Thursday, January 24, 2013

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What Can Europe Teach The U.S. About Reducing Traffic Fatalities?

Posted: 24 Jan 2013 08:30 AM PST

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...

Honda Recall, Infiniti Q50, 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid: Today's Car News

Posted: 24 Jan 2013 08:20 AM PST

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...

CurbTXT Lets You Tell Friends & Strangers About Their Bad Parking Jobs

Posted: 24 Jan 2013 07:49 AM PST

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 Recalls 748,000 Pilot SUVs, Odyssey Minivans For Airbag Defect

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:47 PM PST

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...

GM Recalls 2013 Chevy Express, GMC Savana Vans For Potential Rollaway Problem

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:46 PM PST

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...

Nissan Altima Vs. Volkswagen Passat: Compare Cars

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 05:14 PM PST

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...

2013 Infiniti FX

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:24 AM PST

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...

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