When it comes to traffic fatalities, there's good news and bad news: Good news: the U.S. fatality rate has reached an all-time low. Bad news: according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that rate isn't going to stay low for long. Though NHTSA won't officially announce figures for 2012 until November or December, preliminary...
Today at the Car Connection, we took a look at the future of Bentley Motors and Infiniti discussed future powertrains for the new Q50 sports sedan. Jeep priced the refreshed 2014 Grand Cherokee SRT, and we compared the 2013 Toyota Camry against the 2013 Hyundai Sonata. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. You...
Pretend for a moment that you've just come home after a brutal day at work and found a car parked in front of your apartment building with its lights on. What do you do? a) Spend 30 seconds looking up and down the street for any sign of the owner, hoping to alert him/her of the problem. b) Leave a note on the car offering to help jump-start the...
Honda is conducting a voluntary safety recall of 748,000 Pilot SUVs and Odyssey minivans in the U.S. for a potential airbag defect. The Japanese automaker issued a statement last week announcing its plans to recall certain 2009 through 2013 Honda Pilot and 2011 through 2013 Honda Odyssey vehicles. This week, a notice on the National Highway...
General Motors is recalling certain 2013 model year Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana large vans for a potential rollaway problem linked to an issue with ignition interlock systems. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected at 980. Affected vehicles were built as...
Family-sedan shoppers no longer have just a few choices; these days it's not just a Camry-versus-Accord world. Look to the latest Sonata, Optima, Fusion, Malibu, Legacy, and 6, and you'll see a full slate of serious contenders, all with slightly different personalities. Two of the newest mid-size sedans, the Nissan Altima and Volkswagen Passat...
Relative newcomers to the mid-size sedan segment, the Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima haven't taken long to rise to the top of the class. In just a few generations, the pair have gone from distant finishers to highly ranked competitors that now rank in sales alongside vehicles like the Nissan Altima, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion—and for good...
Together, the Hyundai Elantra and Toyota Corolla couldn't be more emblematic of how far the Korean automakers have come, yet how conservative several of the long-respected Japanese brands have remained as of late. Just a quick look at these two models, side by side, says a lot. The Elantra, which was completely redesigned for 2011, may very well...
If you're looking for a vehicle that's a little taller and more versatile than conventional sedans or wagons, yet more carlike in appearance and comfort compared to most crossovers and utility vehicles, the Subaru Outback and Toyota Venza are two models worth considering. Going just by their specs, these two models look pretty closely aligned...
The mid-size mainstream sedan segment isn't one to get hearts racing, but these pragmatic vehicles are what most of us need to get our daily business done. And for that, it's hard to beat either the Toyota Camry or the Hyundai Sonata. The Toyota Camry got a full redesign for 2012, though it stays close to its proven principles—so much so...
Sheetmetal can lie, but the Infiniti FX doesn't tell fibs. The look is coupe-like, and so is its performance. So how does that affect what it's actually supposed to be--a crossover utility vehicle? The quick answer is that It makes the FX a flawed, but enormously fun car to drive. One with not a lot of back-seat or cargo space. At first glance...
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When it comes to traffic fatalities, there's good news and bad news: Good news: the U.S. fatality rate has reached an all-time low. Bad news: according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that rate isn't going to stay low for long. Though NHTSA won't officially announce figures for 2012 until November or December, preliminary...
Today at the Car Connection, we took a look at the future of Bentley Motors and Infiniti discussed future powertrains for the new Q50 sports sedan. Jeep priced the refreshed 2014 Grand Cherokee SRT, and we compared the 2013 Toyota Camry against the 2013 Hyundai Sonata. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. You...
Pretend for a moment that you've just come home after a brutal day at work and found a car parked in front of your apartment building with its lights on. What do you do? a) Spend 30 seconds looking up and down the street for any sign of the owner, hoping to alert him/her of the problem. b) Leave a note on the car offering to help jump-start the...
Honda is conducting a voluntary safety recall of 748,000 Pilot SUVs and Odyssey minivans in the U.S. for a potential airbag defect. The Japanese automaker issued a statement last week announcing its plans to recall certain 2009 through 2013 Honda Pilot and 2011 through 2013 Honda Odyssey vehicles. This week, a notice on the National Highway...
General Motors is recalling certain 2013 model year Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana large vans for a potential rollaway problem linked to an issue with ignition interlock systems. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected at 980. Affected vehicles were built as...
Family-sedan shoppers no longer have just a few choices; these days it's not just a Camry-versus-Accord world. Look to the latest Sonata, Optima, Fusion, Malibu, Legacy, and 6, and you'll see a full slate of serious contenders, all with slightly different personalities. Two of the newest mid-size sedans, the Nissan Altima and Volkswagen Passat...
Relative newcomers to the mid-size sedan segment, the Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima haven't taken long to rise to the top of the class. In just a few generations, the pair have gone from distant finishers to highly ranked competitors that now rank in sales alongside vehicles like the Nissan Altima, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion—and for good...
Together, the Hyundai Elantra and Toyota Corolla couldn't be more emblematic of how far the Korean automakers have come, yet how conservative several of the long-respected Japanese brands have remained as of late. Just a quick look at these two models, side by side, says a lot. The Elantra, which was completely redesigned for 2011, may very well...
If you're looking for a vehicle that's a little taller and more versatile than conventional sedans or wagons, yet more carlike in appearance and comfort compared to most crossovers and utility vehicles, the Subaru Outback and Toyota Venza are two models worth considering. Going just by their specs, these two models look pretty closely aligned...
The mid-size mainstream sedan segment isn't one to get hearts racing, but these pragmatic vehicles are what most of us need to get our daily business done. And for that, it's hard to beat either the Toyota Camry or the Hyundai Sonata. The Toyota Camry got a full redesign for 2012, though it stays close to its proven principles—so much so...
Sheetmetal can lie, but the Infiniti FX doesn't tell fibs. The look is coupe-like, and so is its performance. So how does that affect what it's actually supposed to be--a crossover utility vehicle? The quick answer is that It makes the FX a flawed, but enormously fun car to drive. One with not a lot of back-seat or cargo space. At first glance...
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