By Spencer Casella |
A recent survey by Polk shows that only 35% of hybrid owners end up buying another hybrid/electric vehicle when it’s time to shop again. Returning buyers vary when it comes to brand. 41% of former Toyota Hybrid owners purchased a new hybrid from any brand…
By Spencer Casella |
Tethered car phone chargers to the grave! Chrysler announced today that it will be offering in-car cell phone and wireless device charging mats starting in July, coinciding nicely with the release of the new Dodge Dart. The charging mats will cost $199.99 plus cost of…
By Spencer Casella |
The New York Auto Show is currently under way at the Javitz Center. While there were many contenders, this is our Top 5 list of vehicles debuted at the Big Apple. Buckle Up! 5. Jaguar F-Type The Jaguar F-Type has me especially excited as it…
By Mike Perlman |
The PAL-V One (Personal Air and Land Vehicle) looks like a reverse Can-Am Spyder got it on with a helicopter. This has been quite a week for flying cars, as the PAL-V One joins the radical $279,000 Terrafugia (a drivable airplane). The PAL-V One is…
By Adriana Lee |
Like something straight out of the movies, here comes the Terrafugia Transition ready to take off in a neighborhood near you. Well, almost — this street-legal flying vehicle hasn’t hit the market yet, but it’s getting a lot closer. The long-awaited Transition hit a milestone last…
By Spencer Casella |
The SRT Viper is slithering back into the market Wednesday with its official reveal at the New York Auto Show after a two-year hiatus. SRT – the performance group that used to modify cars for Chrysler and now its own brand within the Chrysler group…
By Mike Perlman |
The 2012 Geneva Auto Show was a spectacle of beauty and excess within the wide world of cars. From enigmatic concepts to multi-million dollar exotics, the infamous Switzerland-based automobile buffet did not fail to impress. This is our round up of the top 10 hottest…
By Mike Perlman |
Fisker, maker of the plugin hybrid Karma, will be revealing the new Atlantic model at the upcoming New York Auto Show. The Fisker Atlantic, formerly codenamed ‘Nina’, has been officially spied on a Czech Auto Forum, bearing a similar resemblance to its older brother. However,…
By Adriana Lee |
Google’s self-driving car is a pretty amazing feat of engineering and technology. So far, the vehicle has covered 200,000 computer-driven miles, which is a milestone in itself. But there was another landmark moment that arose during testing. It has to do with a man named…
By Spencer Casella |
In our world today, the environment dominates our concerns. We want to keep it lush and green for our children, so they’ll have a world to live in that is rife with natural beauty. In the auto industry, companies are being pushed to make cleaner…
By Mike Perlman |
I applaud most technological advancements in the automotive industry. Cars and trucks are now safer, thanks to improved front and side-curtain airbags that deploy within milliseconds of a collision. Engines are becoming more efficient with the development of hybrid powertrains and all-electric motors. We’re even…
By Spencer Casella |
Today, Shelby American has announced the 2012 Ford Mustang Shelby 1000 just before its official reveal at the 2012 New York Auto Show. This monster has a 5.4-liter supercharged V8 that makes 950HP in street trim and 1100 in the track-ready Mustang Shelby 1000 S/C…
By Andre Campbell |
A couple of days ago a test mule strikingly similar to the Nissan Leaf was spotted. This is Infiniti’s valiant attempt to enter the EV market, a task that should not be too hard to achieve due to Infiniti’s partnership with Nissan. As a result,…
By Andre Campbell |
I remember being introduced to the tuner world back in high school. You could say that I wasn’t too keen on front wheel drive in-line 4′s ripping up the street. They sounded awful, with more similarities to lawn mowers racing up the street than actual…
By Spencer Casella |
Toyota has aced a hole in one with its new Prius variant, the Prius C. The hybrid has been selling like hotcakes since it went on sale back in December 2011, and it has a lot going for it. You can pick up one of…
By Andre Campbell |
Porsche is breeding some new horses in the never-ending race to be green. In 2014 Porsche plans to release a Panamera Plug-in Hybrid. This newer vehicle is a step up from its already available sibling, the Panamera S Hybrid. While both cars reserve the claim…
By Mike Perlman |
The harbinger of true American muscle is back with an external makeover, updated technology and new driver tools. Yes, the 2013 Ford Mustang V6 and Ford Mustang GT are looking bold with revamped front and rear fascias, a more prominent grill and splitter and best…
By Mike Perlman |
In Italian, Berlinetta means “little saloon,” though Ferrari’s latest F12 Berlinetta supercar resembles more of a nuclear powerplant than a dusty gin joint. The key element of the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is that it’s the most powerful Ferrari to date, boasting a 740HP naturally aspirated…
By Mike Perlman |
Out of all the exotic multimillion-dollar high performance automobiles exhibited at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show, the Pagani Huayra arguably stole the show. Based on Horacio Pagani’s mouthwatering Zonda supercar, the Huayra boasted refined ergonomics for better handling, complete carbon fiber bodywork and Futurist-inspired aesthetics…
By Mike Perlman |
The pickings are slim these days for aesthetically pleasing hybrid vehicles, but BMW aims to change that with its i8 plug-in hybrid concept. We got a chance to see the i8 concept at the Geneva Auto Show, and the car was even hotter in person.…
By Mike Perlman |
It’s not often you get to touch a $2.8 million Lamborghini that lacks a windshield, but here in Geneva, Switzerland, TechnoBuffalo capitalized on the opportunity. Jon Rettinger gives us the play-by-play aside the Lamborghini Aventador J, the windshieldless Hyper Sport with a brooding 6.5-liter V12…
By Adriana Lee |
Granted, I’m not the car guru — that would be one Mr. Mike Perlman, who’s Geneva Auto Show–bound this week with our own Jon Rettinger — but I just couldn’t skip over this one. When Ford announced the MyFord Touch interface, v2, last year, it…
By Adriana Lee |
If Harry Potter had had a whole car instead of just one measly little invisibility cloak, it might have been something like this. To promote the Mercedes F-Cell’s zero impact on the environment, the company turned one into an invisible car. The tech sorcery involved…
By Mike Perlman |
Fellow Buffalo gearheads unite! Jon Rettinger and I will be flying to Geneva, Switzerland tomorrow to cover the 2012 82nd International Motor Show. We’ll be immersed in otherworldly concept vehicles, brand new production machines and various other automotive whimsies and oddities like alternatively powered cars…
