BMW challenges concept
of what makes up a coupe

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(January 7, 2024) If your idea a a coupe is a two-door vehicle slightly smaller than a sedan and somewhat limited passenger and cargo capacity, BMW has a message for you. The German automaker refers to its 2024 X6, which you and I no doubt would call an SUV, as a “Sports Activity Coupe” or SAC. The 2024 X5, which also seats five passengers and has four doors like the X6, it calls a “Sports Activity Vehicle” or SAV.

(January 5, 2024) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national average for a gallon of gas dipped slightly by three cents since last week to $3.09.  One reason could be lower demand, as fewer people are fueling up after the peak of holiday road travel.

(January 4, 2024) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Auto financing is demonstrating positive indicators amid the challenging borrowing environment and new monthly payment and down payment records set in Q4 2023, according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds.

All offers are good through
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

(January 1, 2024) ATLANTA — With the holidays wrapping up, automakers are pulling out all the stops to sell more cars going into the new year. To help new-car shoppers find the best deals available this holiday season, Autotrader has named the Best Year-End Holiday Car Deals for 2023.

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.