Wednesday, December 26, 2012

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Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:55 PM PST

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport is a five-door luxury sport-utility vehicle that fights for sales alongside vehicles like the BMW X5 and X6, the Porsche Cayenne, and the Audi Q7, even the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. The Range Rover Sport was introduced by the British automaker when it still was part of the Ford Motor Company. Since 2008, Land Rover...

Chevrolet Suburban

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:45 PM PST

The Chevy Suburban is a full-size SUV that competes with vehicles like the Ford Expedition, Toyota Sequoia, and Nissan Armada. Spun from a common architecture that includes everything from the Cadillac Escalade to the basic Chevy Silverado, the Suburban offers seating for up to nine, immense towing capacity, and a choice of V-8 engines and...

Chevrolet Tahoe

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:41 PM PST

Now that sales of big trucks and SUVs are off more than a third from their mid-2000s peak, you'd think vehicles like the Chevy Tahoe would be on the way out of GM's lineup. Not so--the Tahoe and its mechanical cousins, everything from the Cadillac Escalade to the GMC Sierra, are about to undergo a major renovation. The Tahoe's been a survivor...

Buick Enclave

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:19 PM PST

The Buick Enclave is a large crossover vehicle that replaced both the Buick Terraza minivan and Rendezvous crossover, first arriving as a 2008 model after being previewed at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show. The vehicle is based on GM’s Lambda platform, which is also used for the GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Traverse, and the former Saturn Outlook, and...

BMW X5

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:11 PM PST

BMW’s first SUV was the X5, and it remains the biggest of the bunch, offering seating for five, all-wheel drive and a range of straight-six and V-8 engines. Built in the U.S. at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina plant, the BMW X5 has been on sale in the U.S. since 1999. Its primary competition is the Mercedes M-Class, Audi Q7, Porsche...

BMW X1

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:14 PM PST

The BMW X1 is a compact luxury crossover, comparable to the X3 but considerably smaller. As such, it is nearly alone in the U.S. market for the present, though the Audi Q3 may join it soon, and Mercedes-Benz is thought to be working on a compact crossover as well. The Range Rover Evoque is the X1's nearest competition at the moment. The BMW X1 is...

GMC Acadia

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:00 PM PST

The GMC Acadia is a mid-size, three-row crossover utility vehicle first introduced for the 2007 model year. It's still much the same as it was back then, though it received a mid-cycle refresh in the 2013 model year. The Michigan-made vehicle is based on General Motors’ flexible Lambda platform, which underpins similar vehicles like the...

GMC Sierra 1500

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:49 AM PST

The GMC Sierra is the companion piece to the Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup truck. Both are derived from the same truck/SUV architecture that's brought us the Yukon, Suburban, the heavy-duty pickup trucks from GM, as well as the Cadillac Escalade and the former HUMMER H2. The Sierra's so close to the Silverado, in fact, they share nearly all...

GMC Terrain

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:42 AM PST

The GMC Terrain is a mid-size crossover utility vehicle, which was first introduced as a 2010 model. It's GMC's smallest vehicle, and it effectively replaced the old Envoy SUV. With the Terrain, GMC has taken on some of the best-selling compact and mid-size crossovers, seeking customers that want a fuel-efficient alternative to traditional...

GMC Yukon

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST

The GMC Yukon is a full-size SUV that competes with the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, the Cadillac Escalade, the Ford Expedition, the Lincoln Navigator, the Infiniti QX56, and the Toyota Sequoia. It's sold as a long-wheelbase Yukon XL, a Yukon Hybrid, and as a luxurious Yukon Denali. In 1992 GM introduced the first Yukon, a two-door version of the...

2014 Chevrolet Corvette And Mercedes-Benz CLA Leaked, 2014 Mazda6: Car News Headlines

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:04 AM PST

Today at The Car Connection, images of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) and Mercedes-Benz CLA Class leaked onto the Internet. Suzuki's sales soared after its bankruptcy announcement, and the 2014 Mazda Mazda6 is on dealer lots now, but you can't buy one just yet. All this and more, in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Tesla...

As Pedestrians, Men Face Higher Fatality Rate Than Women

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:49 AM PST

In 2011, the U.S. reached another record-low auto fatality rate, but the drop in deaths hasn't been even across the board. In 2010, for example, pedestrian fatalities actually ticked up 1%, and in 2011, the rate jumped 3%. Perhaps more troubling -- especially if you're a guy -- is a new study showing that men are more likely to die as a result of...

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