Volkswagen North America's newest exec says the automaker is ready to have more fun with performance variants in its lineup, including expanding its lineup beyond the GTI and Golf R variants. "Damn right," VW North America Chief Operating Officer Johan de Nysschen told Motor Authority on Thursday at the 2020 Chicago Auto Show. "Winning over the...
Hand-me-downs are a way of life for nearly all families. They rarely go up, though. The 2021 Volkswagen Atlas that debuted at the 2020 Chicago Auto Show on Thursday gets duds from its smaller sibling, even as the Atlas grows. The Atlas' new-look grille now matches the Atlas Cross Sport's face, even though the three-row...
With the 2020 Frontier, Nissan is taking the unusual approach of swapping the bulk of the mid-size pickup’s powertrain for a short final model year before a redesigned truck bows late in 2020. Nissan showed the revised pickup on Wednesday at the Chicago Auto Show. A new, direct-injected 3.8-liter V-6 provisionally rated at 310 horsepower...
For those who think the Jeep Wrangler isn't quite ready for the post-apocalyptic hellscape, Mopar has the answer. It's called the 2020 Jeep Wrangler JPP 20, and it's a limited-edition model meant to show off several of the 200-plus Mopar-made Jeep Performance Parts available for the Wrangler. Mopar unveiled the Wrangler JPP 20 on Friday...
The Chicago Auto Show doesn't draw as many big names as some of the other major auto shows held in North America, but this year's running was surprisingly jam-packed with new attractions. The star has got to be the 2020 Ford GT, which packs a higher horsepower rating of 660 hp, plus an available...