Ah, the Toyota Mirai. Its origins are polarizing, its looks could start a bar fight, and last week, the automaker that ended its partnership with Tesla to build this hydrogen fuel cell vehicle proposed that the Mirai could run on on bullsh*t. (Literally, that's the title of Toyota's promo video, embedded above.) Sure, it's a tongue-in-cheek clip...
From The Car Connection: 2016 Honda HR-V First Drive Video Call it a pint-sized invasion—a slew of small SUVs is hitting the streets. We’ve driven the Jeep Renegade and Chevy Trax, and soon we’ll see the Mazda CX-3 and Fiat 500X. But maybe the most anticipated small SUV is this one—the 2016 Honda HR-V. Subaru WRX Vs...
Apr 30, 2015 09:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Marty Padgett)
Call it a pint-sized invasion—a slew of small SUVs is hitting the streets. We’ve driven the Jeep Renegade and Chevy Trax, and soon we’ll see the Mazda CX-3 and Fiat 500X. But maybe the most anticipated small SUV is this one--the 2016 Honda HR-V. MORE: Read our full 2016 Honda HR-V review The HR-V is based on the new Honda Fit...
Apr 30, 2015 09:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Marty Padgett)
Get ready for a pint-sized invasion. This is shaping up to be the Year of the Small Crossover SUV, with new entries from Mazda, Fiat, Chevy, Jeep--and Honda, in the form of the 2016 HR-V. With the HR-V, Honda finally has a small ute to complement its lineup of CR-Vs and Pilots. And it has another vehicle spun off from the very likable Honda Fit...
Apr 30, 2015 03:35 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Marty Padgett)
The 2015 Lincoln MKX is itself a near mechanical twin of the Ford Edge, but with a much nicer interior, a quieter ride, and a larger engine. It offers the luxury accommodations and high seating position that premium crossover buyers seek out, plus a lot of panache. The mid-size MKX is joined by a smaller crossover for 2015, the Ford Escape-based...
Apr 30, 2015 03:10 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (John Voelcker)
The 2015 Honda CR-V isn't one of the sportiest entries in its class of compact crossovers, but it's decidedly ahead of the norm in just about every other way—especially catering to families with excellent safety features and ratings, and impressive interior room and cargo capacity that rivals vehicles a size larger. The CR-V gets some...
Apr 30, 2015 02:55 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Bengt Halvorson)
The 2015 Lexus ES 350 and ES 330h hybrid are comfort-oriented luxury sedans based on the Toyota Avalon architecture (rather than, a few years ago, the Camry). With a major redesign just a couple of model years ago they gained more engaging road manners, a more interesting shape, and improved technology features. The lineup especially gets its...
The Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG and Subaru WRX aren’t so much sport sedans as four-door performance cars. Rather than putting the emphasis on balance of function and form, they’re both a little more deliberate—offering high-strung turbocharged engines, all-wheel drive, and some sophisticated chassis engineering to go with it all...
In 2013, Apple introduced something called "iOS in the Car", an infotainment system that could run on dashboards, mimicking the screens of our beloved iPhones. Early last year -- nearly 14 months ago -- Apple renamed the product CarPlay and said that it would become available on Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo models within days. As AutoNews...
Nearly 600,000 Ford Motor Company and Lincoln Motor Company vehicles are being recalled. Is yours one of them?[see more]4/29/15 9:08PM
How is this possible -- or even fair?[see more]4/29/15 6:53PM
Today's automotive headlines include Audi USA, Toyota USA, and Jaguar.[see more]4/29/15 5:00PM
The 2016 Toyota USA Tacoma hopes to turn back the tide against GM's excellent new mid-size pickup trucks--but will it flip the script back?[see more]4/29/15 3:42PM
How different are the Jeep Cherokee and Renegade when it comes to size? The answer might surprise you.[see more]4/28/15 11:47PM
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From The Car Connection: Audi On Demand Puts Audi In The Rental Car Business: R8 Spyder Available For $1285 Per Day Rental cars are rarely nice. Online, rental companies may show images of sleek, sporty coupes, but when you get to the service desk, you're handed the keys to a frumpy sedan. And who knows if it's up to snuff? 2015 Toyota Corolla...
This morning, Ford has issued four separate recalls affecting nearly 600,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles in North America. RECALL #1: 2013-15 Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ; 2015 Ford Edge UNITS AFFECTED: 487,301 registered in the U.S., 31,012 registered in Canada This is by far the largest of Ford's four recalls, and it's meant to address problems with...
