Image: Stellantis We need more cheap EVs. That’s not just a matter of opinion; for EV adoption to work people have to be able to afford to buy them. Some automakers are coming around to selling cheaper EVs. Volvo is promising a starting price under $40,000 with its coming EX30, Kia plans two new affordable … Read more
My RAM Promaster. I can’t stand FCA, now Stellantis, because of their blatantly shitty quality, their dealer network’s horrible (and well earned) reputation, and of course their insistence on catering to the worst of people with their rather obnoxious marketing and their screw-the-earth Hellcat all the things product strategy. But the Promaster is a proven … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice X1/9 is the epitome of a slow car that’s a barrel of inebriated monkeys to drive fast. Let’s see if this seemingly well-sorted example is priced to sell just as fast. Rob Riggle’s First Car Loved to Burn Rubber We all know that Mustangs offer some of the best … Read more
Gabriel Tudor, (front left to right), Don Crawford, Stefan Orsic and Vitaly Ivanchenko check out the trunk of a Jaguar F-Type at the SF Auto Show in the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday November 21, 2014.Daniel E. Porter/The Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle 62nd Annual International Auto Show presented by Golden 1 … Read more
As auto trends continue to evolve, so too are cars such as the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid where auto manufacturers are responding to their consumer’s needs. Chrysler Car buyers are trending toward vehicles with more space, higher profiles and a smaller carbon foot print than the traditional sedans. Manufacturers have responded to the trend by placing … Read more