2015 Honda Fit Earns 5-Star Safety Rating from NHTSA
The 2015 Honda Fit has received a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the highest score possible from the government organization. Additionally, the Fit has earned both a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and an NCAP 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA for 2015. “The Fit […]
2015 Buick Encore Earns 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from NHTSA
The 2015 Buick Encore—in both the front- and all-wheel-drive formats—scored a perfect five-star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), meaning that Buick’s entire 2015 model year lineup is five-star safety certified. “Consumers are consistently surprised to discover Encore provides the characteristics they expect in our larger offerings – style, sophistication, […]
2015 Toyota Avalon Overview
What’s New for the 2015 Toyota Avalon? Quite a bit, actually. First of all, Toyota has added an XLE Touring Sport trim level, which offers Attitude Black paint (because regular black isn’t cool enough), and contrasting dark blue trim and stitching on the inside. Clearly, Toyota believes that the old adage about not wearing dark […]
Why Mitsubishi is the WWE of the Automotive Industry
Full disclosure: If you aren’t even remotely interested in professional wrestling, this will be of almost zero appeal to you. This is a wrestling nerd deep-dive. You have been warned.
[wptab name=’The Road to Geneva-mania’] An Introduction: The Road to Geneva-mania Mitsubishi is promising an all-new concept SUV for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show with two shadowy images that strongly imply a design study unlike anything we’ve ever seen before from the brand: At least that’s what shadowy teaser images tend to want you to […]
Nissan Murano is “Best New/Redesigned Midsize Crossover” in Kiplinger Awards
At this year’s Washington Auto Show last Thursday, the 2015 Nissan Murano was named “Best New/Redesigned Midsize Crossover” by the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in the 2015 Best Value Awards. Vehicles are chosen based on various factors such as price, value, performance, safety, and a test drive. Dan Mohnke, Nissan Chief Marketing Manager, had this to say: “Nissan […]
You Can Sleep in a Tesla Hotel for $85 a Night, Plus Tip
In my college days, I slept in many a strange place: an aerobics room in a mansion in a Dayton suburb, a hotel bed with four other people after getting drunk at a haunted house, and, perhaps my favorite, on a dining room table with a paper towel blanket. Never, however, have I slept in […]
2015 Chevy Trax Awarded Five-Star Safety Rating
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded both front- and all-wheel drive models of the 2015 Chevrolet Trax small SUV the highest possible five-star safety rating. The Chevy brand now boasts more models in its lineup with five-star safety ratings than any other automaker sold in the US. Related info: Chevy Trax Offers Compact Versatility The […]
2015 Navigator Earns Five Stars from NHTSA
Lincoln has announced that the 2015 Navigator has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s five-star Overall Vehicle Score after performing well in testing administered as part of the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). “The 2015 Navigator combines the highest possible safety rating from the federal government with a fresh interpretation of the classic full-size […]
2015 Ford Expedition Earns NHTSA Five-Star Rating
The 2015 Ford Expedition has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s highest honor, garnering a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in the New Car Assessment Program thanks to a bounty of active and passive safety features. “The 2015 Expedition now has driver-assist technology features that are new to the nameplate,” said Steve Kenner, director, Ford […]
One and Only 1983 Corvette Displayed at National Corvette Museum
If you’d like to see a 1983 Corvette up-close and personal, you’d better start planning a trip to Kentucky. Why? Because there is only one such vehicle in existence, and its currently on display at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. So why is the world’s one and only 1983 Corvette oh so […]
Chevy Silverado Driver Trapped Between Two Semis Walks Away Unharmed
Chevrolet can tout the Silverado’s safety ratings as much as it wants, but perhaps nothing could be more effective than this picture taken at a 26-car pileup on I-84 in Oregon. The photo shows Kaleb Whitby, a 27-year old Chevy Silverado driver trapped between two semis, but still very much alive. Incredibly, it was a […]
Hyundai’s i20 WRC Racer Looks Cooler than Expected
With the 2015 World Rally Championship (WRC) series getting underway in Monte Carlo at the end of January, participating teams are beginning to reveal their automotive arsenal. After having been in the prototype and testing stages since June, Hyundai’s official WRC challenger has been unveiled. The specification was based off its i20 hatchback platform–a smart […]
Runaway Tire Attacks Innocent Woman in China [VIDEO]
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Sometimes people get injured on the highway because of their own careless behavior – for example, the careless motorcyclist from last month who took a tumble because he was engaging in illegal lane-splitting. Other times, a person is just very, very, very, very unlucky. Sadly, this time it’s the latter: Runaway Tire Violently Hits Woman […]
Toyota Sienna Dragged 16 Miles in Blizzard by Semi Truck
A Michigan family had the fright of their lives Wednesday morning when their 2001 Toyota Sienna hit the back of a semi truck, got lodged underneath, and was dragged a whopping 16 miles before the truck driver pulled over into a rest area and the family was able to escape. Amazingly, no one was seriously […]
New Details on Chevy Display at Detroit Auto Show [VIDEO]
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The North American International Auto Show will kick off in Motor City on Monday, but the campaign to build anticipation begins in earnest now. In an effort to get automotive enthusiasts hyped for its presence at the NAIAS, Chevrolet has released new details, photos, and a teaser video (below) revealing more about the upcoming Chevy […]
Vision 2020: Volvo’s Long-Term Commitment to Automotive Safety
Volvo has established a reputation for making cars that are strong and extraordinarily safe in traffic collisions over the past couple of decades, and the 2015 IIHS Top Safety Picks list shows that Volvo takes this reputation very, very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that the Swedish automaker announced a commitment called “Vision 2020” that […]
Self-Driving Audi A7 Completes 560-Mile Road Trip
How do you crash the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas? Showing up in a car that just drove itself most of the way from Silicon Valley is one great way to do it. Thankfully, the only thing that got crashed during the 560-mile voyage was the CES 2015 show and not the high-tech […]
Meet Steve, the Toyota Anti-Collision Dummy Who Helps Save Lives
Thanks, Steve.
Have you met Steve? Probably not—we only just became aware of his existence ourselves. Sure, you probably have a friend or four named Steve, but the Steve we’re referring to is actually a Toyota anti-collision dummy who helps the automaker test out its pedestrian-avoidance technologies. You know, because using a real person would be inhumane […]