By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 5, 2017) Sales of the Ford Mustang have dipped in the U.S. recently, but the car that inspired the Pony Car craze over a half-century ago may be more popular than it ever has been. That’s because the demand for it globally continues to rise even as monthly U.S. sales numbers, which are still good enough to lead the segment by a wide margin, begin to fade just a bit.

Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 3, 2017) A recently released list of the world’s Top 100 most valuable brands from BrandZ, an international firm that complies such lists from a database of information, contains the usual automotive suspects.

Toyota checks in at No. 30, BMW at 35, Mercedes-Benz at 40, Ford at 83, and Honda at 91 on the ranking of most valuable global brands. Not making the Top 100 overall companies but checking in at spots 6-8 on a side list of the Top 10 automotive brands are Nissan, Audi, and Tesla.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 27, 2017) Last October I spent a week driving a 2017 Hyundai Elantra Eco and noted how many features were included as standard in the base MSRP of under $22,000.

They included things that are offered only as options or are not available in the class at all, like a rearview camera with dynamic guidelines, cross-traffic detection, blind-spot detection, projector headlamps and LED daytime running lights, etc.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica

(June 26, 2017) You probably are well aware that Ford’s F-Series pickup truck is the America’s top-selling vehicle. The company rarely misses the opportunity to pass on that information through print and over-the-air ads. But what do you think is the company’s No. 2 seller?

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 19, 2017) According to Shakespeare, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Maybe that works in cases of love — the quote is from Romeo and Juliet, in case you missed that lit class — but maybe not so much when it comes to automobiles. Consider, for example, the Infiniti Q60.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 8, 2017) The Camaro is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the 2017 model, though Chevy folks got the jump on the occasion by giving it a full redesign for 2016 that included a new turbo-charged 4-cylinder engine that probably caused conniption fits among Muscle Car purists.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(May 21, 2017) One of the most appealing things about an SUV is its cargo hauling capability. You’ll find it listed among the top 10 attributes potential buyers give as their reason for shopping in the segment. The website thoughtco.com lists cargo capacity as the No. 8 reason to buy an SUV right behind “dogs love SUVs” and “SUVs are better in a flood” and ahead of “SUVs have a commanding seating position.”