Chevrolet is marketing it as a super-car, but it’s not a Corvette. It’s a 2012 ZL1 Camaro. That’s correct, Chevrolet is banking on this model’s modest price ($54,095) and what it says is excellent performance to take on the Audi R8 GT ($196,800), Maserati Gran Turismo ($122,800) and Mercedes SLS AMG ($185,750). “From the original [...]
Mitsubishi claims its Miev (i) is the “Most Popular Car on the Planet.” Whether you believe that claim or not, there is one fact not in dispute: the i is a trend-setter among electric automobiles. For automotive buffs like me, this is one of the most-exciting times in automotive history, and the i is one [...]
The Nissan Leaf looks like a sharp car, and if it were not for my choice of a Prius, my wife and I may have bought a Leaf or Volt. This is not a review of the Leaf, only an update about its performance. Auto journalists in Japan (perhaps they were a bit the skeptical [...]
It may be The Year of Model S at Tesla, but February is going to be The Month of Model X. That’s because on Feb. 9, Tesla plans to unveil its long-anticipated Model X at its Hawthorne location near downtown Los Angeles. Model X has not been a secret, especially since Tesla’s June 15, 2010, [...]
If you didn’t think the Prius delivered good enough gas mileage, get ready for the Prius C, which is estimated to be able to average 53 mpg in the city and 48 mpg on the highway. Known as the Aqua in Japan and the Prius C in the United States, it appears this model will [...]
Hyundai’s Elantra took home the North American International Auto Show’s “Car of the Year” award last week in Detroit, Ill. Show jurors selected it from more than 50 new vehicles, narrowing it to three: the Elantra, Volkswagen Passat and Ford Focus. The Elantra, which features a sporty look, is EPA-rated at 33 mpg combined mileage; [...]
Remember that dunk last year in the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest? Yes, the one with Blake Griffin jumping over a Kia Optima. That one! Say what you will about the quality of the Dunk Contest in the recent years, but that was a pretty good product placement for Kia. Because the above mentioned Blake Griffin [...]
What you see above is the all-new 2012 Honda CR-V Concept. With the exception of the wheels and blacked out headlights, this is the production model of the 2012 Honda CR-V. As you can imagine, when a car maker introduces an all-new generation of a current model, this new generation of CR-V is bigger, has [...]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if brand new cars came in a box from the factory? As soon as you buy one, you would have to open it up, right? Apparently Toyota thought the same, so they enlisted Adam Frucci to unbox a brand new 2012 Toyota Yaris. Check out the [...]
If you are one of the millions of Americans who tuned in for the Monday Night Football on ESPN, you might have caught this little TV ad spot… or if you have missed it, here it is. Jennifer Lopez, JLo, is making a comeback. After her break up with Marc Anthony, the Fiat marketing/PR department [...]
The super adorable, Kia Soul driving hamsters are back, again. And this time, they are ‘shuffing’. Kia is bringing back the hamsters to announce the arrival of the refreshed 2012 Kia Soul. This revision includes better engines (1.6-liter base engines now pump out 138HP – an increase of 16HP; 2.0-liter engines are producing a class [...]
I guess in our business, sometimes trying to be the first ones to break a story, you tend to jump the gun a little too early. A couple of ‘obssessed’ car blogs have reported that Toyota will not be offering the 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV (electric vehicle) in the US maket for general consumption. Yesterday, [...]
Nissan‘s head of manufacturing and supply chain division, Bill Kreuger, announced that the issues from Japan’s earthquake that shut down several manufacturing plants is not an issue anymore. Nissan North America is about to build a production facility in Smyrna, Tennessee that will focus on producing Nissan’s hot new EV, the Nissan Leaf. The plant is projected [...]
Do you have over 100k miles on your car? Congratulations… How about 200k? You’re in rare air… 300k??? Whoa… Well, try this on for size. Joe from Norway, Maine is rapidly approaching 1,000,000 miles on his 1990 Honda Accord. Say WHAT??? A normal person averages about 12-15k miles per year. Million Mile Joe averages about [...]
For those of you who didn’t know already, the Nissan Juke is a blast to drive. This funky styled subcompact crossover is equipped with a very strong and entertaining 1.6 liter turbocharged engine. The said fun-car, the Juke, is meant for the urban youth market. The Juke is, in fact, basically a much funner version [...]
Follow Us!