Feb 06, 2015 04:18 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Richard Read)
Every year, it seems like we report that traffic fatalities in America have reached another record low. Now, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has offered up more good news: your chance of dying behind the wheel of a late-model vehicle fell more than 40 percent in just three years. Why? The IIHS identifies a number of changes that have...
Feb 06, 2015 03:30 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
From The Car Connection: GM's Total Bill For 2014 Recalls Is $4.1 Billion: What About 2015? 2014 may go down in history as the Year of the Recall. Every time you refreshed your favorite news feed, it seemed like another automaker was asking owners to bring in vehicles for service. BMW X3 Vs. Audi Q5: Compare Cars It doesn't take any stretch of the...
Feb 06, 2015 03:18 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Richard Read)
For those who've gazed upon the cute, chunky, Chevrolet Bolt electric car concept and wondered if it will ever go into production, today's your lucky day. According to Auto News, the Bolt is slated to hit the assembly lines late next year, in advance of its 2017 debut. When GM unveiled the Bolt at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, attendees had quite a...
Feb 06, 2015 12:30 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (John Voelcker)
The Tesla Model S, now in its third full year on sale, remains the best demonstration of the potential for electric cars to transform the way we travel and the energy we use to do so. Starting at $70,000, the 2015 Model S is expensive—although Tesla has ambitious plans for a $35,000 electric car a few years down the road—but it is...
Feb 05, 2015 07:29 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Richard Read)
2014 may go down in history as the Year of the Recall. Every time you refreshed your favorite news feed, it seemed like another automaker was asking owners to bring in vehicles for service. But among all the car companies doing business in the U.S., none had as many recalls last year as General Motors. The unpleasantness began in February, as GM...
Feb 05, 2015 05:55 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Richard Read)
BMW is recalling more than 13,000 MINI Cooper vehicles from the 2014 and 2015 model years. The issue? The cars' stated carrying carrying capacity is incorrect. The good news is, the problem appears to weigh (sorry) in consumers' favor. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the MINI Cooper's tire information placard lists...
Which mid-size crossover would you choose: the BMW X3 or Audi USA Q5?[see more]2/6/15 3:54PM
Wondering what it cost General Motors to recall more than 30.4 million vehicles in 2014? That tally ended up being $4.1 billion. BILLION.[see more]2/6/15 1:05AM
It might not look any different, but the 2016 Acura MDX's packing a new nine-speed transmission and a new all-wheel-drive system. Interested?[see more]2/5/15 11:00PM
MINI's recalling 13,000 cars. Why? Because the cars' stated carrying carrying capacity is incorrect. No joke.[see more]2/5/15 8:30PM
Today's automotive headlines include midlife crisis cars, the Acura MDX, and Toyota USA Avalon.[see more]2/5/15 7:22PM
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