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Hondas Adorably Rugged Fit to Appear at Virtual Tokyo Auto Salon

Hondas Adorably Rugged Fit to Appear at Virtual Tokyo Auto Salon

honda nobody can actually visit the tokyo auto salon this week, thanks to covid-19, but if you check out the honda booth online starting on january 15, you'll see two concepts that expand the limits of a small car.a modified honda fit called the e:hev crosstar custom gets [...]

Report: GM to Build Honda and Acura a Pair of Electric Crossovers

Report: GM to Build Honda and Acura a Pair of Electric Crossovers

general motors automotive news reports that gm will build honda evs in mexico and tennessee.the two vehicles will be crossovers for the honda and acura brands and will be about the same size as the 2023 cadillac lyriq. honda and gm entered into a partnership earlier this year [...]

IIHS: Rear Automated Emergency Braking Is Standout Safety Feature

IIHS: Rear Automated Emergency Braking Is Standout Safety Feature

iihs letting the car decide when you should brake makes a difference, it turns out. based on insurance claims for some gm and subaru vehicles, iihs said rear aeb can reduce damage liability claims by 28 percent, while a backup camera or thos [...]

A Brand-New, Street-Legal 1980 Ford Escort Rally Car Could Be Yours

A Brand-New, Street-Legal 1980 Ford Escort Rally Car Could Be Yours

motorsport tools a motorsports company in the u.k. is building new versions of the mk 2 ford escort from the 1970s.successful as a rally car for decades, the european second-generation escort generation was the last to feature a rear-wheel-drive layout. motorsports tools' [...]

This Week in Cars: the Jeep Grand Cherokee L, the Mercedes Hyperscreen, and Global Parts Shortages

This Week in Cars: the Jeep Grand Cherokee L, the Mercedes Hyperscreen, and Global Parts Shortages

jeep now that 2020 is calendrically, if not thematically, behind us, we can take a final accounting of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the automotive industry last year. year-end sales numbers showed auto sales down by around 15 percent compared to 2019. that decline [...]

2022 Ford Maverick Could Be a True Compact Truck

2022 Ford Maverick Could Be a True Compact Truck

illustration by ben summerell-youde/fox syndicationcar and driver the ford maverick will be a new compact pickup truck arriving for the 2022 model year.it will have a unibody construction and share components with the bronco sport crossover.look for the maverick to debut in th [...]

The Most Underrated Cars: Window Shop with Car and Driver

The Most Underrated Cars: Window Shop with Car and Driver

this week, the window shop crew was tasked with looking for online listings of underrated cars. as defined in the brief, an underrated car is one that was reviewed poorly and unappreciated in its time but that now seems like something you'd want to own. after all, time heals all wounds. we set a $20,000 b [...]

Ken Block and Ford Split after 11-Year Partnership

Ken Block and Ford Split after 11-Year Partnership

massimo bettiolgetty images ken block, the 53-year old rally car driver turned gymkhana drift master, announced he and ford are parting ways for 2021. the driver is now a "free agent," according to hoonigan. this content is imported from youtube. you may be able to find the [...]

General Motors Gets a New Logo as It Looks toward Electrification

General Motors Gets a New Logo as It Looks toward Electrification

as general motors moves toward electrification, it has changed its logo and kicked off an ad campaign promoting its commitment to evs.the new logo fades from light blue to darker blue and displays the gm letters in lowercase type, is intended to evoke "the clean skies of a zero-emissions future and t [...]