McLaren Honda Had its ‘Best Day’ of 2017—But Doesn’t Know Why
To say that McLaren Honda has been off to a difficult start to the 2017 Formula 1 season would be an understatement. During pre-season testing, a litany of engine issues…
Mazda Vehicles Sweep Spots on KBB '10 Best' Lists
Kelley Blue Book is one of the most respected names in car reviews, giving people guidance on the value and quality of cars for decades—heck, the motto on their website…
MAZDA UK Commercials Have Odd Fascination with Animals
You can do anything with animals in commercials, right? Photo: Mazda UK via YouTube Perhaps it’s just our limited perspective as narrow-minded Americans, but foreign car commercials can seem pretty…
Mazda Takes CX-5 on Experience Tour Across US
It’s probably a safe thing to say that Mazda is excited about the new 2017 CX-5, and they should be—for 2017, Mazda’s middle-of-the-road crossover received a redesign, with changes to…
Mazda Still Plans to Bring Diesel Engine to America
Mazda’s SKYACTIV-D Diesel Engine Lovers of diesel vehicles are in dire straits lately, largely thanks to Volkswagen’s diesel cheating scandal bringing much closer scrutiny on diesel cars of all varieties.…
Mazda Sees May Sales Drop as CX-5 Soars
Mazda has been faced with a real sales challenge, lately. Car sales are dropping as the entire vehicle sales market reaches a crest, and the company is still in the…
Mazda Road to Indy Scholarship Shootout to Hit Mazda Raceway in December
Over the last nine years, Mazda Motorsports has provided close to $15 million in driver development scholarships. The many recipients of support ranged from the grassroots level of sports car…
Mazda Reluctantly Offers Hard Tops to Miata Racecars
When Mazda introduced its current-generation MX-5 Global Cup car in 2014, it did so in the same manner as its conventional MX-5—with a retractable soft top, “as nature intended,” according…
Mazda Issues Recall on 2015-16 Mazda6 for Power Steering, Airbag Wiring Abrasion
The Zoom-Zoom brand seems to be pretty good about recalls—it’s highly involved with concluding the Takata airbag debacle, and even has its own Recall Information Center to better inform people…
Mazda Foundation and Challenged Athletes Foundation Team Up for 620-Mile Bike Ride
Let’s start with a little role play: imagine that you are on a bicycle in San Francisco. Before you, the road stretches away down the coast, dotted with coastal towns.…
Mazda Files Patent for New Rotary Engine, Reveals Technical Aspects
Remember back at the Tokyo Auto Show when Mazda simultaneously revealed that it is still working on rotary engines with the SKYACTIV-R and the frankly gorgeous RX-VISION concept car? Since…
Mazda Continues 'Best Sales Since 1994' Party in February
Following up a January where sales were better than they have been since 1994, Mazda North American Operations has now announced that, for February you can just scratch “January” off that…
Mazda Announces Plans for EVs, Rotary Engines
Mazda has been gradually coming around to the idea that it will need to put some form of electrification in its vehicles. Today, though, we have finally come to Mazda…
Mazda Announces $5 Price Bump for Redesigned 2018 Mazda6
Mazda’s most recent redesign went to its Mazda6 back in November, upgrading the sedan from a good-looking car to something that differentiates itself from the rest of the lineup as…
Mazda and Toyota Launch Joint Venture for Their Future Factory
The news that Mazda and Toyota have been looking to build a joint production plant somewhere in the United States created quite a stir, especially when it was announced that…
Massive Hyundai Sonata Recall Puts a Damper on New Car’s Success
The Hyundai Sonata has been on a roll lately, but following today’s recall, it looks like it might be the wrong kind of roll. (Yay for puns.) According to The Detroit…
Marchionne to Make Alfa Romeo a Stand-Alone Company
Sergio Marchionne reportedly plans to make Alfa Romeo a stand-alone company. A report from Automotive News published this morning states that Fiat-Chrysler CEO, Sergio Marchionne, has plans to make the…
Madison Bumgarner’s Chevy Colorado Is AWOL
The highly awkward presentation of MVP Madison Bumgarner’s Chevy Colorado Remember that time Madison Bumgarner was named MVP of the 2014 World Series and was presented with a brand spankin’…
Living Embodiment of Terror Brock Lesnar Destroys Cadillac CTS
It’s a tale as old as time: wrestling villain buys brand-new car, wrestling hero destroys new car to the delight of fans and horror of aforementioned villain. This face makes…
Lincoln Teases Coach Door Continental on Instagram
2002 Lincoln Continental Concept The sad likelihood is that the Lincoln Continental is not long for this world. As Ford moves to do away with sedans and other perceived profit…
Lincoln Presenting Third Annual RUN10 FEED10
Lincoln will serve as presenting sponsor for the third annual RUN10 FEED10 race series Lincoln Motor Company will be acting as the presenting sponsor for the third annual RUN10 FEED10…
Is There a Lincoln Navigator Presidential Trim on the Horizon?
