Crash safety is a vital selling point for many people when they decide on a new vehicle. While no one wants to be in a collision, knowing that occupants are protected is peace of mind. In the United States, there are two major crash testing standards. The federal government’s National…

The last few years have not been good for the hot hatch, the market being utterly decimated for one reason or another. The latest to meet its end is the humble Suzuki Swift Sport, one of the very last of the truly small, lightweight hot hatches, which is being seen…

With the recent talks of Nissan wanting to merge with Honda, it makes sense to wonder where Renault fits into all of that. As a reminder, Renault is part of what is officially known as the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. Renault owns a 36-percent stake in Nissan and remains its largest shareholder.…

EV charging network interoperability is a good thing for consumers, and for the industry. The more chargers that are available to an owner — whether they drive a Tesla, Rivian, Volkswagen, or what have you — the happier they’ll be and, the thinking goes, the more likely they’ll be to…

Good news: the Honda Prelude is coming back as an affordable-ish, hybrid coupe! Bad news: despite some earlier rumours we heard, it looks like it won’t be offered with a manual gearbox. That’s a shame because the Japanese manufacturer has a bit of a history with manual hybrids, most recently…

One way of staving off the inevitable January blues, in the automotive world at least, is to look forward to the wild creations that get wheeled out every year at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Unlike the biennial Japan Mobility Show, which is more of a traditional motor show, the Auto…