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- 5 Crossovers & SUVs That Car Thieves Love
- 2014 Mazda CX-5 Driven, Hybrid Buying Guide, McLaren P1: Car News Headlines
- Average Fuel Economy Hits Record High: 24.5 MPG
- Ford F-150
- Ford Flex
- Ford Explorer
- GMC Yukon
- GMC Sierra 1500
- Honda Fit
- Mazda CX-5
- Subaru Outback
- 2014 Mazda CX-5: First Drive
- Subaru Forester
- Subaru XV Crosstrek
- Nissan Versa
| 5 Crossovers & SUVs That Car Thieves Love Posted: 06 Feb 2013 08:45 AM PST  Crossovers and sport-utility vehicles are big business in the U.S. -- not just among shoppers, but also with car thieves. Could your ride be targeted next? The National Insurance Crime Bureau has sifted through nearly five years of data to identify the most-stolen models and the areas of the country that criminals prefer. NICB reviewed car theft...      |
| 2014 Mazda CX-5 Driven, Hybrid Buying Guide, McLaren P1: Car News Headlines Posted: 06 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST  Today at The Car Connection, we drove the 2014 Mazda CX-5 and found that it’s still one of the best-handling crossovers on the market. We also looked at all the hybrids on the market to put together a comprehensive buying guide, and we heard that British sports car manufacturer and racing team McLaren will debut its new P1 supercar at the...   |
| Average Fuel Economy Hits Record High: 24.5 MPG Posted: 06 Feb 2013 07:59 AM PST  Good news for hypermilers: the fuel economy of new cars sold has hit an all-time high. The average new vehicle purchased in January 2013 earned 24.5 mpg. The data comes from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. It's based on U.S. auto sales figures and the EPA combined...   |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:33 AM PST  See our 2013 Ford F-150 review for pricing with options, specifications, and gas mileage ratings The Ford F-150 is a full-size pickup truck that's the core model of a lineup of F-Series trucks--the pickup trucks that have been the best-selling vehicles in America for more than 30 years. From XL to XLT, to Platinum and King Ranch and Raptor...   |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:27 AM PST  See our 2013 Ford Flex review for pricing with options, specifications, and gas mileage ratings The Ford Flex is seven-seat crossover utility vehicle with a look so distinctive, it hardly matters that it overlaps Ford's other seven-seat utility vehicle--the wildly popular Explorer. A full-size wagon that basically replaced the former Ford...   |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:22 AM PST  See our 2013 Ford Explorer page for more information including pricing with options and specifications The Ford Explorer is a crossover SUV with seating for as many as seven passengers. It's a vehicle with a long history, one of Ford's best sellers throughout its more than 20 years on the market. Today's Explorer comes in a choice of four- or...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 07:18 PM PST  The GMC Yukon is a full-size SUV that's closely related to the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, as well as the Cadillac Escalade. It competes with those models, and also with 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...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 06:39 PM PST  Companion to the Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup truck, the GMC Sierra is derived from the same truck/SUV architecture that's brought us the Yukon, the 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 their body...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 06:30 PM PST  While the competition gets closer and closer, the Honda Fit remains known as the subcompact hatchback with the most interior flexibility and absolutely unrivaled space efficiency. And it continues to hold that spot despite being the oldest design in the class--with the current generation having been launched in 2008 as a 2009 model. Its...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 06:00 PM PST  The CX-5 is a compact crossover vehicle, and Mazda's first effort aimed at challenging the volume leaders in the segment--the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, and Toyota RAV4. While it's unlikely to be all that much of a threat for those models, it'll gladden the heart of any sports car owner whose family or job requires the switch to something more...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 05:30 PM PST  The Subaru Outback, now in its fourth year since an all-new model was launched in 2010, remains where it's been for more than a decade: precisely halfway between a station wagon that happens to all-wheel drive and a high-riding mid-size crossover with room for five people and all their gear inside. While most people think they can tell wagons and...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 05:02 PM PST  Nearly a year ago, we took a first drive of the Mazda CX-5 and pronounced it the best-handling crossover yet. In the year since, with several new entries in the compact class, the CX-5's halo holds—even if you expand upward to luxury makes and outward to bigger, brute-force performance utes. If steering and handling matter most, you'd have...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 05:00 PM PST  The Subaru Forester has been the smaller of two crossover utility vehicles for the quirky Japanese brand since it was first launched in 1998. Its compact size neatly complements the larger mid-size Outback crossover (which expanded in size and visual heft in its most recent 2008 redesign). But the smaller Forester hits the sweet spot in a field of...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 04:30 PM PST  The new Subaru XV Crosstrek, launched as a 2013 model, is one of a growing category of crossovers smaller than such cars as its sibling the compact Forester crossover. The new entrants with which it will compete include the Jeep Compass, the MINI Countryman, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the Fiat 500X that's coming later this year, and maybe...   |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2013 03:30 PM PST  While it competes in the entry-level subcompact class, the Nissan Versa family offers more space than most of its competitors. In both the four-door sedan and the five-door hatchback (known as the Versa Note), the back seat will comfortably hold a pair of adults--and the ride comfort equals that of larger compact cars as well. But it remains one...   |
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