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- Signs Of A Rebound, Yet The Worst Auto Market Since The 1950s
- 2011 Lexus CT 200h Features Four Drive Modes
- Luxury Sales Surge: Are The Fat Cats Not Feeling The Recession?
- First Drive: 2011 Kia Sorento SX
- Kia Recalls Soul, Sorento For Fire Hazard
- Leftover 2010 Models You Can Buy Cheap
- Dodge Whips Covers Off 2011 Durango "Performance" SUV
- Five New Car Leases for Under $200 a Month
- 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Says "Green" With...Flowers
- Lincoln Promises 7 New Vehicles by 2014
- We're Calling It: The In-Dash CD Player Dies in 2015
- 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid: Live Photos
| Signs Of A Rebound, Yet The Worst Auto Market Since The 1950s Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT  Some of the phrases used in headlines this week, to describe August auto sales, have been brutal: "sales slowing to a crawl," "taking a tumble," or "struggling along" were just a few. But they're pretty appropriate. "We saw the worst August in 28 years," looking at sales altogether, assessed Jesse Toprak, VP of industry trends at the pricing...
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| 2011 Lexus CT 200h Features Four Drive Modes Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:50 PM PDT  Whether it's the rather bland looks or the underwhelming stats, the 2011 Lexus CT 200h hasn't primed us for our first shot behind its wheel. Today's announcement of four driving modes for the car doesn't do much to change that, though we're interested to see just how much sport can be added to the car with the press of a button. In addition to the...
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| Luxury Sales Surge: Are The Fat Cats Not Feeling The Recession? Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:23 PM PDT  Are luxury-car shoppers feeling the recession in the same way everyone else is? Take a look at the boarded-up store fronts on Main St., then check out the country club parking lot, political contribution coffers, and luxury dealerships and you might feel differently. There's a distinct division as well between the Miracle Mile auto malls and...
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| First Drive: 2011 Kia Sorento SX Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT  Crossovers don't really get my blood flowing. They're useful, to be sure, and some even look decent, in a tall-hatch kind of way. But really, at the end of the day, they're about functionality, not passion. Nonetheless, the sporty model in Kia's crossover range, the 2011 Kia Sorento SX, nails the functionality and even manages to toss in a bit of...
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| Kia Recalls Soul, Sorento For Fire Hazard Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:20 AM PDT  Kia is recalling certain Soul and Sorento vehicles from the 2010 and 2011 model years. According to a release from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vehicles have fault in their lighting system that could result in a fire. The issue centers around wiring harnesses supplied by JCI, which "may have been improperly soldered". In...
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| Leftover 2010 Models You Can Buy Cheap Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:19 AM PDT  by Sean Tucker Late summer is an excellent time to buy a car, if you're willing to do your research, and this summer is better than most. By this time of year, virtually all car factories are pushing out 2011 models, but many of the outgoing 2010s are sitting unsold. Dealerships were battered by a terrible August. Sales were much slower than...
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| Dodge Whips Covers Off 2011 Durango "Performance" SUV Posted: 02 Sep 2010 07:00 AM PDT  Chrysler is on a roll with SUV designs, and though the Durango doesn't quite hit the sweet spot the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee does, it's not far off the mark. Sleek, smooth, and modern, the 2011 Durango's look wraps what Dodge is pitching as a "performance-tuned" setup, and does it with three rows of seating. Performance SUVs are hardly a new idea...
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| Five New Car Leases for Under $200 a Month Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:20 AM PDT  by Sean Tucker $200 a month: It's less than $7 a day. Sacrifice your daily latte habit, and voila! You have the budget for a new car. In today's market, you have options. There are a number of appealing cars you'd genuinely enjoy owning available for less than $200 a month. They're lease deals, which have drawbacks. You'll need good credit to...
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| 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Says "Green" With...Flowers Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:25 PM PDT  In the green-car world, the leaf is the king of all icons. The 2010 Honda Insight fertilized the idea when it bowed in 2008; it still promotes greener driving with electronically rendered displays of plants that add leaves as the car's computers sense a light, planet-conscious foot on the gas pedal. The king of the leaves? The 2011 Nissan LEAF, of...
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| Lincoln Promises 7 New Vehicles by 2014 Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:09 PM PDT  Now that Ford's shorn of Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Volvo--and now that it's closing Mercury--Lincoln will get seven new vehicles in the next four years in a major new investment in product and in a more distinct identity for the Ford luxury brand. At the press launch for the 2011 MKZ Hybrid and the 2011 MKX this week in Washington...
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| We're Calling It: The In-Dash CD Player Dies in 2015 Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:24 PM PDT One of the innovation milestones of the computer age, and one of the most potent symbols of Generation X--the compact disc--is on the way out of cars. In what's likely to be the first stage of a drawn-out phase-out, Ford will stop selling CD changers for its vehicles at the end of the 2011 model year, and it's suggesting the single-slot CD player...
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| 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid: Live Photos Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:09 PM PDT We're live today in Washington, D.C., with the first High Gear Media drive of the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. We've road-tested the similar Ford Fusion Hybrid, but the Lincoln version promises its own package of distinct styling cues and a finer interior, while still delivering the 41-mpg highway fuel economy rating of its mass-market cousin. The MKZ...
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