of BMW commercials during the Super Bowl With less than a month left until Super Bowl LI, many sports…
BMW Showcases Its Vision for the Future in “A New Era” Short Film
The four Vision Vehicles of the Future BMW is an automotive brand that has always looked and worked toward the future. When the company celebrated its centennial anniversary last year, it was…
BMW Serves as the Official Automotive Sponsor of the 69th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards
DGA Awards host Jane Lynch and the BMW 5 Series Award season for the world of motion pictures is in full swing right now. While audiences look back to the Golden Globes…
BMW i Remote App Being Developed for Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch
NFL Quarterback uses his Samsung watch to access his BMW i Remote App. At this week’s 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), BMW announced that it is teaming with Samsung…
BMW Is Ready For The Future
You would think that BMW would be thinking a lot about its past this year, thanks to its 100 year anniversary. While the German automaker is doing plenty of that,…
BMW Mocks Tesla’s Waiting List
The wait list for Tesla’s Model 3 keeps growing, and drivers will have to wait at least a year before the car even enters production, and that’s only if everything…
BMW M Laptimer App Makes All BMWs Racecars
It’s not every day that you can take your car to a race track to test it out, but BMW drivers across the world will now have a reason to…
BMW Looks to The Future with BMW i3 Car Sharing
One of the first things you think about when it comes to big cities is traffic. Clogged roadways, slow moving highways, and smog on the hottest days come to mind,…
BMW i3 Named the 2017 World Urban Car
Little BMW in the big city If you’ve seen it in person, or even if you’ve only seen a picture of it, you can probably tell that the BMW i3…
BMW i Project Awarded Recognition from the United Nations
It’s no secret that BMW is committed to preserving the environment. Its i Series makes driving an electric vehicle fun and more acceptable to the masses. One of the automaker’s…
BMW Emergency Vehicles Make You Feel Safer, Sexier
BMW emergency vehicles: To Serve, Protect, and Be Fine as Hell It’s highly unlikely that many people have any particular interest in traveling in an emergency vehicle (that is, unless…
BMW Doesn’t Want to Engineer Autonomous Driving Alone
Autonomous driving is all the rage right now, with automotive companies stepping over each other to try and have the best technology on the road first to set benchmarks and…
BMW Concept M4 GTS Previews Special Production Car
At Monterey Car Week in California, BMW brought along a treat. The BMW Concept M4 GTS is a sneak peek at a real production M3/M4 special production vehicle–a first for…
Surf’s Up: A BMW Car Pool
Four presumably drunk men looking for a unique joyride just brought a whole new meaning to the words “car pool.” These daring and innovative lawbreakers turned an unregistered BMW convertible into a…
BMW and GoPro Announce Camera Integration
BMW and GoPro have joined forces to create the world’s first mass-produced integration of a GoPro camera with an automobile’s onboard infotainment system, allowing BMW drivers to effortlessly record their…
Biofuel and Oil Industries To Team Up Against Invading Electrics
Man, when it comes to supplying the things to make your car go forward, competition is pretty intense. The latest move in the mob jockeying to fuel your ride comes…
Big May Sales Give Cadillac 12th Straight Month of Global Growth
Cadillac earned its dozenth consecutive month of double-digit year-over-year global growth in May, delivering a total of 29,738 units around the globe for a 33.8% increase. Cadillac’s success in May…
The Best Winter Vacation Destinations
Any one of these destinations would make for a great winter getaway! When the snow starts falling and the brisk winter wind hits you in the face every time you…
Buick Enclave, Verano Honored With “Best Family Car” Awards
2014 Buick Verano U.S. News & World Report is known for being all-knowing when it comes to consumer products. So when not one, but two of your brand’s vehicles are…
Best Classic Christmas Songs for Your Driving Playlist
Consider adding “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and these other classic Christmas songs to your holiday traffic playlist Some of us start cranking the Christmas carols on November 1st,…
Volvo Highlights Benefits of Autonomous Driving
In a recent press release, Volvo Car Group highlighted several benefits of autonomous driving. It is no secret that Volvo has long been concerned with driver, passenger, and pedestrian safety;…
Behold, the Ford F-150 Halo Sandcat
How you respond to the following song will likely determine how you respond to the story that follows: Are there chills running up and down your spine? Are you flashing…
Basil Fawlty Gives New Car A Good Thrashing
Monty Python’s John Cleese is a comedy legend, and one of his most famous characters is Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers. The show aired in the 1970s, and has lived on…
Basic Motorcycle Terminology Explained
Photo: AMA Similar to the auto industry, the motorcycle industry has its own technical lingo. Discover what some of these common terms mean, so you can intelligently talk about your…
Barra: GM 'Among the Leader' in Autonomous Vehicle Tech
GM CEO Mary Barra Photo: © General Motors General Motors CEO Mary Barra told USA Today last week that she believes her company is “among the leaders” in autonomous vehicle…
Barra Defeats Einhorn’s Stock Proposal
GM has been doing fairly well since it emerged from bankruptcy. It has been following the leadership of CEO Mary Barra to ride the wave of record new car sales…
Bad Vibrations — Reasons Why Your Steering Wheel Shakes
Holding on to a steering wheel that shakes and vibrates is not only worrisome, it’s grueling. Driving a car shouldn’t include a target-toning workout for your arms, and if it…
