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- Maserati Quattroporte
- Ford Flex
- Scion FR-S
- Jeep Patriot
- 2013 North American Car & Truck/Utility Of The Year Finalists Announced
- Dodge Grand Caravan
- Honda Fit
- 2014 Mercedes E Class, Coda In Trouble, 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe: Car News Headlines
- 2013 Ford Fusion, Escape Get Software Update To Fix Fire Flaw
- Lexus To Replace Emergency Trunk Release On ES, GS, IS Models
- Jaguar F-Type
- Land Rover LR2
- Nissan Frontier
- Scion tC
- Subaru Outback
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:48 PM PST  The Maserati Quattroporte is a large sedan that blends the exclusive, lavish feel of a low-volume luxury car with some of the look, feel, sound, and driving character of an Italian sports car. Top rivals include the Aston Martin Rapide and Porsche Panamera, but on the luxury side the Bentley Continental Flying Spur is another alternative, as is...      |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:40 PM PST  The Ford Flex is a uniquely styled, full-size crossover vehicle with seating for seven passengers. Effectively, it replaced the Freestyle crossover and the Freestar minivan, but it also may have been intended to relieve some of the sales pressure on Ford wrought by the collapse in Explorer sales in the past decade. Shown as the Ford Fairlane...   |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:34 PM PST  As Scion's first foray into the world of legitimate, rear-wheel-drive sports coupes, the FR-S marks a significant step for the brand. Pairing a raked, modern exterior with a minimalist interior, and a Subaru-developed flat-four-cylinder engine, the FR-S promises to reinvigorate the youth-targeted brand and win new converts. There aren't many true...   |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 11:30 AM PST  Can a Jeep be a compact crossover? It certainly can if it has the lines of a Jeep, and the Jeep Patriot stands tall in a boxy, crisply folded set of sheetmetal that recalls the old Jeep Cherokee--now out of production a decade--and the more recently deceased large Commander sport-utility vehicle. Launched as a 2007 model, the Jeep Patriot is a...   |
| 2013 North American Car & Truck/Utility Of The Year Finalists Announced Posted: 12 Dec 2012 11:10 AM PST  The 2013 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards will reach their culmination at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in just over a month's time. In anticipation of the award's announcement, the 49 jurors--among them our own editorial director Marty Padgett--have cut their list of nominees down to just three finalists in each category...   |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 10:30 AM PST  As a direct descendant of the original1984 vehicle, the Dodge Grand Caravan is the latest in a long line of minivans that now spans six generations. Then-CEO Lee Iacocca launched the first Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager that year after Ford had rejected the concept--one of the greater misjudgments in the auto industry. Today, Chrysler sells...   |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 09:30 AM PST  The Honda Fit, despite now being one of the oldest subcompacts on the market, remains known and lauded for its remarkably space-efficient design. The Git is presently sold in only one body style, a five-door hatchback, though the next generation in 2015 is expected to offer a four-door sedan and a crossover version as well. The Fit competes with...   |
| 2014 Mercedes E Class, Coda In Trouble, 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe: Car News Headlines Posted: 12 Dec 2012 08:30 AM PST  Today at The Car Connection, BMW revealed the 2014 M6 Gran Coupe, and photos of the refreshed 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class leaked onto the Internet. Coda Automotive laid off some of its workforce and Honda teased a new concept vehicle. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Lexus announced it will replace the...   |
| 2013 Ford Fusion, Escape Get Software Update To Fix Fire Flaw Posted: 12 Dec 2012 08:20 AM PST  New and redesigned models occasionally stumble getting out of the gate. Sometimes, they have trouble finding the right tone for their marketing campaigns (as was initially the case for the Chevrolet Volt). Other times, real-world conditions reveal mechanical, electrical, or design flaws, which can result in massive, headline-grabbing recalls. But...   |
| Lexus To Replace Emergency Trunk Release On ES, GS, IS Models Posted: 12 Dec 2012 07:20 AM PST  Score two for Consumer Reports. Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency said that it would investigate fuel efficiency on the 2013 Ford C-Max and Ford Fusion Hybrid -- in part because Consumer Reports had been so vocal in its criticism of those vehicles' claims. Now, the magazine's findings have triggered a "customer service...   |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:49 AM PST  The Jaguar F-Type will be the brand's first true sportscar in more than a generation when it goes on sale in 2013. The two-seat convertible is slotted below the current XK coupe and convertible, though it shares its aluminum construction techniques. The shared heritage isn't as clear at first glance, since the F-Type ushers in some new design...   |
| Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:16 PM PST  The Land Rover LR2 is a mid-size luxury crossover vehicle with seating for five, and a price tag starting in the high $30,000s. A replacement for the old Freelander, the LR2 competes with the Audi Q5, Volvo XC60, Cadillac SRX, Mercedes-Benz GLK and the BMW X3. Part of the Land Rover "family" vehicle lineup, the LR2 joined the lineup in the 2008...   |
| Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:03 PM PST  Built for those who need more maneuverability or fuel-efficiency than full-size pickups provide, the Nissan Frontier is one of the few remaining compact or mid-size pickups on the market. Affordability is also a major Frontier selling point, as it costs considerably less than full-size trucks. Alternatives to the Frontier have included the Toyota...   |
| Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:19 PM PST  If an attractive interior design and a long list of standard features are top priorities, in an affordable small, sporty coupe, then the Scion tC is a good place to start. Top rivals include the Ford Focus, Honda Civic, and Kia Forte Koup. First generation First offered for 2005, the original tC was essentially a U.S. version of the Toyota...   |
| Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:46 PM PST  Is the Subaru Outback a utility vehicle, or is it a ruggedly styled station wagon? Although you might answer one or the other, the truth, we think, is that it's both. Alternatives to the Outback tend to be taller more overt utility vehicles like the Volvo XC60 or Jeep Grand Cherokee, but the Outback is also cross-shopped against low-key crossovers...   |
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