Brands - Car Reporters

The TT is Coming with a New Model in 2016

22Apr

By Rocco PennNo Comments

Audi, Brands, News

The TT is Coming with a New Model in 2016

As the Audi TT enters its third generation, this fun and exciting car offers us a new model that is built to excite us and give us a version that will continue to raise the standard for other automakers to follow. If you loved the Audi TT in the past, this new one will be an upgrade and make you forget about the car you have previously loved. Offered in three models, the TT, TTS Coupe and TT Roadster, the TT lineup makes a great choice that is now based on the Volkswagen MQR modular platform. This causes the car to be about 100 pounds lighter by using aluminum wherever possible. (more…)

19Apr

By Manny BatemanNo Comments

Brands, News, Toyota

Toyota Celebrity Race Hits Long Beach

Toyota is known in the racing scene. Toyota racing has been around for decades and hosts numerous races throughout the world. The Toyota Celebrity Race is one of those races. Yes, they get celebrities to sign up and drive around the track. This race is a charity race that supports children’s hospitals throughout the United States. So who participated at the 2015 Toyota Celebrity Race? A quite extensive list it turns out. Female contenders in the race include Donna Feldman, who is an international model and television spokeswoman, former Deal or No Deal girl, starred in music videos for Justin Timberlake and Enrique Iglesias, and most recently is a panelist for Fox News. Joining her is Tricia Helfer who is a model turned actress. She starred in Killer Women, The Firm, and Burn Notice...

How Will a Unified Look Fare for Mitsubishi?

16Apr

By Manny BatemanNo Comments

Brands, Mitsubishi, News

How Will a Unified Look Fare for Mitsubishi?

As you have seen, Lexus has put a signature front end on all their vehicles, which give them a unified and unmistakable look. Mitsubishi intends to follow suit with a fresh new lineup starting in 2016 that will feature new grill and fascia elements that will give the entire line a modern and more unified look. This will ensure anyone who sees a Mitsubishi that is a 2016 model or beyond will easily be able to recognize it from the front appearance, and will bring Mitsubishi consumers together with the similar front styling across the brand. This is not the only big news coming from this Japanese automotive giant. After experiencing a profit in the US, Mitsubishi intends to launch some new models to continue to push profits and see what exactly they can do on US soil, while losses are...

14Apr

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

Brands, Dodge, News

Where is Dodge Headed?

To know the answer to this particular question it might be better if we explore where Dodge has been and then discuss where it is headed. For 100 years Dodge has been a brand of confusion about most things except the ideal they want to push hard to be the leader in whatever they are doing, but that is where the confusion comes in. Dodge has given us strong and powerful muscle cars, has had cars that were designed specifically for women, offered awesome pickup trucks, branded some of the best family haulers around and even remade some Japanese compacts in the name of offering the vehicles that America wants and is trying to have in their driveway. Unfortunately because of this muddled history, Dodge has been more of a chic brand for many years and other than the Ram Trucks (now a sep...

2015 Infiniti Q50: Taking Over the Mid-Sized Luxury Sedan Market

13Apr

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

Brands, Infiniti, News

2015 Infiniti Q50: Taking Over the Mid-Sized Luxury Sedan Market

The market of mid-sized luxury sedans is already chock full of great offerings from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, and now the Infiniti Q50 aims to reach higher than all of them and take over. This model offers a comfortable interior, advanced electronics, and a look that is both appealing and somewhat elegant at the same time. The Q50 falls in line between the Q40 and the Q70, giving luxury sedan buyers something in between the two to fully appreciate. Most buyers will also appreciate the below luxury price of the Q50 which makes it just that much more enticing. Any vehicle that aims to take on the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4 would have to be nothing short of amazing and Q50 is certainly that. The handling and power are signature features of Infiniti to be enjoyed...

How Not to Drive a Prius in Hollywood… or anywhere else

11Apr

By Rocco PennNo Comments

Brands, Toyota

How Not to Drive a Prius in Hollywood… or anywhere else

Whether it was road rage, a simple mistake, or stupidity, this Prius driver in Hollywood backed up into and then over the car behind her. Nobody was hurt but they the driver and passenger in the other car were reportedly shaken up by the ordeal. According to ABC7: (more…)

Four A’s, One B Given to the Jeep Grand Cherokee Car Seat Assembly

9Apr

By Rocco PennNo Comments

Brands, Jeep, News

Four A’s, One B Given to the Jeep Grand Cherokee Car Seat Assembly

SUVs are notorious for having less than stellar ratings for their infant seat compatibility. So much effort is put into designing for comfort that not enough attention is paid to the kids. After all, infants can't buy vehicles and shoppers aren't always sure how to make sure their car seats are secure. The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee scored perfectly on its ratings from Cars.com, other than getting a "B" rating for their booster seat compatibility. This is to be expected; booster seats have always been a challenge for car makers due to the strange way that seat belts must work with them while still being comfortable for adults in the back seat. (more…)

9Apr

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

Brands, Jeep

Thanks for the Jeep, Bob

It isn't every day that you get to see a game show winner. Television game shows often have a vehicle as their big prize and if this Jeep Wrangler is to be believed, Bob Barker helped the owner get their ride.

8Apr

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

Brands, Honda, News

The Honda Crosstour is Gone

Even Honda lays an egg every now and then. The Crosstour was one of them. The much-maligned crossover had it bad from the start and never really recovered both in reviews as well as sales. It was uninspiring, a stark contrast to things that the Japanese automaker has done in the last couple of years. We won't really miss it. We're just glad it didn't stick around for long enough to make it awkward when it left. (more…)

6Apr

By Rocco PennNo Comments

Bentley, Brands, Ferrari, Hummer, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Land Rover

Police Cars that Can Really Keep Up

It’s been a constant battle for many years all over the world for the Police Force to continually have cars that are built to chase down the fastest of criminals as well as offer the protection needed of any of the men or women in blue to stay as protected as they can. In many ways the Police have gained a serious advantage and several of them now have such cool cars to drive many of us would love to be able to take a ride in one, which unfortunately means being arrested, but it might just be worth it to be allowed to see what the Police have done to upgrade already awesome vehicles. Typically and what we are used to is a long line of Fords for the Police to drive, but many of them are stepping up the game to Hummers and Land Rovers that are capable of rolling over many off pavement...