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Under The Hood: 2016 Toyota Prius
The 2016 Toyota Prius is the first all-new one in several years, with a host of new technicals under its hood. While its engine designation is still 2ZR-FXE, the engine is heavily revised for this year and hybrid driv...
What You Need To Know: Volkswagen TDI Dieselgate Settlement
What you need to know about the landmark settlement today between Volkswagen and the U.S. Government over the 2.0 liter Volkswagen TDI emissions cheating scandal. VW and U.S. agreement settles DOJ and FTC civil...
Face Off: 2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 Wagon vs Volvo V90 Estate
This week both Mercedes-Benz and Volvo had the media roll-out of their big luxury wagons in Europe, the E400 Wagon and V90 Estate – both coming to the US very soon. What better way to show them to you than head to hea...
Under The Hood: 2016 Lexus RX450h Hybrid
The Lexus RX 450h Hybrid, and before it the RX400h was one of the first hybrid-powered crossover SUV's on the market. Back then and now, it comes with a powertrain that actually bucks the trend of hybrids and is quite...
Under The Hood: 2017 Hyundai Elantra 2.0
For 2017 the Elantra received two all-new engines, a 1.4 liter turbocharged Kappa engine for the ECO model and a new 2.0 liter Nu naturally aspirated Atkinson Cycle four cylinder for the rest of the model range such a...
First Look: Volvo’s Compact Car Future
If you weren’t aware, Volvo has been on fire lately reinventing their brand and redesigning all of their products for a new future. Now they've unveiled two new concepts that give us a clear look into their compact ca...
Under The Hood: 2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 TSI
The 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EA888 in the Volkswagen Golf is the newest engine in the brand's family of cars. It's now the base engine for the Golf, the SportWagen, Beetle, and Passat here in North America...
Special Report: Nissan takes stake in Mitsubishi
Today Nissan and scandal rocked Mitsubishi announced they're forging a new strategic alliance, a merger of sorts to combine forces to share engineering, product platforms, and manufacturing facilities. The bold mov...
Under The Hood: 2016 Subaru WRX STi
The Subaru WRX STi engine legendary, but in large part because it's been around for some time. The EJ257 2.5 liter turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder boxer engine is virtually identical to the 300 horsepower E...
2017 Chevrolet Camaro 50th Anniversary Edition to pace Indy 500
At the end of May, a special version of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 50th Anniversary Edition will be the pace car for the 100th running of the Indy 500 race, piloted by none other than Roger Penske. We've got a full rev...
