Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced today that it will vastly expand its recall of older Dodge, Chrysler, and Mitsubishi vehicles to replace driver’s-side airbags manufactured by disgraced auto supplier Takata. The expanded recall affects an estimated 3.3 million vehicles built between 2004 and 2007, 2.9 million of which are in the… Continue reading
While we have nothing but praise and admiration for Ford’s decision to spread stick shifts around the new Mustang lineup, the fact is that many of you will buy automatics just as your forebears did in the 1960s. Back then, slushboxes were the gooey, horsepower-gobbling Neanderthal ancestors to today’s computer-linked,… Continue reading
You can pretty much set your watch by the Mini product plan—the basic versions come first, followed by the progressively hotter iterations and myriad body styles. The arrival of a John Cooper Works version of the third-gen F56 hatchback marks a coming of age, the equivalent of Porsche pulling the… Continue reading
We simply cannot talk about the GMC Yukon Denali without getting the sticker-shock vapors out of the way. Gaze upon the $ 74,720 figure on our tester’s Monroney, then huff smelling salts like a teenage Dee Dee Ramone left alone with a tube of Testors’ finest cement. That is a… Continue reading
Filed under: Design/Style, Concept Cars, Specialty For better or worse, automotive styling and design can often evoke many emotions and potentially even land some vehicles on our lists of Cars We Wish Had Never Been Made or Best Looking New Cars of 2014, depending on what they deserve most. As… Continue reading
Filed under: Classics, GM, Concept Cars We couldn’t even begin to count all the concept cars that General Motors has made over the years, but what we do know is that few have carried the kind of legend that the Futurliners have. Of the dozen such buses GM made, No.… Continue reading
All-wheel-drive sports sedans are a prerequisite for any manufacturer serious about racking up sales in markets where the weather can get frightful. Jaguar learned this the hard way in places like the American Northeast, where BMW’s xDrive, Mercedes-Benz’s 4MATIC, and Audi’s Quattro AWD systems rendered the British brand’s products all… Continue reading
Filed under: Infiniti, Design/Style, Concept Cars, LA Auto Show The theme of this year’s LA Design Challenge is “Sensing the future” and asks, “How will cars interact with us in 2029?” Infiniti has kicked off entries in the LA Auto Show’s yearly visionary party with its low, wide and versatile… Continue reading
Filed under: Hatchback, Volkswagen, Concept Cars, Performance, LA Auto Show We know, we know – this hot little guy isn’t really new or anything. Volkswagen first rolled out the Golf R 400 concept in Beijing earlier this year, and since its debut, we’ve heard rumours that the German automaker might-perhaps-maybe-hopefully… Continue reading
The 2014 Los Angeles auto show is a wrap, which means it’s time to recap the event’s hottest car debuts—and in snazzy, high-def video. What better place to start than with the show’s marquee reveal, the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350? That’s not all, though, as our moving tour also includes… Continue reading
Filed under: Coupe, Aftermarket, Scion, Concept Cars, Performance, SEMA Show A brand like Scion is sort of a natural fit here at SEMA, what with the customizable schtick that it’s trumpeted since being born in 2002. We’ve already seen some weird takes on the xB, but SEMA’s magic wand has… Continue reading
Filed under: Luxury, Classics, Maserati, Concept Cars, Sedan, Performance, LA Auto Show Maserati won’t be showcasing any all-new products at the Los Angeles Auto Show this year, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have anything to celebrate. It is, after all, the marque’s centenary this year, and in 2014 has… Continue reading
