Monday, November 12, 2012

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2013 Honda Accord Video Road Test

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 11:52 AM PST

The Honda Accord sedan has been one of the best-selling cars in America for decades. But it's fallen behind the Nissan Altima and Ford Fusion--so Honda's hitting back this year with new powertrains, new styling, and new technology. The question--is it enough to elbow those great new sedans aside? The Accord has always taken the safe route when it...


Hurricane Sandy’s New And Used Car Toll: Up To 200,000 Vehicles Could Be Scrapped

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 11:42 AM PST

The floodwaters may be receding and the massive cleanup in progress from the worst Atlantic storm ever recorded, but it’s just the beginning of getting back to normal for automakers and consumers who lost vehicles due to flooding or other storm-related damage To-date, automakers have lost about 17,000 new vehicles, according to Bloomberg...


Chrysler Recalls 744,822 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Liberty SUVs For Inadvertent Airbag Deployment

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:25 AM PST

Chrysler is conducting a voluntary safety recall involving 744,822 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty SUVs due to concerns over unintended deployment of airbags. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website says that the recall involves 200-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty SUVs. The dates of...


At Disney World's Epcot, GM Test Track Reopens December 6

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST

Back in January, we broke some very bad news: the beloved GM Test Track ride at Walt Disney World's Epcot was being closed for renovations. But there was an upside: the upgrades were scheduled for completion later this year. Once the doors reopened on the newly christened "Chevrolet Design Center", we were told that visitors would be able to...


2013 Honda Civic Revealed, 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Driven: Car News Headlines

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:47 AM PST

Today at The Car Connection, Honda revealed the refreshed 2013 Civic, and Lamborghini revealed the Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster. BMW might be planning an X4 Concept for the 2013 Detroit Auto Show--while it's on pace to hit record sales in 2012. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Is Mazda going to build a new...


As Cars Get Stronger, Jaws Of Life Have To Be Tougher

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:00 AM PST

Traffic fatality rates are as low as they've ever been. That's in part because of increasingly high standards set by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and government regulators. More airbags, new seatbelt laws, and crackdowns on drunk driving have all played a role in reducing the number of Americans killed on roadways. Stronger steel has...


2013 Honda Civic: First Photos, New Accord-Influenced Look

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:00 AM PST

In advance of its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Showlater this month, Honda has released a couple of photos that give a first glimpse of the changes to be made to the Civic compact sedan lineup for 2013. These initial pictures—only a couple of exterior shots—show that the new Civic lineup, quite noticeably, adopts some family details...


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