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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has once again called foul on the federal government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)—this time, singling out a federal study that fails to show that anti-lock brakes on motorcycles have any significant effect on fatality rates. According to the IIHS, the federal study...
Ford Motor Co. [NYSE:F] is looking to its Lincoln MKT crossover luxury wagon to replace its long-serving Lincoln Town Car for the limousine and livery market, the automaker has announced. The new Lincoln MKT livery edition will include a bolstered chassis that will support wheelbase increases—read stretch limos—of up to ten feet...
The 2012 Ford C-Max may still be more than a year from showrooms in America, but the new seven-seat MPV took to the hills of Provence last weekend at the hands of High Gear Media. We're back from driving the C-Max and its European cousin, the C-Max--it's a long story, but the European MPV we get actually is known as the Grand C-Max over there. And...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has once again called foul on the federal government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)—this time, singling out a federal study that fails to show that anti-lock brakes on motorcycles have any significant effect on fatality rates. According to the IIHS, the federal study...
Ford Motor Co. [NYSE:F] is looking to its Lincoln MKT crossover luxury wagon to replace its long-serving Lincoln Town Car for the limousine and livery market, the automaker has announced. The new Lincoln MKT livery edition will include a bolstered chassis that will support wheelbase increases—read stretch limos—of up to ten feet...
The 2012 Ford C-Max may still be more than a year from showrooms in America, but the new seven-seat MPV took to the hills of Provence last weekend at the hands of High Gear Media. We're back from driving the C-Max and its European cousin, the C-Max--it's a long story, but the European MPV we get actually is known as the Grand C-Max over there. And...
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