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- J.D. Power: The Stuff That Car Owners Hate Usually Can't Be Fixed
- Tesla Model S Recall Vs. Jeep Grand Cherokee & Liberty Recalls: A Study In Contrasts
- 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray, 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid: Today's Car News
- 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid
- Volkswagen Jetta
- Audi A7
- Kia Optima
- Buick Verano
- Ford Focus
- Toyota RAV4
- Toyota Avalon
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class
- Mercedes-Benz CLS Class
- Mercedes-Benz SLK Class
- Tesla Model S
| J.D. Power: The Stuff That Car Owners Hate Usually Can't Be Fixed Posted: 20 Jun 2013 09:20 AM PDT  J.D. Power has just released its highly anticipated 2013 Initial Quality Study, and on the whole, it contains plenty of good news for consumers and automakers alike. However, it also signals a major shift in the way that we relate to our vehicles and what we expect of them. The study is based on surveys of over 83,000 Americans who have either...      |
| Tesla Model S Recall Vs. Jeep Grand Cherokee & Liberty Recalls: A Study In Contrasts Posted: 20 Jun 2013 08:37 AM PDT  Over the past few days, two very different automakers have rolled out two very different recalls, and they've done so in very different ways -- unexpected ways that could hint at each company's future. Exhibit A: yesterday, Tesla announced that it would recall 2013 Model S vehicles manufactured between May 8 and June 10 of this year. The company...   |
| 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray, 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid: Today's Car News Posted: 20 Jun 2013 08:30 AM PDT  Today at The Car Connection, we built the ultimate 2013 Audi Allroad, and Chevrolet announced performance specifications for the 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51. Porsche topped J.D. Power's 2013 Initial Quality Study, and Tesla's gearing up to announce battery swapping for the Model S electric car. All this and more in today's car news, right here on...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 07:30 AM PDT  The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid and Accord Plug-In Hybrid add a pair of new hybrid options to the latest generation of Accord mid-size sedans. Restyled and updated for the 2013 model year in gas-only form, the Accord line expands for the 2014 model year to include both a standard hybrid and the company's first-ever plug-in hybrid. The...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:13 AM PDT  The VW Jetta is a compact four-door sedan that shares many of its components with the Golf hatchback. But, given America's only-recent interest in hatchbacks, the Jetta outsells the Golf many times over. Read our full review of the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta for car prices with options, specifications, and fuel economy ratings. The Jetta range also...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT  The Audi A7 is a luxurious mid-size five-door hatchback based on the A6, but with more sumptuous styling. It competes with other "four-door coupes" like the BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe and Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. Plus, there are performance-oriented versions of the A7 available–the hot S7 edition, and the even faster RS7 editions arrives in...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:50 AM PDT  The Kia Optima was once lackluster, but since 2011, it's been a stylish, high-tech mid-size sedan that competes well in its segment. It's an alternative to cars like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, and its platform-mate, the Hyundai Sonata. Today, the Optima shares an assembly plant in West Point, Georgia, with the Kia...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:49 AM PDT  The Buick Verano is a compact four-door sedan that is positioned as a luxurious alternative to its platform mate, the Chevy Cruze. It looks completely different from top to bottom, and it also offers a more powerful turbocharged option than the Cruze, too. Starting at less than $30,000, it's meant to appeal to buyers who are looking for premium...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:46 AM PDT  The Ford Focus is a compact five-door hatchback or four-door sedan that competes with cars like the Honda Civic, Chevy Cruze, Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra and Nissan Sentra. The Focus is a stylish alternative in the compact market that offers a wide array of infotainment capabilities–for better and worse. For more information on the...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:42 AM PDT  The Toyota RAV4 is a compact crossover, one of the best-selling vehicles in its segment, and it has been redesigned for the 2013 model year. For driving impressions, specs, pictures, and more details on the new RAV4 line, see our full review of the 2013 Toyota RAV4. The previous model ran for seven years from 2006 to 2012. The new 2013 Toyota RAV...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:31 AM PDT  The Toyota Avalon is the brand's large flagship sedan, and it's the big brother to the mid-size Camry model. The Avalon shares much of its rigging with the Camry, though it actually more closely related to the Lexus ES–both are mid-size sedans that flirt with the edge of the large sedan designation, and both use the same V-6 engine. See our...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:27 AM PDT  The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is oftentimes a shopper's first taste of the luxury vehicle segment–much like the BMW 3-Series, Audi A4, Infiniti Q50 and Cadillac ATS are. It's currently the brand's entry-level model, but that'll change later this year with the arrival of the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA. Either a luxury two-door coupe or a...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:25 AM PDT  The Mercedes-Benz CLS is a mid-to-large four-door sedan built on the E-Class platform, and it offers engine options ranging from a base V-6 to a powerful V-8, built in the CLS63 AMG. It competes with cars like the Audi A7, BMW 6-Series GranCoupe and Jaguar XF. See our 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS Class review for pricing with options, specifications...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:23 AM PDT  The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class is a luxurious compact two-seat hardtop convertible with more luggage space than most of the vehicles in its segment. The SLK ranges from a base four-cylinder turbo with decent acceleration and a reasonable price tag, to the extra-sporty SLK55 AMG, which lays down 355 horsepower to its rear wheels. Read our review of...   |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2013 02:30 AM PDT  The Tesla Model S is luxurious large sedan with the longest all-electric range in a car for sale in U.S. today. It's also a genuine rarity: a competitive luxury sport sedan engineered, designed, tested and manufactured by a brand-new startup automaker. Unlike the low-production Tesla Roadster, the Model S is a volume production model that seats...   |
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