Drink deep the glory of the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT350R Photo: Ford With the 760-horsepower Mustang Shelby GT500 rightfully soaking up lots of folks’ attention, it’s shockingly easy to forget that the Shelby GT350 is still out there blowing people’s minds — and that there’s going to be a 2020 Mustang Shelby GT350R. Forgetting about…
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Since its debut, the autoTRADER.ca Top Pick Awards have singled out the Chrysler Pacifica. The award-winning minivan continues to impress the editors with its minivan-segment leading styling, technology, and especially its innovative powertrains that include a hybrid option. Check Out: 2018 Chrysler Pacifica overview “Our editorial team put every vehicle on the…
“We are beginning to reach the limit of what traditional imaging sensors can accomplish. Our new bioinspired camera shows that nature has a lot of interesting solutions that we can take advantage of for next-generation #sensors.” Published in #OSA_Optica: https://t.co/l2nbNRNlA3 pic.twitter.com/d6ZdSQQdbw — The Optical Society (@OpticalSociety) October 14, 2018 Despite the potential of self-driving vehicles…
Photo: Eric Fischer Recently, we dialogued about some of the current obstacles driverless cars have to overcome. Per the New York Times, jaywalking — and other unpredictable behavior from humans — is an additional challenge that autonomous vehicles will need to conquer. And a safety issue that city planners will need to address, as they modify…
©GM GM has been on a hiring spree. The company has hired 9,000 new employees since 2016, and 40 percent of its current staff are new personnel. CEO Marry Barra’s recent trip to Harvard indicates that the automaker will continue this hiring trend. Engaging with Harvard students Barra visited the campus to participate in the…
The popular Nissan Altima is built at Nissan’s Smyrna assembly plant Nissan’s Smyrna assembly plant in Tennessee has become the automotive industry’s top-producing facility in North America for the first half of 2014. A total of 334,082 Nissan vehicles were manufactured in Smyrna from January to June of this year, which is a 40.5 percent…
Photo: Toyota Two months ago, Toyota announced it would bring back the Venza, a stylish, wagon-style crossover that would stand out in the automaker’s lineup as a kind of refined RAV4 Hybrid. As it turns out, that got a lot of people interested — a lot more than Toyota expected. According to Japanese site Asahi,…
Unlike the sixth-generation Camaro Z28, the Cadillac Escalade survived to see another year on the market. While the Camaro Z28 might be gone, it’s not forgotten – the next-generation Escalade might be inheriting its high-performance engine. Check Out: Brand new models About the Camaro engine If the rumors are true, then the Escalade is set…
Burt Jordan retires from Ford after more than 20 years Photo: Ford Burt Jordan, vice president of Global Purchasing Operations and Supply Chain Sustainability with Ford Motor Company, announced his retirement from the company in June. Though his retirement went into effect July 1, Ford has yet to name a successor. One of Ford’s Best:…
The Toyota Prius’ status in the automotive world is legendary. Regardless of what you think of its styling or handling (bland and bland, yes we know), there’s no denying that it set something extraordinary in motion back in 1997, when it became the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle in the world. Today, the Prius is the…
Photo: Matheus Bertelli | Pexels Most camper batteries are charged via an AC / DC converter. This takes alternative current (AC) shore power and turns it into DC power that is pumped into the battery. In some systems, the camper battery might be charged via the alternator of the vehicle pulling the camper. It’s a…
Photo: Maserati Normally, we would be just a few days away from Maserati’s big reveal of its upcoming MC20 sports car. As it stands, we’ll have to wait until September because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But new details concerning the upcoming car are slowly trickling in, and the latest info from Car and Driver suggests…
The new logo of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Photo: Ford Logo design isn’t one of the first things that gets the spotlight when it comes to something like a new Mustang. In the case of the newly revealed 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1, much more of the focus naturally falls to stuff like…
In an effort to provide a jump to its premier plug-in, the 2014 Volt price was reduced by $5,000 starting with the 2014 model year. The move would lower the 2014 Volt’s price to $34,995 with shipping, which is a 12.5% decrease from last year’s model. The move comes after Volt sales dropped by 3.3%…
Jon Ikeda, Vice President and General Manager of Acura, reveals the 2018 Acura TLX in New York Today in New York, to kick off the auto show, Acura revealed a refreshed 2018 TLX. The new and enhanced performance luxury sedan features three distinct variants, an Acura Precision Concept-inspired design, an all-new TLX V6 A-Spec, and…
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