Image: BMW Whether you like it or not, subscription-based vehicle features are coming. Make no mistake, its a horrible idea to have to pay to unlock a feature that has already been built into your vehicle. But automakers are in the business to make money and they don’t care. Luckily though you don’t necessarily have […]
2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC Gets Big Power From Small Engines
2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63Image: Mercedes-Benz While Mercedes-Benz is going all in on its EQ lineup of EVs, the luxury automaker still makes gas powered engines for the time being. But the brand has been downsizing, especially with its AMG performance division. Gone are the days of big, American-sounding V8s and V12s. They’ve been replaced by […]
Nissan Recalls 1.4M Vehicles For Unintentional Acceleration
Photo: Nissan Nissan has reportedly issued a global recall of about 1.38 million vehicles including the Note, Kicks, Serena and Leaf. According to Bloomberg, the recall will impact vehicles in the U.S., Europe and Japan, and it covers a number of issues including cars that can suddenly accelerate when cruise control is turned off and […]
Hyundai Really Wants Its Ioniq 5 N EV To Feel Like A Race Car
People like to complain about electric cars. They argue that 200 miles of range isn’t nearly enough, say they sound like washing machines and claim that they aren’t fun to drive. But that’s not all true, and now Hyundai is here to really silence the haters with its new Ioniq 5 N electric SUV. No, […]
GM Is Confident In Its Apple CarPlay, Android Auto Replacement Though Dealers Are Skeptical: Report
Earlier this year, the GM announced that it was phasing out Apple CarPlay/Android Auto capability. While the phone mirroring system would still be available on some gas-powered models, going forward, all new models — namely EVs — would use a new GM-designed system. The response was immediate, prompting GM to go on an assurance campaign. Still, […]
2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid Option Costs $1,500
Ford Maverick Lariat HybridImage: Ford Ford dropped a bombshell when it introduced the Maverick. Here was a smallish pickup with a hybrid engine that the company was going to sell for just over $20,000. We couldn’t believe it. Fast forward a couple of years, and Ford bit off more than they could chew. An insane […]
Nissan Leaf Waited For EVs To Get Big Just To Go Out Like This
Poor Nissan Leaf. Being first never brought it success. Being cheap with decent range at a time when very few other electric cars are, also, hasn’t paid off. EVs have crossed over into the sort of mundane conversation you have with extended family over Thanksgiving dinner, and still nobody will give the Leaf any damn […]
New Nissan Z Finally Gets Its Performance-Happy Nismo
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Your New Car Is Watching You And Collecting, Selling Your Data
Your new car doesn’t exactly know where you’re going, but it certainly knows where you’ve been. And it’s sharing all your sensitive data with carmakers like Ford, Toyota, and Chevrolet — as well as shady third parties in certain cases, according to Wired. Modern cars have come to rival smartphones in terms of data collection, […]
Rail Car Shortage Keeping 70,000 New Cars Off Dealer Lots As Supply Chain Issues Continue
Image: The Bold Bureau (Shutterstock) Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the auto industry has dealt with shutdowns, chip shortages, supplier and material shortages — all while trying to quickly pivot to electrifying new car offerings. While we haven’t gotten around to eliminating all of those issues quite yet, cars are back in production […]