2017 Kia Forte worthy compact option beyond Honda, Toyota by James Raia The 2017 Kia Forte is the 10th year of the South Korean compact. It’s among the best of several cars in different segments trying to find a market against some of the country’s long-standing, best-selling vehicles. Matched against the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, … Read more
Rolls-Royce unveils most expensive new car ever made by Weekly Driver News Service If money is no problem in your car-buying habits, why not purchase the most expensive new car ever made — a one-of-a-kind Rolls-Royce? An unnamed buyer, seeking a vehicle styled after the Rolls-Royce offerings in the 1920 and 1930s, spent a reported … Read more
Car Insurance hassles? There’s an app to ease the pain by Weekly Driver News Service The hassle of buying car insurance might only be outdone by the annoyance of buying a new car. Go, an app introduced by a San Francisco company, is now available via Apple Pay and can allow customers to purchase car … Read more
2017 Honda Civic hatchback: sporty value gem returns by James Raia A small percentage of the car-buying public still enjoys the mechanics of driving. But manual transmissions are increasingly rare. Meet the 2017 Honda Civic hatchback sport. Honda decided this year to make its perennially top-selling compact more versatile, via an imported hatchback. The 10th … Read more
Forget Elio; How about a simple ,490 T3-1 Micro? by James Raia Micro vehicles are nothing new. But they’re getting more innovative, including the newest electric scooter from ZEV (Zero Emissions Vehicles), the T3-1 Micro. A miniature car, or as one prominent tech site called it, “a quarter of a minivan,” the T3-1 in an … Read more
2017 Toyota Prius Prime: Efficient new hybrid shines by James Raia The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime, a plug-in gas-electric hybrid, is a new addition to the country’s largest selling hybrid family. It replaces the Prius Plug-in and it’s the most ambitious Prius on the market. Its exterior design, full of sharp angles and a unique … Read more
2017 Toyota Prius Prime: Into the mountains with ease by James Raia Eleven days into coverage of the Amgen Tour of California, I’ve surpassed 1,000 miles while driving the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid. My trip began May 10 in Sacramento, and the race just ended in Pasadena. The women raced for four days, … Read more
Ford Mustang dominates internet vintage car searches by Weekly Driver News Service Vintage car enthusiasts all have their favorites. But there’s one iconic vehicle that dominates internet searches — the Ford Mustang. According to the website classiccars.com, the Mustang generated 3,736,942 unique searches in 2016. The Mustang pushed the Ford to its status as the … Read more
Consumer Reports’ 10 2017 Worst Cars To Buy by Weekly Driver News Service Consumer Reports has published car and truck lists for decades. Among its recent compilations is its worst cars for 2017 in 10 popular segments, subcompacts to luxury sedans, compacts to hybrids. The list is based on the lowest overall score in each … Read more
3 important things to consider when buying a used truck by Sponsored Content Does your truck have constant mechanical problems? Has it outlived its usefulness? If so, start thinking about the purchase of a more dependable vehicle. It’s a big purchase for a considerable amount of money. Carefully consider the factors that will go into … Read more