2014

  • 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel

    Well, OK, perhaps the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel doesn't have an engine actually designed by Maserati. But, hey, what other pickup truck can claim to use even the same engine as sexy, sinuous, six-figure Italian luxury sport sedans? As cleverly pointed out by Ward's Auto, the new diesel Ram 1500 full-size pickup truck uses the same 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 engine that's fitted to both the Maserati Quattroporte and the new 2014 Maserati Ghibli sedans--in Europe. North American buyers, unaccustomed to diesels in passenger cars--except for those from longtime diesel stalwarts Volkswagen and...

  • 2014 MINI Cooper S
    2014 MINI Cooper: Bigger, Faster, More Fuel-Efficient--And Start-Stop Too

    The Mini is one of the most iconic vehicles on the roads, but the car has changed--and grown--rather a lot since its introduction in 1959. Most of that change has happened since BMW took the reins and launched its MINI brand in 2001, and we're now on the third generation of the BMW-developed...

  • 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage ES
    2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Gas Mileage: Real-World 40 MPG-Plus Possible, Owners Say

    The 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage is unusual among the latest breed of gas-sipping small cars. There are no fancy tricks employed to hit its 37-40 mpg combined EPA ratings, no turbochargers or hybrid systems. It's simply small, light, aerodynamic and uncomplicated. Those qualities are also allowing...

  • 2014 Nissan Leaf
    Nissan On Track To Beat 2020 Electric Car Sales Target?

    Nissan and its French partner Renault could be on track for selling 1.5 million electric vehicles before 2020, according to the company's latest estimates. The two companies have currently sold around a tenth of that number since each firm released its first electric cars a few years back. But as...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class
    Mercedes S-Class Electric Car Could Follow Plug-In Hybrid

    So far, Mercedes' exploration of electric vehicles has been fairly diverse. It started, logically, with the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive. But then it jumped to the other end of the scale with the SLS AMG Electric Drive supercar. The next stop could be the Mercedes S-Class luxury sedan, as the...

  • 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid
    Honda: Hybrids For Bigger Cars Now That Insight Is Going Away

    Scrambling to do a bit of damage control after news broke last month that production of its Insight hybrid will end this year, Honda issued a press release touting its renewed commitment to hybrid technology. The death of the Insight model begged the question, what about the tiny two-seat CR-Z...

  • Frame from 2014 Cadillac ELR video on YouTube, with actor Neil McDonough

    In general, getting people talking about your ad is a good way to get people talking about your car. In the case of "Poolside"--an ad for the 2014 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe aired during the Oscars and the Sochi Olympics--however, not all the talk has been favorable. MORE: 2014 Cadillac ELR Ad: What Does It Say About Who Buys Electric Cars? (Video) In fact, enough of it has been sufficiently negative that Craig Bierley, Cadillac's advertising director, was interviewed about it by Ad Age magazine. As covered by Automotive News, Bierley says the ad was intended to be a...

  • BMW 2-Series Active Tourer, 2014 Geneva Motor Show
    2014 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer: Live Photos From Geneva Show

    Let's get any confusion out of the way: The new BMW 2-Series Active Tourer is completely unrelated to the new BMW 2-Series. BMW has chosen the name to differentiate the new front-wheel drive hatchback from the 1-Series sold overseas, and partly, we suspect, because 1.5 or 2.5 Series would sound...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR test car in New York's Hudson Valley, March 2014
    2014 Cadillac ELR: Gorgeous, Too-Pricey Electric Luxury Coupe

    Let's get one thing out of the way up front: The 2014 Cadillac ELR is rather more than a "tarted-up Volt," in the words of more than one commentator. It's a quiet, smooth, adequately powerful and very stylish coupe with a luxurious interior, and it runs on GM's most advanced range-extended electric...

  • 2014 BMW i3 (German-market version), Amsterdam, Oct 2013
    Not All BMW ActiveE Drivers Moving To BMW i3, Poll Finds

    BMW ActiveE drivers question the i3's price and practicality.

  • MINI Clubman Concept, 2014 Geneva Motor Show
    MINI Clubman Concept: Four-Door MINI To Make Geneva Debut

    If you like the MINI but want something a little more practical, then this could be the car for you. It's the MINI Clubman Concept and it's set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Though even a brief glance tells you there's little concept-like about the new car. In contrast to the...

  • New Nissan Juke teaser image
    New Nissan Juke Teased Before Geneva Motor Show Reveal

    Nissan has released its first preview image of the new Nissan Juke, set to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show next week. The new model is said to look even more striking than before, as well as offering greater efficiency and better refinement than the current model. The Juke was originally...

