| Refreshing or Revolting: 2014 Acura MDX |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
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While the 2014 Acura MDX received big changes mechanically, the three-row luxury crossover’s visual changes were not as substantial. However, the design updates were just enough to make it ready for another few years. The new MDX borrows heavily from the new RDX and RLX, in turn making it slightly better looking than the old [...]
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| TOTD: More Displacement or Forced Induction? |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
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We recently listed the Top 10 largest engines sold in the U.S., a varied group of cars and trucks that include the Lamborghini Aventador, Chevrolet Silverado HD, and the SRT Viper. Every vehicle shares one trait in common — providing loads of power by using large displacement engines, be it naturally aspirated or with forced [...]
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| Interview: Rhys Millen on Defending Pikes Peak Record, EV Racers |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
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With the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb approaching, we spoke with Red Bull racer and Pikes Peak world record holder Rhys Millen between practice sessions about how he intends to defend his title, his goals this year, and the end of his sponsorship with Hyundai. Last year, with a time of 9:46.164, Millen beat [...]
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| Tesla Swaps Model S Battery Faster Than Filling a Gas Tank (W/Video) |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
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Less than a month after Tesla announced plans to expand the number of supercharger recharging stations across the U.S., the EV maker has officially announced an even faster way to have a fully charged Model S. In a special event at its Southern California design studios, Tesla showed how swapping a battery in the Model [...]
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| Nissan to Offer $100/Month Battery Replacement Program for Leaf |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
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Leaf gets battery replacement program.
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| Spied: Early Lexus Compact Crossover Mule, Could Wear NX Badges |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
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The latest evidence Lexus is considering a sub-RX luxury crossover has arrived today in the form of new spy shots. What you see in the gallery below is an early mule of what may be a new compact luxury crossover to complement the vehicle that has dominated the luxury SUV market for years: the mighty [...]
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| Your Say: Top 10 Sub-$30,000 New or Used Summer Road Trip Car |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
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Summer is finally here, and with it comes beach, barbeque, and road trip season. In a Thread of the Day earlier this week, we asked you to name the ultimate new or used summer road trip car with a price tag under $30,000. For today’s Your Say, we’re going to take a quick look at [...]
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| Baby Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Makes its Spy Shot Debut |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
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2015 Mercedes-Benz SLR AMG Spied!
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| Criminal charges laid after dogs locked in hot cars |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
OTTAWA -- Two people have been criminally charged for leaving dogs unattended in cars on a hot day.Kelly Grady and Wayne Patacairk have been charged with permitting distress and failure to meet standards of care to animals, according to the Ottawa Humane Society.Grady was charged after police were sent to Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre to rescue two dogs. It was late May, with a humidex of 36 ...
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| Nissan to have battery replacement program for Leaf electric car |
Jun 21st, 2013 |
June 21 | Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:40pm EDT June 21 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd has announced a $100-a-month battery replacement plan for U.S. owners of its electric Nissan Leaf. The plan calls for participants to get a new or upgraded battery once their current battery capacity falls below 70 percent of initial output. Nissan said its plan is modeled after its own program in Europe and ...
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