At age 16, the Kia Sportage is the longest running nameplate for the Korean brand in the United States. Just by looking at the redesigned model you can tell that it’s come a long way since its debut in the mid-1990s. All of that credit goes to former Audi head of design Peter Schreyer, who [...]
A trip to the movie theaters reminded me why I hate Hondas. And you must be thinking, “Why is that? What the heck did the movies ever do to ruin Hondas for you?” While you read this either sitting on your lazy bum on the computer, or on your iPad or whatever you may use, [...]
Hybrids tend to occupy vehicle bodies that are, for lack of better words, awkward and unstylish. Honda’s hybrid designers showed us that this likely always true with the design of the first and second-generation Insight. But the Japanese automaker is here to prove us wrong and show us that hybrid and ugly don’t always have [...]
While Nissan is certainly making history with its all-electric Leaf, it is not the first company to successfully manufacture a mechanically viable EV; that’s been done before. It is making history however, as the first company to bring one to the table that offers the technology to the masses in an affordable and somewhat practical [...]
Owners of the BMW 3-Series Coupe, Audi A5, Infiniti G37 Coupe, and Mercedes E-Class Coupe (including those planning on buying the new C-Class Coupe), have long been considered owners of the road when it comes to two-door mass production performance vehicles. They now have a new classmate, and she’s storming in mightily aggressive. For 2011, [...]
Since it was first introduced back in 2003, the Mazda RX-8 has maintained a rather large following of enthusiasts. The model would go on to win a total of 48 global vehicle awards since its inception, including nine for the RENESIS Rotary Engine. With close to 182,000 models sold to date around the world, RX-8 [...]
“A ‘radical expression of sport and utility,’ the FX offers exceptional levels of performance, refinement and driving exhilaration,”: that is how Infiniti describes its 2010 FX SUV/Crossover. The expression may be a bit misinterpreted however, with regard to utility; that is one area where the vehicle falls blatantly short. The FX isn”t the only vehicle [...]
Back in the day, whenever you”d consider an Infiniti, you always had the sense they were the rejected second thought alternatives to Lexus, Mercedes, BMW and the like. Eventually, you”d stumble upon one of those few motorists who owned one, and they”d tell you that they”re brilliant to drive. In a sense, they were like [...]
We recently reviewed the 2011 Ford Fiesta SE hatchback, and were very impressed by FoMoCo”s new subcompact. Usually, it is the Europeans who get to have all the fun with different variants of models we wish we had on the stateside. But this time, Ford decided to offer the 2011 Ford Fiesta in two variations [...]
Having been initially introduced by GM in 1973, the Buick Regal was designed and engineered to be a competitor in the mid-sized sedan segment. The Regal would remain a mainstay in the GM lineup until 2004 when North American production was halted, but it continued to develop and flourish in the Chinese market where it [...]
