Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Next Ford F-150 To Get Aluminum Body For Better Gas Mileage

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 01:17 PM PDT

Ford's history, while not founded on the F-150 pickup and its predecessors, has certainly been built around it over the last 60 years. From its debut in 1948 to the present, the truck has evolved radically in design, features, and capability, but it has remained all-steel in frame and body. That's soon to change. The next generation of the F-150...


Cadillac ATS Vs. BMW 3-Series: Compare Cars

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 12:13 PM PDT

The BMW 3-Series draws the slings and arrows of every luxury brand fired in its general direction. Most of them glance off its tautly drawn sides, but for the 2013 model year, one new model has pierced almost all its protective armor. It still has the whirling-propeller badge on the hood for prestige, but now the 3-Series' standing as the best...


Burnt Sienna, Russian Sage: Earth Tones For Tomorrow's Cars?

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

When you look at paint preferences, one thing becomes clear: today's new car buyers are a pretty conservative bunch. Despite the cultural differences separating auto shoppers in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, folks around the globe gravitate toward the same handful of hues: whites, grays, and blacks. But according to BASF Automotive Coatings...


Toyota Regains Title Of World's Best-Selling Automaker

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 07:19 AM PDT

Last year was rough for Toyota. Like businesses and individuals across Japan, the company suffered devastating setbacks following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Later in 2011, there were production problems due to immense flooding in Thailand. And of course, Toyota continued to fight customer perceptions of iffy car quality following 2010's...


Lexus Hybrids, Tesla's Losses Widen, Volkswagen Rumored To Buy Lotus: Today's Car News

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 07:09 AM PDT

Today at High Gear Media, we drove the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid and Tesla posted a financial loss. Rumors has it that Volkswagen is considering buying Lotus and BMW priced the new 2013 ActiveHybrid 7. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. A new study found car buyers are finding small cars more appealing...


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