Category: News
Reality Check: Volkswagen TDI Scandal Month One Update
It's been a little over a month since the story broke about Volkswagen cheating emission laws with their TDI engine software around the world. And here's where it's at as of today. Since our previous report, Volksw...
Reality Check: Volvo XC90 Lounge Console
At Auto Shanghai, Volvo showed us their new ultra luxury full-sized SUV, the XC90 Excellence. But they also showed a conceptual Lounge Console that raises the stakes. To be a chauffeur-driven and pampered passenger...
Reality Check: Where the Hummers are
When I owned my Hummer H2 back in the day, that vehicle attracted more angry people than you can ever imagine. But it wasn't just me, environmentalists of the era attacked them mercilously, even lighting them on fire ...
Report: 2015 Ford Mustang begins global export
Ford's plan to take their all-new 2015 Mustang global is now official as the first production cars are boarding ships to Asian markets including China, Korea, and Japan. For the first time, customers in these countrie...
Reveal: 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor with EcoBoost
This week were with Ford at their headquarters in Dearborn, MI for the reveal of the new 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor, the first application of the company's rip snorting EcoBoost twin turbo V6 in a short bed performance tr...
Reveal: 2017 Honda Civic Si
At an invitation only reveal in downtown Los Angeles before the LA Auto Show, the 2017 Honda Civic Si prototype made its official debut, giving Honda fans their first look at it. With the beat of the DJ dance music...
Reveal: 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO
At AutoMobility LA (formerly known as the LA Auto Show), Nissan unveiled their latest performance product in the 2017 Sentra NISMO in the heart of Los Angeles industrial backstreets. The new Nissan Sentra NISMO sta...
Reveal: 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Alfa Romeo is slowly but surely beginning to look like a full model line here in North America with their latest reveal at the LA Auto Show this week, the 2018 Stelvio high-performance SUV. One of the highlights of...
Review: Toyota unveils 2014 Corolla
Toyota has pulled the cover off an all-new 2014 Corolla sedan. A completely new car, the new Corolla has Toyota’s latest origami styling theme, new interior with available tech features, a new engine, and now a CVT tr...
Road Trippin: Why the IIHS safety ratings matter
When doing automotive our reviews, crash test data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is often quoted. The reasons why are as important as the data itself. To start with, our reviews here on Tes...