Apr 29, 2015 01:25 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Bengt Halvorson)
The Toyota Corolla, for decades, has epitomized basic, trouble-free, and relatively comfortable transportation. That 'no frills' reputation changed a bit a couple of years ago, when Toyota added some more technology and flair to the Corolla, arguably breaking free of biases that have long pegged it as the blandest of the compact-sedan bunch. The...
Apr 29, 2015 01:01 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Bengt Halvorson)
The 2015 Lexus GS 350 and GS 450h hybrid are sport sedans, serving as sharper-edged counterpoints to comfort-oriented ES sedan as well as rivals for a core set of mid-size German luxury and sport sedans, like the Mercedes-Benz E Class, BMW 5-Series, and Audi A6. Meanwhile, the Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD is perhaps the most direct rival to the...
Apr 29, 2015 12:46 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Bengt Halvorson)
The 2015 Lexus GX 460 is the kind of 'tough-truck' luxury that's strictly a niche product today, but a decade ago it was all the rage. For the U.S. it's become an increasingly hard sell, as even while gas prices have kept down, Americans continue to gravitate to more road-bound crossovers with better fuel economy. That said, it offers a luxurious...
Apr 29, 2015 12:31 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Nelson Ireson)
The BMW X6 is an unusual form factor—think coupe-like SUV—bit it's far less of an outlier than it was. With the introduction later this year of the new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, a sexier take on what's now called the M-Class, and the BMW X4 taking the form down a size, it now has company. Despite the growing popularity of the curvaceous...
Apr 29, 2015 12:10 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Bengt Halvorson)
Considering results just released from the federal government, the 2016 Acura RLX is looking like one of the safest bets you could make on a full-size luxury sedan. In federal New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing, conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA), the 2016 RLX earned perfect five-star scores in Frontal...
The Lincoln MKC and Audi Q5 are two strong entries that take to the middle ground in a segment that now spans a vast range of entries—including vehicles as diverse as the Lexus NX, Land Rover Discovery Sport, and Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class. It was the Audi Q5 that arguably forged that mainstream track, from the instant it arrived on these...
If you've ever gotten a speeding ticket, you know how expensive they can be. Going just a few miles over the limit can easily lighten your wallet by a few hundred bucks. But fines like that pale in comparison to the one that Reima Kuisla was asked to pay in his home country of Finland. According to the New York Times, a speeding ticket that Kuisla...
Rental cars are rarely nice. Online, rental companies may show images of sleek, sporty coupes, but when you get to the service desk, you're handed the keys to a frumpy sedan. And who knows if it's up to snuff? The folks at Audi clearly understand your pain, because they've just launched something called "Audi on Demand". Essentially, it's a rental...
The 2016 Toyota USA Tacoma hopes to turn back the tide against GM's excellent new mid-size pickup trucks--but will it flip the script back?[see more]4/29/15 3:42PM
How different are the Jeep Cherokee and Renegade when it comes to size? The answer might surprise you.[see more]4/28/15 11:47PM
Would you pay $1,285 to rent the Audi USA R8 Spyder for 24 hours of heart-pounding fun?[see more]4/28/15 9:18PM
Audi USA and Volkswagen USA are recalling certain cars for the same reason as Nissan and BMW.[see more]4/28/15 7:00PM
Cars made in China, the 2015 Mitsubishi USA Lancer, and 2015 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 all make today's automotive headlines.[see more]4/28/15 5:00PM
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Ah, the Toyota Mirai. Its origins are polarizing, its looks could start a bar fight, and last week, the automaker that ended its partnership with Tesla to build this hydrogen fuel cell vehicle proposed that the Mirai could run on on bullsh*t. (Literally, that's the title of Toyota's promo video, embedded above.) Sure, it's a tongue-in-cheek clip...
From The Car Connection: 2016 Honda HR-V First Drive Video Call it a pint-sized invasion—a slew of small SUVs is hitting the streets. We’ve driven the Jeep Renegade and Chevy Trax, and soon we’ll see the Mazda CX-3 and Fiat 500X. But maybe the most anticipated small SUV is this one—the 2016 Honda HR-V. Subaru WRX Vs...
Call it a pint-sized invasion—a slew of small SUVs is hitting the streets. We’ve driven the Jeep Renegade and Chevy Trax, and soon we’ll see the Mazda CX-3 and Fiat 500X. But maybe the most anticipated small SUV is this one--the 2016 Honda HR-V. MORE: Read our full 2016 Honda HR-V review The HR-V is based on the new Honda Fit...
Get ready for a pint-sized invasion. This is shaping up to be the Year of the Small Crossover SUV, with new entries from Mazda, Fiat, Chevy, Jeep--and Honda, in the form of the 2016 HR-V. With the HR-V, Honda finally has a small ute to complement its lineup of CR-Vs and Pilots. And it has another vehicle spun off from the very likable Honda Fit...
