Top ’10 Best Green Cars’ includes new Elantra!
Kelly Blue Book has named the Elantra as one of the Top ’10 Best Green Cars’ accounting for factors such as value, comfort, etc. The Hyundai Elantra, even though it is not a hybrid, is able to hit the 40 mile-per-gallon mark!!!! This is an incredible achievement! This ‘North American Car of the Year’ does almost as … Read more
More Jump on board for EV
With EV and hydrogen vehicles becoming affordable and automakers embracing alternative fuels, even the high-end makers are getting on-board! Now Mercedes Benz is showing progress with the B-Class fuel cell powered car! Although fuel cell tech is much like EV, it is different, and Mercedes has included the hydrogen fill-ups within the cost of … Read more
Best Cars for Moms?
Consumer Reports just published an article about the best new cars for moms. The Top 2 cars for New Moms, they said, are the Honda CRV and Toyota RAV4, due to safety reasons! This is because of the high safety and reliability scores these vehicles have earned. Toyota and Honda are known for their massive … Read more
Just Announced: $500 REBATE to Active and Discharged Armed Forces Members! – Toyota Will Double It!
Just Annouced: We are offering a $500 rebate when you take advantage of this program! NOW, Toyota is announcing that they will be doubling this offer!!! If you are an active or discharged member of the Armed Forces, you are eligable for this amazing program. And now, with Toyota’s deal to match this rebate, there … Read more
Shuttle Flies over Pohanka store!
The retired NASA shuttle flew over our sister locations in Virginia the other day! Check out the pictures!!
Midnight Madness is here again!!!!
Its that time again! Midnight Madness, where we slash pricing. This time we are supporting fuel-efficient vehicles! We are introducing employee pricing on all fuel-efficient vehicles. This is a crazy deal at the moment, but will not last very long, unfortunately. ANDDDD, we have various radio stations coming out to hang with us: Honda will host … Read more
Some Info on Pohanka Contests!! ( such as the iPad contest)..
We still have a stack of iPads that are not going to raffle themselves off!! – Get your friends to like our page so we can meet the requirements to raffle the next one off! Pohanka runs contests often and gives away quite a bit of stuff. Not many people did the ‘Wheres Quackers’ contest … Read more
Can You Guess Which of These Statements Are Facts About Presidents and Cars?
Can you guess which of the following is true of presidents and cars? The list below is from Jalopnik.com and contains 5 false statements and 5 facts. See if you can guess which ones are true!: 1. The first President to serve at a time when there was an American-built automobile was … Read more
The Prius Expected to Trump Volt in Fuel Economy!
Toyota expects the new Prius plug-in to out perform the Chevy volt in terms of fuel economy ratings! The estimate runs about 50 miles to the gallon and a whopping 95 in EV. The inferior Volt comes in at a measly 37 mpg in hybrid mode! Although the Prius has not officially been rated, we are … Read more
Toyota and Honda Are at top of Top 20 Brands!
Consumer Reports writes that of all adult car owners surveyed In the top three reside Toyota (very top) and Honda! Also in the list overall is Hyundai, Nissan, and Mercedes! All of these makes are available at your local Pohanka in Salisbury! For more information on the list click the link below. … Read more
2012 Elantra Winner of Car of the Year!
The Hyundai Elantra was announced as one of two 2012 North American Car of the Year winners at the 2012 Detroit Auto show!! Whooping the Focus and the Passat, the majestic Elantra won 174 votes while the Passat obtained an inferior 161. While we at Pohanka know that the Hyundai line-up is a winning … Read more
At Toyota Motor Show: Honda EV-STER!
The CR-Z not doing it for you? Honda is producing the EV-STER they debuted a few weeks ago at the Toyota Motor Show. This thing is crazy looking with it’s futuristic design. After the showing they got such enthusiastic feedback that they decided to produce it! It will showcase an electric power-train, a … Read more
The Remodeled CRV is awesome!
The CR-V, while being a beautiful family car, is getting a remodel for the 2012 model year. Power boosting and higher fuel efficiency are only the tip of the iceberg. 23 MPG city, 31 MPG highway, the new ECON Mode for high efficiency, control panel for Pandora, Bluetooth, voice recognition, and a host … Read more
December Emerging as Best Month for New Car Purchases!!
December ranked among the top new car sales months in each of the last two years, and there’s plenty of reason to believe that the trend will continue this year, says Edmunds.com. Last year, December ranked as the highest sales month with 1,145,079 total units sold. The result came just one year after … Read more
Possible Joint Venture for Greener Car with Toyota and BMW!
‘Hello, Clarise ‘ Toyota seems ready to hook up the Germans with its hybrid technology in return for BMW’s awesome diesel engine technology. Some months ago Toyota already teamed up with Ford in efforts to corroborate on hybrid-tech. The result is hopefully going to be greener vehicles, such as with … Read more
An All-Electric Honda Fit is on the way!
Honda is making a giant leap in the Fit. The smaller car will be showcasing an all-electric vehicle. It will boast a 123 miles per single charge of the battery in the city. The interior and clean, yet deceptively smaller inside will remain, and the on-board computer system will automatically recalibrate for what Honda calls … Read more
Check out this fun micro-car!
Scientists in the Netherlands have created a molecule that when electric current is applied, causes it to rotate wheel-shaped appendages, thus causing it to move forward like a remote controlled car! Check out the crazy video showing how they react! == Image source RSC.org explains : One of the biggest challenges, Feringa says, is to … Read more
Will Toyota make a Fuel-Cell car?
Toyota expects fuel cell costs to drop in the next few years; this is from its cost in 2008 to 2012 (1/20!). Toyota has set its sights on creating a fuel-cell powered vehicle, but since cost at the moment is so high, they are waiting till 2015 for production costs to drop dramatically. Due … Read more
The 2012 Sienna is gaining a fan base! [Toyota]
The Sienna, Toyota’s minivan, has never been the bread and butter of the company. However it is gaining speed in sales as Toyota has sold over 91,000 last month units as opposed to the Dodge Caravan, which sold 92,930 in October. The revised Sienna has a ton of space, all-wheel drive available, luxuries … Read more
The new Ridgeline! [Honda]
The new model year of the Ridgeline contains some upgrades that include a newer body trim, a new sport model, and most importantly, better fuel economy! This is due to better aerodynamics and friction reduction. The company hopes to up the fuel economy by 1 to 20 MPG! The black honeycomb grill, new darker … Read more
