Electric vehicles have an interesting quirk in their history. When cars were first beginning to gain in popularity, EVs were a tough competitor due to their association with women. The Great-Grandfather of the Prius Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden They were first invented in the early 1830s, and by the turn of the century, it was…
2010 GMC Granite Concept Photo: © General Motors Back in 2010, GMC debuted the Granite concept at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. While that was a hot minute ago, GMC has just renewed its trademark on the Granite nameplate — for the fourth time. Previous filings occurred in 2009, 2010, and…
Photo: General Motors On March 22, GM announced plans to lessen its operations’ water intensity. In other words, the automaker intends to minimize the amount of water it withdraws per each financial output or product unit. This is just one of the latest goals created by the automaker in order to become a greener company….
There’s no better way to show off your interests, your perspective on life, and your appreciation for beauty than hanging a fine work of art on your living room wall. Although the market is rife with pastoral landscapes, abstract portraits, detailed still-lifes, and vibrant street scenes, nothing beats the beauty of a car. While the…
Toyota plans to bring more than 50 vehicles to its exhibit at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, including new off-road rigs and the all-new 2019 Avalon that was just debuted in Detroit. A “batch of trail-ready four wheelers” will be unveiled on February 8 in addition to the FT-4X concept, unique NASCAR-themed Camry designs, two…
This teaser photo of the 2017 Buick LaCrosse is reminding a lot of people of the recent Avenir concept Photo: © General Motors Buick has released a teaser image of its redesigned 2017 Buick LaCrosse and it looks a lot like the Avenir concept introduced earlier this year. The Avenir concept was one of the…
How does your city rank? If you ask the internet, there’s no doubt that someone from every city will claim that theirs is either the absolute best or worst to drive in. But WalletHub — a professional finance organization — recently compiled data from the 100 largest cities in the U.S. to determine which were…
A second-generation Ford Escape Hybrid Photo: IFCAR Even when it takes an absolute thrashing, the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV is built to endure. Take, for example, a just-retired 2012 model that piled up more than 400,000 miles as a New York City taxi. The 400,215 miles racked up by this second-generation Escape Hybrid aren’t just…
GM’s CEO Mary Barra has high hopes for 2021 Though this year has brought its fair share of economic challenges, the auto industry has experienced some key successes as it anticipates a healthier, more consistent market in 2021. GM’s CEO Mary Barra is just one of the industry leads who is forecasting that the economy…
2019 Ram 1500 The 2019 Ram 1500 beat out the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 to take home the title of 2019 North American Truck of the Year. The panel of 54 judges, which was made up of U.S. and Canadian automotive journalists, vetted the contenders on characteristics including design, safety, segment leadership,…
A spy shot of the 2020 Cadillac XT6 crossover, which is likely to be built at GM’s assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee Photo: CarEngine Reviews A new cost-cutting plan will shutter at least five of General Motors’ underused assembly plants in the U.S. and Canada. However, a sixth GM facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee,…
Boy, does that badge ever look familiar © General Motors Two months. 61 days. More than 1,400 hours. Around 87,000 minutes. Just shy of 5,250,000 seconds. That’s how long you have to wait from the moment you read this until you lay eyes on the sixth-generation Camaro, which has been officially announced for a May…
Bari Musawwir is well-known as the driver of the Zombie truck in the East Coast tour of the Monster Jam featuring the AMSOIL Series, but he still fondly remembers his first vehicle, a red 1987 Jeep Cherokee. When asked if he used his first car to practice off-roading, he’ll admit, “Not on purpose, no. But I went off…
GM’s mid-size trucks might also undergo some big changes for the 2019 model year This year’s North American International Auto Show was all about pickup trucks. With reveals like the new Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500, the event in Detroit demonstrated just how influential the full-size truck segment has grown in the past few years….
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Nissan unveiled its latest concept car, the Nissan Vmotion 2.0. The car’s futuristic shell is packed full of infotainment and autonomous driving features, and it looks like it would be a great ride, if it was a production model. The thing is, from the minute it…
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