by Frank A. Aukofer The Beetle builder goes big with the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. Though the Beetle’s sidekick — the famed VW microbus of the 1960s — could carry as many passengers, the Atlas is the biggest Volkswagen ever. Moreover,... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer With European cities damning pollution from diesel-engine vehicles, manufacturers there are switching to gasoline/electric hybrids like the 2017 BMW 330e iPerformance sedan. Currently, about half the automobiles in Europe come with diesels, which are more economical... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Now presenting its all-new 2017 V90 Cross Country, Volvo demonstrates again that it has a way with wagons. Going back generations, the Swedish vehicle manufacturer has persisted in developing rugged, safe and dependable station wagons, even... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Blend the futuristic and familiar, and you get the concept of the 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan, forging an expanded direction for the storied Japanese automaker. This all-new five-passenger four-door runs on compressed hydrogen, producing... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer As alternative power trains proliferate, South Korea’s biggest carmaker goes all in on a trifecta: the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq with hybrid, plug-in hybrid and dedicated electric models. Depending on the consumer response and government fuel economy... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Some day someone will carve or cast a monument to the Subaru Outback, in 2017 still a steady success because of an imaginative modification. In 1995, sport utility vehicles were coming into their own, led by... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer There are a whopping number of popular priced compact crossover sport utility vehicles to entice buyers, but few like the 2017 Ford Escape that also offer scintillating performance. To get that, however, you must order an... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer In the interest of accuracy discussing the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, let’s call a spade a spade—or, this case, a wagon a wagon. VW folks perhaps would like us to think of it as a compact... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Though not quite like the Big Bang, the all-new 2017 Kia Niro, a gasoline-electric hybrid, expands the idea of what it means to be a crossover sport utility vehicle in this modern era. It enters the... Continue Reading →
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