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Keeping Kids Safe 9.05.2019
Summer driving season may be winding down, but the heat is still scorching many parts of the country. Automakers are joining forces to protect the youngest passengers. Members of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers have agreed to introduce a rear seat reminder system in essentially all cars and trucks by Model Year… Read More
Porsche Taycan Global Debut 9.04.2019
The wait is over. The world has now seen Porsche’s “soul of a spirited young horse”… the Taycan. The brand’s first electric car was unveiled simultaneously on three continents… North America, China and Europe. These are naturally the most important sales markets of the new electric sports car. The Taycan evolved from the Mission E concept unveiled at the 2015… Read More
Fiat is Pulling the 500 and 500e from the U.S. Market 9.04.2019
Fiat has announced it will discontinue production of the current-generation Fiat 500 and 500e in North America this year, and those models will no longer be sold here once current inventory runs out, sometime in calendar year 2020. 500L and 500X crossover models will continue to be marketed in North America, along with the Fiat 124 Spider. The 500 model was… Read More
Cameras vs. Mirrors 9.03.2019
There are more cameras keeping an eye on what’s happening around what we drive these days. Now federal regulators are investigating the possibility of allowing another set of electronic eyes…. and they’re looking for public input. The idea is to replace side rear-view mirrors with cameras. The images would be displayed on monitors inside the car. The… Read More
Lamborghini Teases Hybrid Supercar ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show Debut 9.03.2019
Lamborghini is set to unveil its first hybrid vehicle at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. The Sián, meaning flash or lighning bolt in Bolognese dialect, will also be the most powerful Lamborghini to date, boasting a combined 819 horsepower from its V12 gas engine and 48-volt e-motor. The e-motor provides just 34 additional horsepower, but is incorporated into… Read More
Airbag Alert 8.30.2019
There’s a new recall from Toyota involving airbags. This one affects 2003-2008 Corolla and 2005-2008 Matrix vehicles in the United States. The front passenger airbag was repaired under a previous recall, but Toyota says there’s a possibility it could be damaged if it deploys, and that could increase the risk of someone being injured during a crash. Toyota says,… Read More
Mopar Celebrates a Decade of Factory Customization with Limited-Edition Mopar ’19 Dodge Challenger 8.29.2019
Continuing their 10-year tradition of offering factory custom models using Mopar performance accesories, Dodge has announced the Mopar 2019 Dodge Challenger. This limited edition performance coupe combines catchy graphics and appearance upgrades with a cold-air intake system, shaker hood, and strut tower braces, along with a standard six-speed manual gearbox, to… Read More
Annoying Tech 8.28.2019
Car are becoming more sophisticated, but not everyone who buys the technology that comes with them is happy with it. J.D. Power has released their 2019 U.S. Tech Experience Index Study. They found on average 23% of customers with lane-keeping and centering systems say the alerts are annoying or bothersome. So much so that 61% of these drivers sometimes turn… Read More
Audi Electric 8.27.2019
Electric vehicles are already here in limited numbers, and we know they’ll be a bigger part of the future. What’s becoming clearer is EVs will be anything but boring. Audi has released this teaser photo of the Audi AI:TRAIL quattro. This concept takes EVs from the relatively tame roads most of us drive on every day to an electrically driven off-roader. This… Read More
Honda Safety 8.26.2019
Honda is taking another step in protecting passengers in the event of a crash. They’ve announced engineers are developing their next generation airbags. They say this latest development will protect occupants in a wider range of front collisions, including crashes at an angle. We’re used to seeing airbags that inflate from a single compartment. This new system… Read More