by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 19, 2019
Toyota’s luxury arm will make its Lexus Safety System+ standard on all future models, the automaker announced on Wednesday, a move it said could prevent many crashes and reduce the severity of others. The move comes a week after sibling brand Toyota announced it will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 30, 2019
For countless American family buyers, the Lexus RX has served as the luxurious alternative to a minivan. Almost from the moment it was introduced, 22 years ago, it has dominated the high-line midsize crossover market, and that’s a position Lexus is determined to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2019
Fifteen years after Cadillac introduced its first V-Series model, two more performance offerings are set to make their debut next week, the automaker has confirmed. What’s unusual about the coming news is that Caddy will use a preview in Detroit to reveal the all-new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2019
Way back in the late 1970s, when twin oil shocks and the then-new Corporate Average Fuel Economy mandate forced automakers to start focusing on energy efficiency, conventional wisdom had it that the V-8 would soon vanish. It didn’t quite work out that way and the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 14, 2019
At the Seoul Motor Show in March Kia unveiled two concept vehicles hinting at how it plans to bookmark its SUV line-up. Now, it’s offering a pair of renderings that appear to show what the smaller of the two Korean concepts will actually look like in production. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 13, 2019
The automaker that effectively brought the internal combustion engine to life appears ready to drive a nail into its coffin. Daimler AG, the parent of the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands says it expects plug-in hybrids and pure battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 7, 2019
Volkswagen is getting ready to roll out its first long-range electric vehicle and it appears someone working on the German automaker’s Dutch YouTube channel got a little too eager, letting both images and details about the battery-electric vehicle leak out early. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2019
We’re not sure whether anyone will want to try opening up the top on the new Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante, at least if they’re pushing it anywhere near the drop-top’s 211 mph top speed. That’s the same top speed, incidentally, as the coupe version of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2019
For a brand traditionally known for affordable, albeit plain-vanilla products, Kia delivered a major shock when it rolled out the Stinger sports sedan two years ago. Stinger quickly nabbed a string of awards and was a finalist for North American Car of the Year. Now,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 17, 2019
Nearly five years after Mazda originally planned to launch its SkyActiv-D powertrain, the Japanese automaker is finally ready to make its first diesel engine a reality. It pulled the wraps off the new powertrain at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday,...
by Michael Strong | Apr 17, 2019
Subaru of America is known for its rugged, safe and practical vehicles, and the all-new 2020 Outback did nothing but burnish that reputation during its introduction at the New York International Auto Show today. The sixth-generation Outback offers the most advanced...
by Michael Strong | Apr 17, 2019
Hyundai’s spent much of the last 12 to 18 months playing catch up with its sport-utility portfolio; however, today it got back to one of the vehicles that helped to drive much of its success a few years ago, introducing an updated all-new 2020 Sonata. The...
