Perhaps more than any other automaker, Ford understands the challenges of explaining technology to customers. Its own MyFord Touch and SYNC systems have caused the company's initial quality rankings to plummet because owners don't understand how all the bells and whistles work. Now, Ford has announced a plan to make the learning curve for new-car...
Today at The Car Connection, we spied the refreshed 2015 Audi A8 and drove the 2013 Fiat 500e electric car. Ford and GM partnered to develop new automatic transmissions, and six automakers are recalling vehicles due to an airbag issue. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Smart's going to offer battery leasing...
If you're in the market for a new ride and Volvo is your brand of choice, listen up: for a limited time, Costco is offering 2013 and 2014 Volvo vehicles at employee prices. Unlike previous Costco/Volvo promos that focused exclusively on specific models like the XC90, this one includes the automaker's entire lineup. And it doesn't preclude other...
General Motors and Ford will partner to build a new generation of automatic transmissions--nine-speed and ten-speed automatics that the companies will use to boost fuel economy across their lineups. The U.S. automatic have worked together in the past to engineer automatic transmissions, to reduce the engineering and development costs. The...
A massive worldwide recall of some 3.4 million vehicles built between 2000 and 2004 for a defective airbag that could catch fire or injure passengers affects at least 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. Included in the safety recall thus far are Japanese automakers Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda, along with BMW and General Motors. A report in The...
Today's car news includes our review of the 2014 Acura RDX, an airbag recall, and driving impressions of the 2013 Fiat 500e.[see more]4/15/13 4:41PM
The 2014 Acura RDX is a good family choice, and far more refined than the edgy turbo model that went out for 2012. Are you more or less likely to consider the RDX because of its V-6? Full review -> http://bit.ly/YX1Lie[see more]4/15/13 2:18PM
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What does one do when they are testing a $98,000 Mercedes SUV? Haul flowers of course.[see more]4/14/13 9:31PM
Would you pay $4,300 for the designo Porcelain leather package that's in our 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec?[see more]4/14/13 7:37PM
Perhaps more than any other automaker, Ford understands the challenges of explaining technology to customers. Its own MyFord Touch and SYNC systems have caused the company's initial quality rankings to plummet because owners don't understand how all the bells and whistles work. Now, Ford has announced a plan to make the learning curve for new-car...
Today at The Car Connection, we spied the refreshed 2015 Audi A8 and drove the 2013 Fiat 500e electric car. Ford and GM partnered to develop new automatic transmissions, and six automakers are recalling vehicles due to an airbag issue. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Smart's going to offer battery leasing...
If you're in the market for a new ride and Volvo is your brand of choice, listen up: for a limited time, Costco is offering 2013 and 2014 Volvo vehicles at employee prices. Unlike previous Costco/Volvo promos that focused exclusively on specific models like the XC90, this one includes the automaker's entire lineup. And it doesn't preclude other...
General Motors and Ford will partner to build a new generation of automatic transmissions--nine-speed and ten-speed automatics that the companies will use to boost fuel economy across their lineups. The U.S. automatic have worked together in the past to engineer automatic transmissions, to reduce the engineering and development costs. The...
A massive worldwide recall of some 3.4 million vehicles built between 2000 and 2004 for a defective airbag that could catch fire or injure passengers affects at least 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. Included in the safety recall thus far are Japanese automakers Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda, along with BMW and General Motors. A report in The...
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