Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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2011 Chrysler Town & Country: First Drive

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST

The usual flurry of new vehicles that comes each year is a confirmed blizzard at Chrysler. Everything's changing, mostly for the better. And though the most dramatic upheavals are taking place inside and outside the 2011 Dodge Charger and Durango, and the 2011 Chrysler 300 and 200 (nee Sebring), the company's minivans haven't been left untouched...


Warrantless Police GPS Tracking Turns Illegal Again, For Now

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 02:22 PM PST

Six months ago, we wrote about the legal confusion about whether police officers could track a person's movements by placing a GPS transponder on that person's car without a warrant to do so. If private citizens place those same transponders--especially if they're former boyfriends or estranged husbands, against whom orders of protection have been...


2011 Subaru Outback

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 02:10 PM PST

The Basics: Subaru completely redesigned its rugged Outback wagon last year. Taller, stouter, and roomier than the model it replaced—though not much longer—the Outback moved firmly into midsize territory and now takes on sport-utility crossovers as the Toyota Venza, Volvo XC60, and Jeep Grand Cherokee. The 2011 Subaru Outback has a...


2011 Dodge Grand Caravan: First Drive

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST

Along with most of the Chrysler lineup for 2011, this year's Grand Caravan pitches headlong into the rejuvenation fad. Not that it didn't need a tightening here, a mini-lift there, a spa weekend most everywhere (and mostly for its plasticky, creaky cabin), but the Grand Caravan's always been a fundamentally sound package. It's only recently--since...


Auto Sales Shaping Up For A Strong November, Year-End

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:37 PM PST

Looking at the auto market, there's some very good economic news. Auto sales are expected to continue their surge in November and are on the road to a stronger annual finish than had earlier been anticipated. Because of rising demand as well as a "slew of new products that will be hitting the marketplace," the pricing intelligence firm TrueCar...


2011 Dodge Journey: First Drive

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:30 AM PST

In the two years since the Dodge Journey first showed up in showrooms, Chrysler's been through a couple of near-death moments. For all its turmoil with the private-equity crowd and the bankruptcy courts, Chrysler's now churning out a heavily revamped line of 2011 vehicles that includes a Journey with a new powertrain offering, retuned handling...


2011 Wheego Whip LiFe Electric Car: First Drive Report

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:03 AM PST

The 2011 Wheego Whip LiFe is a small, two-seat electric car from a startup company you've never heard of with an unusual name. It doesn't have the fit, finish, or driving quality of a 2011 Nissan Leaf or the Japanese-market Mitsubishi "i" we tested two years ago. And it's only got two seats, which condemns it to a tiny sliver of the U.S. new-car...


41% Say 'Buying American' Is Most Important When Shopping For A Car (But What's 'American'?)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:35 AM PST

Each of us has a slightly different set of criteria when we go shopping for a new ride. Some are obsessed with horsepower, some want airbags, and some marketing folks believe that cupholders are still the key to many buyers' hearts. But for 41% of Americans, the most important criteria is simply, "Was it made in the U.S.?" That statistic comes to...


Making Silent Electric Cars Noisier: 3 Carmakers, 3 Sounds

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:11 AM PST

It looks like carmakers are going to make their quiet, electrically powered cars a lot noisier. And that's going to happen regardless of whether there's any actual data to support the notion that electric cars are so silent they pose a hazard to blind pedestrians. As of now, three different automakers have taken three different approaches, with...


Today at High Gear Media: Forte, Grand Cherokee, and "MPG"

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:05 AM PST

It's missed a spot on some well-known best-of lists, but the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee's giving us a gleam in our eye. [TheCarConnection] That 2011 Kia Forte five-door you've been waiting on, finally has an EPA rating: 37 mpg highway. [TheCarConnection] What's the word on cheap cars with big value? These five sedan-lets are stuffed to the gills...


NHTSA Investigating Honda Accord Hybrid For Unintended Acceleration

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:00 AM PST

Normally it’s Toyota that’s in the headlines whenever ‘unintended acceleration’ is concerned, however, this time ‘round it’s close rival Honda that’s in the spotlight. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that it is investigating certain Honda Accord Hybrid models to...


The NHTSA Probes How Car Rental Companies Handle Recalls

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:48 AM PST

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) initiated an audit query into the practices of car rental companies concerning their handling of manufacturers’ recalls of vehicles in their fleets. The NHTSA will be looking at 3 million General Motors, Ford and Chrysler products that were sold to rental companies and subsequently...


FamilyCarGuide Wrapup: Cheap Cars With Big Value

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:42 AM PST

Here at FamilyCarGuide, we know that families need various types of transportation. Some families need two or three or even more vehicles. Sometimes what’s really important is big value for the least amount of purchase price. Wrapping up our week-long series on cheap cars with big value, here’s a capsule look at five models that offer...


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