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Volt Birth Watch 172: 3rd Generation Sustainability?
“In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation,” goes a famous line in the Great Law of the Iroquois, “even if it requires having skin as thick as the bark of a pine.”...
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How Efficient Are Plug-In Cars? Survey Says…
A number of plug-in hopeful firms have been testing their future products in fleets, keeping a close eye on the data coming back as they prepare for their consumer launches or wider availability. One...
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What’s Wrong With This Picture: I Believe I Asked For A Small Mokka Edition
Editor’s Note: The image above is from Autobild (and is posted elsewhere in the German media), and is not labeled as a rendering, a spy shot or an official image. An anonymous tipster who has seen the...
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Piston Slap: To Test in 4WD…or Not?
Jonathon writes: Hi Sajeev, Long time reader, not a commenter though. I have simple situation, and a simple question. Last Friday my beloved, and owned from birth, 1995 Grand Prix GTP developed a...
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Toyota Teams With BMW to Deliver Ultimate Hybrid Supercar
When Toyota teamed with General Motors, they gave us the Vibe/Matrix twins. With Subaru, a trio of rear-driven sports cars with boxer power up front. So, what will Toyota deliver in its partnership...
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Junkyard Find: 1986 Nissan Maxima, Brake Fluid Overdose Edition
You see some weird stuff in San Francisco Bay Area wrecking yards, from lunatic-with-a-glue-gun art cars to dipped-in-battery-acid rust to chopped, Italianized Swedes. Last weekend, I stopped by a...
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Hyundai, Kia Fined $300M By State, Federal Agencies Over Erroneous Fuel...
Being an asterisk regarding fuel economy numbers isn’t the only penance Hyundai and Kia must pay: The U.S. Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources...
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Environmentalists Says Euro MPG & Emissions Testing Allows Gaming By Automakers
The prevailing narrative seems to be that the United States lags behind Europe in addressing issues like fuel economy and emissions. U.S. regulatory standards are seen as not as rigorous as those used...
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Urmson: Google Involved In 11 Autonomous-Vehicle Accidents Over Six Years
Yesterday, Google said it was involved in three recent autonomous-vehicle accidents on California’s roads. The tech giant since admitted to eight more. The 11 total accidents occurred over the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Ford GT LM GTE Sounds Like A Four-wheeled Warzone
Ford is out at Sebring testing their newest toy — the Ford GT LM GTE — in preparation for the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. Thankfully, someone was on location and captured a few laps on...
View ArticleUS, Canada, Germany to Expand Testing for All Diesel Vehicles, Not Just...
Government agencies from the United States, Canada and Germany will be testing diesel vehicles from automakers other than Volkswagen to check their compliance with emission laws. According to The New...
View ArticleWhat Is This Hongqi H7 Doing in Michigan?
TTAC reader Morpheus (who has an awesome name by any standard) sent in this shot of a Chinese limo driving around Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Hongqi H7 isn’t built by some neo-capitalist Chinese outfit,...
View Article‘Everything’s Fine,’ Says Mitsubishi to the EPA
After admitting it fudged fuel economy data for the past 25 years in Japan, Mitsubishi Motors wants the Environmental Protection Agency to know that its U.S. vehicles are A-OK. The automaker claims it...
View ArticleConsumer Reports Says EPA Fuel Economy Labels are Pretty Accurate, Right...
Barring those pesky instances where automakers were forced to hand cash to buyers as a make-nice gesture, the Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy labels found on window stickers are actually...
View ArticleUber Informed the California DMV its Rules Don’t Apply to Their Cars
Uber Technologies Inc. have again ignored mandates from California regulators that the ride-services firm must apply for a permit to test self-driving cars, setting the table for a potential legal...
View ArticleSubaru’s Brace of New Test Tracks Hints at Options to Come
The company formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries is again investing in its safety-related R&D, creating additions to its Bifuka Proving Grounds in Japan. Bifuka is fun to say. Dubbed the...
View ArticleWon’t Get Fueled Again: AAA Testing Suggests Premium Gas, for the Most Part,...
Most readers of this site know exactly what an octane rating is and how it relates to the bang it provides in an engine. Hauling up to the pumps and being presented with a choice of everything from 87...
View ArticleAtlanta Becomes Next American City to Host Waymo’s Autonomous Test Fleet
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, is testing the crap out of its ever-growing fleet of autonomous Chrysler Pacificas. While we know the company has already mapped dozens of North...
View ArticleUber Pulls the Plug on Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Arizona
The area around Phoenix, Arizona can say goodbye to the fleet of self-driving Volvo SUVs operated by Uber Technologies. The ride-sharing company, which suspended all on-road autonomous vehicle testing...
