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2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA: Entry Level Luxury with Style

August 4, 2022January 3, 2017 by Connor Livingston

The brand Mercedes-Benz typically has you thinking about impressive style, over the top size and vehicles that are perfectly built for the comfort of those who drive them. Dial back the size part a bit and you have the CLA which is a gorgeous, active and impressive four-door coupe for you to drive. This is a car that comes in at the lowest cost in the Mercedes-Benz lineup and makes it possible for you to enjoy the ride in a vehicle that easy to enjoy on the road. There’s nothing bad you can say about this awesome car except to wonder why you haven’t bought one yet.

The Chevrolet Volt has Pioneered a New Class

August 4, 2022December 28, 2016 by Cactus Williams

Over the last several years, the Chevrolet Volt has developed a personality and a reputation of being the car with an electric range that you can trust. This car, in its current form, offers you 53 miles of EV driving before the gasoline engine ever kicks in. This could be enough range for you to avoid using the gasoline for several days at a time as long as you charge it nightly and only have a short commute each day. Not only do you receive this EV range, but once you start to use the gasoline you can drive a full 420 miles between fill-ups.

Waymo Takes Over the Partnership

August 4, 2022December 28, 2016 by Yuna Tanaka

Recent announcements were made that Google was putting its vehicular self-driving technology research and development under a new company name and moving it to the Alphabet holding company. This new company is called Waymo and one of the first questions to come out of this transition was whether or not Waymo would continue with the partnership that had been created with FCA to create self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans for the future. The answer is in and it’s a positive one with Waymo creating the minivans that will drive themselves and will be put on the roads by the end of 2017.

2017 Ford C-Max: Drive Longer With Less Fuel

August 4, 2022December 20, 2016 by Scott Boyd

Automakers are challenging each other every year to build the model that will give us as consumers the drive we want with a gas-electric hybrid powertrain or a plug-in hybrid. In either case, the C-Max from Ford makes a great choice for you to have the drive you want and enjoy the ride wherever you need to go. This compact car is the one that can give you the ride you’ve been searching for and make it easy for you to have the fuel efficiency you want to enjoy on the road.

What Do You Know About Tires?

August 4, 2022December 20, 2016 by Zachary Lee

Tires are the part of your vehicle that’s actually making contact with the road. Because of this, the tires you choose for your vehicle are the most important part of your driving experience. For most of us the all season tires are what we need on our vehicle that’s our daily ride, but what about when you want to go to the track or head out in the wilderness? What type of tires should be on the car you drive when you want the most performance from your vehicle? Not every tire is right for every situation, but you can have the tires, as well as rims and wheels, you want on the vehicle you drive.

2017 Infiniti QX80: Big, Spacious and Amazing

August 4, 2022December 19, 2016 by Lorie Wimble

When you blend the need for a large SUV with a brand that loves to show of the style and precision engineering that make up Infiniti you have something seriously special. That special vehicle is the QX80 which is and SUV that you can drive and know you should be an A-list celebrity for the way this SUV makes you feel. It’s large, luxurious and powerful to give you the ride you want and the impressive features you’ve been searching for in a vehicle that’s made to be the right one for you to drive and enjoy the class and beauty of the vehicle.

2017 Toyota Mirai: Continuing the Fuel-Cell Charge

August 4, 2022December 19, 2016 by Rocco Penn

The Toyota Mirai is an impressive fuel-cell vehicle (FCV) that uses electricity to convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity. This gives you a vehicle that only produces water vapor as its emissions, which makes it a zero emissions vehicle. This is the goal of many vehicles going forward and with the Mirai you have the ability to travel for up to 300 miles before this one needs to be refueled. While the Mirai isn’t the first FCV on the market it’s the one that is working to lead the way and make FCV models more widespread as more hydrogen filling stations are built.

Using Tracks to Make Driving Better in Europe

August 4, 2022December 12, 2016 by Cactus Williams

Racing has been part of our world since the beginning of the automobile. Because Europe has been such an integral part of racing and is home to most of the supercars that we admire any visit you make to Europe should include at least a cursory visit to some of the greatest race tracks on the continent. If you haven’t made your plans for a European race track tour just yet it may be time to begin. Along with a visit to any of these amazing locations you should try to attend a race or even take your rental car out on the track if that track allows you to.

How do You Remain the Leader?

August 4, 2022December 12, 2016 by Yuna Tanaka

The midsize truck segment was reinvigorated by the release of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. Adding these two trucks back to the segment ensured the midsize truck market would be competitive once again. At the time it was easy for GM to reenter the market as a leader with many of the other models growing long in the tooth as older version of what had made them successful for many years. As GM quickly took over the market other brands began to take notice and begin updating their midsize trucks to continue the competitive spirit of what we want in our smaller trucks.

An Original Backer Expanding

August 4, 2022December 5, 2016 by Chastity Mansfield

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Formula E racing is fairly new to the market as it only started in 2014 and at the time every car on the track was identical except in color and sponsor. Audi was one of the original sponsors of a Formula E racing team, but as the sport has grown over the past few years some teams are expanding and asking that automakers build their own race cars to give some differentiation to the cars on this circuit. This is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing racing divisions in the world and may eventually branch off into other areas of racing.