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BMW’s New 3-Series EV Gets a “Heart of Joy”

by Paul Eisenstein | Feb 17, 2025 | *Daily News*, *Reviews*, BMW, Business, Car Culture, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Hybrids, Technology, Tesla

BMW has an all-electric version of the venerable 3-Series in the works and, as with much of its upcoming line-up, the changes will be significant. And that doesn’t end with the switch to battery power. To make sure the 3-Series EV lives up to expectations, BMW has developed a “superbrain,” dubbed the “Heart of Joy,” that will help deliver the brand’s familiar driving experience. It’s offering some insight into what’s coming with the new BMW Vision Driving Experience concept vehicle. Here’s more.

Why Is GM Dumping So Many Seasoned Corvette Execs?

by Paul Eisenstein | Feb 11, 2025 | *Daily News*, Business, Car Culture, Chevrolet, Earnings and Financials, Executives, Ferrari, Ford, General Motors, History, Hybrids, Motorsports, Porsche

When Tadge Juechter, the long-time chief engineer for the Corvette program, left nearly a year ago it seemed like just a normal retirement. But severalother members of the sports car’s team have now left – and not voluntarily. That has many observers wondering: what’s going on at Corvette?

Automotive Hall of Fame Announces an Unusually Diverse Lot to its Class of 2025

by Paul Eisenstein | Feb 7, 2025 | *Daily News*, Auto Shows, Awards, Business, Car Culture, Executives, Mercedes, Motorsports, Personalities

The Automotive Hall of Fame will add four new inductees this year recognizing “noteworthy individuals” who “helped shape” the automotive industry, motor sports world and retail market. The list includes an unusually diverse mix this year, ranging from the recently retired CEO of Daimler to the industry’s first woman test driver. Here’s a closer look.

New Study Says Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better in a Crash

by Michael Strong | Feb 5, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Car Culture, Government, Regulatory, Safety, Technology

Results from a new study from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety temper the belief that many vehicle owners hold: Bigger is better. Not exactly, the group claims, after the new study shows that the occupants in the larger vehicle aren’t as safe from harm as they used to be. Find out more at Headlight.News.

Polaris Updates Three-Wheeled Slingshot for 2025

by Michael Strong | Jan 31, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Car Culture, Sales, Technology

Is it a car? Is it a motorcycle? The Polaris Slingshot is pure, unadulterated fun on three wheels, and the company best known for snowmobiles and ATVs made more improvements to the three-wheeler for 2025. Headlight.News has details.

A Week With: 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid Sport Touring Sedan

by Lyndon Conrad Bell | Jan 29, 2025 | *Daily News*, *Reviews*, Automakers, Business, Car Culture, Green Power, Honda, Hybrids, Safety, Sales

Honda’s Civic has graced the list of every automotive pundit’s “Best Of” models since the first iteration of the venerable model rolled off cargo ships into American ports back in 1973. Now in its 11th generation of existence, the 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid shows why it’s a perennial all-star. Check out our review at Headlight.News.

It Takes a Few Snowstorms in New Orleans to Remind Us Why There are Winter Tires

by Jeffrey Zurschmeide | Jan 24, 2025 | Business, Car Culture, Consumer Guides, tires

It’s been a bad week for driving just about everywhere but Alaska, it seems. And we turned to our tire guru Jeff Zurschmiede for advice on what winter tires he’d recommend. By chance he just had a chance to check out Nokian’s new ultra-high performance wet weather tire, the Surpass AS01. Here’s more.

Banging Your Head May Have You Banging into Other Vehicles

by Michael Strong | Jan 24, 2025 | *Daily News*, Advertising & Marketing, Car Culture, Personalities, Safety, Technology

An examination of some of the top songs downloaded on Spotify shows a correlation between aggressive music and aggressive driving. In short, if you’re a fan of the heavy metal anthems so many of us use to put a charge in our day, you may want to avoid listening to them during your daily commute — for your safety and ours. Find out more (and make up your own mind) at Headlight.News.

EV Growth Predicted to Continue in 2025 While Korean Makers Expand Gains in U.S.

by Michael Strong | Jan 23, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, BYD, Car Culture, Dealers and Service, EVs and batteries, Executives, Green Power, Hybrids, Regulatory, Safety, Sales, Technology

In the time after U.S. voters chose a new president last November, what will happen to the U.S. auto industry has been the subject of conjecture with some going on instinct and others, like the Dave Cantin Group and Kaiser Associates, taking a more data-oriented approach. EVs grow, Korean makers gain, truck sales flatten are just some of what they suggest will happen this year. Get details at Headlight.News.

Searching for the Best Place to Own and Drive a Car — Move to Kansas

by Michael Strong | Jan 22, 2025 | *Daily News*, Business, Car Culture, Regulatory, Safety, Technology, Travel and road trips

Where you live often plays a large role in what kind of vehicle you buy — convertibles aren’t big sellers in Alaska. However, a closer examination of the variables that do make owning a vehicle a great experience show that Kansas is the best place to be driving day in and day out. Check out why at Headlight.News.

From Mustang to Minivans: Hal Sperlich, Dead at 95, Was Always Seeking the Next Breakthrough

by Paul Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Car Culture, Chrysler, Executives, Ford, Personalities

Few in the auto industry can claim to have had as lasting a legacy as Hal Sperlich. The one-time engineer who eventually led product development at two of Detroit’s Big Three and shepherded the development of two iconic products: the Ford Mustang and the Chrysler minivan. Sperlich passed away Monday at the age of 95.

Lexus Killing Off RC Coupe as Passenger Car Ranks Continue to Dwindle

by Paul Eisenstein | Jan 17, 2025 | *Daily News*, Business, Car Culture, Chevrolet, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, Ford, Jaguar, Lexus, Sales

Lexus is giving its RC and RC F sports coupes a “sonorous swan song,” finishing their run at the end of 2025. While the Japanese luxury brand does retain some passenger car models it mirrors the broader industry’s ongoing move to abandon passenger vehicles in favor of SUVs, CUVs and pickups.

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