View ArticleJapan’s Minor Scandal: Mazda, Suzuki, Yamaha Apologize for Improper Vehicle...
Japan’s automotive industry finds itself in the midst of a minor scandal. Last year, the Japanese government ordered manufacturers to investigate their operations after it was revealed that Subaru and...
View ArticleMichigan Testing Shows Fairly Innocuous Weather Baffles Self-driving Car Systems
Successfully operating self-driving cars on crowded, complex roadways in sunny, dry locales like Phoenix, Arizona is already enough of a challenge, but researchers in the cold, tempestuous climes of...
View ArticleOfficially Official: Land Rover Defender Returning to North America
On Thursday, Jaguar Land Rover announced that an all-new Defender SUV will be sold in the United States and Canada come 2020. “On behalf of Land Rover and our retailers, we are proud to announce the...
View ArticleFord Opens Investigation Into Fuel Economy Testing Procedure, Hires Outside Help
Ford Motor Company has reason to believe a problem may exist in how the company calculates vehicle fuel economy and emissions. The automaker has hired an outside firm to help get to the bottom of the...
View ArticleWaymo Refocuses on Semis, Heads Back to Phoenix for Testing
Alphabet’s Waymo probably operates the most successful autonomous fleet in North America right now. While we can debate its technical prowess versus its rivals forever, it’s still one of the only...
View ArticleEmphasis on Safety: Uber, Volvo Launch Next Generation of Autonomous SUVs
Uber Advanced Technologies unveiled the next generation of its self-driving SUV on Wednesday. Sticking with the Volvo XC90 as a platform, Uber stated that the latest prototypes should be capable of...
View ArticleBillion-dollar Lawsuit Accuses Ford of Falsifying Pickup Fuel Economy
As if preordained to coincide with Ford’s announcement of its electric F-Series prototype, news of a class-action lawsuit accusing the automaker of falsified fuel economy tests surfaced last night. The...
View ArticleBragging Rights: Audi E-Tron Becomes First EV to Pick Up IIHS Top Safety...
Audi’s E-Tron has become the first battery electric vehicle to receive the coveted Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick+ award. However, considering the group rarely tests EVs, it may...
View ArticleGeorgia Ditches Driver’s License Road Tests During Pandemic
With state governments enacting countless changes during the current health crisis, many have risen up to decry the walking back of our civil liberties. Some are absolutely convinced leadership has...
View ArticleFCA Strengthens Relationship With Waymo; ProMaster On Deck
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Waymo jointly announced plans to expand their autonomous driving partnership on Wednesday, with a new focus on delivery vehicles. The Google affiliate already uses...
View ArticleEuro NCAP Develops Assisted Driving Assessment, Bashes Autopilot
The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has finished a study on driver assistance systems and issued some moderately surprising results. While nowhere near comprehensive enough to be the...
View ArticleFord’s Autonomous Offensive Places Escape Hybrid on the Front Line
With Ford having discontinued the Fusion sedan to prioritize higher-margin models, the automaker will need to select a different unit as its preferred platform for self-driving test mules. It will need...
View ArticleToyota RAV4 Hybrid Fails the Moose Test in Dramatic Fashion
Sweden’s evasive maneuver test, better known as the moose test, is a brutal simulation of what might happen if your lane was suddenly occupied by a giant mammal and you had to get out of the way in a...
View Article2021 Nissan Rogue Becomes Perfect SUV for People With Thrill-Seeking Friends
The 2021 Nissan Rogue has bombed the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s front passenger-side crash test with a score of two stars. Since we’re not using the Michelin Guide, this is...
View Article2022 Honda Civic Type R Prototype Previewed
Honda has previewed the upcoming Civic Type R, now that it has prototypes testing at the Nürburgring. Knowing that the public would soon be seeing leaked photos of the model whizzing around the...
View ArticleRain or Shine: AAA Finds Out Advanced Driving Aids Still Suck
A new study from the American Automobile Association (AAA) has found that rain can severely impair advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Similar to how highway traffic slows to a crawl when...
View ArticleAAA Endorses Driver-Monitoring Camera Systems
Despite the automotive industry collectively promising to commence deliveries of self-driving cars in 2019, autonomous vehicles have remained test platforms for technologies that don’t yet seem ready...
View ArticleThat Blows: Honda Opens New Wind Tunnel
There is seemingly no end to the number of toys and tools automakers have at their disposal when developing new cars at places such as Honda. Wind tunnels – those development halls, not local...
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