Tag: reality check
Reality Check: Lexus Hoverboard
In our Reality Check segment this week, the futuristic Hoverboard has been in magazines, comic books and movies for decades, but always out of reach for consumers. But, Lexus says they've partnered with what they ...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 Electric Vehicle
In our Reality Check segment this week Ford has once again shown they are on the bleeding edge of the light pickup truck market. As if aluminum bodies and EcoBoost turbocharged engines weren't enough, Ford announce...
Reality Check: 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
It was announced a couple years back that Fiat and Mazda would collaborate on their next roadster, sharing the next Mazda MX-5 Miata platform. Fiat unveiled their version at the LA Auto Show this week, the new 124...
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: GM chooses bicycle sharing over cars for employees
This week for Reality Check, GM announced they have solved their own internal personal transportation challenges not with cars, but bicycles. Teaming with known bicycle sharing program Zagster, the automobile maker...
Reality Check: 2016 Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist
This week I had the chance to test out for myself, the new 2016 Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist system which has gotten a lot of attention and color comments in the video we did on it last spring. Basically, t...
Reality Check: Automakers at Consumer Electronics Show
For years we have been reporting on the big auto shows when it comes to new cars like the Detroit Auto Show next week, the LA Auto Show, Auto Show New York and so forth. But lately, the Consumer Electronics Show – CES...
Reality Check: Ford Adaptive Steering
- Ford is bringing to market in the next 12 months a new motorized steering wheel they say will make vehicles easier to maneuver at low speeds and at higher speeds more agile and fun to drive. - Called Adaptive Ste...
Reality Check: EPA action on Volkswagen TDI cars
In our Reality Check, last week the EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), accused Volkswagen of fudging the law with software to defeat smog equipment their popular TDI engines. They allege Volkswagen ...
Reality Check: Mercedes-Benz future vision
At the CES Show in Las Vegas, Mercedes-Benz revealed their F 015 Luxury in Motion research vehicle which explores the brands vision of our future. The futuristic vision of a self-driving luxury sedan illustrates ho...
