Watch out, Toyota Prius--the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is your first real competition. And in many ways, it's the hybrid hatchback we'd prefer to drive every day. Built in Michigan--not sourced locally from California, or even Japan--the C-Max is a tall hatchback that eventually will come in two flavors. Right now, it's a gas-electric hybrid, with a...
As we reported last week, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are locked in a tight race to grab the #1 spot in America's coveted luxury auto market. But according to the Detroit News, one of those companies could be helped by a third German contender. A little background For many years -- 11 to be precise -- Lexus reigned supreme in the U.S. luxury category...
Today at The Car Connection, we take a look at the 2013 Ford Fusion in our latest video road test, and we compare the 2013 Cadillac ATS against the 2013 BMW 3-Series. Lincoln opens its own design center and Porsche is preparing its first modern four-cylinder engine. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Nissan...
The 2013 Ford Fusion is one of the best-looking new cars of the year--but it's more than just a pretty face. It's one of our favorite family sedans, and one of the top-rated vehicles at The Car Connection, too. The first Fusion was a handsome, but maybe less distinctive-looking car, that earned a great reputation for reliability over time. It...
The BMW 3-Series may be the yardstick by which all sports sedans are judged today, but there's a new tape measure in town--the 2013 Cadillac ATS. Now that we've logged more than a thousand miles in all the different flavors of ATS four-doors--six-cylinders and fours, rear-drivers and all-wheel-drivers, manuals and automatics--we're convinced that...
The Nissan Altima has been on sale since 1993 in the U.S. market as a four-door sedan. For the first years of its existence, it fit in the compact size class; in the last two generations, it's been upsized to the mid-size class, and sold as a four-door sedan and as a two-door coupe. See our full review of the 2013 Nissan Altima The 1993-1997 and...
The Nissan Altima is the not only the best-selling car in Nissan's lineup, but it's also the second best-selling family sedan in the U.S. For 2013 it has a new design, revamped powertrains, and a new infotainment system. Will all these upgrades help the Nissan move the Altima to the number-one family-sedan spot in the U.S.? We find out in our...
Nissan is conducting a safety recall of certain 2012 and 2013 model year Altima sedans for a problem with loose suspension bolts that could result in a loss of vehicle control. A notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected at 13,919. Documentation from Nissan...
Ford is conducting a voluntary safety recall of certain 2011 through 2013 model year Fiesta subcompact cars to fix a problem with the side airbag. A notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website indicates that an estimated 154,604 Fiestas in the United States may be affected by the recall. Affected vehicles...
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...
Many have tried, and failed, to steal BMW's enviable place in the hearts of sport-sedan enthusiasts. The 3-Series isn't just a perennial leader--it's a totem by which all other luxury sedans are judged. But this isn't about the Bimmer. It's about the 2013 Cadillac ATS, a car that comes so close to BMW's lofty handling standards and so audibly...
Luxury sedans inevitably grow larger and larger with each passing generation. It's been true for the Mercedes-Benz C Class and the BMW 3-Series, and it's also the case for the CTS, the entry-level Cadillac that's nearly a mid-sizer now, according to the tape measure. Rather than downsize the CTS, Cadillac's introducing a new entry-level family of...
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Watch out, Toyota Prius--the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is your first real competition. And in many ways, it's the hybrid hatchback we'd prefer to drive every day. Built in Michigan--not sourced locally from California, or even Japan--the C-Max is a tall hatchback that eventually will come in two flavors. Right now, it's a gas-electric hybrid, with a...
As we reported last week, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are locked in a tight race to grab the #1 spot in America's coveted luxury auto market. But according to the Detroit News, one of those companies could be helped by a third German contender. A little background For many years -- 11 to be precise -- Lexus reigned supreme in the U.S. luxury category...
Today at The Car Connection, we take a look at the 2013 Ford Fusion in our latest video road test, and we compare the 2013 Cadillac ATS against the 2013 BMW 3-Series. Lincoln opens its own design center and Porsche is preparing its first modern four-cylinder engine. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Nissan...
The 2013 Ford Fusion is one of the best-looking new cars of the year--but it's more than just a pretty face. It's one of our favorite family sedans, and one of the top-rated vehicles at The Car Connection, too. The first Fusion was a handsome, but maybe less distinctive-looking car, that earned a great reputation for reliability over time. It...
The BMW 3-Series may be the yardstick by which all sports sedans are judged today, but there's a new tape measure in town--the 2013 Cadillac ATS. Now that we've logged more than a thousand miles in all the different flavors of ATS four-doors--six-cylinders and fours, rear-drivers and all-wheel-drivers, manuals and automatics--we're convinced that...
The Nissan Altima has been on sale since 1993 in the U.S. market as a four-door sedan. For the first years of its existence, it fit in the compact size class; in the last two generations, it's been upsized to the mid-size class, and sold as a four-door sedan and as a two-door coupe. See our full review of the 2013 Nissan Altima The 1993-1997 and...
The Nissan Altima is the not only the best-selling car in Nissan's lineup, but it's also the second best-selling family sedan in the U.S. For 2013 it has a new design, revamped powertrains, and a new infotainment system. Will all these upgrades help the Nissan move the Altima to the number-one family-sedan spot in the U.S.? We find out in our...
Nissan is conducting a safety recall of certain 2012 and 2013 model year Altima sedans for a problem with loose suspension bolts that could result in a loss of vehicle control. A notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected at 13,919. Documentation from Nissan...
Ford is conducting a voluntary safety recall of certain 2011 through 2013 model year Fiesta subcompact cars to fix a problem with the side airbag. A notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website indicates that an estimated 154,604 Fiestas in the United States may be affected by the recall. Affected vehicles...
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...
Many have tried, and failed, to steal BMW's enviable place in the hearts of sport-sedan enthusiasts. The 3-Series isn't just a perennial leader--it's a totem by which all other luxury sedans are judged. But this isn't about the Bimmer. It's about the 2013 Cadillac ATS, a car that comes so close to BMW's lofty handling standards and so audibly...
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