Racing may no longer be just for the fast and the furious, but for the environmentally efficient as well. Nissan took advantage of the relatively new ECOseries races to test an experimental Nissan LEAF with a double-sized battery pack. The ECOseries, which began in 2010, was held at the Barcelona Technical Centre. As the newest…
Won Kyu Kang previously worked for BMW before Kia Photo: Kia Around this time last year, Kia named Karim Habib the Senior Vice President and Head of Kia’s Design Center. Since then, the Korean automaker has released a handful of stylish vehicles that have strayed from some of Kia’s standard designs, including the all-new Seltos…
In the past decade, the automotive industry has made huge leaps forward in technology and design. Now that you’re driving in the 21st century, it’s time to update your understanding of cars to this century, too, and dispel some old myths that have persisted for far too long. Deal or Deal-Breaker: Is it a wise…
Earlier, we mused that Nissan might want to consider bringing the electric version of the Taxi of Tomorrow to New York within the next five years to satiate the needs of disgruntled cabbies. It seems like the automaker is already a step or two ahead, as they have announced that they have begun testing the…
A YouTuber fed up with seeing the Hellcat fail because of the driver created a video to teach people to race a Hellcat correctly: 7 Commandments for Dodge SRT Hellcat Owners Pictured: Two 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats Both the Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcats lay down 707 horsepower. They should be dominating the…
The Toyota i-ROAD has come to the Golden State Toyota is famous Stateside for its ultra-safe and reliable cars, trucks, and crossovers. But over in Japan, Toyota has been creating some different types of vehicles to determine whether or not there is a market for such contraptions. After successful testing in Japan and Grenoble, France,…
Future VW EVs will be faster, have greater range, and more battery power Photo: Volkswagen Volkswagen recently launched the highly anticipated ID.4, but this was only the beginning of the automaker’s journey in EV land. VW is looking to adopt new technologies that will make the next generation of EVs even more powerful. The automaker…
Sergio Marchionne says he is “impressed” with what Elon Musk has done Over the weekend, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne, who is not so subtly trying to attract a buyer for his already supersized auto giant, visited Silicon Valley to meet with tech experts (or techsperts, as the young’uns are calling ‘em) from…
2016 Chevrolet Volt Photo: © General Motors Following an announcement from Shanghai GM earlier this month wherein the automaker said that it will commit a significant portion of $4.3 billion USD to building 10 “new-energy models” for the Chinese market, policy documents posted to the Chinese finance ministry’s website on Wednesday revealed the country’s plans…
Chevy crossovers ans SUVs reigned supreme in 2018 Near the end of 2018, Chevrolet announced the cancellation of several of its passenger cars. Sales during the fourth quarter show precisely why Chevy is shifting away from sedans and toward SUVs and crossovers. Despite slowing sedan sales, Chevy suffered only a slight 1.4 percent sales decline…
The Toyota Mirai will be released in Norway and Sweden this summer The Toyota Mirai is a remarkable vehicle. Fueled by hydrogen, the Mirai (whose name means “Future” in Japanese) emits nothing but water from its tailpipes, making it the next big thing in the green car industry. However, Toyota has not been able to…
Photo: Toyota Earlier this month, before society ground to a halt, the next-gen Toyota Mirai made its Canadian debut at the Québec City International Auto Show. With people urged to stay home not long afterward, it’s possible the Mirai may be the last new car some people have seen since — and, well, we can…
Portland resident Rishabh Mehandru and his historic LEAF This week Nissan delivered the 75,000th LEAF to Rishabh Mehandru of Portland, Oregon. Well, it’s his second, because he loved his first one so much that he had to buy one when the lease was up. Mehandru is a senior engineer at Intel and commutes 30 miles…
Mitsubishi has seen consistent growth over the last year, with 2017 bringing in more than 100,000 vehicle sales for the first time in a decade. 2017 also marks the fifth consecutive year of growth for Mitsubishi, but it goes even further: sales numbers for the year show that Mitsubishi Motors is the fastest-growing non-luxury brand in the…
The 2016 New York International Auto Show begins next week, and carmakers from around the globe are looking to debut some pretty spiffy vehicles. Even Mitsubishi is joining in on the fun and has announced its press conference time—and a pretty good look at the vehicle it’s going to be focusing on. Want a New…
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