2017 GMC Acadia Overview
Despite selling more Acadia SUVs in 2015 than in any other year, GMC has decided to downsize the Acadia to midsize crossover dimensions, while offering a slew of other new options like a standard four-cylinder engine, new available safety systems, and a new All-Terrain model, which is geared towards those people with off-road intentions. The 2017 […]
Chevrolet Volt Sales on the Rise, Nissan LEAF Edged Out by Ford Fusion Energi
When it comes to electrically-powered vehicles, for a while the top three best-selling vehicles have always been the same three—the Tesla Model S, the Chevy Volt, and the Nissan LEAF. However, with the Model S selling at a much higher price point than the other two, the Volt and the LEAF have always kind of […]
London’s Black Cabs Go Hybrid By Way of China
Around any major city, the highest-mileage vehicles are the city’s cabs (or Uber drivers, we suppose). So, from an environmental point of view, that makes it a big deal that there is a project in the works to make London’s taxis plug-in hybrids, which is about to get a new round of funding. The London […]
Nissan ProPilot Goes For A Spin At G7 Summit
Right now in Japan, leaders of the seven G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US) and the European Union are meeting in Japan to discuss trade, education, the environment, and other international issues. Nissan saw this as the perfect opportunity to showcase the latest in autonomous driving technology, and offered […]
2017 Subaru WRX Overview
The 2017 Subaru WRX is five-passenger sedan that comes standard with an advanced all-wheel drive system and turbocharged motor. This sedan carries a starting MSRP of $26,695 for the base WRX, but that figure grows to $39,995 for the top-level WRX STI Limited model. Many advanced safety technologies also come standard, while fuel efficiency is […]
China to Raise Fuel Quality Levels to Combat Pollution
China’s problem with air quality is well-documented, and one of the city and federal government’s most visible ways to deal with it is by dealing with its citizen’s cars. The country has used various methods to reduce emissions from vehicles (as well as reduce traffic in the increasingly populous cities in the east), including creating […]
2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC Overview
The 2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC is a two-door roadster with a retractable hardtop. This model is the replacement for the outgoing Mercedes-Benz SLK which first launched 20 years ago. The new Mercedes-Benz SLC carries a starting MSRP of $47,950. In addition, the SLC features notable exterior design changes, as well as a new engine option. Key […]
Toyota Hybrid Sales Reach 9 Million Milestone
It seems that every year, Toyota reaches a new milestone; in fact, it only took nine months for Toyota to reach this new one by selling more than nine million hybrids. At this point, everyone already knows that Toyota is ahead of the game when it comes to hybrids. The Japanese company was the first […]
BMW i8 Futurism Edition Celebrates 50 Years of BMW in Italy
2016 certainly is a big year for BMW. The automaker is celebrating its 100th birthday, the legendary BMW 2002 turbo is 50 years old, BMW has been doing business in Italy for 50 years, and the classic BMW 328 roadster is turning 80. To celebrate the BMW 328, the six of the vehicles will be […]
Lexus Celebrates One Million Hybrids
Back when hybrids were first introduced to the market, no one was quite sure how successful the technology would be. The world was committed to gas cars, and at the time electric cars were seen as novelty vehicles that would never amount to much. Lexus joined the hybrid fray in 2005 with the Lexus RX […]
BMW Ready to Integrate Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are becoming more and more common in vehicle infotainment systems, especially as automakers admit that it’s easier to integrate the smartphone manufacturers’ systems into their cars than to adapt their own programs to interface with each new operating systems version as its released. Later this year, BMW will begin to integrate […]
Cadillac Cancelled Production of ELR Plug-In Hybrid in February
Back in January, Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen essentially read the ELR coupe its last rites when he confirmed a second-generation of this Caddy wouldn’t be produced. “I plan to continue admiring it as one of the most beautiful cars on four wheels,” Nysschen was quoted as saying. “But we don’t plan further investment.” Find […]
Europeans Really Like Ford’s Intelligent Speed Limiter
Last year, Ford revealed that its new S-MAX and Galaxy would come with a feature known as the Intelligent Speed Limiter. Using cameras to read speed signs and set a vehicle’s traveling speed accordingly, Ford’s Intelligent Speed Limiter has turned out to be an incredibly popular option in Europe. So popular that Ford has announced […]
Ford Fiesta Once Again Named One of KBB’s 10 Coolest New Cars
The 2016 Ford Fiesta is a cool car. Really, for as subjective as something so vague as cool factor can be, the coolness of the Fiesta is quite apparent. It is particularly apparent if one considers the Fiesta’s multiple inclusions on Kelley Blue Book’s “Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000.” Well, guess what. The […]
Genesis Premium Brand Discloses Plans for Plug-In Hybrid Cars
Over the past six months, details about Hyundai’s new luxury brand Genesis have slowly been leaking out. The new brand has been diligently setting the groundwork for a lineup of premium models, both rebadged Hyundai models and brand new vehicles. While you might think that Genesis would be focusing on gas-guzzling vehicles more interested in […]
New Chevy Bolt Sales Estimate: 80,000 in the First Year
The Chevy Bolt EV and the Tesla Model 3 can reasonably be considered close competitors as the first two long-range (over 200 miles), affordable (around $30,000 after the federal tax incentive) electric cars to hit the market. However, the Chevy Bolt EV has one edge on the Tesla Model 3—it is coming out at least […]
Watch Out, BMW M; Toyota’s Coming For You
When you think of Toyota, chances are you think of safe, reliable, if slightly boring cars that are affordable and come in varying shades of beige. But, if Toyota 86 lead engineer Tetsuya Tada gets his way, Toyota will become as known for its performance division as BMW is for its M sports cars or […]
London’s GATEway Automated Transportation Project Begins Testing in Greenwich
Earlier this year, the GATEway Project, which will provide driverless transportation to volunteers to gauge the public’s thoughts on driverless cars, announced its plan to test its automated transportation in Greenwich. Well, the time is here—the project has officially ready to start its first open public trials. More Advanced Tech: Learn about Mitsubishi’s car finder […]