Thursday, December 2, 2010

The Car Connection - Blogs and News

The Car Connection - Blogs and News

Link to The Car Connection

2012 Buick Verano Details Leaked In Customer Survey?

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:26 PM PST

An online focus group testing possible new model combinations for an "All-New 2012 Buick Compact Car" has made its way onto the Web courtesy of the intrepid netizens at GM Inside News, and with it we have our first preview of options and pricing for the upcoming 2012 Buick Verano. The new details reveal four possible trim combinations ranging from...


2011 Hyundai Elantra: Live Gallery

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:56 AM PST

Take a first look here at the new 2011 Hyundai Elantra, as it's likely a car you're going to see much more of. The Car Connection is in sunny San Diego, fresh off a daylong drive of the new Elantra...and while we can't yet talk about the driving experience or how its features operate, we've been given the heads up to share some on-site pictures of...


The MA List: 6 Concept Cars That Cried Wolf!

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:54 AM PST

Concept cars are a mixed breed. Sometimes, they're the real thing slightly disguised, and sometimes they're way-off abstractions in the Tomorrowland vein. In a handful of cases, concept cars are annoying knock-offs of the boy who cried wolf, without the bit that makes the fairy tale appealing. You know, the part where the boy gets eaten. Now, to...


TCC's Most Popular Reviews for November 2010

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST

We're plowing through the list of 255-plus vehicles on sale in the 2011 model year here at High Gear Media--and as we cull our latest drives into full reviews, we're watching what you're reading. Each month we scan Google Analytics to see which reviews are most popular. Some of the time, those reviews cover brand-new vehicles, those hardly or not...


MPG Wars: 2011 Hyundai Elantra Throws Down The Gauntlet

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:47 AM PST

A war is brewing in the compact car class. A war based on highway (and city, but mostly highway) fuel efficiency and advertising that number as loudly as possible. That is, as long as your number is big enough to compete. The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze comes in a 40 mpg flavor as will the 2012 Ford Focus. Ford also offers the Fiesta in a 40 mpg flavor...


Is The Federal Government Planning To Disable Our Cell Phones?

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:45 AM PST

"Is the Government About to Block Cell Phone Signals in Cars?" That's the molotov cocktail of a headline that Time magazine ran yesterday when it announced that U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is looking at new ways to curb distracted driving. (He's been doing so for ages, but apparently Time was having a slow news day.) Dig a little...


Today at High Gear Media: Drugs, Driving, Munsters and...Fabio

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 06:58 AM PST

The mismatch between car and SUV bumpers can cost you lots of money, the IIHS warns this morning. [TheCarConnection] It's hard to believe a Lexus GS-F is still in the cards, but maybe they're talking about the next-generation car? [MotorAuthority] It's official: the 2012 Nissan GT-R will hit 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds. [MotorAuthority]...


Family Car Guide's Most Memorable TV Family Cars

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:54 AM PST

Most of us grew up watching television – unless we lived way out in the sticks with no electricity. Then, all we had to entertain ourselves were books and our imagination. Watching television with the family was and is a favorite pastime for millions of Americans. Since there’s bound to be some down-time this holiday season, here at...


Driving and Drug Use: A Fatal Combination

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:46 AM PST

It’s a no-brainer that drinking and driving is a recipe for disaster. It should be no surprise to anyone that driving and drug use is equally dangerous. A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sheds a little light on just how dangerous driving and drug use has become. The report, the first-ever analysis...


IIHS: Mismatched Bumpers Between Cars And SUVs Can Cost Big

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:30 AM PST

Low-speed impacts between two vehicles of the same type aren't likely to show much damage. But even in seemingly minor bumps, collisions between cars and SUVs—even those from the same automaker—can involve hefty damage bills adding up to nearly $10,000 in some cases. So says the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which...


2011 Rolls-Royce Phantom

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:23 AM PST

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is the British ultra-luxury brand's premium motorcar. It's available in sedan, long-wheelbase sedan, Phantom Coupe, and Phantom Drophead Coupe forms. Developed in part with parent company BMW's expertise, the space-frame Phantom cars are powered by Rolls' own 453-horsepower version of the BMW corporate V-12, teamed with a...


No comments:

Post a Comment