The Nissan Xterra manages to maintain just enough daily-driving practicality to keep weekend warriors happy enough on the weekdays--provided they're not using it as a family vehicle. At the same time it's true to its tough look: With its high stance, big off-road tires, safari-style roof rack, skid plates, and straightforward SUV silhouette, the...
The Jeep Patriot and Jeep Compass are both small, economical crossovers—and closely related mechanically—but it's the more upright, traditional, and boxy look of the Patriot that arguably makes more sense. With its more straightforward packaging, it hits the mark for those who want a maneuverable, versatile, easy-parking, and...
Spring has sprung: time to crack open the windows, break out the vacuum cleaner, and tidy up the old homestead. If all goes well, once you've sent off the old clothes and clutter to Goodwill, you'll be left with a good bit of empty space. We suggest refilling a portion of it with sleek prints of -- what else? -- classic cars. Artist Sabrina Chun...
Today at The Car Connection, Hyundai might be considering building a pickup truck and the refreshed 2014 Honda Odyssey features a built-in vacuum. Maserati teased a new vehicle and we took a look at the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. We took a look at the new 2014 Infiniti QX60...
Pickup sales are booming. In fact, trucks are on track to be the biggest sellers of 2013, thanks to the recovery of the U.S. housing and construction markets. So it should come as no surprise that Hyundai is considering the addition of a pickup to its lineup. If that sounds familiar, it's because we've been down this road before. Just a few years...
The pragmatics--sounds like a punk-rock band, but it's really the focused group of repeat buyers that line up for Honda's CR-V, time and time again. It's the perfect vehicle to them, one with great interior space, a safety and reliability record to envy, and a simplicity that avoids the worst pitfalls of some of its entertainment-addled...
The sea change among mid-size sedans has caught some napping. The Chevy Malibu's lost some sense of direction, as has the Toyota Camry, while the Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima all have gained ground with attractive designs and expertly packaged features. The 2013 Honda Accord cleaves the group of mid-sizers in two: it's...
The Honda Pilot stands apart from the majority of crossovers--even though it's one of the best selling three-row family wagons. While most of the competition (Traverse, Highlander, Pathfinder) have become more rakish, aerodynamic, and overtly carlike in the past decade, the Pilot went in reverse. It started life as a glassy wagon, and then adopted...
The Dodge Charger is a riot, masquerading in family-car drag. It's a classic piece of Detroit style, a musclecar bristling with bravado, and a reasonable means of transportation with just the right amount of sophistication and refinement. In essence, it's the kind of car that restores your faith in the notion of a premium American-made car. For...
The 2013 Chevy Equinox has been an unexpected sales powerhouse, and it's for good reason--it's one of the more spacious crossovers, and it offers a great mix of gas mileage and interior space for families, not to mention excellent safety scores. The versatile Equinox was redesigned a couple of years ago, and for the first time in its history, it...
The 2013 Ford Fusion is a bold leap back into the future. It's essentially today's 1986 Taurus--a mainstream family sedan with exceptionally handsome, aero-smooth skin, good family-sized packaging, and with handling set up for the highly engaged driver. Yes, we know there's still a Taurus around, but it's evolved into something less relevant. The...
It's the best-selling pickup truck family on the market, and for the new model year, the 2013 Ford F-150 has added relatively few new features--just as the competition introduces high-economy and all-new models in their perennial attempt to dislodge the Ford from the top of the sales charts. The F-150's been one of the top-rated trucks here for...
Small-car buyers are among the most demanding. They want something fun, good-looking, feature-filled, but also inexpensive and easy to park. The days of "basic" transportation are over. The Ford Focus is convincing evidence of that change. It's changed the nameplate's image, from unremarkable to best in class, in many ways. It's also our 2012 Best...
Safety regulators have begun a preliminary evaluation of rust affecting some 393,000 Hyundai Sonata mid-size cars from the 2006 through 2008 model years. This action by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) comes after the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received six complaints alleging rear suspension...
After a 12-year hiatus, the Mitsubishi Mirage subcompact has returned to the U.S. market for 2014. The five-door hatchback isn't actually the smallest car offered by Mitsubishi--that would be the i-MiEV electric car--but it's the most fuel-efficient gasoline car in the range, and will likely sell for a price roughly half that of the plug-in...
