Tag: 2014
Motoring Minute: Free electric car charging
Free electricity is in the news this week for owners of several electric car brands as Tesla, Nissan, and Volkswagen announce expanded programs for customers. Volkswagen has partnered with ChargePoint, one of the l...
Motoring Minute: Nissan tests e-NV200 EV cargo van on US streets
Nissan who began production on the first mass-produced all-electric cargo van this spring is now flirting with the United States for their e-NV200. With gasoline NV300's on sale here already, the company is doing a...
MPG Challenge: 2014 Ford Fiesta SFE 1.0 EcoBoost
The Ford Fiesta has been with us now in the US since 2010 and it received a styling update for the 2014 model year which gave it new headlamps and sharper grille. It also gained the ultra fuel efficient 1.0 lite EcoBo...
MPG Challenge: 2014 Mazda3 Grand Touring 2.0
Before we hit the road, lets do a quick walk-around of the new Mazda3 sedan. No longer sharing its underlying architecture with Ford, Mazda made a few styling changes right away. It follows the company's KODO design l...
MPG Road Trip Challenge: 2014 Lexus ES300h Hybrid
Like the upscale setting of Old Town Scottsdale, the Lexus ES300h Hybrid has the fashionable and artistic style that makes it an attractive option for luxury car buyers. Up front the Lexus spindle grille wraps dow...
News: Ford leads movement to SUV’s for police pursuit vehicles
If you watch your rear-view mirror for the the grille of law-enforcement or yourself work in the field you know the landscape of black-and-white vehicles has been changing dramatically in the last three years. More...
Off-Road Test: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk 4×4
At introduction, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee met a firestorm of rank-in-file enthusiast controversy over its styling as well as its car based platform architecture. With most models of the Cherokee seeming soft and suburba...
Quick drive: 2014 Ford Escape Titanium EcoBoost
Today we took a quick drive in the new 2014 Ford Escape Titanium. Ours was a fully loaded example with the 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine and all-wheel drive, along with all the Titanium Tech Package. It had all the bells ...
Quick drive: 2014 Ford Fiesta SE Hatch
To keep the Fiesta fresh in the marketplace, it received a new design up front which includes a larger grille which is more like the handsome Ford Fusion. New headlamps and a lower fascia with built-in spoiler round o...
Quick Drive: 2014 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Dragon Edition
Jeep showed off what was meant to be a China market Wrangler Dragon Concept at the Bejing Auto Show last year, celebrating the cultural icon in graphics, colors and soul. Surprising Jeep, North American enthusiast...
