End-of-year car shopping? Get good buys on 2016 cars discontinued for 2017. It's the end of the road for these sedans, coupes and SUVs, including hybrids, cancelled entirely, or being replaced by similar models. Buick Verano - Unlike the popular luxury Buick LaCrosse, the mid-size Verano sedan never caught on. Maybe it was the "eh" styling, inside and out, even though it's a near match to … [Read more...]
Motor Trend 2017 Car of the Year
And the winner is..... Nominees for the prestigious Motor Trend Car of the Year, SUV of the Year and Truck of the Year awards include Tesla S60 and Model X, Chevrolet Bolt, Volvo S90, Jaguar XE and F-Pace and Ford F-150. Winners are being announced during a live stream and gala event in Los Angeles on Monday, November 14. It's the kick-off event for LA Auto Show week. Ecoxplorer Evelyn Kanter … [Read more...]
Great European cars not available in USA
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...]
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