Following the demise of Scion and thus of the Scion iM, the lovable sporty hatchback has returned under the Toyota nameplate as the 2017 Toyota Corolla iM. Its peppy engine and spirited handling offers drivers a way to truly enjoy the road while turning heads and still getting very reasonable mileage—all at under $20,000. The…
The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan is heading into the last part of 2017 with high praise; Cars.com has just deemed the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan the “Best Compact SUV of 2017.” According to Volkswagen media, the Tiguan SE 4Motion with panoramic sunroof, along with six other competitors, were put to the test in the suburbs of…
The 2018 Spanish Grand Prix was nothing to write home about if you’re a fan of racing. Nothing of real interest took place after the first lap, where Romain Grosjean spun and then lit up his rear wheels, creating a huge cloud of smoke and causing two drivers to crash into him. The safety car…
With the recent headlines about autonomous car crashes, it’s more important than ever that companies pursue and finesse technology that could improve the safety of self-driving vehicles to help avoid collisions with pedestrians. Magna, a car tech supplier entity, seeks to do just that with its latest gadget called iCON Radar. This technology improves a…
Ford recently celebrated its 24th Bring Your Child to Work Day by inviting more than 230 children of its employees to participate in STEM-related activities at the Ford Research and Innovation Center. The annual festivities were led by Sandy Volk, executive assistant to Henry Ford Technical Fellow and Director of Electrical and Electronics Systems Research…
The 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT is a two-door performance coupe that carries a starting MSRP of $111,200. This German sports car is the model that replaced the popular Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which was the first Mercedes vehicle that was designed by the automaker’s AMG high-performance division. In fact, the Mercedes-AMG GT was so well received in…
Despite its brief, 30-second time frame, the latest 2018 Chevy Silverado commercial highlights the legacy of resilience of the model. Whereas many new truck commercials depict a flawless exterior shell as the vehicle fords flooded roads, dominates off-road paths, and plows through muddy roads with ease, this commercial is a refreshing exception. Pushing the Limits:…
The technology leading to self-driving cars is developing at a neck-breaking speed, but testing these vehicles can be tricky. As it stands now, the rules governing how autonomous cars can be driven come from a patchwork quilt of state and local legislative agencies. Laws and regulations are inconsistent at best and total opposites at worst. The House…
As a former “old Top Gear” viewer, The Grand Tour was everything I wanted it to be. I had tried not to raise my expectations and to remain only cautiously optimistic; it would have been far too easy to buy into the hype that had the internet abuzz since TGT was first announced and that…
Jeremy Renner jumps out of a plane, eventually falling to his death The Grand Tour on Amazon featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May has mostly everything you would have found on BBC’s Top Gear back when the same trio was hosting it. TGT has its own track, its own mainstay driver, and a…
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