by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 18, 2019
Porsche has set its sights on setting another sales record this year as it rolls out a product plan that embraces electrification and keeps close contact with the brand’s proud heritage. Klaus Zellmer, president and chief executive officer, Porsche North America,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 17, 2019
Kia is billing the appropriately named HabaNiro as a “spicy” take on its future EV strategy. Of course, the name offers a hint of where its going with the reference to Kia’s first long-range battery-electric vehicle, the Niro. Like its sibling brand Hyundai, Kia has...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 17, 2019
Nearly five years after Mazda originally planned to launch its SkyActiv-D powertrain, the Japanese automaker is finally ready to make its first diesel engine a reality. It pulled the wraps off the new powertrain at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday,...
by Michael Strong | Apr 17, 2019
Subaru of America is known for its rugged, safe and practical vehicles, and the all-new 2020 Outback did nothing but burnish that reputation during its introduction at the New York International Auto Show today. The sixth-generation Outback offers the most advanced...
by Michael Strong | Apr 17, 2019
Hyundai’s spent much of the last 12 to 18 months playing catch up with its sport-utility portfolio; however, today it got back to one of the vehicles that helped to drive much of its success a few years ago, introducing an updated all-new 2020 Sonata. The...
by Michael Strong | Apr 17, 2019
Mercedes-Benz is among the leaders in the tidal wave of electric car development and showed off its latest vehicle, the limited special edition EQC Edition 1886, at the NYIAS, marking the company’s entry into the era of electric mobility. The EQC Edition 1886 combines...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 17, 2019
It’s not common to find Ian Callum, the normally garrulous Jaguar global design chief, at a loss for words, but that’s precisely what happened, at least momentarily, when the British automaker’s first battery-electric vehicle, the I-Pace, was named World Car of the...
by Michael Strong | Apr 17, 2019
Jaguar Land Rover is showing off the 2020 Jaguar XE as well as the limited edition 2020 Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic at the NYIAS. Designed and developed by Land Rover’s Special Operations unit, the new Velar Ranger Rover SVAutobiography extends the model’s...
by Michael Strong | Apr 17, 2019
Few automakers take their basic products and tweak them to excess the way Mercedes does through its partnership with AMG. The latest is the Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 unwrapped in New York. The automaker describes its newest small SUV as a “stylish all-rounder with racetrack...
by Michael Strong | Apr 17, 2019
Toyota has been spending plenty of time updating its truck and SUV line-up during the past two years and next on the list is the 2020 Highlander, which made its debut at the New York International Auto Show. The fourth-generation Highlander gets an all-new exterior...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 17, 2019
Check the dictionary and you’ll find a variety of different meanings for the word, “corsair.” It can be used to describe a pirate ship, as well as a World War II fighter plane, though Joy Falotico prefers the Latin definition, “journey,” or “course.” That would seem...