Tonight, Joe Mayer, the Cincinnati car salesman who stripped down his diesel 2010 Volkswagen Golf prior to his court-ordered buyback appointment, got a call from VW telling him not to bother bringing it to the dealership. Even after removing the doors, rear hatch, airbags and almost everything else from the Read more
Filed under: Green,Hyundai,First Ride,Sedan,Autonomous,Electric Our autonomous test run proved rather uneventful. And that’s a very good thing. Continue reading Less stressful than a taxi: We ride in Hyundai’s Autonomous Ioniq Electric Less stressful than a taxi: We ride in Hyundai’s Autonomous Ioniq Electric originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Read more
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs,Motorsports Can we get a “Good Guy Massa” meme, please? Continue reading Felipe Massa unretires, returns to Williams in F1’s silliest silly season on record Felipe Massa unretires, returns to Williams in F1’s silliest silly season on record originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:05:00 Read more
Bet you didn’t know Jay Leno’s 2017 Acura NSX is number 0003. Okay, maybe you did, and now you can watch its creation in Acura’s new campaign video, “NSX Originals.” When you spend at least $157,800 to purchase a brand new 2017 Acura NSX, you also get a personalized digital Read more
Earlier this month, Lucid Motors announced a battery partnership with Samsung. Now, the automaker says it has also formed a supply agreement with Samsung’s rival, LG Chem. Battery cells from both suppliers are set to make their way to Lucid’s first vehicle, the Air. But the cells can also be Read more
Honda is unveiling the 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan at the Detroit Auto Show next month, and who better to design it than the kids it’s going to have to inevitably put up with? Read more…
All I want for Christmas is to go to the California Highway Patrol’s car handling camp. Who knew learning how not to drive would be so much fun? I mean, now that I think about it, we all should have figured. Read more…
Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Nissan,Volkswagen,Car Buying,Emissions,Diesel,Electric Some Texans are getting cheap Leafs in a group buy. A federal judge says VW is making progress on remaining cheater diesels. EU gets impatient with emissions test improvements. Continue reading Recharge Wrap-up: Group buy means $11,510 Nissan Leaf, VW makes progress on US diesel case Read more
Filed under: Celebrities,Marketing/Advertising,Videos,Lincoln,Sedan,Luxury We hope the SNL crew sees this. Continue reading McConaughey’s bizarre new Continental ad is perfect parody material McConaughey’s bizarre new Continental ad is perfect parody material originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Read more
There are many things that were invented out of necessity. Lamborghini vehicles aren’t among those things. Still, they serve an important purpose. Lamborghinis fuel our automotive fantasies with their seductive looks, intoxicating sound, and obscene amounts of power. Lambos exist to be nearly unobtainable objects of desire, but can they Read more