Friday, July 19, 2013

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2014 Chevrolet Impala Earns Top Five-Star Safety Scores

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 01:17 PM PDT

The 2014 Chevrolet Impala has earned the federal government's top five-star Overall Rating in the U.S. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). It's the third Chevrolet sedan in the current lineup to get not just a top five-star score overall but also top five-star scores separately for its frontal and side impact protection—after both the...

2014 Mazda 6, 2014 BMW M4, 2013 Smart Electric: Top Videos Of The Week

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 11:18 AM PDT

There's no question the 2014 Mazda 6 is one of the best-looking mid-size family sedans on the market, and that's why we aren't surprised that our video road test of this bodacious vehicle is our most watched video of the week. Also making the list this week is our spy video of the 2014 BMW M4 testing on the Nürburgring, and our test drive of...

2013 Honda Accord Recalled For Fuel Tank Defect

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 11:02 AM PDT

Honda says it will recall some 2013 Honda Accord sedans in the U.S. to fix a potentially defective fuel tank. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected by the recall at 1,659. Affected vehicles were built from January 15, 2013 through April 5, 2013. The NHTSA...

At GM, Workers Study Tesla To Stay Ahead Of The Pack

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 08:50 AM PDT

Fifteen years ago, the recording industry dismissed online music sales as a ridiculous fad. "Those MP3 files are huge -- two and three megabytes each! Who wants to wait around for those to download? Let's just copy-protect our CDs, and everything will be fine." Around the same time, some bookstores pooh-poohed Amazon. "Who wants to buy novels...

Toyota Reaches $1.63 Billion Deal To Settle Sudden Acceleration Claims

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT

Back in December, we told you that Toyota had offered to fork over $1.1 billion to settle lawsuits over allegations of unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles and a subsequent 2010 recall. About half of that money was meant to fix floormat issues and install brake-override systems, but the other half was earmarked for something...

2015 Honda Fit, Detroit Bankrupt, 2014 Ford Fusion: Car News Headlines

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 08:20 AM PDT

We reviewed the 2014 Ford Fusion and Honda revealed the new 2015 Fit subcompact. The city of Detroit is bankrupt and we took a look at five small coupes that get great gas mileage. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. BMW celebrated 30 years of producing diesel-powered vehicles. Are you being tracked by your...

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