Monday, November 19, 2012

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Ford Confirms The 2014 Fiesta Will Get Its 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Engine

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 10:50 AM PST

Ford’s 1.0-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost engine is small enough to fit into an airline-approved carry-on bag, yet powerful enough to deliver some 123 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque. As you’d guess, it’s also fuel efficient, which is the primary reason why Ford has announced it will be offered in the 2014 Ford Fiesta as...


Survey: 21% Access The Web While Driving, 13% Update Their Status

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 08:59 AM PST

Holiday driving is a terrible thing. Between the stress of added traffic and anxiety about spending hours at a dinner table with obnoxious in-laws, many motorists are in lousy moods. To make matters worse, a new State Farm study indicates that a growing number of drivers aren't paying attention to the road. State Farm's annual distracted-driving...


Rental Cars In Short Supply For Thanksgiving Thanks To Sandy

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 08:17 AM PST

If you're planning to rent a car for the Thanksgiving drive to grandma's house but haven't yet secured your vehicle, you should shift your search into high gear. News reports indicate that many rental car lots in the northeastern U.S. are sitting empty this holiday season, due to Hurricane Sandy. Although damages from the storm are still being...


Honda Accident Avoidance, C-Max Energi Driven, 2013 CR-Z Hybrid: Car News Headlines

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 08:15 AM PST

Today at High Gear Media we have a load of new technology and new cars for you, including a Honda demo of next-gen accident avoidance technology, a first drive of the 2013 Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, and a first look at the updated, more powerful 2013 Honda CR-Z Hybrid. As a bonus, you can see spy shots of what the next BMW 5-Series wagon...


2013 Tesla Model S

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 06:00 AM PST

The 2013 Tesla Model S is the second year for the first high-volume car from Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors [NASDAQ:TSLA]. It went into production in June 2012, and by late 2012, the company was building a few hundred each week, to work down its backlog of more than 10,000 orders for the all-electric luxury sport sedan. The long...


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