Automotive News, Car Reviews, and Podcast
Roman Mica, editor at-large for TheWeeklyDriver.com, recently visited the Chicago Auto Show. It featured some of the newest cars and concepts cars from manufacturers like Ford, Chevy, Honda, Toyota and KIA.
Read moreHertz has announced it will add the Nissan Leaf, its an all-electric vehicle with a rechargeable battery, into its lineup in the U.S. and Europe in 2011.
Read moreOrganizers of the Winter Olympics are at the forefront of “green technology.” Fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power Systems is located in Vancouver, B.C., which is also home to the northern terminus of the Hydrogen Highway running up North America’s West Coast.
Read moreRoman Mica, editor at-large for TheWeeklyDriver.com, wasn’t too keen on driving a Kia for a week. But like many others, Mica was surprised with the 2010 Kia Forte. It’s getting a lot of industry buzz. Here’s Mica’s introduction, followed by his video review.
Read moreThe Chevrolet Suburban, the venerable hauler of people and cargo that debuted in the Great Depression, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year as the king of continuous U.S. automotive production.
Read moreBuying and selling luxury cars is nothing knew for Tom Price. That’s what Price does for a living in the San Francisco Bay Area. But when the purchase is a Ferrari collection of 21 vintage cars, that’s a different matter.
Read moreRoman Mica, editor-at-large of TheWeeklyDriver.com, has reviewed cars large and small, inexpensive and rare. But Mica’s latest interview is arguably his most unique. He interviews David Grosser, a Colorado resident who owns a 2007 Toyota Prius and who believes his car is safe.
Read moreThe Honda Crosstour joined the Honda family in the fall of 2009 as a 2010 full-size crossover. It’s a fastback with a slightly higher and more sloped roofline than the Accord sedan. And it’s directly aimed as a competitor to the Toyota Venza and inspired by the BMX X6 and 5 Series Gran Turismo.
Read moreNow, it’s Honda’s turn again. And this time it’s used cars — some a decade old. The Japanese manufacturer has announced it’s recalling 378,758 vehicles in the United States to fix an airbag defect linked to 11 injuries and one fatality.
Read moreReuters, the international news agency based in London, England and with bureaus around the globe, has broken many of the ongoing components of the ongoing Toyota crisis.
Read moreJust like happens ever year after the Super Bowl, the halftime show and the commercials following Super Bowl XLIV, are being evaluated as much as the game. About a dozen auto-related companies aired commercials, including Cars.com.
Read moreToyota Motor Corp., will recall around 436,000 hybrid cars worldwide, including the 2010 Prius model, Reuters is reporting. A press conference has been scheduled in Tokyo to announce the carmaker’s plans.
Read moreThe Super Bowl commercial for the 2010 Audi A3 TDI, honored as the Green Car of the Year, has attracted a lot of attention for a variety of reasons. It’s simultaneously funny and not funny, clever and stupid, and features a jingle by the band Cheap Trick.
Read moreFerrari is the most iconic and most widely followed luxury car available to the general public. But even the prestigious luxury Italian carmaker understands the changing automotive landscape.
Read moreToyota Motor Corp., has notified its dealers in Japan the carmaker will recall 300,000 Prius hybrid vehicles, the world’s largest-selling hybrid, because of brake flaws. Newspapers in Japan reported the pending recall of 2010 models in Sunday, Feb. 7 editions.
Read moreThe Honda Crosstour is the innovative new Accord. It’s been a big hit in its short tenure on market as a new vehicle for 2010. In the Honda 30-second commercial, an animated squirrel with an insatiable appetite for “squirreling away” all things cargo, does so with a bunch of stuff stashed in back of the Crosstour.
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