Mazda’s venerable champion in the midsize sedan category is hands-down the most stylish of the bunch. We get a chance to see if the newly turbocharged Mazda6 can back up its dynamic new look. As the host of Carcadia at Route 66, San Gabriel Valley’s cars and coffee with the most variety on tap (IMHO) — I...
Is this the Marie Kondo of the automotive world? First of all, let’s applaud Hyundai for coming out with a $36,450 all-electric SUV with an EPA-rated range of 258 miles ($28,950 after factoring in the $7500 federal tax credit). That beats the previous top dog of affordable EVs, the $36,620 Chevrolet Bolt EV with its...
Ford Motor Company Chairman Bill Ford kicked off the reveal of the all-new Ford Explorer by recounting how his great grandfathers, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone and their group of friends, Thomas Edison included, would take to the road on camping trips in the summer. This road crew became known as the “Vagabonds” and according...
We take a ride on the wild side with the top-of-the-line Slingshot Grand Touring The closest I came to being a motorcycle rider was almost buying a Honda CBR600F4 just like this one only to be stopped in my tracks by my mom. She tried to reason with me, and the wannabe-Maverick in me could not be...
We autocross the Chevrolet Bolt EV at Santa Anita Park. The end result? Tires torn up, minds blown. By Glenn Oyoung Every once in a while, I get an email that makes me do a double-take. The invitation from Chevrolet to autocross their 2019 Bolt EV made me do a triple-take. “EV” and “autocross” are...
… Here’s the deal, we asked our friends at Ford for a small cross-over type vehicle to road test over a five-day family journey up to the cool blue beauty of Lake Tahoe. The Blue Oval people kindly loaned us a “Lightning Blue” Ecosport with the new 1-liter EcoBoost engine … We then loaded it...
2019 GMC Terrain Denali AWD We don’t mean any disrespect to the GMC Terrain’s Professional Grade credentials. It does offer a great all-wheel drive system. The low-end torque of its 2.0T, coupled with its nine-speed auto and Traction Select System, will pull it smartly up some very challenging hills. It’s SUV license is not under...
Ray Fong reviews his new 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid over the course of 3,800 miles and 8 states. Is this the future of road trips? Starting in 2019, California will only allow Red PHEV stickers in the carpool lane. The sticker itself will be valid for 3 years. We fell in love with PHEVs...
Audi’s first fully electric production model debuts, latest shot fired in an EV SUV war that’s brewing With the unveiling of the Audi e-tron, Audi’s first fully electric series production model, just days after BMWs unveiling of the BMW Vision iNEXT, one thing is clear: a war is coming! The electric SUV/Crossover market is looking...
In this world, it is said that nothing can be certain, except death, taxes and more SUVs. That latter addition to Ben Franklin’s quote just about sums up the sentiment of carmakers expecting to stay in the American automotive market. Ford certainly got the message when it announced it would cease all car production, except...