• Honda Hybrid Sales Set July Record As Gas Nears $5

    Honda Hybrid Sales Set July Record As Gas Nears $5
    Elevated fuel prices drove buyers toward Honda's most efficient models in July, and the results showed up across the company's hybrid lineup. Americans purchased 36,609 Honda hybrids last month, setting a new July record, as the national gas average climbed to $4.10 per gallon — up 95 cents from a year ago.Prices vary sharply by region, with California drivers paying an average of $5.66.
    The CR-V carried much of the load. Hybrid variants accounted for 54% of all CR-V sales, with CR-V Hybr
  • Mercedes CEO Källenius Addresses the Touchscreen Question

    Mercedes CEO Källenius Addresses the Touchscreen Question
    Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius has indicated that the company may need to rethink its strategy on touch screens.
    The brand has some of the largest interior displays of any legacy manufacturer and seems keen to retain that position with things like the dashboard-spanning MBUX Hyperscreen (pictured). While the unit is technically three screens incorporated into a singular seamless presentation, it’s extremely impressive upon the initial viewing.
    It's easy to imagine scenarios where som
  • How BMW cut the X5's emissions by 40% – before turning a wheel

    How BMW cut the X5's emissions by 40% – before turning a wheel
    Around one third of the new iX5 is made from waste products or recycled materialsMaking cars greener involves a lot more than reducing tailpipe emissions or fashioning seat covers from recycled plastic bottles.
    It spans the whole gamut of environmental implications in manufacturing, use and end-of-life disposal.
    Putting a figure on a car's CO2 footprint is a huge task, and for the past couple of decades considerable brain power has been expended on figuring out the cradle-to-grave CO2 impact of
  • The Triumph TR7 is an overlooked sports car hero (yes, really)

    The Triumph TR7 is an overlooked sports car hero (yes, really)
    Unreliability and bad quality scuppered the TR7, but there's so much to love about itWhat most people know about the Triumph TR7 of 1974-1981 is that it's a metaphor for the whole British car industry at the time: an adventurous design scuppered by ropey early manufacturing quality that fatally damaged its reputation.
    It wasn't a complicated car, just a front-engined, rear-driven roadster with a moderately warm 2.0-litre four-pot engine, driving a live rear axle. Brakes were disc and drum. But i
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  • Smart #2: Fortwo successor's design outed ahead of October debut

    Smart #2: Fortwo successor's design outed ahead of October debut
    Smart returns to its city car roots with tiny new #2, due next year as UK's smallest electric carSmart has all but revealed the #2, the electric successor to the famed Fortwo, with a series of murals dotted around the globe.
    Although it will be revealed in full at the Paris motor show, the new art pieces give a clear indication of the finished car's design.
    It bears a strong resemblance to its predecessor, retaining its stubby proportions, although key changes include scowling headligh
  • Smart #2: Fortwo successor revealed in series of murals

    Smart #2: Fortwo successor revealed in series of murals
    Smart returns to its city car roots with tiny new #2, due next year as UK's smallest electric carSmart has all but revealed the #2, the electric successor to the famed Fortwo, with a series of murals dotted around the globe.
    Although it will be revealed in full at the Paris motor show, the new art pieces give a clear indication of the finished car's design.
    It bears a strong resemblance to its predecessor, retaining its stubby proportions, although key changes include scowling headligh
  • Is Your Diesel Truck Showing These Warning Signs? These Upgrades Help

    Is Your Diesel Truck Showing These Warning Signs? These Upgrades Help
    Disclosure: TTAC may receive a small affiliate commission from purchases made via links in this article but at no cost to you. From towing challenges to everyday wear, SPELAB offers practical performance parts designed to help diesel trucks stay reliable.Diesel trucks are built for demanding jobs, but even the toughest trucks can start showing signs of stress over time. 
    Heavy towing, hauling, daily driving, and off-road use can all contribute to issues like reduced airflow, rising temperat
  • Reborn Audi A2 driven: Electric rebirth for the efficiency king

    Effort to maximise efficiency on Volkswagen ID 3 platform results in unlikely electric revival of cult-classic supermini
    In one of the 2020s’ less likely retro revivals, the Audi A2 is back.
    The A2 has become a bit of cult classic, because it was such an uncompromising piece of engineering, using an aluminium spaceframe and radical aerodynamics to create an incredibly spacious and fuel-efficient small hatchback. But unlike the Mini and the Renault 5, it wasn’t all that popular when i
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  • Reborn Audi A2 driven: Electric comeback for the efficiency king

    Reborn Audi A2 driven: Electric comeback for the efficiency king
    Effort to maximise efficiency on Volkswagen ID 3 platform results in unlikely electric revival of cult-classic supermini
    In one of the 2020s’ less likely retro revivals, the Audi A2 is back.
    The A2 has become a bit of cult classic, because it was such an uncompromising piece of engineering, using an aluminium spaceframe and radical aerodynamics to create an incredibly spacious and fuel-efficient small hatchback. But unlike the Mini and the Renault 5, it wasn’t all that popular when i