Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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2014 Mazda Mazda6

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:50 AM PDT

For many years, the current-generation Mazda6 has been easy to single out as one of the sportiest and best-driving mid-size sedans on the market. Yet it's somehow missed the mark and very few shoppers have paid attention, or even put this excellent model on their shopping list. Now Mazda is in effect giving this sedan a rethink, with...


Where Do America's Best (And Worst) Drivers Live?

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Human beings are pretty funny: put anyone behind the wheel of a car, and suddenly he's kvetching about all the idiots on the freeway. We seem certain about our own infallibility, but we can't all be stellar drivers, can we? Indeed, we cannot. And Allstate has the data to prove it. The insurance powerhouse has just released its eighth annual...


Sonic Recall, Chevrolet Volt Production Halt, Lana Del Rey: Today's Car News

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:32 AM PDT

Today at High Gear Media, Nissan might be switching battery suppliers for the 2013 Leaf and General Motors plans to halt production of the 2013 Chevrolet Volt. We posted our video road test of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Lincoln expands into China. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. GM said it won't provide...


GM To Dems & GOP: No More Cars For Your Conventions

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Since 1980, General Motors has provided cars to both Republicans and Democrats for their national conventions -- and it's done so free of charge. But according to a report in Detroit News, that policy has come to a screeching halt. Typically, GM has supplied the conventions with several hundred complimentary vehicles. (Last time the groups met, in...


Volkswagen Touareg

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:11 PM PDT

The Volkswagen Touareg is a mid-size sport-utility vehicle that offers serious off-road ability paired with softer styling on par with more carlike crossover vehicles. Alternatives to the Touareg include the Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilot, and Ford Edge, along with more traditional, truck-based SUVs like the Ford Explorer (also a crossover, most...


2013 Volkswagen Touareg

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:40 PM PDT

Volkswagen's Touareg SUV occupies an odd place in the U.S. product line. Is it meant to be the premium up-sell from a Jetta or Passat, or to be the somewhat more affordable alternative to true luxury-brand SUVs? As Volkswagen has lowered prices in recent years and upped value for most of its other mainstream models, the very idea of...


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