Category Archives: Automotive News

Tesla Driver Involved in Fatal Crash While Using “Autopilot” Mode

June 30, 2016 at 6:02 pm by Pete Bigelow | Photography by Michael Simari Federal safety regulators opened a preliminary investigation Thursday into the performance of the Tesla Motors Model S after one of the vehicles was involved in a…

Who Ya Gonna Call? Lyft Will Offer Rides in Ecto-1 Caddy from Ghostbusters

June 30, 2016 at 11:54 am by Greg Fink | Photography by Sony Pictures If you need a ride in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Lyft. The ride-sharing app is teaming with Sony Pictures to give customers the opportunity…

2016 Mini Cooper Clubman 1.5T Manual Tested: Absence of Options Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Nearly every Mini we test these days gives us sticker shock: We’ve seen a base-model Cooper Hardtop that broke the $30,000 mark and a ridiculously pricey John Cooper Works Countryman that rang in at an unbelievable $46,045. But the window…

You, Too, Could Be Stirling Moss in a Re-creation of the Lister Jaguar “Knobbly”

During the 1950s, legendary race car driver Sir Stirling Moss drove a number of cars for racing team owner Brian Lister. Now that the Lister Motor Company has been revived, the British brand plans to honor Moss and his racing career…

Second-Gen 2017 Porsche Panamera Gets a New Platform, New Engines, and a Way Better Bod

When Porsche originally decided to move forward with the Panamera, a lot of options were on the menu, including a traditional three-box sedan. But there were enough of those in the market, and not so many hatchbacks. Since then, more…

Working the Middle: 2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 Automatic Test

No doubt about it—if you think the roads and parking lots are filling up with tall, view-blocking crossovers and SUVs, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. The four-door mid-size sedan, once the dominant form of family transport, has lost favor. Call…