by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 5, 2018
Warning sounds are, by definition, designed to draw your attention, but sometimes they also can get on your nerves. Ford has been trying to find the right balance with some recent products, looking for sounds that are distinctive yet easy on the ears. It’s going a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 31, 2018
Trick or Treat? Make that trick and treat, as the annual SEMA Show gets underway in Las Vegas. Perfectly timed for Halloween, the annual aftermarket event regularly sees the debut of some intriguing concept vehicles from U.S., Asian and European automakers, and this...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 31, 2018
The California-based battery-car company Faraday Future is “effectively insolvent,” according to co-founder Nick Sampson who resigned on Tuesday. His departure comes as the once-promising company prepares for a second round of mass layoffs, a Faraday spokesman advised...
by Michael Strong | Oct 30, 2018
Toyota Supra fans can celebrate — finally. We mean it this time. Truly. The company officially announced it plans to debut the long-awaited return of Toyota’s beloved sports car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Toyota has been...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 23, 2018
While some automakers are leaning out their sedan lines – even abandoning them entirely, in the case of Ford – Nissan continues to bet big on four-door models, with two critical updates for the 2019 model-year. While we’ve already seen and driven the Altima makeover,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 4, 2018
Only the French could have gone to market with vehicles like the DS9 and the 2CV – the deux chevaux, as it was better known. And only the French could have rolled out some of the wild and crazy concepts that populated this year’s Paris Motor Show. As the media days...
by Michael Strong | Oct 3, 2018
Lexus designers have been charged with the task of creating more emotion-evoking vehicles in recent years. However, the RC has always been that buzz-generating offering from Toyota’s luxury brand and the 2019 model shown in Paris continues that trend. The exterior of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 3, 2018
Since launching the first in a broad series of joint ventures nine years ago, Daimler AG and the Nissan/Renault/Mitsubishi Alliance have generated what they claim to be billions of dollars in “synergies” that have allowed them to expand their product lines and grow...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 2, 2018
There have been a few surprising moments at an otherwise lackluster 2018 Paris Motor Show, and several of them came from sources you wouldn’t expect, notably the debut of the first two new models from Vietnam’s first real carmaker, VinFast. Of course, it didn’t hurt...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 2, 2018
Ferrari has a long and glorious history, its many fans are quick to point out, and the carmaker now plans to mine that heritage for a new line of retro-futuristic models that will be sold through a new collection dubbed “Icona Ferrari.” That will start off with the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 2, 2018
Supra fans, rejoice! Every major auto show during the last two years has brought with it a flurry of rumors suggesting the reborn Toyota sports car would finally make its debut, hopes only to be dashed when the Supra was a no-show. And that happened again in Paris,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 2, 2018
There are few things worse than finding yourself dug into sand and unable to move, but the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE will offer a novel way of getting out of that mess, literally hopping up and down until its wheels gain traction. What the German automaker describes as...
