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News Opinion

Opinion on auto industry news. Opinion on cars and new vehicles.

By Parks McCants on December 27, 2015 - 2:45PM
Overshadowed by TLX accolades, the compact ILX A-SPEC sedan is Acura’s pocket rocket
By Parks McCants on December 13, 2015 - 6:18PM
On first viewing 2016 Honda Civic, what you don’t see on the surface is what makes Civic the most dynamic sedan in the compact segment today.
By John Goreham on December 10, 2015 - 12:10PM
A recent headline caught our attention and has us wondering.
By Armen Hareyan on December 9, 2015 - 9:15PM
This is one of the most interesting Ford Mustang winter pictures I have seen.
By Parks McCants on December 7, 2015 - 11:02PM
Much like Santa’s Sleigh, Honda fans would like to see the return of the epic 2-seater
By Parks McCants on December 5, 2015 - 9:16PM
Shooting hundreds of auto photos per week is only one of the perks connected to automotive journalism. Sorting through them? daunting !
By Parks McCants on December 4, 2015 - 7:53PM
Besides the fact that the next generation Ridgeline will come to market with a more conventional looking profile?
By Aaron Turpen on December 3, 2015 - 5:49PM
The ICCT conducted testing on 73 vehicles meeting Euro 6 emissions standards for diesel engines. They then compared test results between standard testing and the new real-world testing standard and found huge fluctuations in NOx emissions.
By Parks McCants on December 2, 2015 - 7:25PM
Thanks to our friends over at CivicX.Com, we step into the future of 2016 Civic Coupe
mild-customization. Love it!
By Parks McCants on November 27, 2015 - 7:18PM
Discovering one of my personal favorites parked next to Sarver’s tasting room made this car-nuts Saturday. Now, it it real?
By Parks McCants on November 23, 2015 - 5:26PM
Warning: Do not attempt this experiment on roads at home, without first consulting you cars owner's manual.
By Parks McCants on November 15, 2015 - 9:15PM
The importance of a first good impression has not been lost on 2016 Civic Sedan. Civic sets a new benchmark in economy compact segment body design.
By Denis Flierl on October 14, 2015 - 7:58AM
The Impreza Concept 5-Door is being unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show. The 2016 Subaru WRX/STI is only available in a sedan body style. Will hatchback fans see another WRX/STI 5-Door?
By Parks McCants on October 13, 2015 - 4:42PM
2016 Acura MDX may in-fact be the safest premium SUV on the road today.
By Parks McCants on October 13, 2015 - 2:39PM
Historically, a manual transmission was the answer to maximizing horsepower and torque from a small engine. ‘Old School’ Honda Civic fans still want one.
By Denis Flierl on October 9, 2015 - 6:55AM
Subaru is setting records with their entire lineup month after month except for the 2016 BRZ sports coupe. Where did they go wrong with BRZ?
By Douglas Stansfield on September 22, 2015 - 5:30PM
As the EV reporter here, I find the recent scandal involving VW and its falsification of emission data somewhat ironic. This scandal is now likely to become a criminal investigation in the USA and claimed the VW CEOs job as reported today on Bloomberg or maybe not.
By Armen Hareyan on September 11, 2015 - 10:40PM
If you have HID Headlights on your Toyota Tacoma, should you also install a Light Bar? See what difference a light bar makes.
By Armen Hareyan on September 11, 2015 - 9:46PM
If you are wondering how this Toyota Tacoma is doing this, here is what we think.
By Armen Hareyan on September 2, 2015 - 5:35PM
The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V and Mercedes-AMG C63 have risen to challenge the BMW M3's role s the king of the sports sedan segment. This video review shows which of these cars wins.
By Parks McCants on July 24, 2015 - 11:00AM
The mature-adult's car in Honda’s lineup just took a turn towards a younger demographic, with an injection of edginess. This isn’t your grandmother’s Honda Accord.
By Parks McCants on July 23, 2015 - 3:52PM
Thursday marks the Grand Opening of Honda’s Silicon Valley Lab, tech-R&D center. Long a pioneer in passive and active safety development, Honda’s landed in the heart of automated, driver-less technology. What’s next?
By Parks McCants on July 14, 2015 - 12:09AM
With gasoline pump price crossing the $4 per gallon mark in southern California, is it just a matter of time before the U.S. is looking down the barrel of a $5 per gallon financial trashing? EV and FCEV manufacturers are counting on it.
By Armen Hareyan on July 1, 2015 - 9:03AM
Two weeks ago I had a chance to test drive the 2015 Toyota Highlander Limited PLT – V6 AWD model. With my family I drove it for a week, which also included a trip from Hickory, NC to Washington, DC. Being one of the safest cars in the world (according to IIHS), I can easily confirm that this is one of the best cars I have test driven in the past five years.
By Douglas Stansfield on June 8, 2015 - 9:43PM
EV Batteries are bad for the environment aren't they? Think again. See how Nissan is reusing LEAF batteries.
By Douglas Stansfield on June 7, 2015 - 8:41AM
How many of you grew up with a stick shift in your car? I know stick shifts and manual transmissions started fading way back when auto transmissions started taking over. Do you long for the day when you used to have the power to downshift when you wanted to slow down and upshift when you needed that next increase in speed?