EV/Hybrid

Toyota recently revealed its long-awaited compact Land Cruiser FJ. However, it was quickly obvious the new truck would not make it to our shores. It will be built in Thailand starting next year and will be exported to a few Asian countries, Latin America, and the Middle East. but not here or in Europe. I… Continue reading How about a Toyota Land Cruiser FJ for North America?

Yes, they did. But this new Nissan Frontier PHEV is not the same vehicle as our North American Frontier pickup, and it’s not coming over here any time soon. This new Nissan truck is based on the Nissan Dongfeng Z9 shown in the bottom image. A Chinese pickup built for Nissan in China by its partner,… Continue reading Nissan Frontier adds a PHEV model to the Frontier pickup..

The Kia Seltos is due for a complete redesign soon. This illustration shows what it could look like. The official date for the launch is December 10th. A new hybrid version will be available as well as regular gas. Production of the new model will have to wait until August next year. The new Kia… Continue reading 2027 Kia Seltos.

I’d say yes. But that’s only because Lincoln needs something, anything. Ford’s luxury brand now only sells SUVs, and nothing new is on the horizon. So yes, a new Zephyr sedan could be good news. Lincoln does build and sell a sedan, called the Lincoln Z. That car used to be called the Zephyr, but… Continue reading Does Lincoln need a new sedan?

Should the Jaguar brand reconsider their drastic upcoming re-imagining of the brand? The future success of Jaguar will be in the hands of one of the most controversial car designs in history, which is a huge gamble. While the Tesla Cybertruck ended up being a flop (About 20,000 sold a year instead of the “over… Continue reading Should Jaguar have second thoughts about the 00 Sedan?

Mercedes just released some official photos of the all-new 2027 GLB Interior. I guess they’re not ready to show us the exterior yet for some reason. And of course, it is the exact same interior as the CLA sedan (2nd image) we just saw a few months ago. And very similar to the one in… Continue reading Discover the new 2027 Mercedes GLB Interior.

VW has said many times that the Beetle was dead. And this time it’s for good. However… It seems more and more new European compact EVs are cashing in on the original design of their ancestors. The most obvious being the all-new Renault Twingo EV. Which is not hiding its 1992 roots from the first-generation… Continue reading VW should revive their icon.

It seems some people at Mitsubishi really want to see a next-generation of the legendary Lancer Evolution. Which might be nice, but pretty hard to do. The Evolution was based on the Mitsubishi Lancer. A compact sedan that was, back in the day, competing against cars like the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla. Just… Continue reading Is Mitsubishi working on a new Lancer Evolution?

I’d say it’s both. Of course, the shape of the new Kia Telluride is pretty blunt. It looks like a big block of something with almost zero personality or shape. But it’s also quite ghastly, in my humble and totally unprofessional opinion. There is really no excuse for a front end looking ike this in… Continue reading New 2027 Kia Telluride. Blunt or ghaslty?

The upcoming VW ID.EVO is yet another VW model specific to the Chinese market. It is part of a series of EVs specifically designed for that local market. And part of VW‘s strategy, “In China For China”. Where the new models are not only built in China, but also designed and engineered locally. The ID… Continue reading A new VW sedan we won’t get.

While the Honda Pilot and especially the Passport are fairly new, their V6 powertrain isn’t. It is still one of the smoothest engines around at any price, but gas mileage is a big issue. In my recent test drive of the new Honda Passport, I wasn’t able to get over 23MPG on the freeway. Which… Continue reading Hybrid tech coming for the big Hondas.

I mentioned this car a few days ago, and now we have the first official pictures and info from Renault. I think it is fantastic. And yes, I cannot think of a cutest design produced by Renault in their long history… The Concept looked great and almost futuristic in a fabulous retro way, and Renault… Continue reading Is this Renault’s cutest car ever ?

From Brazil we have these new patent images showing a new BMW sedan design. It is said to be the next 3 series. The next BMW 3 series will be a new generation of the gas model. While a new i3 EV, will be based on the all-new Neue Klasse architecture. It will basically be… Continue reading 2027 BMW 3 series/i3.

After 9 generations, Chevrolet killed the Malibu sedan a few months ago. Which seems to be another of these weird GM decisions, since the Malibu was still quite popular with over 117,000 units sold in 2024. Which is actually pretty good for a car that came out in 2015. I guess sometimes GM feels the… Continue reading Possible next-generation Chevrolet Malibu.

It seems the current Cadillac lineup of electric SUVs is getting crowded with many similar designs. It looks like everything is a version of the Cadillac Lyriq that came out a few years ago. I was really hoping the new Cadillac Vistiq would look better than it does. Or at least have a bit more… Continue reading Cadillac Vistiq alternative.