Tag: 2016
First Look: 2016 Chevrolet Spark
Chevrolet is on a mission with their latest round of upgrades seen on the 2016 Chevrolet Spark, aiming for even younger buyers than before. Any younger and they'd have to be twelve, as the Chevrolet Spark already h...
First Look: 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600
The Maybach name returns with the improving economic climate this year as the Mercedes-Maybach S600 is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Now a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz, the new Mercedes-Maybach line will be ...
First Look: 2016 Lexus RX450h Hybrid
Many people don't know it, but the Lexus RX crossover is the luxury brand's top selling model. And for 2016 they've fortified it with more power, more style, and more efficiency. Looking specifically at the top of ...
First Look: 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Sedan
Toyota broke the mold with their Prius over a decade ago, making hybrid cars commonplace. They are hoping for a repeat story with their new hydrogen fuel-cell 2016 Toyota Mirai. Going on sale in California starting...
Is Top Safety Pick for passengers? Not so much
The 2016 Hyundai Tucson was the only compact SUV in its class of Top Safety Pick contenders to be true to the honor this week when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested them all for the small-overla...
First Drive: 2016 Nissan Maxima
Our first brief test drive in the 2016 Nissan Maxima shows us a full-sized sport sedan with a well improved interior, chassis and engine performance. It has been thoroughly redesigned, now over two inches longer a...
2016 Nissan Titan XD: Cummins Engine Assembly
As it's now well known, the 2016 Nissan Titan XD pickup will be arriving late this year with a new Cummins turbo-diesel V8 under its hood. Cummins is well known in the diesel business, and as I found out on tour o...
First Look: Volkswagen BUDD-e Concept
Making its debut with a big screen filled with visions of the original 1960s Micro Bus and folksy hippie music, the Volkswagen BUDD-e concept rolled on stage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Not...
Top Five: 2016 LA Auto Show Concepts
The LA Auto Show now known as Auto Mobility LA was jamb packed with new car and truck reveals and some healthy concept cars this year. Of all the concepts, some are virtually production ready others are pie in the sky...
First Peek: 2016 Buick Cascada
Most people don't think of Buick when it comes to drop-top fun in the sun, but the new 2016 Buick Cascada aims to change all that. Based on the same architecture as the Buick Verano, the new two-door Cascada conve...
