By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(January 1, 2024) While marching to the beat of its own drummer since it debuted some 30 years ago, Lexus still marches forward taking on the German luxury giants of Mercedes, Audi and BMW with its core values of luxury, quality and style at a better price.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(December 31, 2023) Introduced as a plug-in for the 2018 model year, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV moved into its second generation for 2023, and the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV grows a bit with a new upper level Platinum trim added.

(December 30, 2023) DALLAS — GasBuddy's annual Fuel Price Outlook has some good news for drivers — expect lower gasoline and diesel prices in 2024. The outlook highlights key trends in gasoline and diesel prices, forecasting that, after two years of above average gas prices, 2024 will bring relief at the pump for consumers as several factors contribute to less of a pinch at the pump.

By Casey Williams
MyCarData

(December 28, 2023) Since it was introduced with wacky Crocodile Dundee advertising in the late ‘90s, the Subaru Outback has set the standard for all-capable station wagons, predicting the wave of crossovers that have drowned out family sedans and mini-vans.  Over the generations, they have become more refined, more capable, and in the case of our 2024 Touring edition, a credible luxury car.


BMW iX was one of several EVs to travel additional miles

Consumer Reports tests 22 EVs
for highway range accuracy

(December 27, 2023) COLCHESTER, Conn. — Range anxiety — the fear that an electric vehicle (EV) couldn’t go enough miles on a charge—is a key factor that’s deterring Americans from going all-electric, according to 54 percent of adults in a 2022 national-representative survey by Consumer Reports (CR), the nonprofit research, testing, and consumer advocacy organization. CR has announced exclusive new testing results that could help allay some of that anxiety.

IIHS finds systems could
prevent 5,500 more crashes

(December 27, 2023) Front crash prevention systems aren’t as good at preventing crashes with large trucks and motorcycles as they are crashes with cars, two new studies from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) show. Most front crash prevention systems include forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking (AEB). Forward collision warning alerts the driver when a rear-end crash is imminent, and AEB automatically slams on the brakes if the driver fails to respond in time.

You don't have to give up fun
in entry-level luxury segment

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(December 24, 2023) Debuting as a 2020 model, the CT4 sedan serves as an entry level vehicle to Cadillac’s luxury fleet, a role formerly played by the ATS sedan from 2012 through 2019. But don’t make the mistake of conflating “entry level” with “humdrum driving experience.”

(December 23, 2023) DALLAS — As millions of Americans hit the road for the Christmas holiday, many will reap the gift of lower gas prices, with nearly 100,000 stations offering gasoline at $2.99 or less. The national average price of gas is projected to be $3.09 on Christmas Day according to GasBuddy, a  fuel savings platform. Prices over the holiday weekend will have dropped nearly 80¢ per gallon compared to what they were paying earlier this fall, when the national average reached $3.85 per gallon.

IIHS photo

(December 23, 2023) All 20 participating automakers have fulfilled a voluntary pledge to equip nearly all the light vehicles they produce for the U.S. market with automatic emergency braking (AEB). Five new manufacturers installed AEB on more than 95 percent of the light vehicles they produced between Sept. 1, 2022, and Aug. 31, 2023, to meet the deadline set in the agreement, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

(December 22, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national average for a gallon of gas fell to a 2023 low of $3.06 on Dec. 18, only to rebound six cents to $3.12. This marks the first weekly increase since September.