Quick Spin: 2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist
While some hybrid systems vastly change a car’s overall driving experience, we walked away from our time in the Buick feeling as good as we ever have in a LaCrosse. The beauty of eAssist is that it functions in an almost entirely transparent manner, and that’s a very, very good thing.
Confirmed: BMW i3 to be RWD, mid-“engine”
As if the spy video we featured previously wasn’t enough proof, today we’ve confirmed that the smallest BMW i family offering, the i3, will be coming to market in 2013 with a rear-wheel-drive powertrain, and the electric motor powering those wheels will be mounted amidships.
Honda Accord Crosstour Cabriolet coming to take on Nissan’s topless Murano
Historically averse to convertibles (small-volume jobs like the S2000 excluded), Honda now plans to offer a soft-top CUV of its own, and the unlikely choice for a roofectomy is the slow-selling Honda Accord Crosstour.
Also of interest:
- Officially Official: 420-HP BMW M3 Pickup hauls ass, nearly 1,000 pounds
- Jeep offers sneak peak at Moab Easter Safari vehicles
- Report: Bugatti gets green light to build Galibier sedan
- Report: 2012 Audi A6 to be offered with 2.0T, RS4 not in the cards for U.S.
- BMW bringing lightweight M3 sedan to Nürburgring M Festival
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