[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2018 Nissan Kicks IIHS image Two Nissan models — the all-new 2018 Kicks quasi-SUV and 2019 Sentra compact sedan — have been named Top Safety Picks by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Top Safety Pick is the second-highest rating IIHS gives out, below Top Safety Pick Plus. Both the Kicks and the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It’s big, brash and built to get the job done. But, does the Australian-converted Chevrolet Silverado cut the mustard? Paul Maric finds out. Pros and Cons Pros Incredible torque delivery and mid-range acceleration Roomy inside with all the latest tech and hardware Can tow 5890kg with pintle Cons Steering feel is quite off-putting…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Giles Taylor becomes design chief at Chinese automaker FAW FAW has appointed Giles Taylor, formerly head of design at Rolls-Royce, as its new vice president of design and chief creative officer. Although the Chinese automaker has a number of in-house brands, including Junpai and Besturn, the company says Taylor will be “chiefly responsible…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Chevrolet Call Me Out app Manufacturer image There is no doubt that using a phone while driving is dangerous. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says some 37,500 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016, the latest year on record. Along with alcohol and speeding, distracted driving is one of the biggest…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2018 BMW X2 Manufacturer image Improved head restraints have boosted the 2018 BMW X2’s safety ratings, but only for models built starting in August 2018. Safety-conscious shoppers can typically find the month a vehicle was built by checking the sticker in the driver’s doorjamb. Related: Battle of the X’s: Is the BMW X2…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Nissan is about as far removed from the million-dollar collector car universe as possible. A mass-market automaker bound by pragmatic selling points like cargo capacity and fuel economy deals in volume, not exclusivity. What, then, should we make of the $1.1 million GT-R50? Codeveloped by Italdesign, a renowned design and engineering house, the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2018 Jeep Wrangler Cars.com photo by Christian Lantry Once again, our review of the 2018 Jeep Wrangler sits atop our weekly rankings. Cars.com reviewer Aaron Bragman — himself a proud owner of the previous JK generation of the Wrangler — praises Jeep for doing away with the “yeah, buts” of buying a Wrangler…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] CONCORD, N.C. – John Gray’s lime green 1970 Plymouth Barracuda was as good as gold in Sunday’s Pennzoil AutoFair presented by Advance Auto Parts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, earning Walt Hollifield Best of Show honors in a hotly contested showcase of colorful classic cars, hot rods and sports cars. Gray, a Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, native, bought the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2019 Ford Fiesta ST-Line Manufacturer image A few years ago, I traveled with a group of friends to New York City to visit a buddy who had moved out for his birthday. My friend and I were trying to figure out what to do while we were there. We struck gold: Vin Diesel,…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Mercedes-Benz EQC against anything Tesla. Tesla is not all though. The EQC will enter the ring against the I-Pace, against the Audi E-tron Quattro, and against the upcoming BMW iX3. That is the playground for the expensive, yet, it seems, highly popular electric SUVs. Can’t even imagine what kind of bloodshed we…