Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Uh-Oh: State Farm Uses Ford Sync To Make You Pay By The Mile

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:15 AM PDT

If you love the thought of letting a car insurance company monitor your driving habits but think, "Hey, why stop there? Why not let them keep tabs on my traveling, too?", well, today's your lucky day. Last year, we told you about State Farm's grammatically challenged Drive Safe & Save program. Drive Safe & Save offers customers the chance...


2013 Lexus ES Driven, Lexus GS Coupe, Fiat 500 EV: Today's Car News

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:24 AM PDT

Today at High Gear Media, a Humvee from The Avengers is up for sale and Mercedes-Benz revealed the 2013 GL63 AMG. We drove a 2013 Subaru BRZ and the 2013 Lexus ES. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. The IIHS said graduated licenses could save lives. We reviewed the 2013 Scion tC and found it's on its way to...


Honda, Lexus Are Tops In Perceived Quality; Ford, Hyundai Improve

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:00 AM PDT

When it comes to perceived quality -- that is, how consumers view brands, based on personal experience and word-of-mouth -- Honda and Lexus are at the top of their game. That's according to ALG, a California-based company that has been predicting valuations in the automotive industry for almost 50 years. In the spring of this year, ALG interviewed...


2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG Makes Debut

Posted: 31 May 2012 01:00 AM PDT

Mercedes-Benz is expanding its portfolio of high-performance AMG models with the brand new GL63 AMG, which is set to go on sale early next year as a 2013 model. The vehicle is based on the latest 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL Class, which itself was only revealed at last month’s 2012 New York Auto Show. Mercedes' decision to add a new...


2013 Lexus ES: First Drive

Posted: 30 May 2012 09:26 PM PDT

For years, the Lexus ES has been a great luxury sedan for impressing the clients. It's been conservatively dressed; plush, premium, quiet, and comfortable inside—yet never ostentatious. And it's worn that Lexus badge more as a symbol of smart, on-a-budget luxury than flamboyance. Those things haven't changed in the all-new 2013 Lexus ES. But...


Graduated Licenses Can Save Lives, Says IIHS

Posted: 30 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT

While fatal crash rates of teen drivers have plunged in recent years, a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) shows that states can significantly reduce teen fatalities and collision rates by strengthening existing graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws. How much improvement can...


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