Category: News
Lexus LF-FC Concept: Detailed Look
Lexus is the latest luxury automaker to signal their next-generation flagship sedan may be going green. At the Tokyo Motor Show, they unveiled the Lexus LF-FC concept, a car they say foretells the future for their...
First Look: 2016 Acura ILX & ILX A-SPEC
At the Los Angeles International Auto Show, Honda's upscale brand Acura showed they intend to get competitive again, revealing a significantly updated 2016 Acura ILX sedan. Three years after its debut, Acura adds more...
Specs Released: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor
Ford announced the long-awaited horsepower ratings for the 2017 F-150 Raptor at the Texas State Fair on the heels of the official launch of the new off-road pickup this fall. Ending all the speculation and rumor, F...
Motoring Minute: 2015 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
Dodge has been making a lot of headlines in the muscle-car wars this summer, and the hits keep on coming. This week Sportsman racers got a sneak peek at the 2015 Mopar Challenger Drag Pak test vehicle at the NHRA N...
Under The Hood: 2017 Kia Sportage SX 2.0 Turbo
The 2017 Kia Sportage SX gets the brand's top of the line four-cylinder engine, a 2.0 liter with turbocharging and direct fuel injection. In the Sportage the engine offers 240 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque...
IIHS Crash Test: Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tacoma
Pickup safety has always been a contentious topic as they haven't always been subject to the same stringent government safety standards as passenger cars. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety however applies the...
Reality Check: Chevrolet Active Phone Cooling
Our Reality Check segment is kind of a catch-all for things that I can poke fun at or which simply interest me. And this week, Chevrolet makes the cut. For 2016 Chevrolet is rolling out a seemingly simple yet brill...
Tech Look: 2015 Volkswagen 2.0 TDI EA288 Engine
For 2015, Volkswagen introduced their all-new 2.0 liter TDI EA288 series turbo-diesel engines to North American models, an engine sharing very little with the one it replaced. Redesigned to offer more power, better...
First Look: Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ
Making its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show, the Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ Concept debuts the three-pointed star's new electric mobility brand, EQ. The Generation EQ Concept not only is the first vehicle f...
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...