What fanciness would a Lincoln Navigator Presidential entail? The all-new Lincoln Navigator is still red-hot, and its high-end Black Label trim is without a doubt its hottest iteration. A high…
Lincoln Motor Company Nearly Triples Sales in China in 2016
Lincoln kicked off sales in China in late 2014, and its first full year of sales in the country was considered a success when its full vehicle lineup delivered sales…
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Recall Issued for Rollaway Threat
When you’re designing a car, federal mandates require the brake to be engaged when you shift your car from “park” into drive mode. The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid has been recalled…
Lights, Camera, Lincoln: 5 Films Where the Luxury Car Brand Stars
Although Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film, Lincoln, is about the president and not the luxury car brand, that doesn’t mean there is a lack of films where Lincoln vehicles do make an…
Lexus Trains Assembly Employees To Detect Tiny Abnormalities in 2019 ES Using Their Fingers
Lexus drew back the curtain of the newly redesigned ES sedan back in April. Now, four months later, the first 2019 ES models are rolling out of the factory in…
Lexus' L/Studio Continues It Got Better Series
Lexus’ L/Studio has produced a series of videos featuring LGBT celebrities such as Nate Berkus Photo: L/Studio When you think of car manufacturers and their videos, cars racing on long…
Lexus Creates Two Tokyo Spaces
Intersect by Lexus Image: Wonderwallpress Aoyama is an upscale district in Tokyo, and Lexus has opened two spaces to help promote the brand. The first is a gallery to promote…
Lexus and Scholastic Partner for Eco Challenge
2014-2015 Lexus Eco Challenge Grand Prize Winning High School – Daniel Boone High School in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania The study of science in schools is very important, as it teaches our…
Last Hurrah of Cadillac CT6 Will Include Twin-Turbo V8 Models
Cadillac will produce the 2019 CT6 and CT6-V with the new twin-turbo V8 engine before discontinuing the model Cadillac announced Monday that it will kill off its flagship CT6 sedan…
Kia to Debut Hydrogen Car
Kia’s projected hydrogen fuel-cell car in 2021 will join the Niro in Kia’s eco-friendly lineup It might feel so long ago that discussion and speculation started. But it was only…
Kia Returns as the Premier Sponsor for Mom 2.0 Summit in Orlando
This is the third year in a row that Kia is sponsoring the female-focused event For the third consecutive year, Kia Motors America is returning as the Premier Sponsor and…
Kia Reports Record Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
Kia posted record breaking Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sales the past two months Kia is all about giving its customers a lot of luxury for as little a price as possible—and…
Kia Outsells Hyundai for the First Time in History
Kia outsold Hyundai in South Korea for the first time in history. In many families, sibling rivalry runs rampant. The eldest children set precedent for the siblings to follow, while…
Kia Motors America Announces Leadership Change
Michael Cole is taking on a new leadership role at Kia Motors America. Since 2012, Cole has been the leader of Kia Motors Europe. Now, he will report directly to…
Kia Introduces 2020 Soul at 2018 LA Auto Show
2020 Kia Soul GT-Line Photo: Kia The all-new 2020 Kia Soul is officially on display at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. The third generation of the distinctly styled, popular,…
Kia, Hyundai Announce Plan to Introduce Hybrids by 2018
Four new hybrids, two plug-in hybrids, and an electric car will join the Kia Soul EV in Kia and Hyundia’s green car lineup Kia and Hyundai are joining together to…
Kia Honored with International Design Award
Kia BEAT 360 experience earned the automaker an international design award Photo: Kia Kia Motors design ingenuity has earned two category wins — Design strategy and Environments — for its…
Kia Cadenza Earns Repeat Victory as Best Large Car for Families from U.S. News & World Report
Competition-beating space and tech in the 2018 Kia Cadenza landed the sophisticated sedan a repeat victory from the editors of U.S. News & World Report as the “Best Large Car…
Kia Announces Nic Jönsson and Mark Wilkins as Drivers for 2014 PWC
Nic Jönsson and Mark Wilkins will be racing for Kia in the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) this weekend. Kia has announced the driver line-up for their third season in…
KBB.com Names 2016 Honda Fit and Civic Coolest Cars Under $18,000
A dude reps his cool ’16 Civic in the Honda ad “Jacket” KBB.com has released its list of the “10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000,” ranking a range of vehicles that…
June BMW Sales Rise 5.7 Percent, BMW Brand Has Record First Half
BMW 3 Series June BMW sales in the US were up 5.7 percent as the Group’s BMW and MINI brands combined for 35,577 deliveries. The 30,201 BMW-badged vehicles that sold…
Jeep XJ Goes on Off-Roading Adventure in Apartment Building
One Austin resident unexpectedly went off-roading when he backed his Jeep XJ into his apartment building Photo: Austin Fire Department Jeeps are known for being tried and true off-roaders. Built…
Jeep “Scrambler” Pickup Truck to Make Its Debut at the LA Auto Show
The news surrounding this Jeep model is about to “pick up” The Los Angeles Auto Show serves as the host for a number of different vehicle reveals. Indeed, some of…
Jeep Sales Rise as Chrysler Sales Plummet in June
Even the Pacifica couldn’t escape the sales decline affecting the Chrysler brand as a whole Fiat Chrysler’s sales performance during the first half of the year varied greatly by brand.…
Jeep Renegade Earns Car of the Year Title in Brazil
The Jeep Renegade was named Car of the Year in Brazil Jeep has officially gone global. The rugged American automaker has made a lasting impression on the automotive market in…
Jeep Renegade Dawn of Justice Edition Now Available in the UK
The 2016 Jeep Renegade Dawn of Justice Edition is now available in the UK Last month, Fiat Chrysler announced its partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of…