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• 2013 Toyota Avalon Gets More Green, Adds Hybrid Model
• 2013 Lexus GX Priced From $54,320
• 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT And Coupe: First Drive
• Want To Steal Gas In Public? You Might Get Away With It
• NHTSA Investigates 2011 Chrysler 200 & 2011 Ford Explorer
• Chevy Cruze Recalled, Elon Musk On Electric Cars, 2013 SRT Viper: Car News Headlines

2013 Toyota Avalon Gets More Green, Adds Hybrid Model Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:12 PM PDT In recent years, Toyota's said it will build a hybrid version of every one of its vehicles by 2020. Count one more down: the Avalon sedan is going hybrid for the 2013 model year. The big four-door, a relative of the best-selling Camry sedan, goes on sale in November of this year. When it does, it will inherit a version of the Hybrid Synergy Drive...

2013 Lexus GX Priced From $54,320 Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:45 AM PDT When it arrives in dealerships this July, the 2013 Lexus GX 460 mid-size luxury SUV will carry a base price about $200 more than the virtually identical 2012 model. Priced from $53,445, plus an $875 destination charge, the base model GX 460 totals $54,320 with no additional options. Stepping up to the GX 460 Premium results in an out-the-door...

2013 Hyundai Elantra GT And Coupe: First Drive Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:38 AM PDT Hyundai's Elantra has been a huge success, missing just a model or two to complete the usual compact-car trifecta. A hot seller and an award winner--the North American Car of the Year for 2012--the latest Elantra seems to have caught the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla completely off guard, underpricing and out-valuing them, challenging their...

Want To Steal Gas In Public? You Might Get Away With It Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT Long before gas prices climbed into $3 territory, stealing the stuff has been going on. With older cars, the process was fairly straightforward: drop one end of a hose into the “donor” gas tank, siphon until the unmistakable taste of gasoline hits the tongue, drop the other end into the empty tank, then find something for mouth rinsing...

NHTSA Investigates 2011 Chrysler 200 & 2011 Ford Explorer Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun "Preliminary Evaluations" of two popular 2011 models: the 2011 Chrysler 200 and the 2011 Ford Explorer. The investigations are unrelated to one another. 2011 Chrysler 200 According to the New York Times, NHTSA has received about 15 complaints of the Chrysler 200 stalling "during...

Chevy Cruze Recalled, Elon Musk On Electric Cars, 2013 SRT Viper: Car News Headlines Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:05 AM PDT Today at High Gear Media, we drove the 2013 Ford Focus ST and Lexus priced the 2013 GX 460 SUV. Audi powered up the 2013 Allroad online configurator and Elon Musk predicted the future of the electric car market. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. We took a look at where car repairs are most expensive. General...

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