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- Volkswagen Passat Wolfsburg Edition Returns For 2013
- Study: Hands-Free Texting Is No Safer Than Typing
- Lincoln MKZ
- Mercedes-Benz G Class
- Volkswagen Gets Serious About Smartphone Integration With The iBeetle
- Ferrari California
- Recalls, Shanghai Auto Show, Future Electric Cars: Today's Car News
- Ferrari FF
- Subaru BRZ
- Dodge Charger
- BMW X3
| Volkswagen Passat Wolfsburg Edition Returns For 2013 Posted: 23 Apr 2013 10:00 AM PDT  The Volkswagen Passat Wolfsburg Edition has come and gone throughout the years, but it's always been a value-oriented package that adds popular features to a lower-trim model. For 2013 VW is bringing the model back to showrooms to sit between the base S and the mid-level SE trims. The Wolfsburg Edition features all the standard equipment on the S...      |
| Study: Hands-Free Texting Is No Safer Than Typing Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:45 AM PDT  A debate is raging about taking and making hands-free calls behind the wheel. Some folks think the practice is perfectly safe, while others (like the National Transportation Safety Board) believe that all conversations are distracting, whether or not drivers hold a phone to their ear. But what about other hands-free activities -- like dictating...   |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:25 AM PDT  The Lincoln MKZ is a four-door sedan with near-luxury equipment and features. Redesigned for 2013, the new MKZ has seen three versions over its brief seven-year span. Based on the mechanically similar Ford Fusion, the Lincoln MKZ also offers a unique powertrain option, plus a well-executed version of Lincoln's characteristic styling. Inside, the...   |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:20 AM PDT  The Mercedes-Benz G Class, or Geländewagen as it's affectionately known to aficionados, is an iconic Mercedes SUV with a quasi-military history and supreme off-road capability. The G Class has also grown progressively more luxurious over its model run, which has lasted an impressive span of decades with only minor changes. Two versions of the...   |
| Volkswagen Gets Serious About Smartphone Integration With The iBeetle Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:19 AM PDT  Many of us have experienced bugs in our iPhones, but the new iBeetle from Volkswagen aims to turn the tables by putting the iPhone in a Bug. At this month's Shanghai Auto Show, Volkswagen will unveil the iBeetle, a special edition of the popular VW Beetle. The car's design will echo the monochromatic look of the iPhone with five color options...   |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:01 AM PDT  The Ferrari California is a sporty, dramatically styled convertible with two-plus-two seating. As Ferrari's most affordable and accessible model, the California nonetheless manages to retain the passion and spirit of the rest of the Ferrari range. Combining daily driver comfort and reasonable utility with a potent 490-horsepower V-8, the...   |
| Recalls, Shanghai Auto Show, Future Electric Cars: Today's Car News Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:00 AM PDT  Today at The Car Connection, Honda, Nissan, and Infiniti all issued recalls and we spied the 2015 BMW 2-Series undergoing testing. We discussed the possibility of Tesla using metal-air batteries in future models and recapped our fuel-economy results from the 2013 Infiniti JX/QX60 Three-Month Road Test. All this and more in today's car news, right...   |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2013 07:55 AM PDT  The Ferrari FF is an unusual blend of luxurious grand tourer and three-door wagon, also known as a "shooting brake." It's also an odd duck at Ferrari, being the company's first (and so far only) four-wheel drive car. Seating up to four and providing 651 horsepower from its V-12 engine, the FF has no direct competitors, though some might consider...   |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2013 06:38 AM PDT  The Subaru BRZ is a companion piece to the Scion FR-S--a rear-wheel-drive, two-door sports coupe. The BRZ is an unusual, sometimes brilliant addition to the Subaru lineup that's heavy on utility vehicles (Forester, Outback) as well as the all-wheel-drive, hot-hatch WRX. It's also one of the least expensive sports cars you can buy: its emphasis on...   |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2013 06:19 AM PDT  The Dodge Charger is a mid-size four-door sedan, and its mainstay in the family-sedan wars as well as the basis for its exciting SRT edition. Sharing running gear and its platform with the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge Challenger, today's Charger is powered by either a V-6 or a V-8 engine, and is rear-wheel drive, with an all-wheel-drive option. Its...   |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2013 06:16 AM PDT  The BMW X3 is a mid-size luxury crossover that's now built in the U.S., in BMW's South Carolina assembly plant. Sized between the compact X1 and the large X5 SUVs, the X3 is priced from the high $30,000 range, where it competes with other pricey crossovers like the Mercedes-Benz GLK, Audi Q5, Volvo XC60, Land Rover LR2, and Cadillac SRX. See our...   |
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