Yearly Archives: 2017
A new Mitsubishi Evo is three to six years away
Mitsubishi sadly killed the much loved Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution in late 2015 and the automaker hasn't really said much about a replacement. Australia's Motoring has learned that a new Mitsubishi Evo is going to eventually happen, but sadly it won't happen for a while. Mitsubishi’s global boss Trevor Mann recently stated that Mitsubishi is currently mulling the idea of ...
Hyundai increases Ioniq Electric production 50%
Sales of the Hyundai Ioniq Electric have exceeded Hyundai's initial projections, which has prompted the automaker to increase the Ioniq Elecric production by 50 percent to keep up with the demand. There's already a four-five month wait for the Ioniq Electric in South Korea and here in the U.S. you'll have a hard time finding one. Currently Hyundai produces about...
Audi wants to introduce more SUVs and wagons in the U.S.
It's no surprise that any automaker says that they want to introduce more SUVs in the US, especially Audi who is already working on several new SUVs, but one goal is new. Audi also wants to introduce more wagons in the U.S. for the "anti-SUV" crowd. Barry Hoch, Audi's director of product planning has revealed that Audi has a lot...
Chevy Bolt goes on sale nationwide in August
The Chevy Bolt EV is going to arrive nationwide in August, a month earlier than the automaker originally planned. Chevy has now started taking orders from select certified dealers nationwide, with the first units scheduled to arrive in August. "We were waiting for the training to be done, we were waiting for the right tools to be in place," Steve...
2018 Honda Accord gets turbocharged and a 10-speed auto
An all-new 10th generation Honda Accord is going to arrive later this year and just like the current generation Civic, the 2018 Accord is going to get some big changes. Honda isn't ready to unveil all the details yet, but Honda has confirmed that the new Accord will lose its 3.5L V6. The 2018 Accord will have a more aggressive...
200-mile range Hyundai Kona EV coming next year
Hyundai hasn't even officially unveiled the new Kona small SUV, but a new report claims that Hyundai is working on an all-electric version that will arrive late next year. The 2019 Hyundai Kona EV will easily beat the Hyundai Ioniq's driving range, with a range around 200 miles. The news about the Hyundai Kona EV comes from Autobild, via PushEVs...
2018 Audi A8 gets a standard 48-volt mild hybrid system
Audi hasn't unveiled the all-new 2018 Audi A8 yet, but Audi has announced that the new A8 will be powered by a standard mild hybrid system. That means that every combustion engine in the new A8 lineup will be mated to a hybrid system. The 2018 Audi A8 is going to debut on July 11 The mild hybrid drive system is...
Nissan adds standard automatic emergency braking on most 2018 models
Nissan is going to make Automatic Emergency Braking standard on most of its 2018 vehicles, including the Rogue/Rogue Sport, Altima, Murano, Leaf, Pathfinder, Maxima and Sentra. Nissan estimates that the in 2018 it will sell at least 1 million vehicles with the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) technology. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one-third of all police-reported crashes involve...
Acura is heading to Pikes Peak with a 500-hp TLX A-Spec
Acura has announced that it is going to race two special TLX sedans at this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 25. One of the TLX sedans will be a 500-horsepower 2018 TLX A-Spec, while the TLX GT race car makes a return. The Pikes Peak Acura TLX A-Spec is powered by a modified 3.5L V6 that generates...
Acura could go fully electric with the next NSX
Acura is reportedly considering a fully electric version of the next-generation NSX. Last year Acura teased the idea of an electric NSX with the NSX EV concept that climbed Pikes Peak. An electric Acura NSX could rival the new electric sports cars from Tesla and Porsche Although the NSX EV we saw last year was purely a concept, Honda R&D boss...
