I’m a big fan of the Kia Stinger, so much so that I think it’s one of the best vehicle introductions of the last decade. It was wonderful: a four-door sedan with GT-like proportions and a liftback powered by a twin-turbocharged V6 engine — and you could have it with all-wheel drive. Unless you spent … Read more
Police in Georgia had to rescue a woman who got her Toyota Corolla and herself trapped on top of a covered swimming pool after suffering some sort of medical emergency behind the wheel. In a 9-1-1 call, a woman can be heard telling a dispatcher that “someone just rammed through the pool fence in a … Read more
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a great electric vehicle, but the version we really want to drive is the Ioniq 5 N. After all, it makes more than 600 hp and can hit 60 mph in the low-three-second range while also behaving like a “corner rascal” on the track. We’re just not under any illusion … Read more
2024 Chevrolet CamaroImage: Chevrolet Both LAPD and Los Angeles County Sheriffs have made efforts to crack down on street takeovers. Task Forces interrupt takeovers before they even start, and have made arrests and impounded vehicles that participate in the shenanigans. An unexpected ripple effect of these takeovers is that thieves are stealing vehicles so they … Read more
We have previously covered the announcement that Dodge was bringing back some serious discounts on 2023 models still on dealer lots, but the latest discounts are so significant that it deserves another story. Combining Dodge’s Power Dollars discount which gives buyers $10 per horsepower that the car produces, and a manufacturer rebate, brand spankin’ new … Read more
The Toyota Prius Prime has beat out the latest EVs for the title of greenest car. Despite more EVs coming to market, none of the latest fully-electric vehicles in the U.S. managed to outdo the efficiency of the humble Prius plug-in, according to the Washing Post and recent findings in the 2024 GreenerCars report. Andy … Read more
Photo: Ford As the reign of Nardo Gray draws to a close, automakers need a new paint trend to jump on. Of all things, it seems the industry is moving on to vinyl to fill that niche — paint protection films, which automakers are increasingly using to alter the color of your car without going … Read more
It’s been more than three years since we first saw the electric Renault 5 Concept. At the time, it wasn’t entirely clear whether or not the reborn 5 would make it to production, but now, it’s officially here. Well, not here as in the U.S. Odds are, we still won’t get the new Renault 5 … Read more
The 2024 Honda Prologue is not a Honda. It just isn’t. The Japanese automaker can talk all it wants about how this car is designed to look and feel like a Honda, but it only achieved half of its goals. Sure, the 2024 Prologue looks like a Honda (on the outside, at least), but everything … Read more
Back when auto companies used to sell affordable small cars, they would often market them to young people. Typically, these were the buyers automakers wanted to get into these products and, in theory, move up through the brand. While brands like Scion were more successful at reaching young people, others tried too hard, sometimes embarrassingly … Read more
