Fourteen Chevys to Feature Android Auto and Apple CarPlay for 2016
In the automotive arms race to better integrate smartphones and vehicles, Hyundai may have been able to claim “First!” by equipping (only) the 2015 Sonata with Android Auto, but a few hours later, Chevrolet loudly countered with “Most!” Today Chevy announced that for the 2016 model year, the bowtie brand will offer Android Auto and […]
Study: Drivers Commonly Tweet, Facebook, Video Chat While Driving
It goes without saying, but hey, it’s important enough that it also bears repeating: texting and driving is an incredibly nonsensical thing to do. This sentiment is encapsulated pretty perfectly in the opening line of a recent New York Times column regarding the prevalence texting and using social media behind the wheel: “Phones are getting […]
2016 Honda HR-V Pricing Revealed
Today it was announced that the 2016 Honda HR-V—the Japanese automaker’s first all-new model for the US market in years—will be priced under $20,000. The base LX model, equipped with six-speed manual transmission, has a starting MSRP of $19,115 (to get the LX with a more efficient continuously variable transmission will cost $19,915). That affordability […]
Honda and NBC Partner for “Saturday Night Line” Videos
If you’ve ever tried to get into a show in New York City without a ticket—be it a morning chat show, a Broadway matinee, or a late night television program—you know the burden of the standby line. You stand out in the cold, on the sidewalk, behind a metal barricade, waiting sometimes hours on end […]
Man Claims to Drive Modified Infiniti Across America in Less Than 27 Hours
Man Lies.
Each year on April 1st, we’re treated to a variety of interesting stories and have to use our powers of deduction to decide which ones are true and which ones are a bunch of tripe. One such story involved a man who claimed he had driven from New York City to Los Angeles in less […]
Honda Civic and Accord Lead Industry in Sales to Millennials
Honda is winning the battle for the hearts and minds of Millennials—and they’re doing so without actually having to release that ridiculous, youth-oriented HR-V “Selfie Edition.” The Japanese automaker recently announced that over the past 11 years, the Accord and Civic have been the two best-selling cars with Americans under the age of 35. From […]
America is Finally Getting a Freaking Honda Civic Type R
This is Not a Drill
In what is either the best news of the week or the cruelest April Fool’s Day prank ever played, Honda announced today at the New York International Auto Show that yes, America is finally getting a Honda Civic Type R. For reals. Today, Honda unveiled a new super-sporty Civic concept in advance of the 10th […]
What Mazda Is Planning for Austin’s 2015 SXSW Festival?
Attending the South-by-Southwest Festival this month? See what Mazda has in store for you.
The big weekend is almost here! The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, is taking place March 13th through March 22nd, and the city will be filled with up-and-coming creative talent being showcased and cross-promoted. Mazda’s three-year sponsorship of the famous “indie” music and film festival begins this year in an effort […]
Nissan Just Made the Best Tailgating Car Ever
Behold the Ultimate Smart BBQ Vehicle
You may think that a Ford F-250 with an 80-inch flat screen in the bed and a swing-out BBQ grill on the trailer hitch would be the best tailgating vehicle, but you’d be wrong. Nissan just changed the tailgating game with its Smart BBQ Vehicle e-NV200, and it was built in Japan. The back of […]
Pretend to Be an Oscar Winner in Hollywood, Get a Free BMW
Mark David Christenson shows how carrying a fake Oscar statue can get you
Regardless if you watch the Academy Awards every year, chances are you’ve imagined what it would be like to walk the streets of Los Angeles and be treated like an award-winning celebrity. While not every day of stardom would be actually enjoyable (thanks to the terrible invention of the paparazzi), Oscar night is undoubtedly magical […]
LeBron Developing a Kia K900 King James Edition
LeBron James has been nothing if not enthusiastic about his role as the Kia K900’s official “luxury ambassador.” It was, after all, LeBron himself who reached out to Kia about being a spokesman for the vehicle, and ever since then, he’s been cranking out television commercials for the K900 with ruthless efficiency. Now it seems […]
Ford Celebrates Best-Selling Fiesta With Infographics
Ford is touting that its Fiesta, with 308,999 sales in 2014, was the number one best-selling small car in Europe for the third year in a row. Like any good brand in the year 2015, Ford is celebrating its success the best way known to man: with a YouTube video and infographics. Here’s the video: […]
Penn and Teller Cut a 2016 Mazda CX-5 in Half in New Ad
Even if you don’t know their names, you know Penn Jillette and his partner, Teller, when you see them. From their legendary Las Vegas illusion show to their numerous cameo appearances on film and television (anyone remember Sabrina the Teenage Witch?) to their own highly successful TV show, Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, the iconic performers […]
MTV Study Says Millennials Do Like Cars
Back in October, a report entitled “Millennials in Motion” found that young people are driving less and walking, biking, and taking public transit more. It reinforced the prevailing stereotype that, rather than drive or own a car, Millennials would prefer to have an Uber come pick them up so that they can sit in the […]
#CamryBold Reception Kicks Off Miami Auto Show in Style
Last, week the Miami Auto Show kicked off with a number of events hosted by various automakers. One such event was the #CamryBold reception, held by Toyota’s Hispanic Business Strategy Group (HBSG) and its partners at the New World Center in Miami Beach. The event featured more than 90 VIP guests, as well as the […]
Are Millennials Shunning Cars Because They Don’t Value Being Alone?
Former Transportation Secretary Suggests Young People Love Selfies More than Cars, Life Itself
Last week, researchers at the Public Interest Research Group published a report entitled “Millennials in Motion,” which found that young Americans are increasingly driving less and walking, biking, and taking transit more. There were several reasons suggested for the decline, including Millennials’ preference for urban settings where having a vehicle is optional; continued socioeconomic impacts […]
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 […]
Honda’s “Fit for You” Ads Sure Are a Thing All Right
Look: Honda really, really wants you to buy a 2015 Fit if you’re a Gen Y-type. We know that a great many Millennials will tell you that they’ll, like, buy a car when they can, y’know, afford it, man. But, hey, real talk: you should really buy a Fit when you can. To make sure […]