Ford has announced a new, multi-year partnership with Team Sky, the cycling team that has won three of the last four Tour de France races, that will see Ford becoming the team’s exclusive supplier of cars and vans moving forward. Team Sky will be provided with liveried Ford vehicles that will serve a litany of…
Is the Chrysler Portal the future of Chrysler’s autonomous efforts? Late last month, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that it would deliver 500 additional Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to Waymo, the self-driving car project started by Google. Such a move is a big step forward for the automaker’s autonomous efforts, an area where it had previously…
We’ve come a long way since the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. Chevrolet is now shipping the 2015 City Express to dealers. Fleet managers, rejoice! Chevrolet today began shipping the 2015 City Express to dealerships nationwide. The City Express cargo van is smaller than full-size vans, offering savings both at the pump and at the dealership….
Who doesn’t wish they drove the Gadgetmobile? Photo: DIC Entertainment Inspector Gadget was a wacky television show with fun characters, quotable lines, and–of course–cool gadgets. It’s not the best-written cartoon of its time, but it had the right amount of charm and humor to be a hit. Debuting in 1983 and running for 86 episodes, Inspector…
2017 Cadillac Escalade ESV Update (8/2): added quote from Cadillac spokesperson Cadillac sales in the United States are down 1.6% through six months at a total of 72,073 vehicles delivered, and a significant reason for that downturn is attributable to the continued decline of car sales. Through June, sales of the ATS are down 26.2%, sales…
Brands do not like to call minivans minivans. They will go out of their way to refer to their people-haulers as anything but, hoping to shake the stigma that haunts their more practical-minded products like it was the letter “M” written on the roof in chalk in a Fritz Lang film. Opel, in calling its…
Winter has concluded once again, and warm weather has returned. Throughout the past year, your van or other handicap-accessible vehicle endured plenty of wear and tear — both inside and outside. Spring is the perfect time to check your vehicle over and perform important care-taking. A conversion van requires more maintenance needs than a regular…
While a fully electric dragster might sound like a paradox, the Chevrolet eCopo Camaro is working to disprove doubters by shattering stereotypes on the drag strip. The electric blue, lightning-bolt emblazoned Camaro was put to the test at Arizona’s Wild Horse Pass drag strip, and it passed with flying colors. Driven by an electric crate…
Ahead of the kickoff for the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship, M-Sport Ford World Rally Team has unveiled a striking new livery. It won’t help with winning races, but it sure as heck’ll have M-Sport Ford looking good when they do. The new M-Sport livery bowed in January at Autosport International in Birmingham ahead of the season-opening…
With the exciting new Blazer and upcoming 2020 Silverado HD, the Chevy Traverse hasn’t gotten as much recognition as it deserves. The model’s latest head-nod from U.S. News & World Report, however, helps soften the blow. The 2019 Traverse just nabbed the Best 3-Row SUV title from the publication’s Best Cars for Families awards. About…
The 1998 Cavalier Z24 Convertible It seems we hear about every new General Motors vehicle ahead of time when GM applies for a trademark on the name. It’s something that we report on all the time, with GM most recently patenting the name “Corvette E-Ray,” hinting at an electric Corvette. Well, it’s that time again:…
Volkswagen is still considering the idea of unleashing a truck in the U.S. market. You may recall that the automaker debuted a concept for the Atlas Tanoak pickup truck last year at the New York Auto Show. Similar to the Honda Ridgeline, it utilized a unibody design which many of the auto show’s attendees went…
This smart pup knows just what his owner needs Minivans are not the most exciting vehicles in the world—not by a long shot. But behind their soccer mom facades, some minivans are actually—dare we say it—cool. That’s definitely true of the Japan-only Toyota Sienta compact minivan, which comes in a variety of bright colors and…
The Google Doodle on March 18, 2019 honors the 52-year anniversary of the first installation of Seiichi Miyake’s invention Image: Google Those of us who are not visually impaired take many conveniences for granted that don’t come easily to those who cannot see. Transportation becomes very difficult without visual faculties, even walking along the sidewalk….
The 2015 Toyota Camry From its sculpted exterior styling to its technology, the 2015 Toyota Camry gets a serious refresh that takes the popular sedan from so-so to sensational. Additionally, the 2015 Camry receives a brand-new trim level—the XSE—which takes the sporty SE model and gives it bigger wheels, a firmer suspension, and multiple feature…
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