Category: REALITY CHECK
Reality Check: Ford lowers MPG ratings on 2013-2014 models
Ford owners are getting a reality check this week, in the mail in fact ranging from $150 to over $1000 as good will payments as it lowers fuel economy ratings on several cars. Already having been stung by incorrect...
Reality Check: Mustang passwords on the internet
In our Reality Check this week, a new study says that Mustang is more popular than Superman or Batman, but it's not what you might think. The study by SplashData reveals that the name Mustang is actually the 16th m...
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: Mercedes-Benz changes model naming
In our Reality Check this week, Mercedes-Benz makes news by re-designing the way it names its cars. With many new models and staggering choices in power-train types like hybrids, diesels, electrics, fuel cells, Mer...
Reality Check: Vans Fiat 500L Concept
In our Reality Check segment this week, Fiat takes their somewhat homely looking 500L and shows us they might have a way to make it a bit more exciting. The Fiat 500L has been with us for a year and offers a larger...
Reality Check: Honda HR-V Selfie Edition
On Reality Check this week, the joke was on a number of journalists when Honda played one doozie of an April fool's joke. And no, I didn't fall for it. The 2016 Honda HR-V Selfie Edition's press release began sayin...
Reality Check: The Fiat 500X Blue Pill
Last week during the Super Bowl, the automakers made a game themselves by vying to offer up the punchiest commercials. This is the one that got my attention the most. It should be no shock that Fiat used cheeky hum...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 crash tests
This week the IIHS announced results of their crash testing for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickups, which had both good and bad news for its new all-aluminum body. The good news is that the new full size crew-cab achieved...
Reality Check: Ford virtual reality manufacturing
In our Reality Check segment this week we look at how Ford is applying motion capture technology and virtual reality to refine their manufacturing process. Outfitting their employees with immersive graphic headsets...
Reality Check: 2015 Mustang Unites
As the 2015 Mustang is rolling out across American magazine covers and dealerships this week, we're reminded that this new pony is now a global horse. This week a collaboration between artist Burton Morris and Ford...
