by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 30, 2019
For countless American family buyers, the Lexus RX has served as the luxurious alternative to a minivan. Almost from the moment it was introduced, 22 years ago, it has dominated the high-line midsize crossover market, and that’s a position Lexus is determined to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 29, 2019
BMW is freshening up its most popular “Sport Activity Vehicle,” the X1, for the 2020 model-year. The X1 is the Bavarian automaker’s best-selling crossover worldwide, and its third-most popular X model in the U.S., so, with the current version already four years old,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2019
Fifteen years after Cadillac introduced its first V-Series model, two more performance offerings are set to make their debut next week, the automaker has confirmed. What’s unusual about the coming news is that Caddy will use a preview in Detroit to reveal the all-new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2019
Mercedes-Benz is getting serious about electrification, as it demonstrated earlier this month by launching sales of its first long-range battery-electric vehicle, the EQC. The German automaker plans to introduce at least 10 BEVs in the coming years, as well as an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 14, 2019
At the Seoul Motor Show in March Kia unveiled two concept vehicles hinting at how it plans to bookmark its SUV line-up. Now, it’s offering a pair of renderings that appear to show what the smaller of the two Korean concepts will actually look like in production. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 13, 2019
The automaker that effectively brought the internal combustion engine to life appears ready to drive a nail into its coffin. Daimler AG, the parent of the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands says it expects plug-in hybrids and pure battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 12, 2019
It’s easy to feel intimidated at Summit Point Motorsports Park. The Shenandoah Circuit is an undulating, 2-mile course that sends you ping-ponging from one blind corner to another, rising and falling over the rocky West Virginia landscape. But it was as close to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 10, 2019
It’s been a while since Ferrari first dropped the hint that it would add a new hybrid to its line-up and now, according to CEO Louis Camilleri, we’ll be getting to see it before the end of this month. The hybrid will be one of five new models coming from the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 7, 2019
Volkswagen is getting ready to roll out its first long-range electric vehicle and it appears someone working on the German automaker’s Dutch YouTube channel got a little too eager, letting both images and details about the battery-electric vehicle leak out early. The...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 3, 2019
Audi made its reputation building sleek, road-worthy sedans that have earned their way into the hearts of motorists around the world. The A8 is a great example of the sort of benchmark-setting model, one that has done well challenging competitors like the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2019
We’re not sure whether anyone will want to try opening up the top on the new Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante, at least if they’re pushing it anywhere near the drop-top’s 211 mph top speed. That’s the same top speed, incidentally, as the coupe version of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 17, 2019
Check the dictionary and you’ll find a variety of different meanings for the word, “corsair.” It can be used to describe a pirate ship, as well as a World War II fighter plane, though Joy Falotico prefers the Latin definition, “journey,” or “course.” That would seem...
