Kia Soul EV Ice Cream Truck Coming to SEMA
While most car companies cook up some high-performance vehicles for the annual SEMA trade show, Kia seems to be less focused on satisfying a need for speed and more intent on fulfilling a need for feed. Not long after Kia teased us with a video of a Beermobile that it’s creating with Ballast Point Brewery, […]
Elon Musk and Tesla Get South Park Treatment
Matt and Trey Go Car Crazy in Automotive-Themed "Handicar" Episode
With appearances on both The Price is Right and South Park, this week Tesla is really cornering the stoner television market. We are guessing Elon Musk won’t be too thrilled about the latter “endorsement,” though. In last night’s automotive-themed South Park episode, “Handicar,” series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone satirized electric car company Tesla […]
Nissan Scores 100A in CDP Global 500 Report
Nissan has earned a perfect score of 100A in the CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report 2014, marking its second year among the world’s foremost leaders in eco-friendliness. Via Nissan’s press release: Nissan was among a few top responders awarded a perfect score of “100” in the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) for its extensive […]
Tesla Model S P85D, AWD Models, Autopilot Revealed
Tesla Model S P85D: Musk’s D is Bigger Than Yours We may have waited through almost the whole of Thursday, but Elon Musk finally gave us the D, and it is much bigger than we thought it would be. Turns out that the long promised “D” denotes the dual motors that will allow the Tesla […]
Q80 Inspiration Hybrid Powertrain is Powerful, Proficient, Promising
While there’s a lot to like about what Infiniti put out there at the Paris Motor Show with its Q80 Inspiration concept, one aspect that seems deserving of particular attention is a brand-new hybrid powertrain that generates 550 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque and is the next natural step in the brand’s Adaptive Direct […]
[PHOTOS] Nissan Pulsar NISMO Concept Revealed
![[PHOTOS] Nissan Pulsar NISMO Concept Revealed](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2FNissan-Pulsar-NISMO-Concept-1.jpg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[PHOTOS] Nissan Pulsar NISMO Concept Revealed")
A lot of really cool stuff happened at the Paris Motor Show. The Lamborghini Asterion, the Jaguar XE, the Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta, all had a little somethin’-somethin’ to show off. Despite the beauty of these and other new models and concepts on display in Paris, the vehicle that stole our hearts was a sporty little […]
Are You Manly Enough? Sexist Toyota Hilux Commercial Says No
Step away from the truck and get back in your smart car.
What’s manlier than a pickup truck? If you’re Toyota Australia, the answer is “not much.” The automaker has come up with a new commercial that rivals Chevy’s “Wheat Grass” commercial from the beginning of this year, which suggested that men who eat things like tofu, veggie burgers, and kale are not manly enough for the […]
William Shatner Stars in New Volkswagen Ad
Octogenarian Canadian actor and “singer” William Shatner is the star of a new German Volkswagen commercial, which features the Shat doing what he does best: playing a slightly fictionalized version of himself. The video plays off of Shatner’s association with his most iconic character, veteran police sergeant T.J. Hooker. No, we’re kidding, it’s about Star […]
Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid Debuts in Paris
Although it’s probably not the first thing you associate with the German high-performance car company, Porsche actually boasts a larger variety of plug-in hybrids than any other automaker. Not even Toyota, with its myriad of Priuses (Prii? Priuplets? Pria pets?), offers more plug-in hybrid models than Porsche. The latest is a new Porsche Cayenne S […]
Cadillac Will Offer CT6 Plug-In Hybrid Variant
Last week, Cadillac announced that its Omega-based flagship model, due to debut next year, will be called the Cadillac CT6, which ushers in an entirely new naming system for the Cadillac brand. We expect information on the CT6 to pour in bit by bit over the next several months, and we just got our first […]
Outlander PHEV Wins Towcar of the Year Award for Innovation
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV just keeps winning awards, piling on a Towcar of the Year Award for Innovation for its hybrid-electric powertrain. “We are very grateful to the Caravan Club for recognizing the plug-in Outlander with its special award for innovation,” said Mitsubishi Motors’ General Manager for Press, Public Affairs, and Events upon accepting the […]
Kia Optima T-Hybrid Concept Premiering in Paris
This week the Paris Auto Show will see the debut of a Kia Optima T-Hybrid concept, which pairs a European Optima’s turbodiesel engine with a new mild-hybrid system from Kia. The all-new powertrain features a 1.7-liter CRDi turbo-diesel engine, a 48V lead-carbon battery, an electric supercharger, and a small electric motor. Kia says they chose […]
[Gallery] BMW i3 Test Drive Shows No Shortage of Power
![[Gallery] BMW i3 Test Drive Shows No Shortage of Power](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F09%2FElectric-Drive-Event-137.jpg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[Gallery] BMW i3 Test Drive Shows No Shortage of Power")
Recently, one of The News Wheel‘s editors was able to take a test drive in the all-electric 2015 BMW i3 at the Drive Electric Ohio event in Columbus–and he couldn’t wait to share his experience! We’ll hand the mic over to Aaron as he tells us about his BMW i3 test drive. Dig Deeper: Read […]
Ford Lists Off 10 Driver-Assist Features in the 2015 F-150
Earlier this month, Ford rolled out a list of the 10 subtle new features they put in the 2015 F-150 that would make drivers’ lives easier. As the release of the new pickup draws nearer, Ford has gone all David Letterman and gifted us with another Top Ten list. This time, it’s 10 driver-assist features in […]
Report: Next-Gen GT-R Could Go Hybrid, Look Like 2020 Vision
The GT-R is long overdue for an overhaul, which is why so many started jumping up and pointing (figuratively in most cases, though literal in some) when Nissan rolled out a real-world example of the CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Ostensibly, the 2020 Vision GT has all of the […]
e-NV200 VIP Concept: Fancy Van or Fanciest Van?
It’s hard work making a van seem like anything more than…well, you know, a van…but Nissan seems up to that unenviable task. With the its e-NV200 VIP Concept, Nissan takes its all-electric commercial van and makes it a first-class experience, upgrading it in such a way that its luxury is fit only for those aforementioned […]
Kia Soul Going Turbo Next Year
What Will Those Wacky Hamsters Think Up Next?
“Hip,” “urban,” “trendy,” “efficient,” “boxy,” and “hamster-approved” are all adjectives that have been associated with the Kia Soul. “Powerful” is not. The current 2014 model comes with a choice of either a 1.6-liter or 2-liter engine, each of which produces 130- or 164-horsepower respectively. It’s also available in only front-wheel-drive. But MotorTrend is reporting that […]
[VIDEO] BMW i8 Safety Car Leads the Way in Formula E
![[VIDEO] BMW i8 Safety Car Leads the Way in Formula E](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F09%2FBMW-i8-Safety-Car.jpg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[VIDEO] BMW i8 Safety Car Leads the Way in Formula E")
If you’re not pumped about FIA Formula E Championship yet, let me explain why it’s a big deal. Intended to generate buzz about new electric cars, the FIA Formula E Championship will function as the counterpart to the Formula 1 series but will feature single-seat, electric race cars. The global event will take place in multiple cities around […]