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If any American car company is a modern success story, it is Ford. The Blue Oval has been debuting product after product to much praise,and the Los Angeles Auto Show is no different. Today Ford has officially debuted several new models including the 2013 Ford Escape and 2013 Ford Flex, in addition to a refreshed [...]
Porsche unveiled the 2012 911 and Panamera, both of which claim improved fuel efficiency and increased power. I’ve seen this emerging as a trend here at the LA Auto Show. It seems obvious that automakers would include efficiency improvements in a time when gas prices are solidly over $4.00/gallon in many parts of the country.
So Hyundai was a bust as far as sustainable cars go, and 90% of the way through the Infiniti conference I was starting to feel the same way. Then, at the very end of his spiel about the 23 mpg (highway) Infiniti JX SUV, VP of Infiniti mentioned that come 2014, Infiniti would begin selling [...]
The 2012 VW Passat beat 35 competitors to win Motortrend’s Best Car of 2012. The Passat is also one of the most fuel efficient, outperforming many hybrids with its 43MPG (Highway) diesel engine. VW has been selling their clean diesel vehicles in the US longer than most, and like Mazda, are focusing on diesel as a way to bring customers a more efficient vehicle.
Mazda unveiled their all-new CX5 for 2013 which incorporates their Skyactiv technology throughout. The new transmission is 7% more efficient and this Crossover Utility Vehicle retains Mazda’s well known sporty pedigree. I asked Mazda’s CEO James O’Sullivan, about their plans for EV’s and if the new chassis for the CX5 could easily incorporate an EV.
When you think fuel economy, you don’t think Cadillac, right? So one would think that would give Cadilac carte blanche to produce cars that suck down gas because hey, if you can afford a Cadillac, you probably aren’t too concerned with fuel economy. And yet somehow, engineers managed to eek out a 17 city/28 highway [...]
The auto show season is about to ramp up with the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and I, along with the intrepid Susanna Schick, will be bringing you readers LIVE coverage straight from the show tomorrow, starting around 9 AM Western time. So make sure you check back regularly all day tomorrow as we bring [...]
Think electric cars are not a financially viable business option? Think again. While much focus has been on the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt, Palo Alto-based Project Better Place has been expanding its infrastructure network and gathering up immense sources of money. Better Place has just closed another round of funding, bringing in about $200 [...]
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