Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Mercedes-Benz GLK Class

Posted: 16 May 2012 10:07 AM PDT

The Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class is a compact crossover vehicle and the first smaller utility vehicle from the German automaker. First introduced for 2009 as a 2010 model, it marked the first-ever entry from the German luxury automaker into a segment already occupied by many of its rival luxury brands, with the likes of the BMW X3, Acura RDX, Infiniti...


Mercedes-Benz G Class

Posted: 16 May 2012 10:00 AM PDT

The Mercedes-Benz G Class—also called the Gelandewagen or G-Wagen)—is a tall, boxy sport-utility vehicle. It’s truly unique in today’s market, with only the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota FJ Cruiser lending the same off-road-centric, retro feel. Those who want the same kind of feel would have to otherwise consider an older Land...


Kia Soul

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:47 AM PDT

The Kia Soul is a sporty wagon-bodied hatchback from the South Korean automaker. The Soul offers shoppers a five-seat commuter vehicle that's friendly to look at and fairly enjoyable to drive. First shown in production form at the 2008 Paris auto show, the Soul was designed at the company's U.S. headquarters near Irvine, California, credited to...


Putting Regular In Your Premium Car? Think Twice; Here's Why

Posted: 16 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

As we get closer to Memorial Day weekend, there’s closer focus on gas prices for the heavily-traveled holiday period. For the moment at least, fuel flows about 25 cents cheaper per gallon than this time in 2011, according to AAA. That’s also about the current price gap between regular and premium, give or take. Some drivers are...


GM Unlikes Facebook, Ford & Chrysler Are Still Besties

Posted: 16 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

About half of all Americans use Facebook, and yet, just days before the company launches one of the most eagerly anticipated IPOs in recent memory, General Motors has pulled all advertising from the network. This isn't especially surprising. GM's head marketing honcho, Joel Ewanick, has long been a critic of social media. About two years ago, he...


2013 Kia Rio Reviewed, Audi Created A Chair, Fiat Giving Away Cars: Car News Headlines

Posted: 16 May 2012 07:58 AM PDT

Today at High Gear Media, Guy Fieri is going to drive the pace car at the Indianapolis 500 and someone is posing as a fake cop and killing people. Audi designed a chair and we reviewed the 2013 Kia Rio. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. The 2012 Hyundai Elantra is being investigated after an airbag severed a...


Audi Cops A Thousand Feels To Design The Perfect Chair

Posted: 16 May 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Crowdsourcing is everywhere these days. Astronomers use it to find rogue asteroids. City planners use it to revitalize downtown promenades. And it's the ethos behind the game-changing Kickstarter.com. So naturally, when Audi's Lightweight Design Centre needed to crank out a new chair, it followed suit. Audi's designers were tasked with creating a...


Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Posted: 16 May 2012 06:00 AM PDT

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport is a five-door luxury sport-utility vehicle designed and first produced by the British automaker when it still was owned by Ford Motor Company. Since 2008, Land Rover has been a part of the Tata Group, which has brought an updated version of the Sport to the U.S. for the 2010 model year. The Range Rover Sport was...


2013 Kia Soul

Posted: 16 May 2012 03:40 AM PDT

With its bulldog nose, edgy roofline, and boxy, appliance-like tail, the Kia Soul brought a new attitude to small cars--as well as more practicality and small-car spirit to small utility vehicles. Just one look inside and out is all it takes to see and understand why the Kia Soul has been a very popular small vehicle, far outselling...


2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Posted: 16 May 2012 12:26 AM PDT

A Range Rover for a more enthusiastic set of drivers, the Range Rover Sport may not be the brand's hallmark vehicle, but it is its most exciting vehicle, even with the arrival of the pint-sized Evoque. Reimagined on a smaller scale than the big Rangie, but with much of its off-road ability, the Sport is the stepping stone between the...


2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, 2012 Hyundai Azera Earn Top Safety Ratings

Posted: 15 May 2012 07:26 PM PDT

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, and the 2012 Hyundai Azera—both recently redesigned family-size sedans—have earned top crash-test ratings across the board from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Also taking into consideration their standard safety equipment, they've been named among the list of IIHS Top Safety Picks. The...


2012 Toyota Prius C: Best City MPG, And Now A Top Safety Pick

Posted: 15 May 2012 07:09 PM PDT

Just a year ago, a Prius was a Prius. But this year, say that iconic hybrid model name and you could be speaking of one of three different body styles or four quite different models—the 2012 Toyota Prius Liftback, the Toyota Prius V wagon, the Toyota Prius Plug-In, or the Toyota Prius C. And with each of them quite different in weight, if...


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