Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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Nissan Altima

Posted: 23 May 2012 01:36 PM PDT

The Nissan Altima has been on sale since 1993 in the U.S. market as a four-door sedan. For the first years of its existence, it fit in the compact size class; in the last two generations, it's been upsized to the mid-size class, and sold as a four-door sedan and as a two-door coupe. The 1993-1997 and 1998-2001 Altimas were compact sedans powered...


Brake-Throttle Override Becomes The New Standard

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:50 AM PDT

With Hyundai’s recent announcement that brake throttle override, which it calls brake pedal throttle override capability, is now standard on all 2012 Hyundai models effective with May production, consumers may be curious about what this safety technology is all about, as well as what other automakers have it and why. In essence...


Planning A Memorial Day Road Trip? Here's What To Expect

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:15 AM PDT

Memorial Day means many things to Americans: An opportunity to remember those who've died in service of their country. A chance to get together with friends and relatives. Cookouts. Picnics. Box socials. (They still have those, right?) Thanks to the three-day weekend, Memorial Day is also a great time for road trips. If you're planning one...


The Best States For Driving--And The Worst: Infographic

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:14 AM PDT

What makes a state a great place for driving? Is it lower gas prices, or fewer fellow travelers on the road? Or is it higher speed limits--whether it's on your way to a destination, or purely for the enjoyment of driving? And what makes other states among the worst places to drive? TheCarConnection looked at five sets of data to choose our best...


Green Car Death List, 4 Million Mustang Fans, Mazda And Alfa Romeo: Car News Headlines

Posted: 23 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Today at High Gear Media, we say good-bye to a list of 2012 green cars and Ford's Mustang Facebook fan page clocks 4 million fans. The Mercedes-Benz A Class might get an electric powertrain, and the next-generation Mazda MX-5 will spawn a new Alfa Romeo Spider. Catch all of this and more in the day's car news links below. The Ford Mustang Facebook...


KITT Is Coming: Dragon Drive! Lets You Dictate Texts On The Road

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:30 AM PDT

For decades, man has dreamed of speaking into thin air and having computers fulfill his every wish. Despite the potential downsides of living in such a world -- as seen in movies like 2001 or Terminator or I, Robot -- the fantasy lives on. As proof, we need look no further than the 1980s TV series Knight Rider or, more recently, commercials...


The Ford Mustang Facebook Page Scores Four Million Fans

Posted: 23 May 2012 06:00 AM PDT

Ford is no stranger to social media, and now it has reached a new record: The Mustang is the most popular vehicle nameplate on Facebook. The car's official Facebook fan page now has over four million fans. Growing at a rate of approximately 14,000 new fans a day, the Mustang fan page is also one of the more engaged automotive Facebook fan pages...


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