Mazda is having a bit of a sales problem—although four years ago, the CEO Masamichi Kogai set forth a goal of annual US sales of 400,000 units by now, the automaker sold just under 300,000 vehicles in 2016, and continued a sales decline this year as sales of most of its models dropped. Top Mazda:…
The Mercedes F015 self-driving car on the streets of San Francisco The ultimate luxury driving experience to many is one in which you are not driving at all. Instead, you lounge back and eat caviar and drink wine and maybe, when nobody’s looking, wipe a booger under the seat, all while the car drives itself….
Mercedes at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show This week’s Geneva Motor Show is playing host to a number of big reveals from automakers across the globe. Among the contributing brands is Mercedes-Benz, arguably the world’s most loved luxury automaker. This year, Mercedes brought a number of new models to tout, among them a new race…
New types of transportation have always been burdened by infrastructure ever since the wheel was invented, and every time a new fuel source is proposed for modern cars, supporting infrastructure must also be put in place. This is no easy task for one company, and even some governments, so that’s why the big three Japanese…
When Andy Palmer was head honcho at Nissan before he left to work for Aston Martin, production of the otherworldly Nissan BladeGlider had been on the table after it was revealed at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. Well, Philippe Klein is the chief planning officer now, and he recently told Autocar that “It is still…
Honda Fit EVs at the Honda Smart Home in Davis, CA The all-electric Honda Fit EV just got a little more attractive to green car shoppers, thanks to new lease options for existing and prospective Fit EV lessees. This past Saturday at the Honda Smart Home in Davis, California, the automaker announced it is offering…
Toyota is looking for ways to make hydrogen fuel-cell technology more prevalent as it prepares to roll out its ground-breaking Mirai later this year. A recent discovery in the real-time observation of fuel cell catalyst degradation could result in more efficient fuel cell stacks, which could ultimately help drive down the cost of fuel-cell vehicles…
This Saturday at the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway, there will be a somewhat unexpected car on the track—the 2016 Toyota Mirai. Before you go wondering what Toyota did to its four-door, hydrogen fuel cell electric sedan to get it competition ready, it should be noted that the…
All-new Ford S-MAX This week, Ford made its all-new S-MAX available for order and touted a number of new and innovative features that would be available therein. Chief among these new features is an Intelligent Speed Limiter—a first-of-its-kind technology that allows drivers to set a maximum traveling speed and uses a camera to read road…
The 2016 Chevy Spark is a subcompact hatchback with a starting MSRP of $12,660. The Spark features a more cultured exterior design in 2016 and also features a new engine under the hood. The new Spark competes in the same segment as the Fiat 500, Ford Fiesta, and Honda Fit. Cars Lingo: This is how to…
The all-new 2016 Chevy Camaro SS Today the 2016 Chevy Camaro debuted at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, in a lovely ceremony that was almost entirely redundant. Thanks to a barrage of leaks on Friday, we already knew what the new sixth-generation Camaro looked like, as well as what new powertrain options would be available. In…
After being away from Honda’s lineup in 2016, the Accord Hybrid sedan returns for the 2017 model year with more power, better highway efficiency, and even more standard safety features. While the standard Honda Accord is still produced in the state of Ohio, production for the hybrid version has moved to Japan, which will improve…
The self-driving Chevrolet-FNR concept debuts at Auto Shanghai 2015 It’s hard to fathom why Chevrolet paid to feature a 2016 Volt in the upcoming sci-fi movie Tomorrowland if the automaker had one of these things lying around. Unlike the Kia Optima, this futuristic concept looks like something that might actually have been in the new…
The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe is a full-size SUV with a plethora of entertainment options, a powerful V8 engine, and 121.1 cubic feet of available cargo space. The base model 2016 Tahoe carries a starting MSRP in the mid-40,000s. The Tahoe competes for sales with the Ford Expedition, GMC Yukon, and Toyota Sequoia. [wptab name=”What’s New”] 2016…
The Detroit Free Press has named the 2018 Honda Accord its 2018 Car of the Year, commending the all-new, midsize four-door sedan for its value, roominess and fuel efficiency. “Reports of the midsize sedan’s death are exaggerated,” said Mark Phelan, auto critic for the Detroit Free Press. “SUV sales are soaring and traditional sedans are…
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