Subaru Outback Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:30 PM PST  There are wagons, and then there are crossover utility vehicles. Most people think they can tell the difference, but the Subaru Outback precisely splits the difference--and is vastly popular because of it. The Outback competes with overt utility vehicles like the jeep Grand Cherokee or Volvo XC60 as well as more low-key crossovers like the Toyota...  |
Honda Fit Posted: 30 Jan 2013 01:30 PM PST  Despite its age--the current generation was launched in 2008 as a 2009 model--the Honda Fit remains both known and praised for a design with unrivaled space efficiency and flexibility. The five-door subcompact hatchback competes with the Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Accent, Toyota Yaris, and perhaps the sportier but iow-volume Mazda...  |
Toyota Recalls 1 Million Vehicles In U.S. To Fix Faulty Airbags, Wipers Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST  Toyota announced today that it will conduct two separate safety recalls involving a total of approximately 1.02 million vehicles in the United States for problems with potentially defective airbags and windshield wipers. Worldwide, the two recalls affect a total of nearly 1.3 million vehicles. Airbag recall The first recall is the largest...  |
Ford Stock Price Falls: Is It The Apple Of Cars? Posted: 30 Jan 2013 08:11 AM PST  If you're the sort of person who enjoys similes, you could spend a lot of time comparing today's car companies to Apple. Like Apple, for example, General Motors came back from the brink of ruin to become a leader in the industry once more. Toyota followed the same path in the wake of 2010's high-profile recall fiasco and 2011's earthquake and...  |
Lexus Recall, Boeing 787 Batteries, Chrysler Future Product Plans: Car News Headlines Posted: 30 Jan 2013 07:45 AM PST  Today at The Car Connection, Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have implied non-Tesla electric car batteries are unsafe, and Chrysler revised its future product plans. Lexus trademarked the RC 350 and RC F nameplates, and Ford continues to generate buzz. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Mercedes-Benz, Ford, and Nissan...  |
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:19 PM PST  The Chevrolet Silverado is one of the best-selling vehicles in the U.S. market, as well as GM's workhorse full-size pickup line. It's offered in a wide range of body styles, bed lengths, powertrains and with upscale luxury trim in some versions, and competes with the Toyota Tundra and Nissan Titan, but even more closely with the Dodge Ram, the...  |
Jeep Grand Cherokee Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:48 PM PST  The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a classic American nameplate, and an iconic vehicle that once epitomized the rugged-lux SUV craze enduring through the '90s and into the '00s. While a few alternative SUV models like the Range Rover had already combined tough off-road ability with a luxury-car cabin ambiance and room for five, with the Grand Cherokee...  |
Audi Q5 Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:29 PM PST  See our 2013 Audi Q5 page for more information, including fuel economy ratings and pricing with options The Audi Q5 is a five-passenger crossover vehicle--a utility vehicle spun off from Audi's cars, not an SUV derived from a truck. It's a luxury offering in a class of vehicles that didn't really exist a decade ago, but now counts competition from...  |
Audi Q7 Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:20 PM PST  See our 2013 Audi Q7 review for more information, including pricing with options and fuel economy ratings The Audi Q7 is the German automaker's first crossover SUV, introduced in the 2007 model year and still in its first generation on the U.S. market. Sold in seven-passenger and five-passenger form, the Q7 is a spin-off of the same architecture...  |
Lincoln MKS Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:41 PM PST  See our 2013 Lincoln MKS page for more information, including pricing with options The Lincoln MKS is a full-size four-door sedan that now sits atop the lineup at Ford's premium luxury nameplate. Shorter in overall length than the old Town Car but with more passenger space, the MKS is offered in either front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive form...  |
Dodge Charger Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:31 PM PST  See our full review of the 2013 Dodge Charger for more information, including pricing with options The Dodge Charger is a mid-size four-door sedan that's related to the brand's Challenger two-door coupe. A rear-driver in most versions, it's also offered with all-wheel drive. As a V-6 sedan, its chief rivals include the likes of the Chevy Impala...  |
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