July 2018

2018 Toyota Camry XSE V6 — New and improved

By Peter A. Hubbard


MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 23, 2018) The Camry may not be as old as dirt — but unless you were born around 1975, or earlier, you probably don’t remember a time when Toyota Camrys were not cruising America’s highways and byways.  

First introduced in 1982, the Camry has been around for over 35 years now.

New Infiniti QX50 struggles to impress

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 23, 2018) There’s no denying that the U.S. car-buying community is crossover-crazy, shunning traditional family sedans for a piece of the upscale driving action you get with the likes the popular Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Jaguar F-Pace and numerous others including the Infiniti QX50, the long awaited replacement for the EX and QX50 predecessors after a one-year hiatus.

M is for delightful when it comes to BMW's new M5 performance sedan

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 23, 2018) You’ve no doubt heard the term “sports sedan” used to describe regular family cars that have enhanced performance characteristics, but did you know that the genre dates as far back as the 1930s? I confess I didn’t until I did a “Google” search (Is there any other kind?) and found it was first used in the 1930s to describe “sports saloon” versions of British-made Rover cars.

Street-to-drag-strip — Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320

(July 23, 2018) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Dodge//SRT engineers are regulars at the drag strip and well known for creating the record-setting Challenger SRT Demon. Now, once again, they are using their proven experience to create a new street-to-strip drag car. The result: the drag-oriented, street-legal 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, unveiled last week in Denver prior to the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar.
 

World record defended: New A-Class Sedan is most aerodynamic

(July 23, 2018) STUTTGART, Germany — With a Cd value of 0.22 and a frontal area of 2.19 m2, the new A-Class Sedan has the lowest drag of any production vehicle worldwide and thereby defends the original world record of the CLA Coupé.

For three decades now, the aerodynamics engineers at Mercedes-Benz have been repeatedly setting new records. The world record is currently held by the new A-Class Sedan with a Cd value of 0.22 and a drag of less than 0.49 m2. With a Cd value from 0.25, the new A-Class hatchback, too, surpasses its predecessor (Cd value: from 0.26/frontal area: 2.20 m2).

Hyundai introduces high-performance Veloster N for U.S. market

(July 22, 2018) NURBURGRING, Germany — Hyundai has introduced its high-performance Veloster N model for the U.S. market to an exclusive global media group at the German Nurburgring. Veloster N represents Hyundai’s highest performance vehicle ever for the U.S. market. For this reason, it chose the world’s approved testing crucible for dynamic performance and durability, the famed crests and bends of the Nordschleife, for its first N media drive.

Sporty, solid and sexy — Audi’s S5 Sportback

By Christopher A. Sawyer
The Virtual Driver

(July 21, 2018) “Great looking with an amazing body.” It’s a simple declarative sentence that could put you in front of a #metoo firing squad — if you weren’t referring to Audi’s S5 Sportback, that is.


From its introduction in 2007, the A5 has been a stunner. Designed under the watchful eye of Walter de Silva who, during his stint at Alfa Romeo (1986-1999), drew the delectable Alfa 156, a car that put Alfa back on the map stylistically, and brought lust back to the affordable sedan sector.

All-electric 239-mile range Kia Niro EV now on sale in Korea

(July 20, 2018) The new Kia Niro EV went on sale this week in Korea, combining an all-electric, zero-emissions powertrain with crossover practicality, intelligent packaging and eye-catching design. A long-distance driving range of up to 385 kilometers (239 miles) makes it one of the most capable electric vehicles on sale anywhere in the world.

Sales of the new electric vehicle will start in Europe at the end of this year and will begin the first quarter of 2019 in the U.S.