Joshua Thompson

News editor — Joshua deals with numbers for a living, but cars are his lifelong passion. He loves all, from his dream Stingray through to his first car, a Mercury Tracer.

Ram

2019 Ram ProMaster City: Bold grille, not much else new

by Joshua Thompson

The 2019 Ram ProMaster City gains a new grille with huge RAM lettering, like on the pickup truck and larger ProMaster van, but that’s about it.

Chevrolet

2019 Chevrolet Volt update has faster charging, improved safety

by Joshua Thompson

Although there are no design changes for the 2019 Chevrolet Volt, the car has been given important upgrades inside and underneath.

Nissan

Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign (2018, R35, first generation) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The Nissan GT-R50 celebrates the GT-R brand’s 50th anniversary, and has a lower roof, 21″ wheels, new lights, trunk, gold paint, and a more powerful engine.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Passat wagon (2014, B8, sixth generation, EU) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The 2014 Volkswagen Passat Variant, like the sedan, moved to the MQB platform, gained an all new body, and a 4-cylinder only gas and diesel engine lineup.

Ram

2019 Ram ProMaster: Big bold pickup truck grille, more body options

by Joshua Thompson

The 2019 Ram ProMaster facelift gains the bold grille with RAM lettering first seen on the full size pickup truck, and a host of new options and upgrades.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Volt (2019 update, second generation, USA) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The 2019 Chevrolet Volt update includes a 7.2kW charging system (standard only on Premier) that cuts 240V charging time to 2.3 hours.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Passat sedan (2014, B8, sixth generation, EU) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The 2014 Volkswagen Passat sedan switched the new MQB platform, has an all new body, the latest safety technology, and only I4 gas and diesel engines.

Seat