Automotive News (Page 467)

The all-new 2019 Subaru Forester and newly-redesigned Crosstrek whip up more global awards, See where they get Car of the Year awards.

A week ago, Aurora launched an experimental “autonomous” flying (PAV) Passenger Air Vehicle: the first full-scale electric air taxi. Aurora hovered the aircraft a few feet in flight and then let it back down.

For the first week of February 2019 we find ourselves dancing in the rain behind the wheel of 2019 Acura RDX A-Spec SH-AWD. Read why I’d buy one.

The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat owned, driven and tuned by Zdung Ho is the quickest blower-only example of the supercharged super-sedan, running a 9.21 at nearly 150 miles per hour with more boost, more fuel, some weight reduction and great engine tune.

Toyota Prius sales declined at the fastest rate in a decade in January. Maybe the reason isn't what we all assume.

We tested the battery electric vehicle Jaguar I-Pace this week and looked for things that Jaguar includes in its new crossover that Tesla does not offer. The list is pretty long.

Subaru is recalling certain Crosstrek, Impreza, BRZ models due to a faulty valve spring in the engine. Scion FR-S is recalled by Toyota. If your vehicle is on the list, it could take over a year to get repairs done.

The Subaru Impreza 5-Door Hatch vs the new Crosstrek. Which car is a better choice for urban-dwellers?

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: I wonder if the people who are caught red handed being “distracted while AutoPilot” realize how lucky they are they got away with their crime. Unlike the people who I last wrote about who face the wrath of the NTSB and the courts for their tort who proclaim “my Tesla did it, not me,” “driving distracted while AutoPilot” is a crime of reckless endangerment, and most are getting away with it without realizing it.

Supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg, whose production has maxxed out its facility, and Chinese carmaker NEVS have agreed to build a new "entry-level" supercar. The cost will be only $1.5 million.

We can put those nasty rumors to rest that Subaru and Toyota will ax the BRZ and 86 sports coupe. Fans will see a second-generation model.

Customers are responding to the all-new 2019 Subaru Forester in a big way. What’s its magic?

Subaru teases the all-new 2020 Subaru Legacy sedan before its world debut at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. Here’s a sneak preview.

By selling the entire model range in three categories, Tesla Corporation makes each car more cheaply, and simplifies discerning which car is which. If you want “Ludicrous,” which now comes in a separate upgrade package at a $20,000 premium, no more looking at old school Bentley-like badges to see battery energy capacity, you just look for “Performance.” This also helps with pricing and sales: by having cheaper Base Models S and X, Tesla is getting ready to sell Base Model 3.

FCA has traditionally been one of the few automakers which pays the big money for advertising time during the National Football League’s Super Bowl each year and with the promise of more to come during the big game, we bring you a preview of the Dodge Super Bowl commercial – or a Super Bowl-themed commercial leading up to the company's actual big game spot.

The disruption of the gas station is looming. What will the future gas station look like? Cars like Tesla Model S, Model 3, Nissan Leaf and Chevy Bolt will turn the future gas station into a Wall Connector charging your car inside your garage. Most likely it will be two cars load sharing on a charger powered by 14 solar panels.

Volkswagen has gone back for another look at one of its future cars. At Geneva's Motor Show next month, the automaker will debut its latest concept electric that takes its cues from the dune buggies that were popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

Honda's production of vehicles in America has risen by almost 3% year over year. In 2018, Honda almost passed Toyota in U.S. vehicle production.

The all-new, fifth-generation 2019 Subaru Forester arrives on South African soil and it only comes with Crosstrek's smaller 2.0-liter engine.

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: One of the worse things a driver can do in a late model car engaged in an accident is to fib or outright lie. You see, whether you realize it, their car may help you, but your car is going to make it really easy to tell your side of the story, with data and soon even images, sooner than later, and regardless of what kind of shape the car is in, and whether for your benefit or not. Your car always telling the truth, is one thing! Getting on the same page with you, is another.

Tesla has lost another billion dollars, but look past that and the future is bright.

The media calls distracted driving an epidemic, but in fact, it is down by almost half in the past ten years.

Sublime was the most popular color for the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and this afternoon, the high performance brand announced that the bright metallic green hue will be returning for the 2019 model year, but not just for the Challenger, as this color will be offered with all Charger trim levels as well.

Toyota has finally taken notice to where its Prius drivers defected, and it was not the Honda Accord. They have converted to all electric Tesla vehicles. The expansion of Toyota-Panasonic battery partnership, announced a week ago, is a clear sign that Toyota is gradually moving toward battery-electric cars. Has Toyota waited too long to go all-electric? Why would Prius and other drivers defect to Tesla?

Toyota is building fewer vehicles in the United States and Canada, while its production in Mexico increases.

Ford Performance announced at the 2017 SEMA Show that they were working on a new Mustang funny car body for the NHRA big leagues and yesterday, the company offered up the first picture of the 2019 race car.

There are more reports the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 will be dropped from the lineup and there won’t be a second-generation model. Are they true, or just rumors?

Tesla's referral program goes the way of free supercharging. Here are the details.

The Ford F-150 known as the Hoonitruck from Ken Block’s Gymkhana Ten is powered by a modified Ford GT EcoBoost engine fitted with a custom twin turbo setup and an intake manifold that is the biggest 3D-printed metal piece ever used on a working, driving vehicle in the world.

After completing a month on Tesla’s autopilot trial on the Model 3 it is clear - Tesla is currently the most technologically advanced automobile you can currently purchase and drive. The ability to update and improve the vehicle via a software update is a competitive advantage not available to any current automobile manufacturer. Including the ability to send an autopilot trial over the air.