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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 23:27
Today at High Gear Media, Honda issued a recall while GM released details regarding the 2014 Cruze Diesel. The Tesla Roadster's battery became a car meme and Murilee Martin has a new guilty pleasure. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. LG wants to end distracted driving with stickers. Murilee Martin's...
If you've bought a new car since 2005, chances are good that it's still sitting in your garage. According to Polk research firm, U.S. consumers are holding onto their vehicles -- both new and used -- for longer than ever before, and not just for financial reasons. Polk has been tracking the average length of vehicle ownership since January...
Honda has issued a recall for Odyssey minivans from the 2008 and 2009 model years. The recall centers around a flaw in the liftgate system that could cause injuries to owners. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the gas-filled struts which help the Odyssey's liftgate raise and lower smoothly could...
If politics can lead to strange bedfellows, so can the business of manufacturing automobiles. Even established brands must fight for an ever-increasing share of the market, competing against rival automakers, changing economic conditions and a potentially fickle buying public. It’s no secret that General Motors, the world’s...
The Basics: Because of its reputation with the tuner crowd and, probably, its appearance in various racing games, the 2012 Lancer Evolution is likely by far the most easily recognized Mitsubishi in the U.S. The Lancer Evo, and the nearly look-alike (at least to the laymen) Lancer Ralliart, are performance legends to a certain set. While these...
The Basics: The 2012 Toyota Highlander is one of the best-selling vehicles with a third-row seat, and it's easy to see why. For a base price of well under $30,000, the very substantial Highlander offers lots of usable space, a comfortable ride, and most of the features busy parents want. And for some extra loot, the Hybrid model brings fuel...
Today at High Gear Media, Mercedes-Benz reveals its new Formula 1 race car while Ferrari teased the 599 replacement. Lamborghini talks about supercar sales in China and a 1969 Dodge Charger was stolen. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. We reviewed the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe and find that it's perfect...
Mobile phones are often criticized as distractions, particularly for drivers. According to Mashable, however, handset maker LG aims to make modern life a little more focused, thanks to some well-placed stickers. Like the automobile, the television, and many other inventions, mobile phones bring people together, making the world a little...
The Basics: When the Hyundai Genesis Coupe was first rolled out three years ago, it was considered a pretty bold move. Not only did it mark Hyundai’s entrance into an area of the market that Japanese automakers had long since abandoned (rear-wheel-drive sport coupes); it was also part of Hyundai’s strategy to be seen as more than...
The Basics: As part sporty coupe, part chiseled hatchback, the 2012 Volvo C30 manages to spearhead Volvo's appeal to a more performance-minded and style-conscious crowd. No Volvo model has reached back and modernized a portion of Volvo's design heritage quite as successfully as the C30, which in some respects found inspiration from the early...
Today at High Gear Media, Kyle Busch won at Daytona this weekend while Nissan issued a recall. We drove the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe and spotted the Ferrari 599 replacement. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. New rules have been proposed to combat distracted driving. We reviewed the 2012 Fisker Karma...
Back in December, the National Transportation Safety Board proposed strict new guidelines governing the use of mobile devices in automobiles. Shortly thereafter, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood implied that portions of the NTSB's guidelines were unnecessary -- namely the part about outlawing hands-free calls. Now, LaHood and...
Less than two weeks after the 2012 Nissan Versa was recalled for a transmission problem, the Versa and the 2012 Nissan Altima are being recalled for a flaw in the vehicles' airbag system -- the same flaw that caused last week's recall of two Subaru models. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the...
The Basics: The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK still may be the least honed, least intense of the trio of pricey German roadsters, but it's ripened over its 15 years and three generations. New for 2012, the latest SLK has pretty much steamrolled over any trace of its dainty past and hot-paved it with real, substantial, and sometimes intoxicating...
The Basics: Starting a car company is really, really hard. Starting a car company to build the world's first plug-in hybrid luxury sport sedan is even harder. And managing to pull it off by launching a car with truly jaw-dropping style, a car that causes people to stop in their tracks--and to make it run 30 miles or more on electric power from...
Last year, more than 67,000 visitors found their way to the Volvo Museum in Arendal, just outside of Gothenburg, Sweden. That is a 22 percent increase compared to 2010. "One reason behind the new record is that we are drawing a large number of cruise ship passengers. We have also created more attractions", says Head of the museum...
"A new Volvo Estate car. An exclusive estate car, designed for European conditions enters the Swedish market. It will be shown for the first time at the Stockholm Motor Show. It is Volvo's much longed for Amazon estate."...
The Basics: The 2012 Volkswagen CC is essentially the alter ego of the VW Passat; while they're both sedans, the CC takes a path that's more daring in design and packaging—albeit at the expense of some practicality. To many, that's just fine, and the CC can be misjudged as a more expensive, more premium car that it is. Design-wise, the...
Today at High Gear Media, De Tomaso has new owners and Toyota has revealed a new concept. BMW's priced the 2013 X3 and Nevada is okay with self-driving cars. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Tesla and Mercedes-Benz are going to collaborate on a new vehicle. BMW has priced the 2013 X3 crossover from...