This was inevitable. Volvo Cars has jolted the car market, announcing that every new model it launches from 2019 will be electrified in some way. If anyone ever doubted, it’s clear now that we are witnessing a global shift to electrified vehicles (EV). The internal combustion engine (ICE) that’s dominated the industry for more than …
Review: Toyota takes chances with 2018 C-HR
Toyota calls its new C-HR a “coupe-inspired crossover” with an “avant-garde physique” and “punchy” performance. I call this little wagon useful but a little pricy and certainly a design departure for Toyota. I can tell you this, too: every time I climbed aboard, the top of my head skimmed the smallish door opening. Part of …
Fiat brand in crisis
Some have argued that the 1957 Fiat 500, known then as the Nuova 500, was “a piece of genius.” That’s how BBC’s Top Gear put it, adding that because this car was so novel and innovative, the 500 “set the pace” for future bits of automotive brilliance like the 1959 Austin Mini. Indeed, Top Gear …
2018 Mercedes E-Class Coupe review: the eyes and ears have it
LILLOOET, B.C. – The latest 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 coupe comes equipped with a PRE-SAFE sound system capable of protecting the three tiny bones of your middle ear from the piercing, pulsating, pounding noises generated in a wicked car crash. This has something to do with engaging the stapedius muscle to protect all the tender bits …
July 25, 2017 | Commentary, First on the Grid 1 Comments (0) |
Tesla’s moment of truth is here
I drove my first Tesla many years ago in Los Angeles. I was appalled. The Roadster, a modified Lotus stuffed with little lithium ion batteries, was quick and nimble, but comfortable as a straightjacket, hot as a sauna and crude as a high school science project. For me, Tesla looked like a scam and its …
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