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Revealed: All-New 2023 Honda Civic Type R Sets New Benchmark

Revealed: All-New 2023 Honda Civic Type R Sets New Benchmark

A global high-performance icon revered by driving enthusiasts around the world, the 2023 Honda Civic Type R was revealed this evening at a special event in Los Angeles with NTT INDYCAR SERIES superstar driver Colton Herta behind the wheel. The all-new Honda Civic Type R is the most powerful model in Type R's 30-year hi ... Continue reading

APEAL AWARDS: Economy/Range Satisfaction Gap Closes Between Gas-Powered Vehicles and Electric Vehicles Thanks to High Gas Prices

APEAL AWARDS: Economy/Range Satisfaction Gap Closes Between Gas-Powered Vehicles and Electric Vehicles Thanks to High Gas Prices

J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study,SM released today. The gap between economy/range is only 7 points (on a 1,000-point scale). The drop in satisfaction with economy/range also has contributed to a one-point decline in overall new-vehicle satisfaction, the first decline since ... Continue reading

Hyundai Palisade and Santa Cruz Win Top J.D. Power 2022 U.S. APEAL Awards

Hyundai Palisade and Santa Cruz Win Top J.D. Power 2022 U.S. APEAL Awards

J.D. Power today designated the Hyundai Palisade and Santa Cruz as the most appealing vehicles in their segments in the 2022 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) StudySM. The Palisade earned the top score in the Upper Midsize SUV segment, while Santa Cruz took the top spot in the Midsize Pickup seg ... Continue reading

Experiences Per Mile - How You Feel Driving From Here To There

Experiences Per Mile - How You Feel Driving From Here To There

today, many buyers pay more attention to how many new connected experiences are possible with the technology available in their new car, rather than the engine’s horsepower, cornering abilities, or even the brand name. ... Continue reading

Welcome To America's New Normal - AAA Warns Catalytic Converter Thefts Are On the Rise

Welcome To America's New Normal - AAA Warns Catalytic Converter Thefts Are On the Rise

Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise across the country again after initially spiking during the pandemic. July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month and AAA East Central is reminding motorists to take steps to protect their vehicles and catalytic converters. ... Continue reading

Members of Train Share First Car Memories

Members of Train Share First Car Memories

Mercury Insurance's 'My First Car' takes an intimate look at music artists' first rides Train Headlines Show at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA Friday (7/29) LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2022 -- Mercury Insurance and Live Nation have partnered up again to help connect music fans with the artists they love through the ... Continue reading

New Hankook Gauge Data: 77% of Americans Will Road Trip This Year

New Hankook Gauge Data: 77% of Americans Will Road Trip This Year

With summer travel well underway, Hankook Tire has released new data from its Gauge Index about how Americans are traveling. Though Hankook found that gas prices are impacting how frequently Americans are driving, the data reveals that most Americans (77%) expect to take a road trip between now and the end of the year ... Continue reading

MOST STOLEN VEHICLES CHEVROLET AND FORD FULL SIZE PICK-UPS

MOST STOLEN VEHICLES CHEVROLET AND FORD FULL SIZE PICK-UPS

DES PLAINES, Ill., July 19, 2022 -- For the second year in a row, Chevrolet and Ford full size pick-ups took the top two spots in the National Insurance Crime Bureau's (NICB) annual Hot Wheels vehicle theft report, and the GMC full size pick-up made the top 10 list. Of the nearly 1 million total vehicles reported stole ... Continue reading

2023 FORD F-150 RAPTOR R WITH 700 HORSEPOWER FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE OFF-ROADING

2023 FORD F-150 RAPTOR R WITH 700 HORSEPOWER FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE OFF-ROADING

After more than a decade spent braving harsh conditions and conquering massive desert dunes over three generations of off-road trucks, Ford unleashes the new F-150® Raptor R™ – the fastest, most powerful, most extreme high-performance off-road desert Raptor yet. ... Continue reading

Curb side, on-street EV charging comes to Chicago.

Curb side, on-street EV charging comes to Chicago.

Urban dwellers are good candidates to purchase or lease an all-electric vehicle, that is, a battery-electric vehicle or BEV. Why? They don’t typically drive many miles in their daily personal routine. ... Continue reading

DC Back-office Leadership Cooperates With Green New Deal Extremists To Eliminate American's Pursuit Of Happiness, Mobility and Vehicle Choices

DC Back-office Leadership Cooperates With Green New Deal Extremists To Eliminate American's Pursuit Of Happiness, Mobility and Vehicle Choices

drivers of electric vehicles have recently seen only a modest increase in the cost of their driving, while drivers of gasoline- and (especially) diesel-powered vehicles were hit hard. ... Continue reading

Honda Civic Family Album 1975 - 2023 +VIDEO

Honda Civic Family Album 1975 - 2023 +VIDEO

July 18, 2022 — TORRANCE, Calif. Civic is all-time best-selling Honda automobile with global sales approaching 30 million With more than 12.3 million in U.S. sales since its debut in 1973, Civic is America's best-selling small car over the last five decades1 Honda has produced more than 11 million Civics in North Ame ... Continue reading

NHTSA CAR, TRUCK, RV, BUS, MOTORCYCLE AND TRAILER RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary July 18, 2022

NHTSA CAR, TRUCK, RV, BUS, MOTORCYCLE AND TRAILER RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary July 18, 2022

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness - Review by Larry Nutson

2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness - Review by Larry Nutson

Over a decade ago my wife and I spent a couple years living in the suburbs outside of Hartford, Connecticut. In those days Subaru was selling in the range of 200,00 to 260,000 vehicles a year across the U.S. New England was good selling territory for Subaru. ... Continue reading

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