Friday, August 3, 2012

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2013 Mercedes GL, 2014 Cadillac CTS, Volkswagen Golf Blue-e-motion: Top Videos Of The Week

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:40 PM PDT

This week we worked to bring you the latest spy videos, video road tests, and first driving impressions, and you watched them in droves. Spy videos were clearly the popular choice this week as three out of our top five videos this week are spy videos. Mercedes-Benz fans must be eager to learn about the new 2013 GL Class as our video road test of...


2013 Audi A4: First Drive and Video Road Test

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT

The A4 is Audi's powerhouse--not just because of its 333-horsepower S4 edition, but even more so, because of what it brings to the brand. Almost 50 percent of Audi's U.S. sales are its "B-segment" cars, including the A4, the S4, previous Avants and the new Allroad wagon. Case in point: over the past 30 years, Audi AG's sold about 10 million cars...


July 2012 Car Sales: The Best-Selling (And Worst-Selling) Vehicles

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:08 AM PDT

July, it seems, was an odd month for car sales. While some manufacturers (like Chrysler) posted serious gains over last July, other automakers (like GM and, surprisingly, Ford) posted a downturn in sales compared to last year. There are no real surprises in this month’s Winners column, as both trucks and fuel-efficient cars continue to be...


Audi A4 Vs. BMW 3-Series: Compare Cars

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:18 AM PDT

While the front-runners in the luxury segment--BMW and Mercedes-Benz--continue to be close rivals despite very different paths to their destinations, Audi's cars often sit aside, somehow competitive without seeming to care about the race. Perhaps that describes the Audi buyer as well. Audi's A4, its bread-and-butter model, sitting in the lucrative...


Man Texts 'I Need To Quit Texting' Before Driving Off Bridge

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT

If you'd seen it in a movie, it would've been your cue to chuckle (or roll your eyes at the sophomoric script). But when 21-year-old Chance Bothe texted the words, "I need to quit texting, because I could die in a car accident", then drove off a bridge into a ravine in Ganado, Texas, it was no laughing matter. Images from the crash site posted by...


2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Driven, 2013 Ford Fusion, Shelby's Mustang: Car News Headlines

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:59 AM PDT

Today at High Gear Media we drove the 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV and spotted the 2013 MINI Cooper. Carroll Shelby's personal Mustang GT500KR is headed to auction and Toyota announced a recall. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. The feds opened a probe into the 2013 Infiniti JX35 due to a faulty emergency brake...


Good Deals Hard To Find, Thanks To Strong Sales, Easy Credit

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:39 AM PDT

Summers are usually slow at auto dealerships, but this year has been an exception. That's great news for folks working the sales floors, but not so good for shoppers hoping to score a good deal on a new car, according to TrueCar.com. Thanks to growing consumer confidence, easier credit, high trade-in values, and the debut of some attractive new...


Toyota Recalling 2006-2011 RAV4, 2010 Lexus HS 250h For Rear Suspension Failure

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:40 PM PDT

Toyota has just announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving certain 2006 to early 2011 model year RAV4 compact SUVs and 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h passenger cars for a problem with the rear suspension that may pose a safety risk. In the U.S., the recall involves some 760,000 Toyota RAV4s and 18,000 Lexus HS 250h cars. No other...


Feds Open Probe Into 2013 Infiniti JX35 For Faulty Emergency Brake Application

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:55 AM PDT

Following two consumer complaints about their 2013 Infiniti JX35 crossovers abruptly stopping on a certain bridge – coincidentally, the same bridge – the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary investigation into a potential defect involving the luxury crossover’s emergency braking...


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