by John Faulkner | Jun 16, 2024 | All-Wheel Drive, AWD, Calamigos Ranch, Clean Vehicles, Electric Cars, EVs, Honda Prologue, hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids, Kia EV9, Kia Sorento, Lucid Air, Motor Press Guild, MPG Drive Day, Range Rover Defender, Road Vehicles, Subaru WRX, Test Drives, Toyota Land Cruiser, Volvo C40 Recharge
The Joy of Driving, Malibu Style The Motor Press Guild (MPG), the Southern California non-profit association for automotive journalists, annually brings together writers with automotive manufacturer representatives and their cars. The most recent of these events was...
by John Faulkner | Jun 11, 2024 | 2024 Volkswagen ID.4, 2024 Volkswagen ID$, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, electric car, Electric Cars, EV, midsize electric crossover, road test, Road Vehicles, test drive, Test Drives, Volkswagen, vw
Mid-Cycle Change Brings More Power and Range The all-electric Volkswagen ID4 crossover, first launched in 2021 with rear-wheel drive, added an all-wheel drive option in 2023, now has had a mid-cycle update for 2024. The changes include more power, longer driving...
by John Faulkner | Jun 6, 2024 | 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, Electric Cars, Ford, off-road driving, Road Vehicles, test drive, Test Drives
More power. More range. More Capability. More Fun Clean Fleet Report has had plenty of seat time in the Ford Mustang Mach-E since it was launched in 2021. We were curious, when invited to Seattle to drive the 2024 Mustang Mach-E, what exactly what we would learn. Ford...
by John Faulkner | Jun 1, 2024 | 2024 Chevrolet Equnox EV, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, Chevrolet, electric car, Electric Cars, electric compact SUV, EV, General Motors, GM, Road Vehicles, Test Drives
All-New Compact Electric SUV The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV is hoping to be what many people have been waiting for—a 300+ mile all-electric range (AER) compact SUV that, with incentives, will be priced in the high $20,000 to low $30,000 range. Our quick take is the...
by John Faulkner | May 27, 2024 | 2015 Mazda CX-5, 2025 Mazda CX-70, 2025 Mazda CX-70 PHEV, All-Wheel Drive, AWD, Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids, PHEV, plug-in hybrid, Plug-In Hybrids, Road Vehicles, test drive, Test Drives
A New Midsize SUV Aims To Move Mazda Upmarket The all-new 2025 CX-70 Mazda two-row, midsize SUV offers seating flexibility, appealing exterior and interior design and three electrified power plants. This Flash Drive is from our having spent a few hours in the CX-70.... 
