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Car fanatic journalist living in the PNW covering all things automotive.

2019 Jeep Compass gets Upland edition and High Altitude package

2019 Jeep Compass

Jeep has announced the updates to the 2019 Jeep Compass compact SUV, which is getting a few updates for the new model year. The 2019 Jeep Compass largely carries over into the new model year without any significant updates, but there are some new package options. The 2019 Jeep Compass Sport is now available in a new Upland special edition,...

Audi A4 Ultra Sport edition says goodbye to the manual

Audi A4 Ultra Sport

Manual transmissions are already scarce due to a lack of demand and now they are about to get even more rare, since Audi has announced that the A4 and A5 will no longer be offered with a manual. To bid farewell to the manual transmission, Audi has revealed the very limited A4 Ultra Sport edition. The Audi A4 Ultra Sport...

Jaguar Land Rover puts virtual eyes on its self-driving pods

Jaguar Land Rover self-driving pods

According to a recent study 63% of pedestrians worry about how safe it will be to cross the road once self-driving vehicles hit the road. To better understand how vehicle behavior affects human confidence with the new self-driving technology Jaguar Land Rover has fitted "virtual eyes" to a fleet of self-driving pods. To test the "virtual eyes" Jaguar Land Rover's...

Next-Gen Nissan Juke coming in 2019

2017 Nissan JUKE NISMO RS

Despite the fact that Nissan killed the Nissan Juke crossover in the United States, the Juke still sells well in other markets, like Europe. Nissan recently confirmed that the second-generation Nissan Juke will arrive in 2019 and once again it will get a distinctive exterior. Autocar recently spoke with Alfonso Albaisa, Nissan’s global design boss who revealed that the second-generation...

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster is coming in 2019

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

Last week Lamborghini took the wraps off the Aventador SVJ and this shouldn't be a really big surprise, but Lamborghini is working on an Aventador SVJ Roadster. An official document from the California Air Resources Board has surfaced and it confirms the new roadster will arrive in 2019. According to the document, the California Air Resources Board signed an executive...

Volvo 360C teased as the ‘future of travel’

volvo 360C teaser

Volvo has released a teaser of the Volvo 360C, which appears to be a new autonomous concept. The teaser was released on Volvo's Facebook page and shows the concept's lighting, but not much else. Given the fact that Volvo says that the 360C concept is "our vision for the future of travel" assumes that the concept must have autonomous driving...

VW says Atlas Tanoak pickup ‘may be on the cards’

VW Atlas Tanoak concept

Earlier this month, VW's US boss, Hinrich Woebcken revealed that VW still hasn't made a decision about making a production version of the Atlas Tanoak pickup concept that debuted earlier this year. But a few days ago, VW dropped a hint that it might happen by stating that VW Atlas Tanoak Concept "may be on the cards." Both the VW...

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ arrives with 770-hp, 0-62 mph in 2.8 secs

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

The Lamborghini Aventador SVJ has been unveiled at Pebble Beach with a naturally-aspirated 770-hp V12 engine that can get the supercar to 62 mph in only 2.8 seconds. The Aventador SVJ also sends its power to all four wheels and four wheel steering is thrown in too for fun. The Lamborghini Aventador SVJ can also reach 124 mph in only...

Infiniti Prototype 10 concept is a retro electric speedster

Infiniti Prototype 10

Infiniti is previewing its electrified future with the debut of the Prototype 10 concept, a retro-inspired speedster concept that's powered by an electric powertrain. The Infiniti Prototype 10 follows last year's debut of the Prototype 9 concept at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. This year Infiniti has returned to the same event with another preview of its future. According to...

2019 Nissan Altima production kicks off in Tennessee

2019 Nissan Altima Production

The all-new 2019 Nissan Altima is almost here, since Nissan has announced that production of the 2019 Altima kicked off today at its plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. To prepare for the 2019 Altima, Nissan says that it invested $170 million in its Smyrna, Tennessee and Canton, Mississippi assembly plants. The $170 million investment included adding a new laser brazing system...

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