Small Kia Crossover Might Join Lineup Sooner Than Anticipated
The future of Kia has been spied in prototype form earlier this week. Kia is currently working on a brand-new subcompact crossover, and it was caught in camouflage while testing. The vehicle, which is basically a hatchback that is aspiring to be a crossover, will increase the South Korean carmaker’s presence in the crossover segment. […]
Who Is the Red-Haired Woman Riding the Train in Subaru’s “Boxcar” Commercial?
Subaru’s latest commercial is making rounds on television and online. Chances are you’ve seen this ad in recent days which promotes the 2017 Subaru Outback. The commercial, titled “Boxcar,” stars a woman who’s daydreaming about travelling on a train across the country–despite actually riding in a Subaru with her husband. The charming main actress in the […]
The Cadillac Escala Concept is the Sedan You Wish GM Would Actually Produce
After releasing a teaser video for a new concept vehicle earlier this week, Cadillac has finally provided images and details for its newest model, which has officially been named the Escala Concept. To start things off, the Cadillac Escala Concept uses the same Omega platform as the CT6 sedan, but the Escala is more than […]
2017 Dodge Charger Daytona and Challenger T/A Will Knock Your Socks Off
You probably thought the Golden Age of performance vehicles had come and gone. Well, Dodge is looking to show you that the time for great performance vehicles is now. The American performance brand has created two new special models of its most powerful nameplates—the 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona and Challenger T/A. Both of these trims […]
Mitsubishi Unveils XM Concept Crossover SUV in Indonesia
Mitsubishi’s plan to focus mostly on SUVs in its lineup is no secret. In fact, the Japanese carmaker has even gone as far as to promise a new SUV each year until 2021. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that Mitsubishi is already on the way to creating another new SUV—but this […]
General Motors Puts $1B Expansion Plans for India on Hold
General Motors is walking back previously-announced plans to invest $1 billion in India in order to reassess its strategy, Automotive News reported last week. Sales of GM vehicles in India have fallen off approximately 40% in this fiscal year, bringing the automaker’s domestic passenger vehicle market share under 1%. In July of last year, General Motors’ […]
Buick Avista Earns Two Trophies at 2016 North American Concept Vehicle Awards
Back in January, the Buick Avista Concept stole the show at the North America International Auto Show and has since gone on to win multiple industry awards, including the EyesOn Design Excellence Award, as well as the Reader’s Choice award for Best Future Concept from The Detroit News. Fast forward nearly eight months after its […]
Opel Announces New Plant Manager at Kaiserslautern
Today, Opel announced that Peter Winternheimer has been promoted to become the new plant manager at the German automaker’s Kaiserslautern manufacturing plant. Winternheimer will officially be put in charge of the engine and component plant in western Palatinate at the beginning of next month, on August 1, 2016. The 47-year-old plant manager is succeeding Manfred […]
Nissan’s Titans Of Tomorrow Scholarship Winners Announced
In case you haven’t noticed, Nissan is all about giving back to its communities. Whether it’s in areas of Japan ravaged by tsunamis or families in need in Tennessee, the automaker tries to improve the quality of life in every region it operates in. Canton, Mississippi is home to some of Nissan’s vehicle assembly operations, and […]
Audi Reportedly Betting Big on Electric Cars
Audi is looking towards the future of automobiles, and it sees cars powered by electricity. This outlook is making the automaker adjust its plans for coming model years, and they have taken a pretty big step to prepare by reportedly moving a third of its research and development funds into building a better electric car. […]
Meet Graham, Receive Lifetime Supply of Nightmare Fuel
Behold Graham, and you will never want to drive a car again. Or sleep, for that matter.
Hey, were you planning on sleeping any time this month? No? Good. Meet Graham. Graham is the horrifying result of a collaborative exploration into what a human body would look like had it evolved in a direction that makes it better able to survive low-impact car crashes. The result, as you can very well see […]
2017 Corvette Z06 Will Reportedly Come With Enhanced Cooling Capabilities
There are many great things one can say about the 2016 Corvette Z06. It can rocket from 0 to 60 mph in less than three seconds, it’s compatible with Apple CarPlay, and compared to other premium sports cars, it’s reasonably affordable with a starting MSRP of just $79,000, which is approximately $40,000 less than what […]
Plug-In Car Sales Report: LEAF Withers, Fusion Energi Surges, Volt and Tesla Dominate
At the end of 2015, sales of plug-in cars went about the same as they had for a while: in the lead was the Model S, using its cool factor to easily take top spot. After that came the LEAF, the EV that had been the most mainstream choice since its inception, then the Volt, […]
Explained: Mitsubishi’s Dynamic Shield Design Philosophy
If you were asked to describe what a Mitsubishi vehicle looked like or stood for, you’d probably give a very different answer than your neighbor would. This inconsistency in brand image is being mended with the automaker’s new design philosophy called Dynamic Shield. As the first step in Mitsubishi’s mission to re-brand itself, Dynamic Shield provides […]
Japan Opens Gates for Side-View Cameras
What do the following three concept vehicles have in common? If you guessed “thin, squinty headlights,” you aren’t wrong, but that isn’t exactly what we meant—if you said “no side mirrors,” then you are right on the money. In concept after concept (especially for electric vehicles), the one modern feature that always seems to have […]
Michelle Obama Episode of Carpool Karaoke Coming Soon
These next two weeks are going to be full of politics as we hop from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. With these events comes the endless flow of news, speeches, and political posturing that is sure to make your brain boil at least once. While America looks […]
US Government Proves That It’s Serious About Greener Cars
While some of the gas guzzlers on the road might make you think otherwise, the United States has a strict set of laws in place to help make vehicles greener as the years progress, with a goal of an average 54.5 fleet-wide miles per gallon by the 2025 model year. Some manufacturers have included the […]
A More Powerful Dodge Challenger Hellcat Could Be Coming
Despite the fact that rumors have been saying that the Hellcat models won’t return after 2019, Automobile Magazine is speculating that these power-hungry models will be back and better than ever. Whether this is actually true remains to be seen, since Fiat Chrysler has yet to confirm or deny the future of the Hellcats. Hopefully, […]