Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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30 Days Of The 2013 Ram 1500: Off-Roading At Superlift ORV Park

Posted: 28 May 2013 12:27 PM PDT

One of the truest tests of any 4x4 pickup truck is its ability to safely navigate rough terrain. What better place to test a truck's abilities than at one of America's top off-road parks, Superlift ORV Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. After making its way from Atlanta to Little Rock, the hardest thing our 30-day test has thrown at the 2013 Ram 1500...

In Wake Of Lawsuits, NHTSA Investigates Ford EcoBoost Engine

Posted: 28 May 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Earlier this month, we told you about three Ohio motorists who are suing Ford over its six-cylinder EcoBoost engine. As with a similar lawsuit filed in Louisiana, the drivers claim that the EcoBoost's problem goes far beyond mere turbo lag, leaving their vehicles with reduced power for extended periods of time. In the Ohio lawsuit, the plaintiffs...

2014 Cadillac XTS Reviewed, SRX Recalled, Hagerty Driving School: Car News Headlines

Posted: 28 May 2013 07:58 AM PDT

Today at The Car Connection, Cadillac recalled the 2013 SRX crossover and we reviewed the 2014 XTS luxury sedan. We drove the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel and configured the ultimate workhorse 2013 Ram 1500. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Cadillac recalled the 2013 SRX crossover due to loose wheel nuts...

One Week Later: Automakers Show Support For Oklahoma

Posted: 28 May 2013 07:30 AM PDT

On Monday, May 20, a tornado touched down in the town of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. Tornadoes are a fact of life in the Midwest, but this one was far from ordinary -- a fact proven by the numbers we use to describe it: 200 mph winds, 1.3 miles wide, a path of destruction 17 miles long, 377 injured, 24 dead. As with many disasters, the auto...

Hagerty Driving School: A Classic Education

Posted: 28 May 2013 06:00 AM PDT

School is out for the summer, or close to it. That creates an eight-hour maw in their day that needs to be filled with something other than Angry Birds, texting, and the Roku. We speak from experience. If your teens are the kind that are cool with retro stuff like vinyl audio--and aren't against a life lesson being slipped to them in parallel--we...

2013 Cadillac SRX Recalled Due To Loose Wheel Nuts

Posted: 28 May 2013 05:36 AM PDT

General Motors is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac SRX luxury crossovers for a problem with wheel nuts that may be loose. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected in the U.S. at 18,871. According to Motor Authority, the number of SRX crossovers affected worldwide...

Younger Women Drivers More Likely To Die In Crashes Than Younger Men: Study

Posted: 28 May 2013 05:34 AM PDT

An analysis of 50 years of crash data by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finds that younger women drivers, aged 21-30, are 25.9 percent more likely to die in crashes than their male counterparts of the same age. The study also found that, later in life, women drivers are more likely to survive a crash than men drivers of...

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