  • 2014 Honda Insight

    The Honda Insight hybrid is no more. That's the confirmation from Honda itself, as slow sales prompt the Japanese automaker to end production of its flagship hybrid. According to Bloomberg, Honda informed dealers back in November that Insight production would stop this month, and asked them to stop taking orders on the model. [UPDATE: Honda North America subsequently clarified that the Bloomberg article refers to Insight production for the Japanese market; the company said production of Insights for the U.S. will continue through this summer, and then end. The company said there are "no...

  • Nissan NV200 'Taxi of Tomorrow' in New York City livery, road test, Dec 2013
    Nissan NYC 'Taxi Of Tomorrow': Not Fast, But Great For Riders

    If you're driving into rural areas to spend time with nature, there's nothing more noticeable than a bright yellow New York City taxi cab to do it in. A couple of months ago, we had a chance to test out Nissan's new "Taxi of Tomorrow" for New York City, based on its NV200 small commercial van--but...

  • 2014 BMW i3 hits the race track
    2014 BMW i3 Gets CA Carpool-Lane Access: Battery Only, So Far

    As expected, the 2014 BMW i3 electric car has been awarded its "white sticker," the coveted permission to drive in High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes with only one occupant on California's crowded freeways. The range-extended version of the i3, however, has not yet appeared on the list--and there remains...

  • 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel
    2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Logs 8,000 Orders In Three Days

    The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is already getting plenty of attention from truck buyers.

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR
    Ominous Sign For 2014 Cadillac ELR: Half Of Dealers Turn It Down

    Sales of Cadillac's ELR range-extended luxury coupe are... well, they're not high right now. But that's okay, since Cadillac hasn't set itself huge targets for the Volt-based coupe. It's a niche product, not a volume model. Less okay is that nearly half of the brand's dealers have decided not to...

  • 2014 BMW i3 hits the race track
    BMW's Toughest Task: Training Its Dealers On i3 Electric Car

    Early adopters, ecology-minded citizens and, increasingly, drivers who want very low running costs are now buying plug-in electric cars. That much we know. But many have reported frustrations at the dealership, from a lack of interest to salespeople who actively steer them away from electrics...

  • 2013 Tesla Model S

    On Wednesday, Tesla will report its full-year financial results for 2013, a year in which it seems to have sold more than 20,000 Model S electric luxury sedans. It's an impressive figure for the startup electric automaker, and enough to make you wonder what Tesla could achieve with one of the world's largest companies behind it. According to the San Francisco Chronicle (via MacRumors), a source close to technology firm Apple suggests the computing giant may already have talked about acquisitions with the Palo Alto-based automaker. ALSO SEE: Fisker Assets Sold For $149 Million To Wanxiang...

  • 2014 Toyota Corolla LE Eco, Catskill Mountains, NY, Feb 2014
    2014 Toyota Corolla Eco LE: Gas Mileage Test Drive

    The Toyota Corolla has long been the best-selling compact sedan in the U.S., and the all-new 2014 Corolla is a considerable advance over the aged, grim, unexciting model it replaced. We recently tested the most fuel-efficient model, the Corolla Eco, over our usual test route of about two-thirds...

  • 2014 Nissan Leaf
    2014 Nissan Leaf Has Lowest Lifetime Carbon Footprint: Report

    Which new vehicle sold today has the lowest overall carbon footprint over its lifetime? The answer, according to Automotive Science Group (via InsideEVs), turns out to be the Nissan Leaf battery-electric car. In a study to be released this spring, The Automotive Peformance Index: Redefining Value...

  • 2014 BMW i3 (German-market version), Amsterdam, Oct 2013
    2014 BMW i3 Electric-Car Orders Limited To Single Trim Level (For 3 Months)

    The 2014 BMW i3 electric car will only be offered in Launch Edition trim for its first 3 months on sale.

  • 2014 MINI Cooper S
    BMW Plans Slimmed-Down Range For Next-Gen MINI Models

    The third-generation MINI has only just been launched, but that hasn't stopped parent company BMW commenting on what the next generation might hold. Details of the models themselves are unlikely to arrive for many years--the current car has a whole lifecycle, including a mid-life refresh ahead of...

  • Frame from 2014 Cadillac ELR video on YouTube, with actor Neil McDonough
    2014 Cadillac ELR Ad: What Does It Say About Who Buys Electric Cars? (Video)

    Well, if this is the guy who's actually going to buy a 2014 Cadillac ELR, there may be some interesting conversations to come with Nissan Leaf owners. This ELR driver is a hard-charging, self-assured, contemptuous-of-vacations, modern-home-owning middle-aged white male, as portrayed in a recent...

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