CHATHAM, Mass. – Nissan turned over a new LEAF with the second generation of the world’s first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV), turning it into a much more legitimate everyday vehicle. Range more than anything else limited the usability of the…
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass./KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine – My journey from the South Shore of Massachusetts to the Atlantic Coast of Maine during the annual New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) Ragtop Ramble allowed me to test drive two of the newer electric sport-utility vehicles:…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Smooth operations, quiet comfort and supercar performance – in a five-passenger, all-electric subcompact sport-utility (SUV) package – characterize the 2024 Genesis GV60 Performance. The all-wheel drive (AWD) GV60 represents the peak of the brand’s electric vehicle (EV) range…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Big, powerful, silent, and comfortable all describe the new three-row, large mid-size battery-electric (BEV) sport-utility vehicle (SUV) Kia EV9 recently introduced to the American consumer. My initial impressions during a brief 20-minute drive at the recent #IMPASpringBrake2024…
TANNERSVILLE, Penn. – There are not many days better than the one I recently spent driving a unique variety of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) up, down and around the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains during the annual International Motor Press Association Spring Brake…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Go anywhere. Do anything® has been the Jeep brand’s slogan for decades and on this night in the pitch-dark Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania the capabilities of the 2024 Wrangler Altitude 4xe provided confidence in my ability to find my way…
PALO ALTO, Calif. – For the second consecutive year, I secured a Kia EV6 subcompact sport-utility vehicle (SUV) during a trip to California, rediscovering how inconspicuously – and enjoyably — this electric vehicle (EV) blended into the Bay Area automotive lifestyle. This…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Hyundai decided to leave a good thing as is by carrying over unchanged the 2024 Ioniq 6 electric vehicle (EV) sedan from its multi-award-winning – including World Car of the Year, World Design of the Year and World Electric…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Toyota, which brought electrification to American motorists at the turn of the century with its hybrid-electric Prius sedan; added numerous other hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and hydrogen-electric vehicles until its sales today are 25 percent electrified; has…
At the turn of the (present) century Toyota brought something unique to the American market – the world’s first production hybrid passenger vehicle, the Prius. The company now sells 10 different hybrid models (HEV), two plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and one…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Tell someone at your high school reunion you drive a Volvo sedan, and they will think you and your car are safe, solid, uninspiring – all the personality of Birkenstock sandals. Drive up in a 2023 Volvo S60…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The first vehicle I ever reviewed was a Mercedes-Benz, and like that E-Class sedan years ago, the new battery-electric (BEV) EQE 500 4MATIC SUV I recently sampled performed beyond my expectations. Like previous versions of the world’s oldest automaker,…
During a recent trip in Chatham, Mass., I had the privilege of driving the 2022 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD, thanks to a generous friend. Traversing the Mid and Outer Cape Cod, the journey was nothing short of impressive.…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The look is entirely unique but the swift, quiet, smooth driving experience says the four-door sedan maneuvering smoothly through the twisting bay-side roads of Wellfleet, Mass. is the latest offering from the growing family of Hyundai electric…
CHATHAM, Mass. – A decade after Nissan pioneered battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in the United States with its small four-door Leaf it has introduced the Ariya, an all-new, ground-up electric vehicle, into the rapidly expanding, competitive U.S. electric-vehicle market. The Ariya…
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Outside — big, wide Z-rated tires mounted on open 21-inch rims revealing fluorescent lime green calipers and massive ventilated brake discs. Runway red paint. Inside — wide-bolstered, manually adjustable seats. The new Kia EV6 GT AWD looks like…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The electrification of Hyundai Motor Group’s luxury/premier Genesis brand has included ground-up battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) like the GV60 and redesigned electrified versions of its successful models, like the 2023 Electrified GV70 Prestige I had the pleasure to test recently.…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Now in its fourth decade, the Sportage remains a stalwart of the ever-expanding line of Kia sport-utility (SUV) and crossover-utility (CUV) vehicles. Once one of the smallest of the compact SUVs, the fifth-generation Sportage upon its introduction…
The first time I drove the Genesis Electrified G80 during last autumn’s International Motor Press Association Test Day (#IMPATESTDAY), I was blown away by the four-door sedan’s silky-smooth performance characteristics and luxurious comfort. A week in February with the 2023 Genesis…
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Motor Press Association (#NEMPA) recently held its annual Winter Car of the Year program which brought approximately 25 journalist members to Middleborough, Mass., to drive contenders and vote on their choices for the best…