2018

I’ll be the first to admit that I think the current generation Nissan LEAF is a bit of an ugly duckling. I’ve never driven one, so I can’t comment on how it stacks up to other EVs I’ve driven like the Chevy Bolt and BMW i3, but my sense is that Nissan’s first-to-market advantage has slipped away since it first premiered in 2010, and it was time for a major revamp.

Originally launched back in 2003, the Bentley Continental GT was last completely redesigned in 2011. Now, for the 2018 model year, the ultra-luxe 2+2 is making a big move to an all new platform. In its latest incarnation, the car shares its underpinnings with the fantastic new Porsche Panamera, though in Bentley form, it rocks a powerful 6.0-liter W12 twin-turbo engine.

The BMW i3 has been around since 2014, and since its initial launch, the compact EV hasn’t changed a bit. But for 2018, not only is the base i3 getting tweaked, there’s a whole new trim level that combines sport styling and a modest power bump.

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance brings out some of the most impressive classic and collectible cars you can find anywhere, and luxury car manufacturers love to turn up to the event with their latest concept designs too.

“Mid-size sedans are dying,” many people say. Sales numbers seem to back up that trend. Crossovers and sport utility vehicles are growing in sales and popularity while huge incentives are needed to push mid-size sedans. You’d think that companies would give up on mid-size sedans and just phone them in.

We already know that BMW and Toyota have been collaborating on a new rear-wheel drive sports car – which will be sold as the next generation Z4 for the German automaker, and likely as the next Supra for Toyota.

In the past few years, hatchbacks have grown some in popularity in the United States, but buyers still ultimately prefer the higher-riding crossover or full-on SUV for hauling themselves and their families around. For those who recognize the benefits of a hatchback, the new Hyundai Elantra GT is one they should seriously look at, because it checks all the boxes for a good car with an additional dosage of fun.

If the 650 hp, $450,000+ Ford GT weren’t awesome enough all on its own, now Ford Performance has gone and made it look even better, with a slick livery which pays homage to the Le Mans winning ’67 Ford GT40 Mk.

Few words can strike fear in a parent’s heart more than “family vacation.” When you choose to drive instead of fly to your family’s beach vacation, it’s even more stress inducing. Long trips in the car are part of Americana.

Rolls-Royce has unveiled an all-new version if its fabled Phantom luxury car. The new Phantom has an all-aluminum space frame, which will underpin every future Rolls car because obviously a monocoque is too plebeian. The frame is scalable in weight and size to fit with any vehicles Rolls wants to produce.

Porsche has announced that production on its awesome Panamera Sport Turismo wagons has started at its factory in Leipzig, Germany. The new Panamera is finally an attractive car and Porsche is capitalizing on the design and recent resurgence of interest in wagons in the US and abroad.

Yesterday we talked a bit about the performance of the 2018 Mustang GT. The car has more power for the new model year and is able to reach 60 MPH in under four seconds. While performance is grand, we all want to know just how much the car will cost us this time out.

Let’s face it. Cars aren’t selling very well these days here in the US. Everyone is buying crossovers, SUVs, and trucks today. That means that some of the cars that we are used to seeing might not be around for long.

The 2018 Mustang GT is FAST. Ford is giving the car a boost in power and torque for 2018, with the 5.0-liter engine’s new performance numbers coming in at 460 hp and 420 lb-ft. of torque.

There’s something special in the air, and it features the fresh aroma of burnt rubber, spent high-octane fumes, and a faint waft of highbrow entitlement. For years, Infiniti has struggled to reconnect with luxury car buyers, and that time has officially come to a close.