The Nissan Xterra manages to maintain just enough daily-driving practicality to keep weekend warriors happy enough on the weekdays--provided they're not using it as a family vehicle. At the same time it's true to its tough look: With its high stance, big off-road tires, safari-style roof rack, skid plates, and straightforward SUV silhouette, the...
The Jeep Patriot and Jeep Compass are both small, economical crossovers—and closely related mechanically—but it's the more upright, traditional, and boxy look of the Patriot that arguably makes more sense. With its more straightforward packaging, it hits the mark for those who want a maneuverable, versatile, easy-parking, and...
Spring has sprung: time to crack open the windows, break out the vacuum cleaner, and tidy up the old homestead. If all goes well, once you've sent off the old clothes and clutter to Goodwill, you'll be left with a good bit of empty space. We suggest refilling a portion of it with sleek prints of -- what else? -- classic cars. Artist Sabrina Chun...
Today at The Car Connection, Hyundai might be considering building a pickup truck and the refreshed 2014 Honda Odyssey features a built-in vacuum. Maserati teased a new vehicle and we took a look at the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. We took a look at the new 2014 Infiniti QX60...
Pickup sales are booming. In fact, trucks are on track to be the biggest sellers of 2013, thanks to the recovery of the U.S. housing and construction markets. So it should come as no surprise that Hyundai is considering the addition of a pickup to its lineup. If that sounds familiar, it's because we've been down this road before. Just a few years...
The pragmatics--sounds like a punk-rock band, but it's really the focused group of repeat buyers that line up for Honda's CR-V, time and time again. It's the perfect vehicle to them, one with great interior space, a safety and reliability record to envy, and a simplicity that avoids the worst pitfalls of some of its entertainment-addled...
The sea change among mid-size sedans has caught some napping. The Chevy Malibu's lost some sense of direction, as has the Toyota Camry, while the Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima all have gained ground with attractive designs and expertly packaged features. The 2013 Honda Accord cleaves the group of mid-sizers in two: it's...
The Honda Pilot stands apart from the majority of crossovers--even though it's one of the best selling three-row family wagons. While most of the competition (Traverse, Highlander, Pathfinder) have become more rakish, aerodynamic, and overtly carlike in the past decade, the Pilot went in reverse. It started life as a glassy wagon, and then adopted...
The Dodge Charger is a riot, masquerading in family-car drag. It's a classic piece of Detroit style, a musclecar bristling with bravado, and a reasonable means of transportation with just the right amount of sophistication and refinement. In essence, it's the kind of car that restores your faith in the notion of a premium American-made car. For...
The 2013 Chevy Equinox has been an unexpected sales powerhouse, and it's for good reason--it's one of the more spacious crossovers, and it offers a great mix of gas mileage and interior space for families, not to mention excellent safety scores. The versatile Equinox was redesigned a couple of years ago, and for the first time in its history, it...
The 2013 Ford Fusion is a bold leap back into the future. It's essentially today's 1986 Taurus--a mainstream family sedan with exceptionally handsome, aero-smooth skin, good family-sized packaging, and with handling set up for the highly engaged driver. Yes, we know there's still a Taurus around, but it's evolved into something less relevant. The...
It's the best-selling pickup truck family on the market, and for the new model year, the 2013 Ford F-150 has added relatively few new features--just as the competition introduces high-economy and all-new models in their perennial attempt to dislodge the Ford from the top of the sales charts. The F-150's been one of the top-rated trucks here for...
Small-car buyers are among the most demanding. They want something fun, good-looking, feature-filled, but also inexpensive and easy to park. The days of "basic" transportation are over. The Ford Focus is convincing evidence of that change. It's changed the nameplate's image, from unremarkable to best in class, in many ways. It's also our 2012 Best...
Safety regulators have begun a preliminary evaluation of rust affecting some 393,000 Hyundai Sonata mid-size cars from the 2006 through 2008 model years. This action by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) comes after the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received six complaints alleging rear suspension...
After a 12-year hiatus, the Mitsubishi Mirage subcompact has returned to the U.S. market for 2014. The five-door hatchback isn't actually the smallest car offered by Mitsubishi--that would be the i-MiEV electric car--but it's the most fuel-efficient gasoline car in the range, and will likely sell for a price roughly half that of the plug-in...
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