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Fiat Lays Out A New Path...
Autocar's vision for the next-generation Fiat 500 and Panda Once upon a time, Fiat was a sizable, global, mainstream value-oriented...
Adam Bernard
Feb 18, 20253 min read


Detroit Auto Show Pivots For the Future
The Motor City skyline The event formerly known as the North American International Auto Show is rebooting for a new reality... Driving...
Adam Bernard
Feb 18, 20251 min read
News Roundup: Feb 17, 2025
BYD launches "God's Eye", the Range Rover Velar EV breaks cover, Volvo and Hyundai tiptoe offroad, and Renault lends a hand to classic...
Adam Bernard
Feb 17, 20251 min read


The Foxtron Foxtrot...
Foxconn unveiled the Model C, B, and V EVs at Tech Day 2022 (photo: Foxconn) So, a few weeks ago, I--and a few fellow automotive...
Adam Bernard
Feb 12, 20253 min read
Renault’s Support for Classic Cars for the Win!
This is a pretty clever idea; I'd love to see one of the American brands come up with something like this... “Renault is aiming to...
Adam Bernard
Feb 11, 20251 min read
A Rose By Any Other Name...
Where's the facepalm emoji when you need one? "In March 2023 Audi announced plans for a new naming scheme to better differentiate gas...
Adam Bernard
Feb 3, 20251 min read
Stellantis Shuffles the Deck
So, let me see if I understand this… With no one in the CEO chair, Stellantis is making a number of organizational and leadership...
Adam Bernard
Feb 3, 20251 min read


Is Fiat Getting Their Mojo Back?
Fiat Grande Panda Electric (source: Autocar) After numerous broken promises and disappointing products like the 500L, I was wondering if...
Adam Bernard
Jan 31, 20251 min read
The (wireless) elephant in the room...
Interesting commentary here... but it's worth noting the one thing missing from the post-earnings discussion: infrastructure. Yes, of...
Adam Bernard
Jan 31, 20251 min read


Ram: "Let's Get Small(er)"
Ram midsize pickup from Stellantis' EV Day in 2021 There's been a lot of discussion over the past couple of weeks about Stellantis...
Adam Bernard
Jan 29, 20254 min read


Live from Detroit! It's AutoPerspectives!
I'm pleased to announce the launch of the new AutoPerspectives channel on YouTube, with the goal of posting a weekly news roundup. Check...
Adam Bernard
Jan 27, 20251 min read


The Latest Chinese Strategy: Go Big or Go Home
I remember seeing the first Chinese vehicles at what was then known as the North American International Auto Show in Detroit back in...
Adam Bernard
Jan 21, 20253 min read


Polestar: 7>2 but <4
Polestar's current portfolio: 2, 3, and 4 (image: Polestar) With the new Polestar 5 flagship sedan set to launch this year--with almost...
Adam Bernard
Jan 17, 20252 min read


Coming to America: a tale of two Europeans
Is there room in the American car market for two new European brands? Check out what VW Group’s Cupra and Renault’s Alpine are planning –...
Adam Bernard
Jan 16, 20251 min read


Acura's New EV Raises a Question...
Riddle me this: what's underneath the new Acura RSX? photo courtesy of Acura While I guess we shouldn't be surprised--after Mustang and...
Adam Bernard
Jan 15, 20251 min read


My New Mini--and Thoughts on the Future
Having not purchased a non-GM product in nearly 25 years, reaching the one-month mark with my 2025 Mini Cooper S seemed like a good time...
Adam Bernard
Jan 13, 20254 min read


The Rebooted Renault Twingo: Comme c’est adorable
The original Renault Twingo has always held a special place in my heart. Launched in the fall of 1992, it was front and center on the...
Adam Bernard
Jan 10, 20252 min read


BMW's Panoramic iDrive: A Better Idea?
Some of you readers might be old enough to remember the original BMW iDrive, which launched 24 years ago in the 4th generation 7 Series,...
Adam Bernard
Jan 9, 20253 min read


Has Afeela Already Lost the Plot?
So, nobody’s driven the new Afeela 1 midsize electric sedan, so we don’t know what the driving dynamics or build quality (among other...
Adam Bernard
Jan 7, 20253 min read
What's In a Name?
SMART: Hey, our new nomenclature uses the "#" symbol--and it's pronounced "hashtag", as in, "Hey, look at my new Smart hashtag 3!" We...
Adam Bernard
Jan 1, 20251 min read
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