More Than Cars The Tokyo Motor Show is dominated by vehicles that roll on four wheels, but many Japanese car companies — such as Honda and Suzuki — also produce amazing motorcycles. Bikes from Yamaha, Kawasaki and others were also on display at this year’s show. Take a quick look...
Best-Selling SUVS — So Far Americans love SUVs — and the trend probably won’t be slowing anytime soon — at least based on the latest sales numbers. Through the third quarter of 2017, five of the top 20 best-selling SUVs are up more than 20 percent year-to-date over 2016,...
Head-Turners in Tokyo The Tokyo Motor Show is famous for pushing boundaries of automotive technology and design, hosting a variety of unique and unusual automobiles — some pure concepts that will never reach production nor public roads, while others will never make it to the American market....
Japan’s Big Show Considered one of the most significant among the handful of major international auto shows, the Tokyo Motor Show takes place every other year, and often premieres some of the most interesting concept cars on the show circuit. The 2017 edition of Japan’s biggest auto...
Intelligent Concepts At this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan took a look at the future of mobility with a crossover concept better connecting car and driver. And following the debut of the second-generation LEAF electric vehicle, Nissan revealed what a concept version of a NISMO-tuned EV...
WRX Preview? At the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru pulled the wraps off its latest VIZIV concept — this time a 4-door performance sedan. In the past, the Japanese carmaker has presented several concepts called VIZIV – a name that certainly doesn’t roll off the tongue but...
Honda Sports EV Concept The Honda Sports EV Concept is a new look at a compact sports car combining electric vehicle performance with the advantages of Artificial Intelligence for driving enjoyment. Based on the same new EV-only platform as the Urban EV Concept that debuted at the 2017 Frankfurt...
A Look to the Future The Tokyo Motor Show always hosts some of the most interesting concept vehicles of the worldwide auto show circuit, and this year Toyota certainly added its fair share. Most of these are simply exercises in design and engineering with no clear expectations for production;...
High Performance, High Efficiency For drivers who have their eyes on new high-performance rides, chances are fuel economy is not their topline new-car priority. That said, with advances in technology and many high-performance models downsizing to smaller-displacement turbocharged engines,...
Top Cars Lowdown American drivers love their trucks and SUVs — third-quarter 2017 sales figures prove this — but there is another side to the story: Interest in the traditional passenger car continues to wane. Granted, certain cars still sell in high numbers, but overall car sales are...
What Is It? Chevrolet is changing the way America thinks about electric cars — or at least our thoughts on EV transportation needed adjusting after spending a few days with the innovative Bolt EV. Prior to the Bolt EV’s premiere, car shoppers looking to ditch their vehicles’...
Fuel-Efficient SUVs Sport-utility vehicles and crossovers remain the hottest automotive segment in America — their versatility makes them an attractive alternative to sedans, minivans and wagons. That said, those who need an SUV or crossover don’t have to forgo good fuel economy. With...
Avoid Being Fuelish If you own a car and are among the 99 percent of Americans not driving an electric vehicle, you likely spend a considerable amount of time and money at the fuel pump. And unless you plan to purchase an electric car, this continued fuel consumption is not going to stop —...
Avoid Being Fuelish If you own a car and are among the 99 percent of Americans not driving an electric vehicle, you likely spend a considerable amount of time and money at the fuel pump. And unless you plan to purchase an electric car, this continued fuel consumption is not going to stop —...