As someone who’s driven gas cars his entire life, I’ve seldom worried myself about eco-friendly options. Sure, I understand difference between an EV and a hybrid, but that’s the extent of my knowledge. That changed real quickly when Kia invited me to drive its new 2018 Niro Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) from Orange County to San Francisco. Kia has been slowly dipping its foot in the electric/...
If you pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3, you may still have quite a wait ahead of you. Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets have been contacting Tesla dealers at 18 retail stores to survey how many Model 3 cars had been delivered during the fourth quarter, and the numbers were less than promising. “We talked to stores in California doing as many as a dozen per week with around 10 being the...
There’s been a lot of confusion about Tesla’s pickup truck. It seemed to be in line to be made, but after the announcement of the Roadster 2.0 and the impending arrival of the upcoming Model Y, its fate was left up in the air. Luckily, Elon Musk took to the Twitter to clear up the situation as he tends to do. In a response to a question on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the...
For nearly my entire life, I’ve stayed away from big cars. It’s nothing personal against them, they’re just clunky and too big for my use. At least that’s my personal view of them. When Ford invited me to check out the 2018 Mustang in sunny Malibu, that also meant I got to check out the gargantuan 2018 Expedition. I was excited about the Mustang because it’s a Mustang, but the...
When you utter the word McLaren, there is only one word that comes to mind: supercar. That illustrious aura has been earned in decades of designing some of the world’s fastest cars, with the latest one being the McLaren Senna. And boy is this a supercar in every sense of the word. There’s no mistaking the Senna for anything other than a supercar. In every line, curve, and styling, it...
Tesla is a great company, making arguably some of the best electric cars around. But if there we had one grip, it’s the fact that the automaker doesn’t offer a lot of options with its cars. That responsibility is falling on others, and they are running with the idea full steam ahead. A Dutch design studio just so happened to conjure up a station wagon Model S concept that’s actually...
Tesla announced its highly anticipated electric semi truck last month to a lot of fan fare. It goes without saying that it is an impressive truck, but unfortunately it won’t enter production until 2019. That isn’t stopping companies from placing orders, with the most recent being a big beer maker. Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, put in an order for 40 Tesla semi...
Lexus has introduced a new three-row version of its RX line dubbed the RX L that adds six and seven seat configuration options. The expanded car was announced at the LA Auto Show. The new third row will offer standard power fold seats. To make room the third row, Lexus extended the body of the RX by 4.3 inches and used a steeper tailgate window angle. The standard RX L will come with...
Kia on Wednesday unveiled the refreshed 2019 Kia Sorento full-size SUV at the LA Auto Show that brings along updates to the exterior and interior. The main changes to the exterior were made to the front and rear fascias. Slightly redesigned headlights and more aggressive bumper styling are the first details that stand out about the facelift. It still retains the familiar Sorento design...
In the very near future, every car made will be electric. That’s the way it is going because fossil fuel is a non-renewable resource. Tesla and other car makers have done their part to take the first slice of the pie of the burgeoning EV market, but surprisingly, there’s still a lot of pie left for the taking. One of the big slices yet to be claimed is the luxury EV market, which for...