The 2015 Lincoln MKX is itself a near mechanical twin of the Ford Edge, but with a much nicer interior, a quieter ride, and a larger engine. It offers the luxury accommodations and high seating position that premium crossover buyers seek out, plus a lot of panache. The mid-size MKX is joined by a smaller crossover for 2015, the Ford Escape-based...
The 2015 Honda CR-V isn't one of the sportiest entries in its class of compact crossovers, but it's decidedly ahead of the norm in just about every other way—especially catering to families with excellent safety features and ratings, and impressive interior room and cargo capacity that rivals vehicles a size larger. The CR-V gets some...
The 2015 Lexus ES 350 and ES 330h hybrid are comfort-oriented luxury sedans based on the Toyota Avalon architecture (rather than, a few years ago, the Camry). With a major redesign just a couple of model years ago they gained more engaging road manners, a more interesting shape, and improved technology features. The lineup especially gets its...
The Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG and Subaru WRX aren’t so much sport sedans as four-door performance cars. Rather than putting the emphasis on balance of function and form, they’re both a little more deliberate—offering high-strung turbocharged engines, all-wheel drive, and some sophisticated chassis engineering to go with it all...
In 2013, Apple introduced something called "iOS in the Car", an infotainment system that could run on dashboards, mimicking the screens of our beloved iPhones. Early last year -- nearly 14 months ago -- Apple renamed the product CarPlay and said that it would become available on Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo models within days. As AutoNews...
From The Car Connection: Audi On Demand Puts Audi In The Rental Car Business: R8 Spyder Available For $1285 Per Day Rental cars are rarely nice. Online, rental companies may show images of sleek, sporty coupes, but when you get to the service desk, you're handed the keys to a frumpy sedan. And who knows if it's up to snuff? 2015 Toyota Corolla...
This morning, Ford has issued four separate recalls affecting nearly 600,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles in North America. RECALL #1: 2013-15 Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ; 2015 Ford Edge UNITS AFFECTED: 487,301 registered in the U.S., 31,012 registered in Canada This is by far the largest of Ford's four recalls, and it's meant to address problems with...
The Toyota Corolla, for decades, has epitomized basic, trouble-free, and relatively comfortable transportation. That 'no frills' reputation changed a bit a couple of years ago, when Toyota added some more technology and flair to the Corolla, arguably breaking free of biases that have long pegged it as the blandest of the compact-sedan bunch. The...
The 2015 Lexus GS 350 and GS 450h hybrid are sport sedans, serving as sharper-edged counterpoints to comfort-oriented ES sedan as well as rivals for a core set of mid-size German luxury and sport sedans, like the Mercedes-Benz E Class, BMW 5-Series, and Audi A6. Meanwhile, the Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD is perhaps the most direct rival to the...
The 2015 Lexus GX 460 is the kind of 'tough-truck' luxury that's strictly a niche product today, but a decade ago it was all the rage. For the U.S. it's become an increasingly hard sell, as even while gas prices have kept down, Americans continue to gravitate to more road-bound crossovers with better fuel economy. That said, it offers a luxurious...
The BMW X6 is an unusual form factor—think coupe-like SUV—bit it's far less of an outlier than it was. With the introduction later this year of the new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, a sexier take on what's now called the M-Class, and the BMW X4 taking the form down a size, it now has company. Despite the growing popularity of the curvaceous...
Considering results just released from the federal government, the 2016 Acura RLX is looking like one of the safest bets you could make on a full-size luxury sedan. In federal New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing, conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA), the 2016 RLX earned perfect five-star scores in Frontal...
The Lincoln MKC and Audi Q5 are two strong entries that take to the middle ground in a segment that now spans a vast range of entries—including vehicles as diverse as the Lexus NX, Land Rover Discovery Sport, and Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class. It was the Audi Q5 that arguably forged that mainstream track, from the instant it arrived on these...
If you've ever gotten a speeding ticket, you know how expensive they can be. Going just a few miles over the limit can easily lighten your wallet by a few hundred bucks. But fines like that pale in comparison to the one that Reima Kuisla was asked to pay in his home country of Finland. According to the New York Times, a speeding ticket that Kuisla...
Rental cars are rarely nice. Online, rental companies may show images of sleek, sporty coupes, but when you get to the service desk, you're handed the keys to a frumpy sedan. And who knows if it's up to snuff? The folks at Audi clearly understand your pain, because they've just launched something called "Audi on Demand". Essentially, it's a rental...
