Thursday, September 27, 2012

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2012 Paris Auto Show: New Cars, New Concepts, Old Problems

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT

The auto industry's been known to defy logic. At the 2012 Paris Auto Show, it seemed to defy gravity. Europe's been embroiled in a currency crisis for more than a year. In the U.S., the economy's barely edged out of recession, and stiff new fuel-economy standards are starting to take effect. Around the world, energy prices and demand remain high...


2014 Jaguar F-Type Preview

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Jaguar's next sportscar will be the 2014 F-Type, due on sale in the U.S. in the summer of 2013. Slotted below today's XK roadster and coupe but overlapping them in price, the new F-Type convertible may have a spiritual ancestor in the classic Jag E-Type, but as chief designer Ian Callum says, "this car is for now." And for now, it's a...


Paris Auto Show, Jaguar F-Type, Porsche Panamera: Today's Car News

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:06 AM PDT

Today at The Car Connection, Volkswagen revealed a concept version of the next-generation GTI at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, and Jaguar revealed the 2014 F-Type. Fisker talked about fuel economy and Audi previewed the upcoming Q2 crossover. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Mitsubishi revealed the 2013...


Bucking The Trend: Traffic Fatalities Rise in New York City

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Traffic fatalities have been on the decline for the past several years, thanks in large part to enhanced safety gear on vehicles and stricter enforcement of drunk-driving laws. In fact, 2010 saw the lowest fatality rate on record in the U.S., and when the Department of Transportation finishes compiling stats for 2011, the rate could slip even...


2013 Chevrolet Traverse

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:47 AM PDT

The 2013 Chevrolet Traverse still doesn't have a lot of charisma, but that's beside the point. For those who want three rows of seating yet, for some reason or another, eschew both full-size traditional SUVs as well as minivans, the Traverse simply makes sense, with its comfortable seating, vast interior, and strong safety package...


Garamond Vs. Arial: Fonts Can Increase Your Risk Of Crashing

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Design fanatics spend a lot of time obsessing over fonts. They debate the readability of Times Roman, the 20th-century functionalism of Helvetica, the low-level IQ of Comic Sans. (Which has generated a hilariously profane response from Comic Sans itself.) But discussion of typefaces is more than an academic exercise. From stop signs to newspapers...


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