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2025 Mazda CX-5: Pricing and Packaging

2025 Mazda CX-5: Pricing and Packaging

2025 CX-5 models will retain standard all-wheel drive in the U.S. when they arrive in dealerships nationwide this summer. CX-5 2.5 SCX-5 2.5 S models feature Mazda's Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter, four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine with cylinder deactivation. ... Continue reading

FIAT Celebrates Its First 125 Years and Smiles to the Future

FIAT Celebrates Its First 125 Years and Smiles to the Future

Now open at the Pinacoteca Agnelli, the new Casa FIAT exhibition traces the brand's history and its connection to the Lingotto building All-electric Fiat 500e, featuring a 149-mile driving range, returned to North America earlier this year after a five-year hiatus, with starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (M ... Continue reading

"WHY THE RECALL?" OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY SUMMARY - July 15, 2024

"WHY THE RECALL?" OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY SUMMARY - July 15, 2024

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

2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4x4 Double Cab - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4x4 Double Cab - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

The vibrantly redesigned fourth-generation Toyota Tacoma pickup shares almost nothing but its storied name with its predecessors. This time around, what the Tacoma shares is its platform, which is now derived from that of its big brother, the Toyota Tundra. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up July 7-13, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up July 7-13, 2024

Larry's top automotive relevant story picks from this past week's important to you, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive news nuggets. ... Continue reading

As heavy EVs proliferate, their weight may be a drag on safety

As heavy EVs proliferate, their weight may be a drag on safety

How safe are electric vehicles? It’s a question that keeps coming up in different ways in my role overseeing our vehicle crashworthiness evaluations. When we first started testing electric vehicles in 2011, the question referred to fire risk. ... Continue reading

Mercury Insurance Names the Most Affordable New Sedans to Insure

Mercury Insurance Names the Most Affordable New Sedans to Insure

Mercury Insurance , a leading auto insurer in California. Announced today, Mercury has compiled a list of the most affordable new sedans to insure. ... Continue reading

2025 Lexus UX300h F Sport Handling - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2025 Lexus UX300h F Sport Handling - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Lexus has just released the latest revision of their entry level UX model range. While the new offerings may look superficially similar to previous versions, subtle changes for 2025 make this ultra compact SUV much more enticing to drive. ... Continue reading

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale “La Metamorfosi” - Review by Larry Nutson

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale “La Metamorfosi” - Review by Larry Nutson

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale “La Metamorfosi” By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_0002) Alfa Romeo’s new Tonale model made its world premier “digitally” back in February 2022. I had my first in-person look at the Tonale in a live presentation made to members of the Midwest Automotive Media As ... Continue reading

Tips for Speedy Recovery After an Auto Accident

Tips for Speedy Recovery After an Auto Accident

Auto accidents often lead to a broad range of injuries which vary in severity. Some of them may be severe, and others minor. ... Continue reading

Universal Technical Institute to consolidate branding for MIAT-Canton, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute and NASCAR Technical Institute

Universal Technical Institute to consolidate branding for MIAT-Canton, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute and NASCAR Technical Institute

Campuses to be rebranded as UTI-Canton, UTI-Orlando, UTI-Phoenix and UTI-Mooresville. PHOENIX, July 10, 2024 -- Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the transportation, skilled trades and energy education division of Universal Technical Institute, Inc., today announced plans to consolidate the branding for its MIAT-Can ... Continue reading

YAMAHA MOTOR: New Hydrogen Energy Verification Testing Facility to be Established at Morimachi Factory

YAMAHA MOTOR: New Hydrogen Energy Verification Testing Facility to be Established at Morimachi Factory

Japan--Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is pleased to announce that it will build a new verification testing facility equipped with a melting furnace and heat treatment furnace using hydrogen gas at its Morimachi Factory (Morimachi, Shuchi-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture). From 2025, we will begin development and verifica ... Continue reading

2025 INFINITI QX55 Pricing Starts at $50,150

2025 INFINITI QX55 Pricing Starts at $50,150

Unchanged for the 2025 model year, the QX55 arrives in showrooms this month with a starting MSRP of $50,150. ... Continue reading

New Model Close-up: 2024 Lexus GX SUV

New Model Close-up: 2024 Lexus GX SUV

First-ever Overtrail grade with standard 33-inch All-Terrain tires and 18-inch wheels 3.4L twin-turbo V6 produces 349 horsepower; 479 lb.-ft. of torque Hybrid powertrain to come later Standard Lexus Safety System+ 3.0 and Lexus Interface with 14-inch multimedia touchscreen Up to 8,000 lbs. ... Continue reading

Road Trip - Driving the Downeast Highway, Maine’s Route 1 - By Larry Nutson

Road Trip - Driving the Downeast Highway, Maine’s Route 1 - By Larry Nutson

The Original US 1 - Awhile back my wife informed me she was going away to Western Massachusetts for a few days with some of her lady friends. She suggested after this getaway we meet at the home of our daughter and her husband who live in Boston’s Northshore. ... Continue reading

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