Month: February 2014

How to Make Your Car Interior Sparkle
Keeping the exterior of your car clean is not difficult. Regular washing and occasional waxing is pretty much all it…
Big Incentives Await Pickup Truck Shoppers
If youve been holding back on buying a new pickup truck consider this: March 2014 may be the start of…
Credit Clean Up Before You Buy Your Next Car
You are ready to buy your next car and have set your eyes on something new. Sure, you know that…
New Engine, Fresh Interior for 2015 Ford Focus
Mid product cycle updates loom large for compact Focus. The Ford Focus is an instantly recognizable name, with more than…
Seductive: 2014 Lexus IS350 F Sport
Third generation IS sedans grow in size and attitude. It took eight years for Lexus to breathe fresh life into…
Gone Green: 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid
Its not easy being green. Five Subaru models have come and gone from my driveway, weekly loaners that ranged from…
GM Pickup Truck Lightweighting to Follow Ford’s Lead
Next generation GMC and Chevrolet pickups will include more aluminum. Fresh off of a new design, the next generation Chevrolet…
Not Dead Yet: Fisker Automotive
Chinese company purchases Fisker with the intent to restart production. If you are a Fisker Karma fan cheer up: a…
Cadillac ELR: 2+2 Luxury PHEV Coupe
Electrified Cadillac is provocative and swank. You may have heard the narrative: the Cadillac ELR is an overpriced Chevrolet Volt,…
Fiat Chrysler Weighs Its Minivan Options
Chrysler presses Canada for financial support. ***Update: Chrysler Withdraws Financial Assistance Request to the Federal and Provincial Governments in Canada***…
J.D. Power: Powertrain Problems Impact Quality
The results of the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) are in. And those findings offer some surprises…

Bow Wow: Dog-Friendly Cars
People that take to the road with their pets, particular dogs, know the importance of providing a safe riding experience…

Tips for Teens Buying a First Car
For a teen, getting a driver’s license is a milestone, and getting that very first car is just as exciting….

Smokefree Car Bans: When Children Are Present
Taking the puff out of smoking. Britain will soon be enforcing what some Americans want to see on the books:…
Elio: American Made and Only $6,800?!
A two-seat, three-wheeler from Louisiana. Cheaply priced cars are hard to come by and are typically imported from abroad. We’ve…

DUI and Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
On the way: lower BAC limits. There is a movement afoot where the states are being urged by the National…
Handsome 4×4 Trio From Toyota Racing Development
New models put the extreme in off-roading. Sport truck and SUV enthusiasts appreciate that Toyota Racing Development (TRD) has been…

Sobriety Checkpoint Laws: What You Need to Know
There are 38 states where police can set up traffic roadblocks, stop you and observe whether you have been drinking….

Australia: Auto Manufacturing Done in 2017
Within the next four years not a single new car will roll off of an Australian assembly line. That fact…
In the Wet: 2015 Subaru WRX
The Subaru WRX is a compact sports sedan built on the platform that underpins the Impreza. Through 2014 it was…
Nissan Strikes Back With Frontier Diesel Runner
Concept truck features a 2.8-liter Cummins Turbo Diesel engine. GM will be muscling back into the small pickup truck segment…
IHS Automotive: Sharp Increase in Electric Vehicles Forecast
Battery prices fall, making EVs more affordable. BMW i3 is one of several new EV models for 2014. Electric vehicle…
New Honda Civic Models Pace 2014 Line
Feb. debut for hybrid and natural gas models. More than four decades after its US launch, the Honda Civic is…
Charleston: Drayton Hall and a 2014 Toyota Highlander
Charleston, SC was the host city for an Urban Adventure, the theme for Toyotas week-long media event featuring its all-new…
Emotive: Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
It doesn’t take a full week of press fleet driving to appreciate the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, a model that…
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