Thursday, September 20, 2012

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2013 Buick Encore: Pricing And Features Revealed

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 10:20 AM PDT

The wait is finally over, as the Encore to the three-row Buick Enclave is almost ready for young families everywhere. Revealed back at the Detroit Auto Show, the baby Buick crossover has been priced from $24,950. That price includes standard features like ten airbags, cornering brake control, 18-inch wheels, a backup camera, and a 7-inch LCD...


GMC Confirms All-New Canyon Mid-Size Pickup Coming "In The Future"

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Production of the current GMC Canyon (pictured) and its Chevy sibling, the Colorado, ended earlier this summer with the closure of the General Motors plant in Shreveport, Louisiana. But that's not the end of the line for the GMC Canyon, which was just confirmed for an all-new generation during a Buick-GMC conference call with the media. Confirming...


General Motors Works Overtime To Keep Customers Happy

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Back in January, J.D. Power and Polk released some interesting data about customer-retention rates in the auto industry -- or, in everyday language, brand loyalty. The two research firms came up with slightly different statistics, but both agreed that companies like Ford were making real progress on the customer-retention front. Not to be outdone...


2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid, Audi e-trons, Porsche 918 Spyder: Today's Car News

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:41 AM PDT

Today at The Car Connection, Audi talked about future e-tron models and Porsche talked about spending and production output for 2013. MINI revealed the production Paceman and we drove the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. The IEEE said by 2040 75 percent of vehicles will be...


2012 Hyundai Elantra Probe Widens To 2011, 2013 Models

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Earlier this year, we told you that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had launched an investigation of the 2012 Hyundai Elantra. According to the Detroit Free Press, that probe has now been expanded to include 2011 and 2013 models, too. NHTSA's initial investigation began when an Elantra driver reported severe ear lacerations...


BMW Z4

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:53 PM PDT

The BMW Z4 is a small two-seat sports car, with a traditional roadster layout combining a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive configuration, a long good, and a low seating position just ahead of the rear wheels. Major competitors include the Audi TT, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mercedes-Benz SLK, Nissan 350Z/370Z Convertible, and Porsche Boxster. It's always...


2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:51 PM PDT

Ford's full-court press for ever-higher fuel economy takes another form in 2013 with the arrival of the new Ford Fusion Hybrid, a mid-size sedan bristling with confident road manners, cinematic good looks, and big, big, big fuel-economy numbers. Ford paved its own way with the first Fusion Hybrid, which earned 41/36-mpg gas mileage and...


2013 BMW Z4

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:37 PM PDT

With an exclusive body style and classic long-hood, short-deck proportions that emphasize design, performance, and weight distribution over practicality, the Z4 is the only dedicated sports car in BMW's current lineup. But if you think you know the Z4, beware that it's a different kind of sporting machine today than even a few years...


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