Posts by Gabriel Olakunori
The 2024 BMW X6 Is Not Just an X5 With a Lowered Roofline
Take the practical BMW X5 back to the plant and give it a slanted roof. You get reduced cargo space and rear headroom, less practicality, and a BMW X6. While that may scream “no-no,” a closer look at the BMW X6 shows that it is an outstanding marriage of fashion and function and an SUV…
Read MoreHumanity Needs Factory-Made Accessible SUVs, Not Converted Ones
Not many situations are disheartening as driving your newly bought SUV straight from the dealer to a mobility shop for dismantling. But that is what an estimated 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide must do if they will use an SUV. By only providing not-so-generous reimbursements and adaptive equipment for conversions, it feels like SUV…
Read MoreSumming Up the New, Confusing EV Tax Credit Guildelines
As part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to reduce the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. Federal Government provides every qualified American up to a $7,500 tax rebate to buy an electric vehicle. Unfortunately, the process got complicated recently, and your first choice for an EV may not qualify for the EV tax credit. The…
Read MoreThe 2022 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Is in a Class of Its Own
“Expensive” and “overpriced” do not mean the same thing, and the proof is the 2022 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, an ultra-expensive SUV with good value for the money. Unveiled in 2018, the Cullinan represents Rolls Royce’s cave-in to the ultra-luxury SUV demand of billionaires who want to enjoy the same opulence on the road as in a…
Read MoreThe 2024 Fisker Pear: What We Know and What We Expect
Fisker, a fledgling EV company founded by veteran car designer, Henrik Fisker, has come for the automotive world with all guns blazing. Before starting the delivery of its first vehicle, the Ocean EV, the company followed up with the announcement of a five-seater EV, the Pear. You are not alone if you thought the name…
Read MoreThe 2024 Honda Prologue Will Take the U.S. EV Market by Storm
Honda entered the U.S EV market in 2017 with the introduction of the Clarity. But the Sedan could not keep up with its competition, mainly because it offered only 89 miles of range on a full charge. The auto manufacturer discontinued the Clarity EV three years later and promised to introduce “new, highly appealing all-electric…
Read MoreInaccessibility Is Shutting People with Disabilities out of the SUV Party
Since the first introduction of an SUV in the 1930s, the SUV segment has risen through the ranks, becoming one of the best-selling market segments in the automotive world. Although SUVs are redefining travel experience and becoming many people’s all-time favorite, one billion people worldwide have difficulty accessing them because of disability. With the lack…
Read MoreThe Ferrari Purosangue Is The Most Promising SUV We Expect
The SUV market continues its dazzling growth, swaying even the most unyielding automakers in other automotive segments. After doing its business strictly in the sports car segment for 75 years, Ferrari has finally caved to the SUV marketplace pressure with the introduction of the Purosangue. Perhaps, owning up to caving may not be easy since…
Read MoreGlobal SUV Electrification: Jeep determined to Get Ahead of the Curve
In 2012, barely 130,000 electric vehicles were sold worldwide. Nine years later, about the same quantity was sold weekly, resulting in just under seven million worldwide electric car sales in 2021. The switch from combustion engines to battery-powered vehicles is playing out at a seemingly exponential rate. Many automakers are stepping into the EV bullring,…
Read MoreBe Worried, Purists, McLaren Might Make A Huge U-Turn With A Powerful SUV
In 2014, former McLaren Automotive Ltd. CEO, Mike Flewitt, insisted that the automaker would remain focused on being a sports car brand and ruled out any possibility of producing an SUV. A lot has changed in the auto world since then, and the SUV segment has increased incredibly. Porsche, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, and some of…
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