Every time I visit Europe, I see great cars I wish would come to America, and my most recent trip was no different. Here are four great European cars not available in the USA, including small, green, energy efficient models already on sale and brand new models just coming to market. Renault Twizy – I love this one-seater all-electric - pictured above. It's small enough to park sideways, like a … [Read more...]
VW Budd-e updates 1960s microbus
While Volkswagen continues to suffer falling sales and negative headlines from its diesel emissions tampering scandal, it's getting positive buzz from the Budd-e Concept, the 21st century version of the iconic 1960s microbus. International auto shows, from Detroit to Dubai, are an important way for manufacturers to tease the future, by introducing so-called concept cars and trucks. I took the … [Read more...]
Chevrolet Volt is 2016 Green Car of the Year
The second-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt has been named 2016 Green Car of the Year. This is the all-new and improved version of the groundbreaking extended range electric vehicle that first made its appearance in 2011. The Chevrolet Volt won out over other finalists Audi A3 e-tron, Honda Civic, Hyundai Sonata and Toyota Prius, mix of electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid. It's the first … [Read more...]
2016 Green Car of the Year finalists
The annual Green Car of the Year Award acknowledges the best new eco-friendly model. This years finalists are the Audi A3 e-tron, Chevrolet Volt, Honda Civic, Hyundai Sonata and Toyota Prius, a mix of electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid. There is no diesel on this year's list, which may or may not have anything to do with the VW emissiions test scandal (the VW Jetta diesel has won the award in … [Read more...]
Kia top ranked for reliability and value
Kia now ranks in the top ten of all automakers on the J. D. Power quality rating scale, ahead of Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. That's quite an accomplishment, considering that when the first Kia cars arrived in North America twenty years ago, they were as reliable and well designed as the Yugo. That’s just one of the recent awards for Kia, which also has been rated as the best value brand by KBB, … [Read more...]
Toyota Mirai fuel cell car sets record
The new Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has just set a distance record, and Toyota hopes the zero-emission Mirai will help make hydrogen cars as popular as Prius did for hybrid cars. The 2016 Toyota Mirai, which is a bit larger than the Prius, just set a record 312 miles on a single fill, the longest driving range of any zero emission vehicle on the market, and it gets an EPA-estimated … [Read more...]
Best 2015 cars under $20,000: 2015 Toyota Prius c
What's not to love? 53 mpg city, 46 highway, roomy cabin, sporty handling, snappy styling and a base price of $19,080. The 2015 Toyota Prius c is best buy, one of the family of Prius models that are simply the best-selling hybrids on the planet. The Prius c is the baby of the family, smaller than its siblings the Prius v and the "regular" Prius, and rated as a subcompact. So it's sure to fit … [Read more...]
Saleen FourSixteen EV model Tesla S
What happens when two of the hottest names on the road join together? You get the Saleen FOURSIXTEEN Tesla S super performance electric car. That's a mouthful, and a garage full of technology, design and power. The Saleen FOURSIXTEEN is from the same automotive performance brand that designed and produces the Saleen S7 supercar. Saleen, of course, is Steve Saleen, the former race car driver … [Read more...]
Free app: 50 Years of Porsche
If you are a vintage car lover, racing fan, Porsche fan, or all three, this new FREE mobile app from the editors of AutoWeek magazine will make you very vroom happy. The Essential Sportscar: 50 years of Porsche includes articles, photos, even video of famous Porsche cornering and handling on windy mountain roads and tracks. Of course, there's video of the new Porsche 918 Spyder super car … [Read more...]
Honda Fit EV wins Pikes Peak race
The annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb at the end of June had a little something for everyone this year, with a 24 Hours of Le Mans winner racing right alongside an Acura NSX and a plug-in Honda Fit EV. The EV didn't beat the racecars, but it did negotiate the 14,115-foot climb in record time to win the Electric Production Class title. Mitsubishi MiEV models finished second and third in … [Read more...]
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