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- Toyota Acceleration Claims Down, But Allstate Launches Suit
- First Drive: The Ford C-Max We Don't Get (Probably)
- $75,000 2011 Camaro Convertible In Neiman Marcus "Christmas Book"
- New Crash-Test Ratings: At First Look, Which Models Fare Best?
- 2012 Ford C-Max: First Drive
- Video: Volkswagen Pins Dreams Of World Domination On New Jetta. Wanna See The Ads?
- Today in Car News: Infiniti M, Big New BMW X3, Fast Trains
- Today at High Gear Media: 2011 Charger, Lincoln and L.A. Show
- 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Starts From $62,990, Coming This Year
- 2011 Dodge Charger: First Official Photos
- TCC's Most Popular Reviews for September 2010
- What Your Car May Be Saying About You
- Commentary: One More Full-Service Gas Station Closes, For Good
- New NHTSA Crash Ratings Drop Scores Across the Board
- No New Continental in Lincoln's Future
| Toyota Acceleration Claims Down, But Allstate Launches Suit Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT  Toyota earlier this week provided an update on progress regarding its accelerator-related recalls, and it's now more confidently pushing back on assertions that the automaker's electronic throttle controls might have caused unintended acceleration. The automaker said that it's reviewed about 4,200 vehicles whose drivers had claimed instances of...
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| First Drive: The Ford C-Max We Don't Get (Probably) Posted: 05 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT  This past weekend, while most of you were enjoying a first real taste of fall, High Gear Media spent a Saturday drilling around the mountains above Cannes in the 2012 Ford C-Max. That's in both versions--the "Grand" C-Max coming to the American market in about 14 months, and the shorter, five-passenger hatchback that's actually sold as the "C-Max"...
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| $75,000 2011 Camaro Convertible In Neiman Marcus "Christmas Book" Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:59 AM PDT  The 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible isn't due for mass retail sale until next spring, but a special-edition run of 100 convertibles is being built for the Neiman Marcus "Christmas Book," a high-end shopping list for the holidays. The book and the car are on display today in Neiman Marcus' flagship store in Dallas. Exterior paint in "Deep...
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| New Crash-Test Ratings: At First Look, Which Models Fare Best? Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:09 AM PDT  The first of the tougher new crash-test ratings from the federal government have rolled in. And there are a few surprises. As expected, the ratings aren't so overly optimistic. It's an about-face, as over the past several years, automakers had few problems meeting the requirements for top crash-test scores and most vehicles achieved four- and...
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| Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT  In the world of the 64-ounce Big Gulp, the sizzling buffet and the Expedition EL, can a size-medium MPV make a big noise? Drive the 2012 Ford C-Max, and you'll hope so. Minivans are a gang of four: the Chrysler twins, the Toyota Sienna and the Honda Odyssey dominate the niche, and for families wanting something a bit smaller and a bit less...
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| Video: Volkswagen Pins Dreams Of World Domination On New Jetta. Wanna See The Ads? Posted: 05 Oct 2010 08:39 AM PDT  It's no secret that Volkswagen and its CEO Martin Winterkorn have big dreams of conquering the world. (Ah, Germans.) In fact, the company has repeatedly said that it wants to surpass the current #1 automaker, Toyota, by 2018, but in order to do that, Volkswagen will really need to up its game in the United States. The silver bullet in VW's...
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| Today in Car News: Infiniti M, Big New BMW X3, Fast Trains Posted: 05 Oct 2010 08:00 AM PDT  We've told you how good the 2011 Infiniti M really is--but in our view, the V-8's the only way to go. We may be alone in that sentiment. [Consumer Reports] We're driving the 2011 BMW X3 next week, and given its big jump in size, we're thinking "mini-X5" is no longer an appropriate shorthand to describe it. [New York Times] With Lincoln's...
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| Today at High Gear Media: 2011 Charger, Lincoln and L.A. Show Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:30 AM PDT  They're here: the first official photos of the 2011 Dodge Charger, albeit smaller and lower-resolution quality than we'd like. [MotorAuthority] Congratulate the 2011 Kia Optima: it's the first non-luxury car to score a 9.0 or above on TheCarConnection's ratings scale. [TheCarConnection] If you're waiting on a brand-new Lincoln Continental, don't...
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| 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Starts From $62,990, Coming This Year Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:21 AM PDT  Cadillac's CTS-V line of cars is one of the most exciting in the affordable luxury performance segment, offering 556 horsepower from a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 in sedan, coupe and wagon body styles. Today Cadillac released pricing on the wagon, which starts from $62,990 when it hits lots later this year. The CTS-V Wagon won't be for everyone...
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| 2011 Dodge Charger: First Official Photos Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:59 AM PDT  Dodge has just released these first photos of the 2011 Charger sedan. In a full release, Dodge says the 2011 Dodge Charger "will rev up showrooms during the fourth quarter of 2010." Earlier this year, Chrysler began trickling out some images of its revamped 2011 lineup, including the 2011 Jeep Wrangler, 2011 Chrysler Town & Country, and the...
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| TCC's Most Popular Reviews for September 2010 Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:30 AM PDT  Here at High Gear Media, we're deep in the first-drive cycle for the 2011 model year, even as you're still shopping and reading up on 2010 models. But with 2011 models available in showrooms on a case-by-case basis, those new vehicles are surging on our monthly list of the most-researched vehicles at TheCarConnection, our flagship new-car review...
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| What Your Car May Be Saying About You Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:42 AM PDT  We’ve all heard the expression, “You are what you drive.” But what does that mean, really? In everyday reality, I’m not a pickup truck if I drive one and I’m certainly not a svelte and powerful sports car just because I’m behind the wheel of a Corvette. So, what’s the real meaning behind those types of...
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| Commentary: One More Full-Service Gas Station Closes, For Good Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:38 AM PDT  The story was from the Chippewa Herald in Wisconsin, but it could have been from Baltimore, Maryland, or San Mateo, California, or maybe Lawton, Oklahoma. The story line would be similar--another full-service gas station has gone the way of the eight-track tape deck to certain small-business oblivion. Larry Wiltrout is looking for a job. You see...
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| New NHTSA Crash Ratings Drop Scores Across the Board Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:42 AM PDT  The 2011 BMW 5-Series and the 2011 Hyundai Sonata are the only vehicles to retain five-star crash-test safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), under new testing rules and scoring for the 2011 model year. The safety agency publishes a new Web site today, which is coming live in sections. The new site details...
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| No New Continental in Lincoln's Future Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:53 AM PDT  Ford [NYSE:F] is damping speculation that it's developing a new flagship sedan in the mold of the former Lincoln Continental. The Continental was one of the signature vehicles in the Lincoln lineup from the 1930s through the 1970s--the mini-brand was sold under its own nameplate, before it became an official Lincoln model after 1958. In the...
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