JR Chocco
Porsche electric SUV coming by 2022, Boxster might go electric
Porsche is hard at work on the new Taycan electric car, but Porsche doesn't plan to stop there. Porsche expects that by 2025 half of its sales will come from electrified models, which means that it's planning more than just the electric Taycan. The next electric Porsche will likely be an electric SUV, since Porsche's CFO Lutz Meschke recently...
Order your Tesla by Oct. 15 to get the full $7,500 tax credit
If you're hoping to get the full $7,500 federal tax credit on a Tesla, you only have a few days to place your order for the Model S, Model X or Model 3. Tesla has announced that buyers have until October 15 to place their order to ensure that they will get their Tesla by the end of the...
2020 Porsche 911 (992) will debut next month, sales start next summer
We're finally going to get to see the next-generation 2020 Porsche 911 (992), which is going to debut next month at the LA Auto Show. Porsche has not only confirmed that it will take the wraps off the new 911 next month, but that sales in the US will kick off by next summer. The first models from the new...
Next-Gen Jaguar F-Type might borrow BMW’s 4.4L V8
There has been a lot of speculation lately about what Jaguar has planned for the next-generation Jaguar F-Type. Earlier reports have claimed that the next F-Type could switch to a mid-engine layout that would make it a closer rival to the Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman. Now a new report speculates that the next F-Type will keep its engine...
2019 Chevy Silverado 4-Cylinder gets up to 23 mpg
The EPA has released the fuel economy specs for the 2019 Chevy Silverado with the new 2.7L four-cylinder engine. The four-cylinder powered Silverado is rated at 20 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway or a combined 21 mpg rating. Those specs aren't a big improvement over the 2019 Silverado with the 5.3L V8 engine, which is...
Here’s an early look at the 2020 BMW 3 Series Touring
BMW unveiled the seventh-generation 2019 BMW 3 Series sedan just last week and while we don't know when BMW is planning to reveal the new 3 Series Touring, we have our first preview. BMW recently registered design patents of the new 3 Series wagon with Brazil's Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial and here they are. The 2020 BMW 3 Series...
VW celebrates the 100,000th Atlas produced
The VW Atlas only went on sale about a year and a half ago, but it's quickly become one of the brand's most important models in the US. Sales of the VW Atlas have ramped up over the last year and now VW has announced that it's already produced over 100,000 Atlas SUVs at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The...
Honda heads to SEMA with the Rebelle Rally Pilot and Civic Type R TCR
The SEMA Show kicks off in Las Vegas at the end of the month and Honda has announced what it will be showing off. Honda will have representatives from its entire lineup of cars, trucks, SUVs and motorcycles, plus it will also show off the Rebelle Rally Pilot, Ridgeline Overland and Civic Type R TCR. The Honda Civic Type R...
Bugatti’s CEO hints again that an SUV might happen
Back in August, Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann hinted at the possibility of adding an SUV to its lineup and now this week he's hinting again at the possibility of a Bugatti SUV. Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, Winkelmann told Automotive News, "The brand is ready for more." He also alluded to the fact that the brand's current W-16 engine...
2019 Hyundai Kona gets standard safety tech and starts at $20,970
The 2019 Hyundai Kona is zooming into its second model year with only a few updates. Hyundai has announced that the 2019 Kona will now come standard with more driver assistance safety technologies and that it's pricing starts at $20,970. The 2019 Hyundai Kona now comes standard with forward collision-avoidance assist, lane keep assist and driver attention warning. The 2019...
