The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation looking into older model Smart Fortwo cars that can catch fire. About 43,000 cars are covered by the investigation which includes Fortwo models from the 2008 and 2009 model years. Eight fires have been reported to the...
Cars, like dogs, age at an accelerated rate compared to us humans. It’s a sad fact, but man’s best friend isn’t as long-lived as we are. And so it goes with cars, which get purulent and start growing fuzz after being left without updates for just a couple model years. After nearly a decade...
Lincoln has once again tapped actor Matthew McConaughey for a new advertisement campaign, this time for the Continental. The released commercial, called “Crafted,” is just the first in a campaign that Lincoln is launching for its new flagship. A shimmering glacial plain in Iceland...
Mazda will be displaying two unique MX-5s at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon, showing off some new custom parts and paints. The first model is the RF Custom Style, based on the new fastback model which was revealed earlier this year. To give it some fresh style, the car has a new front splitter...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced an investigation looking into about one million Ram trucks and Dodge SUVs that can apparently roll away after being put into park. NHTSA says it has 25 reports from owners alleging that the vehicle rolled away while nine of...
In what might be one of the best automaker holiday traditions, Ford Europe has released , an annual stop-motion video that riffs off the popularity of Ken Block’s Gymkhana series. This year’s video pays homage to all your favorite movies, complete with all the mini drifting and...
Volkswagen and lawyers representing Canadian TDI owners have agreed to a settlement that could cost the automaker up to CAD $2.1 billion (USD $1.6 billion) plus a CAD $15 million civil administrative monetary penalty. Under the terms of the agreement, which still need to be solidified in court,...
Tesla is trying to cut Supercharger hogging down to a minimum by introducing a new fee. The issue is owners who leave their cars at the Supercharger stations after they are fully charged, preventing other Model S owners from getting to them. To combat this, Tesla will now charge a $0.40 fee...
Honda is teasing its all-new 2018 Odyssey minivan before it debuts at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show in January. This is the fifth generation of the minivan and Honda says it will feature a new powertrain, new innovating features and sophisticated styling. The proper teaser shows what looks like a...
There has never been a better time to be an automotive enthusiast. While many will choose to remember 2016 as a global dumpster fire, we here at will remember it as a year packed with awesome debuts and new car announcements. Whether you love sports cars or luxury SUVs, 2016 had something for...
Uber is refusing to pull its self-driving vehicles from the streets of San Francisco despite the state of California requesting the company does so. On Dec.14 of this year, Uber launched its self-driving car pilot project on the streets of San Francisco, and on the same day was sent a letter...
Chevrolet is getting ready to reveal the 2018 Traverse at the upcoming 2017 Detroit Auto Show in January and the brand is teasing the big crossover in a shadowy photo. The current Traverse debuted in 2008 as a 2009 model, so a full redesign for Chevy’s largest crossover was necessary. For...
In a big holiday twist (not to be outdone by Ferrari’s surprise debut last week) the Lamborghini Aventador S has just debuted. Many were expecting this version of Lamborghini’s V12 supercar to debut in March at the Geneva Motor Show, but the Italian exotic automaker was likely in...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced delivery of 100 specially built Chrysler Pacifica minivans to Google’s newly formed self-driving car company, Waymo. Each van is fitted with Waymo’s self-driving technology, made up of a suit of sensors, telematics, a purpose-built...
BMW has introduced a new 5 Series model that is faster than the current M5. The first ever BMW M550i xDrive is the fastest 5 Series to date with a zero-to-60 mph time under 4.0 seconds, making it faster than the current standard BMW M5 that does the sprint in 4.4 seconds, according to BMW....