Hot Auto Topics From CAR(la) Center For Automotive Research - May 27,2022
May 27, 2022
Consumer pain at the pump continues to be a hot topic in the news as the average national price reached a record high, leaving many to reconsider fuel alternatives and EVs. We also saw exciting headlines in the vehicle software space as many automakers continue to invest in software solutions. ... Continue reading
May 26, 2022
SKOKIE, Ill., May 26, 2022 -- International adventure driver Rainer Zietlow and a Volkswagen ID.4 GTX crossover equipped with Tenneco's Monroe Intelligent Suspension® CVSAe technology recently completed a world record-setting climb of the South American stratovolcano Cerro Uturuncu. Zietlow on May 18 piloted the all-w ... Continue reading
2022 Toyota C-HR - Review by Thom Cannell +VIDEO
May 24, 2022
Funky, Safe and Inexpensive Crossover By Thom Cannell Is fun your thing? If so, Toyota’s C-HR relatively inexpensive sport crossover “SUV” may hit your sweet spot with its entry price of $23, 880. Our Nightshade Edition test car seemed more a massively shouldered sedan than boxy SUV. ... Continue reading
2022 Honda Civic 1.5T Hatchback Sport Touring - Review by David Colman +VIDEO
May 24, 2022
With this new 11th generation Civic, Honda improves both the looks and performance of its benchmark sports sedan. Powering the latest Civic is an economic gasoline-powered turbo four that returns 33MPG in combined city/highway driving. ... Continue reading
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL 2.5 S-AWC - Review by Bruce Hotchkiss +VIDEO
May 24, 2022
When you think Mitsubishi what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me it's the Pajero (a Montero to most of us) that was known as the 'King of the Desert' for winning the Paris-Dakar Rally twelve times. Then there was the Eclipse, GT3000 VR4, and who can forget the Evolution? But Mitsubishi also built some 4-doo ... Continue reading
2022 Subaru Forester Earns Top IIHS Safety Awards
May 18, 2022
The 2022 Subaru Forester, a small SUV, earns a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To qualify for either of the Institute’s two awards in 2022, vehicles must earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side sma ... Continue reading
May 17, 2022
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Senior Editor-at-large The Auto Channel Half Moon Bay CA May 12, 2022; There is an old saying along the lines of “The right crowd and no crowding“ which neatly sums up the tests of 22 vehicles in California’s Half Moon Bay. For me there two stars of the show-the astonishing ... Continue reading
May 17, 2022
I had a great time, and here are the 16 vehicles I drove. ... Continue reading
2022 Toyota Sienna - Review by Larry Nutson
May 14, 2022
The Family Adventure Wagon ... Continue reading
May 12, 2022
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 12, 2022 -- The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid claimed multiple victories at the Texas Automotive Writers Association (TAWA) Auto Roundup, held April 25-26 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, earning prestigious Family Vehicle of Texas honors for the sixth consecutive year, as well winning th ... Continue reading
2022 Kia Telluride Road Test Review by Larry Nutson
May 11, 2022
Kia America wrapped up the first four months of 2022 with the historic registration of its 10 millionth sale in the US since deliveries to buyers began in 1993. New electrified and electric vehicles are getting lots of attention with more and more new vehicle buyers interested in buying one. ... Continue reading
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L - Review by Larry Nutson
May 11, 2022
The Jeep brand is celebrating 80 years of technological innovation and 4x4 leadership and last summer introduced the all-new 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L – a premium utility vehicle, which for the first time in the vehicle’s history, now offers three rows of seats. Consider this. ... Continue reading
SUBARU BRZ EARNS IIHS 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARD
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022 , Camden, N.J. - Subaru of America, Inc. announced that the 2022 BRZ sport car was named a 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The 2022 BRZ achieved IIHS’s highest honor for the first time thanks to the addition of EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology as standard equ ... Continue reading
2022 Lexus RX 450h F Sport AWD - Review by David Colman
Apr 28, 2022
Since its introduction in 2016, the Lexus RX has matured into a top echelon SUV that scores an impressive 83/100 on Consumer Reports rating scale for luxury midsize SUVs. Only the 389hp BMW X5, at 90/100, outpoints the 308hp Lexus RX. ... Continue reading
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