There is a large segment of the American automotive market that is powered by a collection of iconic namebadges. Buyers pay rapt attention to everything associated with these models and long for, lust after and generally pursue these nameplates for decades — with some never attaining ownership. Names like Corvette, Mustang, Camaro, Raptor and Wrangler …
The changes afoot in the world’s auto industry are capsulated by the headlines in front of us every day. “Small SUVs Surge as Drivers Ditch Sedans.” “Farewell to the Family Sedan”. “EVs Assault the Market.” “Climate Change Mandates Carbon Taxes.” If you were sitting in the captain’s chair at any of today’s automakers, how do …
Visiting right on the heels of our recent Mazda 6 sedan, the seventh-generation Subaru Legacy sedan is an evolutionary design outside, yet a notable new look inside. The same size, the same Crimson Pearl paint, and targeting the same shrinking sedan market as that Mazda, the new Legacy proved why this car remains a foundation …
America’s Big three automakers — Ford, GM, FCA — continue to move away from conventional automobiles, while the Asian automakers persist in making investments in a segment that they soon will not only dominate, but essentially own. The latest case in point: a $1.6-billion joint venture Mazda-Toyota auto plant going up in Alabama that will …
Ten years since the divorce from previous owner Ford, Volvo Car is at another crossroad as current owner Gheely Motors of China works to shift this premium lineup to a fully electric vehicle future, making Volvo the first full lineup absent an internal combustion engine. Long a niche automaker in America, yet slightly more popular …
Pushing northwest on a cold, windy late autumn day, up through the Sandy River Valley on a winding Route 4 toward Rangeley, our Snow White Pearl Kia Telluride once again demonstrated why this all-new three-row crossover is racing up the sales charts. It flat our works better than most of its established rivals. This was …
Pickup trucks. They’re not quite the largest automotive segment (compact crossovers currently are), but pickup trucks are the bread-and-butter, money generating machines that propel income for Ford, GM and FCA in America. Big, burly, and now often quite beautiful with their lengthy list of work capabilities combined with amenities, today’s pickup trucks are the staple …
MIDDLEBORO, MASS. — After too long of an absence, GMC recently staged a visit with New England’s automotive press to debut its 2020 Sierra lineup. Front and center were three of the stars: a brand new Sierra 1500 AT4 crew-cab, plus AT4 and Denali versions of the all-new Sierra 2500 Heavy Duty crew cabs powered …
Mirroring the ascendant rise of all things truck in the American marketplace, this year’s 10 favorites list has only three cars and seven trucks — just like the new car sales ratio of 70 percent trucks dominating the marketplace. 2020 will bring us a plethora of new EVs, electric vehicles, however their current sales ratio …
Our three recent compact car reviews took a look at some of the most popular conventional cars in the market. Each, in its own right, is a capable product and has many virtues. However, the Tesla Model 3 is a glimpse into the future. With the likelihood of a Tesla press vehicle making it up …
