Toyota Motor Corp. has been hit by over 100 complaints in the U.S. and Japan about brake problems with the popular Prius hybrid, the latest in a spate of quality troubles for the automaker as it grapples with massive global recalls. Here is the original...
Toyota issued a recall for 2.3 million late model cars, SUVs and pickup trucks Thursday, acting after “isolated reports” of sticking accelerator pedals. Read more here: Toyota recalls 2.3 million vehicles Read More →
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. said today that it would recall 2.3 million vehicles for sticking accelerator pedals, in addition to the 4.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles already being recalled. This recall is entirely separate from the one Toyota announced...
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I never liked the GS much; I always thought of it sort of as the runt in the Lexus litter. And the last few GS hybrids Iand#8217;ve driven have had squeaks and rattles and been beaten all to hell. Original post: The 2009 Lexus GS450h,...
This year the Detroit Auto Show had some stunning concept vehicles both in functionality and looks. Here are images and information on the highlighted concept vehicles found at this years Detroit Auto Show. Enjoy! Audi e-tron Who says green-tech can’t...
Asian automakers grabbed their biggest chunk ever of the U.S. car and truck market in 2009, but they may struggle to build on that momentum this year. View post: U.S. carmakers try to win on Asian rivals’ terms Read More →
The Ford Fusion Hybrid midsize sedan took the car of the year award, while the Ford Transit Connect captured the truck of the year at the Detroit auto show on Monday. See original here: Ford Fusion Hybrid named 2010 car of year Read More →
Ever have one of those “WTF” kinda days? Well, that would be me today after I get the announcement for one of the winners of 2010 North American Car & Truck of the Year. Enough about me, the winners are the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and the 2010...
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Hybrid , Sedan , Truck , Work , Ford Mark Fields, Ford’s President of the Americas, accepts the hardware from Tony Swan of Car and Driver For just the third time in the 17-year history of the North American Car...
What you see here is probably the next best thing to the Scirocco for America to get from Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen design group, the NCC. Essentially this new VW compact coupe is a two-door version of the Jetta. Shown here are newly released photos of...
The Ford Fusion Hybrid is the best hybrid model in the U.S. market, according to our reviewer. It is the best in the U.S. in part because it is the best for the U.S. See the original post: Review: Ford’s Fusion Hybrid pulls ahead Read More →
Toyota’s third-generation hybrid Prius is getting the kind of attention the automaker probably doesn’t want: Some owners are raising concerns about its braking system. Read more here: Drivers flag worries over Prius brakes Read More →
Just about every car enthusiast loves the Nissan GT-R but as far as ownership goes, well, that’s another story. Either way, car enthusiasts love to hear the latest buzz about the infamous Godzilla “supercar” from Japan. The recent rumors that have...
SENIOR WEB REPORTER GREG MIGLIORE: The watershed moment in the Mercury Milan Hybrid came for me as I was dashing across town for a lunch meeting. Read more here: The 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid, an AW Drivers Log: Read More →
Earlier this fall, Honda and its luxury division, Acura, both introduced contenders in the ever-growing field of fastback-utility crossovers. Now jumping into the fray is BMWand#8217;s ActiveHybrid X6. Read the original: BMW unleashes ActiveHybrid X6: Read More →
Love it or hate it, this is really it, the new 2011 Hyundai Sonata. We have witnessed several renditions of what the new Hyundai Sonata would look like and some of them were not off by far. The new stylish design resembles that of a VW Passat CC or even...
JD Power and Associates has identified the 2009 Nissan Altima as the “Highest Ranked Midsize Car in Initial Quality”. The Initial Quality Study is designed to be a predictor of long-term durability and measures owner-reported problems that occur...
A major highlight for this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show is undoubtedly the new 2011 Mustang V6 that pumps out an astonishing 305 horsepower while getting 30 miles per gallon on the highway. Those figures are unheard of especially when it comes to a...
The all-new 2010 Lexus HS250h hybrid will keep more of your money in your pockets as you pass gas stations, and will also have you seated in a Lexus with all of the luxury, convenience and safety that you expect from a Lexus. The Lexus HS250h is the...
Our good-ol-pal who happens to have created AutomotiveAddicts.com , owns a Nissan Murano equipped with a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) and before his purchase he was always a little concerned about the reliability of such a transmission. Several...
