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- Three 2011 Pickups Rated For Safety: Silverado, Ram, Tacoma
- 2010-11 Land Rover LR2 Recalled For Driver Airbag Failure
- Want an Auto Job? Chrysler Has 1000 Of Them
- 2011 Honda Insight Adds New $18,950 Entry Model, Upgraded Features
- Europe Vs. America: Which Will Win The Battle For In-Car Wifi?
- The TCC List: The 7 Most Important Recalls Of the Decade
- Today at High Gear Media: Big Recalls, Prius Plug-In Hybrid
- Toyota Prius in Big New Service Action--But It's Not A Recall
- 2011 Jaguar XK Convertible Review
- 2011 Honda Fit
| Three 2011 Pickups Rated For Safety: Silverado, Ram, Tacoma Posted: 30 Nov 2010 05:16 PM PST  The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 still look like very good bets for the safety-conscious, while the 2011 Ram 1500 could cause some hesitation depending on how you read the ratings. Those observations come from the latest group of results released from the federal government's crash-test program; that group included several pickup...
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| 2010-11 Land Rover LR2 Recalled For Driver Airbag Failure Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:38 PM PST  Recalls are almost as frequent as new model introductions these days, with everything from child seat anchor access to floor mat orientation to blame, but occasionally a serious threat to daily-driving safety arises, and the latest recall of 2010 and 2011 Land Rover LR2s definitely falls into the latter category, thanks to a connector problem that...
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| Want an Auto Job? Chrysler Has 1000 Of Them Posted: 30 Nov 2010 12:13 PM PST  Looking for a job in the auto industry? Chrysler has 1,000 of them, or more--if you have the right credentials. Just a year after both General Motors and Chrysler declared bankruptcy--and sheared thousands of employees from their payrolls--Chrysler is staffing up with engineers and product developers, according to a report in today's Wall Street...
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| 2011 Honda Insight Adds New $18,950 Entry Model, Upgraded Features Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:16 AM PST  While the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF have stolen most of the green-car limelight of late, and the Toyota Prius continues to be the go-to vehicle for those seeking reliable yet efficient transportation, Honda's Insight continues to plug along, with new upgrades to standard equipment and a less expensive entry-level model for 2011 aimed at...
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| Europe Vs. America: Which Will Win The Battle For In-Car Wifi? Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PST  In the 1967 film The Graduate, Mr. McGuire pulls young Benjamin Braddock aside and offers him one word of advice about the future: "Plastics". In the upcoming remake (starring Jennifer Aniston as hot-to-trot housewife Mrs. Robinson), "plastics" could just as easily be replaced with "mobile wifi", because it's set to be a very, very big deal -- at...
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| The TCC List: The 7 Most Important Recalls Of the Decade Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST  Safer driving starts with a driver's skills, but it also begins with the vehicle itself--one that's engineered and manufactured to operate in a predictable, reliable way. When the best-laid plans of car companies go awry, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gets involved. As part of its mandate, the NHTSA patrols repair and crash...
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| Today at High Gear Media: Big Recalls, Prius Plug-In Hybrid Posted: 30 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST  If you recall the past decade, some of the most important car recalls have included fire, fire, and more fire. [TheCarConnection] You can add the 2010 Toyota Prius on the recall list service-action list once more, this time for cooling pump problems. [FamilyCarGuide] All that work on the Toyota FT-86 coupe might not be for naught--if the next...
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| Toyota Prius in Big New Service Action--But It's Not A Recall Posted: 30 Nov 2010 05:37 AM PST  In the latest recall to affect its Prius hybrid hatchback, Toyota says it will fix nearly 400,000 cars to correct a cooling-pump flaw. The Wall Street Journal reports Toyota will repair some 650,000 Prius hybrids worldwide, including 390,000 in the U.S. The vehicles could overheat as a result of the flaw. Toyota says it's not forced to recall the...
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| 2011 Jaguar XK Convertible Review Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:49 AM PST  Back in 2007, Jaguar set forth a whole new paradigm for the brand with the introduction of the current XK. Sleekly curvaceous with bulging haunches over the rear wheels, the 2007 XK was easily the most beautiful Jaguar introduced in quite some time. Additionally, the XK established the design template from which was drawn the XF in 2009, and the...
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| Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:24 PM PST  The Basics: The 2011 Honda Fit comes only a five-door hatchback and is Honda's lowest-priced car for the U.S. market. Although the Fit is also the smallest model in the Honda lineup, it's about the same length and width as the Honda Civic when it was last offered in the United States as a three-door hatchback (back in 2000). However, the five-door...
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