The Porsche Boxster is a two-door luxury roadster with serious sporting potential. Tremendous steering feel, a range of responsive engines and characteristic Porsche quality have led the Boxster to the top of the segment over its 15-year run. Competition from the Audi TT, BMW Z4, and Nissan 370Z Roadster make for a tough crowd. Priced from $49,500...
When someone flashes his headlights at you, it usually means one of two things: (a) you forgot to turn on your own headlights, or (b) there's a speed trap around the next curve. There's no arguing that the first of those warnings is important for safety reasons. Driving at dusk without headlights and taillights illuminated makes cars harder to see...
Today at The Car Connection we dug deep into the data and found the best--and worst--states to drive in, and built an infographic to illustrate it. Green Car Reports tests the 2013 Scion iQ and finds it lacks a certain something despite rating 37 mpg in a cute, compact body. Jeep and Chevy are looking into the 2010 Wrangler and the 2011-12 Cruze...
General Motors has issued a recall for 2012 models of the Chevrolet Malibu built between October 24, 2011 and March 31, 2012. In all, 4,304 vehicles are affected. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Safety Administration, the recall stems from a problem with the software that controls the sensing and diagnostic module, or SDM. The...
UPDATED: See below The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced investigations of the 2010 Jeep Wrangler and the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. According to official bulletins posted on the NHTSA website, a total of eight fires have been reported in the Wrangler and two in the Cruze. All ten began in the engine compartment. Worryingly...
The Nissan Altima has been on sale since 1993 in the U.S. market as a four-door sedan. For the first years of its existence, it fit in the compact size class; in the last two generations, it's been upsized to the mid-size class, and sold as a four-door sedan and as a two-door coupe. The 1993-1997 and 1998-2001 Altimas were compact sedans powered...
With Hyundai’s recent announcement that brake throttle override, which it calls brake pedal throttle override capability, is now standard on all 2012 Hyundai models effective with May production, consumers may be curious about what this safety technology is all about, as well as what other automakers have it and why. In essence...
Memorial Day means many things to Americans: An opportunity to remember those who've died in service of their country. A chance to get together with friends and relatives. Cookouts. Picnics. Box socials. (They still have those, right?) Thanks to the three-day weekend, Memorial Day is also a great time for road trips. If you're planning one...
What makes a state a great place for driving? Is it lower gas prices, or fewer fellow travelers on the road? Or is it higher speed limits--whether it's on your way to a destination, or purely for the enjoyment of driving? And what makes other states among the worst places to drive? TheCarConnection looked at five sets of data to choose our best...
The Porsche Boxster is a two-door luxury roadster with serious sporting potential. Tremendous steering feel, a range of responsive engines and characteristic Porsche quality have led the Boxster to the top of the segment over its 15-year run. Competition from the Audi TT, BMW Z4, and Nissan 370Z Roadster make for a tough crowd. Priced from $49,500...
When someone flashes his headlights at you, it usually means one of two things: (a) you forgot to turn on your own headlights, or (b) there's a speed trap around the next curve. There's no arguing that the first of those warnings is important for safety reasons. Driving at dusk without headlights and taillights illuminated makes cars harder to see...
Today at The Car Connection we dug deep into the data and found the best--and worst--states to drive in, and built an infographic to illustrate it. Green Car Reports tests the 2013 Scion iQ and finds it lacks a certain something despite rating 37 mpg in a cute, compact body. Jeep and Chevy are looking into the 2010 Wrangler and the 2011-12 Cruze...
General Motors has issued a recall for 2012 models of the Chevrolet Malibu built between October 24, 2011 and March 31, 2012. In all, 4,304 vehicles are affected. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Safety Administration, the recall stems from a problem with the software that controls the sensing and diagnostic module, or SDM. The...
UPDATED: See below The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced investigations of the 2010 Jeep Wrangler and the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. According to official bulletins posted on the NHTSA website, a total of eight fires have been reported in the Wrangler and two in the Cruze. All ten began in the engine compartment. Worryingly...
The Nissan Altima has been on sale since 1993 in the U.S. market as a four-door sedan. For the first years of its existence, it fit in the compact size class; in the last two generations, it's been upsized to the mid-size class, and sold as a four-door sedan and as a two-door coupe. The 1993-1997 and 1998-2001 Altimas were compact sedans powered...
With Hyundai’s recent announcement that brake throttle override, which it calls brake pedal throttle override capability, is now standard on all 2012 Hyundai models effective with May production, consumers may be curious about what this safety technology is all about, as well as what other automakers have it and why. In essence...
Memorial Day means many things to Americans: An opportunity to remember those who've died in service of their country. A chance to get together with friends and relatives. Cookouts. Picnics. Box socials. (They still have those, right?) Thanks to the three-day weekend, Memorial Day is also a great time for road trips. If you're planning one...
What makes a state a great place for driving? Is it lower gas prices, or fewer fellow travelers on the road? Or is it higher speed limits--whether it's on your way to a destination, or purely for the enjoyment of driving? And what makes other states among the worst places to drive? TheCarConnection looked at five sets of data to choose our best...
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