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New Vehicle Reviews (Page 42)

New Vehicle Reviews

This section will review cars, trucks, products and books related to the auto industry.

By John Goreham on September 4, 2018 - 10:16AM
The BMW M5 is an amazing car and we strongly recommend you keep it all to yourself. Here's why.
By Al Castro on September 2, 2018 - 3:49PM
In setting up its charging network for its upcoming flagship all electric sports saloon, the Taycan, Porsche gives clues as to how premium, luxury, and performance brands outside of the Tesla universe will be treated until as such time as all brands have access to everyone eles’s networks.
By Denis Flierl on September 1, 2018 - 8:38AM
For 2019, the Infiniti QX60 is an ideal vehicle for families needing to haul people and cargo in a luxury package. See how it makes life a little easier.
By Al Castro on August 31, 2018 - 8:45AM
People would laugh at a vacuum company investing money and its reputation in building all electric BEV cars it’s never done before. But Dyson has something that took Tesla years to get and another thing it still doesn’t have, that gives Dyson an edge against Tesla: a manufacturing apparatus to build solid state batteries, and the key patents to make them, which are better than what Tesla is using.
By Al Castro on August 30, 2018 - 6:13AM
As new car sales slow down for the first time since the Great Recession, car makers have had to make key decisions about marketing and production efficiencies, and Ford is no exception. Ford may be limiting itself with choices that customers will grow tired of, if it’s all about just one car: Mustang.
By Al Castro on August 28, 2018 - 10:14AM
German camper manufacturer Dethleffs continues its experimentation in the EV camper market with another prototype. The last one we reported was a Type 3 RV EV camper covered head to toe with solar panels. This time it’s a EV RV trailer already in production as a conventional camper, that it’s still hitched to a vehicle, but self propels itself with two electric motors on each wheel. A large battery pack has implications for off grid camping and auxiliary home power.
By Al Castro on August 27, 2018 - 7:30AM
In opening the first Jaguar Land Rover Classic facility in the US, the first of its kind, JLR is cleverly taking steps to preserve its heritage with the cars already in the wild. By expanding the restoration market by offering electrification and restoration options, it also takes steps not only to help clean the environment, but also cleverly erase the mechanical troubles its cars have been known for, for decades.
By Denis Flierl on August 25, 2018 - 9:27AM
The 2018 Nissan Frontier mid-size pickup could be the best truck value in America. See why it’s a good choice even though it’s outdated.
By Al Castro on August 25, 2018 - 7:25AM
Poor Tesla: First it was the Shorts, now even the Russians are coming after them with a new Kalashnikov CV-1 electric car. Kalashnikov wants to build an electric car. But this Russian response from the inventors of the AK-47, to Tesla’s earth soothing, humanity healing, eco-conscious electric car lineup, is a retreaded 1970’s Soviet Era hatchback retro-electrified. Classic car conversion: maybe. State of the art design prototype: no. Roadware! Very nice!
By Al Castro on August 23, 2018 - 10:13PM
Ohio electric commercial mobility company Workhorse Group has been in the news lately with either new products or updates on the progress of ongoing ones. They diversified their product line by rolling out a new helicopter drone recently in Manhattan. With the recent news of Ford introducing a hybrid, and Tesla’s plans to introduce a BEV pickup, eyes are now paying closer attention to Workhorse and their new pickup.
By Denis Flierl on August 22, 2018 - 5:30PM
This week we drive the MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4. See why the bigger MINI Countryman is better.
By Denis Flierl on August 18, 2018 - 9:24AM
The Outlander is value packed and offers three-row seating, all-weather-capability, lots of features, and safety equipment for growing families.
By Denis Flierl on August 11, 2018 - 10:25AM
Check out the new 2019 Kia Sorento. If you need a third row occasionally, it offers a smaller footprint.
By Al Castro on August 6, 2018 - 2:04AM
We continue our series of reports on EV camping, an industry taking off like wildfire in both the retirement and surprisingly Millennial demographics. In this story I will address the challenges of what EV campers face once they get to their camp site.
By Denis Flierl on July 21, 2018 - 1:17PM
Akio Toyoda, CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation, said he wanted the Lexus brand to be more sporty, and the GS 300 is what the CEO had in mind.
By Marc Stern on July 19, 2018 - 11:06AM
When the 20th Anniversary Audi TT goes on sale, it will be a limited edition by default as the automaker is only producing 999 copies of the specialized model for customers.
By Al Castro on July 17, 2018 - 12:05PM
The Nissan Leaf made changes to its second generation model this year, as they’re obviously trying to expand its market for more customers, particularly younger ones with the electric vehicle/clean energy dynamic. By making the Leaf less ugly and producing different variants for specific purposes, not only makes it more competitive against others like Bolt and Model 3, but it may also create a larger customer base, especially a younger one.
By Denis Flierl on July 8, 2018 - 7:55AM
See how the new Nissan Rogue with ProPILOT helps ease driver fatigue.
By Marc Stern on July 7, 2018 - 11:44PM
Volkswagen, having just won three major speed marks, is seeking yet another next month in Utah as the 2019 Jetta GLI will compete for best time on the great Bonneville Salt Lake.
By Parks McCants on July 7, 2018 - 1:18PM
Granted, I’ll get beat up by my fellow automotive journalist for click baiting yoou into the reading this short but happy drive review. No hype, 2019 Mazda CX3 absolutely kills it when it comes to an affordable fun to drive sports hatchback. What’s new for 2019?
By Denis Flierl on June 29, 2018 - 11:34AM
This week we drive the 2018 Infiniti QX80 4WD. See why the big SUV surprised us.
By Denis Flierl on June 23, 2018 - 12:06PM
The 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake S is an all-new wagon offered in the US. Will Americans warm up to it?
By Marc Stern on June 21, 2018 - 4:16PM
At last, the real A1 images -- and information -- are available. One thing you will notice about the A1 is that it is adorable, don't you think?
By Parks McCants on June 15, 2018 - 12:02AM
When Acura Engineering announced the exit of V6 power from their RDX SUV offering I had my doubts as to the benefits of turbocharging the best selling compact 2-row SUV in America.
Afterall, how sporty could a two row SUV be?
By Patrick Rall on June 13, 2018 - 6:34PM
The 2018 Dodge Durango SRT is the first proper high performance SUV from the modern muscle car brand and it arrives as the perfect 3-row vehicle for daily driving – with gobs of power, solid towing capabilities, a premium interior and the kind of handling performance you would expect from an SRT model.
By Denis Flierl on June 11, 2018 - 11:03AM
We drive the all-new 2019 Subaru Ascent Limited. See why it’s an especially good fit for active families.
By Denis Flierl on June 10, 2018 - 3:08PM
The 2018 BMW X3 xDrive30i has been redesigned, but don’t expect massive changes. What’s in it for luxury crossover buyers?
By Denis Flierl on June 1, 2018 - 2:40PM
This week we review the new 2018 Subaru BRZ tS sports coupe. See what crucial flaw keeps the sports coupe from being great.
By Denis Flierl on May 30, 2018 - 7:35AM
We’ll check out the 2018 Nissan Titan SL 4x4 Crew Cab Midnight Edition and see how it performs in the high-altitude of Colorado.
By Parks McCants on May 28, 2018 - 3:27PM
We don’t often experience a civilized drive and ride experience behind the wheel of a car priced well below $18,000. In rolls 2018 Hyundai Accent. An economy sedan that offers a bigger car ride at a very attainable price point. What?