Of Course, There’s a Reason—it Highlights Toyota’s Nintendo Giveaway. The new 2024 Grand Highlander three-row SUV has already been customized by Toyota, and the company has dressed it up as a massive Nintendo system on wheels. This must be the automotive equivalent of candy in the grocery checkout aisle. You see, Toyota is promoting a…
His first car, which will be auctioned off as Sir Michael Caine turns 90. When it goes up for auction at the end of March, the stunning 1968 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow convertible is expected to fetch between $100,000 and $150,000. It has undergone extensive restoration. Since the late 1960s, when the car was first ordered,…
According to Cox Automotive, there was a larger increase in wholesale values last month than there had been since late 2021 due to stronger-than-expected demand for used cars. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, produced by the automotive data company, increased 2.5% from December but was down 12.8% from inflated levels a year earlier. Investors…
At a glitzy New York launch, TG interviewed the key people involved in the Blue Oval’s return to Formula One Ford is thus joining Formula One once more. There were undoubtedly a few people who were old enough to remember the company’s previous two forays into the sport among the influencers and young, Netflix-loving Formula…
Monthly auto loan payments seem to be becoming more and more of a problem for a growing percentage of car owners. Even though they only make up a small percentage of all outstanding auto loans—1.84%—borrowers who are more than 60 days behind on their payments are becoming more common, according to a recent Cox Automotive…
Despite wearing a hairshirt during the fourth-quarter 2022 earnings call, Ford CEO Jim Farley has a plan for future development and improvement. Ford failed to produce enough cars, do so poorly, or obtain the parts it required, all of which led to dismal fourth-quarter earnings and a net loss for 2022. Jim Farley, the CEO…
Some automakers are discovering that now is a great time to shake things up and possibly offer designs that they haven’t before or have previously left behind as more automakers transition their vehicles to align with the EV future. In 2021 Nissan revealed its “Ambition 2030” vision which was effectively a roadmap of the Conceptual…
With a 361-mile EPA estimated range, the new Hyundai Ioniq 6 is one of the market’s longest-range EVs. The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6—the sleek sedan version of the Ioniq 5 we recently named our 2023 MotorTrend The long-range, rear-wheel drive SUV of the Year has attained an extraordinary EPA range estimate, topping out at 361…
Ford is investigating all the different ways drones might be used in a car. Several drone-related patents submitted by researchers from the automaker’s Global Technologies division were recently accepted. The patent applications’ accompanying drawings are fascinating to study even though not all of them will be realized. The images show different ideas that increase the…
I haven’t had a chance to praise the Ferrari 296 GTB to its fullest extent. It is many of the things that we now casually anticipate a new Ferrari to be: beautifully designed and providing so much performance that you genuinely wonder how much more any human being could require. When I drove the vehicle…
Suzuki has just revealed that an all-electric Jimny is in the works, so we hope you’re all seated. Hurrah! Yes, the Japanese company may have only recently unveiled its first electric concept car, the eVX, which is shown in the picture at the bottom of this page, but in a recent “Growth Strategy” briefing document,…
Mercedes-Benz has overtaken Tesla as the nation’s first automaker to receive SAE Level 3 certification for hands-free driving. in a standard-production (albeit luxury) vehicle. The Drive Pilot system from Mercedes has received Nevada’s approval for conditional automated driving on public freeways. Mercedes-Benz will offer Drive Pilot as an option on its 2024 S-Class and EQS…
