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Volvo SUVs Getting Polestar Performance Treatment

The Volvo SUV lineup is going to get a lot less boring.

Filed under: Featured Articles Luxury Cars SUVs Swedish Volvo
Tags: polestar, polestar performance, polestar volvo xc60, polestar volvo xc90, polestar xc60, polestar xc90, Volvo, Volvo XC60, volvo xc90, XC60, xc90

By Jason Siu Oct 21 2014

NHTSA Expanding Alert for Massive Airbag Recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to reiterate how important the recent airbag recall is.

Filed under: BMW Car Recalls Featured Articles GM Honda Mazda Nissan Safety Toyota
Tags: airbag recall, BMW, general motors, GM, Honda, Mazda, NHTSA, Nissan, Takata, takata airbag, Toyota

By Jason Siu Oct 21 2014

Tesla Sales Officially Banned in Michigan

Tesla has experienced another setback with its direct-to-consumer sales approach.

Filed under: American Electric Cars Family Sedans Featured Articles Luxury Cars Sedans Tesla
Tags: michigan law, michigan sales ban, tesla, tesla michigan, tesla sales ban, tesla stores

By Jason Siu Oct 21 2014

Tuner Prepares 600-HP Hyundai Genesis for SEMA

Hyundai’s already powerful Genesis sedan is a blank canvas for tuners to alter however they wish. And with SEMA just around the bend you can bet this car will be well represented at the Vegas event, in fact one company has already boosted it to the brink of insanity.

Filed under: Auto Show News Featured Articles Hyundai Korean Sedans SEMA
Tags: 2014 sema, genesis, genesis sedan, Hyundai, hyundai genesis, hyundai genesis sedan, Hyundai SEMA, SEMA, sema 2014, Speciality Equipment Market Association, Toca Marketing, tuner, tuner car, turbo, turbochargers, twin turbo, v8

By Craig Cole Oct 21 2014

2016 Acura ILX Spotted Playing in the Sun

The other day Acura teased its upcoming 2016 ILX sedan by releasing a darkened photo of the car. It revealed next to nothing, but fortunately we can do much better than that; we’ve got an entire gallery of spy photos.

Filed under: Acura Featured Articles Japanese Luxury Cars Sedans Spy Photos
Tags: Acura, Acura ILX, Earth Dreams, Earth Dreams engine, Honda, honda civic, honda civic si, luxury sedan, Spy Photos, spy shots

By Craig Cole Oct 21 2014

Euro Prius+ Gets Updated for 2015, Prius v to Follow?

How exciting! The European version of Toyota’s Prius v has gotten a minor update for 2015.

Filed under: Compact Cars Featured Articles Hybrids Japanese Toyota Wagons
Tags: 2015 toyota prius, 2015 Toyota Prius v, europe, european, hybrid, prius, refresh, Toyota, toyota prius, toyota prius v, update

By Craig Cole Oct 21 2014

Finalists for ‘Green Car of the Year’ Announced

The folks at Green Car Journal have just released their list of finalists for the 2015 Green Car of the Year award. The group includes a surprising diversity of vehicles from several manufacturers.

Filed under: Audi BMW Chevrolet Diesel Cars Economy Cars Exotics Family Sedans Featured Articles Hatchbacks Hybrids Technology Volkswagen
Tags: 2015 Green Car of the Year, a3, a3 tdi, Audi, audi a3, audi a3 tdi, BMW, bmw i3, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Impala Bi-Fuel, diesel, eco-friendly, fit, fuel efficient, golf, green, green car journal, green car of the year, hatchback, Honda, honda fit, hybrid, i3, Impala Bi-Fuel, TDI, Volkswagen, volkswagen golf

By Craig Cole Oct 21 2014

Aston Martin Vantage Spied with Leaves in its Grille

The folks at Aston Martin are hard at work on their next generation Vantage sports car. Through back-door dealings and international subterfuge we managed to snag a passel of spy photos proving this point.