| DealerRater Integrates Reviews Into vAuto’s AutoVisor |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
DealerRater and vAuto partner to integrate more than one million dealer reviews into vAuto’s AutoVisor tool. Dealers can showcase three reviews in an AutoVisor report, including a direct link to the dealer’s review page on DealerRater.com.
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| Thread of the Day: Should Cadillac Build a CTS Four-Door Coupe? |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
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With the new 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan set to go on sale later this year, we’ve wasted no time comparing the car to its rivals based on initial specs and asking whether a coupe variant should be made. In the Motor Trend forums, LS7 has suggested what might be a less expensive and higher-volume alternative, [...]
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| Upscale Off-Roader: 2014 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Special Edition Revealed |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
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Flush with cash thanks to record sales, Ford has announced it will take its Baja-bashing off-roader upmarket, with the 2014 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Special Edition. Built as a sort-of reward to the 13,000 people who bought Raptors last year, the 2014 Raptor Special Edition brings more upscale touches to the off-roader. Based off the [...]
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| Towing Wars: Toyota Doesn’t Think Detroit Three are Playing Fair |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
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Ford, GM, Ram, and Toyota have been warring for years about their trucks’ ever-increasing towing capacity claims even though there was never any agreed-upon standard. Things began to look up a few years back when all four automakers agreed to use an SAE standard to rate their pickups by 2013, and now Automotive News reports [...]
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| Hennessey Camaro ZL1 Goes Wide Open Throttle in J-Turn Video |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
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This episode of the J-Turn is all about the Lone Star State as host Jessi Lang heads to the Texas Mile to drive a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 tuned by Hennessey. Lang’s objective here is to go as fast possible, and meet John Hennessey’s guess that the modified ZL1 will hit 180 mph. Lang’s day [...]
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| Volvo Announces Eight-Speed Auto, New Diesel Technology |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
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“V8s are Dinosaurs,” Volvo Says
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| Report: Ford Focus is World’s Best-Selling Car in 2012 |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
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All hail the Ford Focus: the compact hatchback/sedan took the crown of the world’s most popular car in 2012, according to data mined by Polk and reported by Ford. The information comes courtesy of Polk, which recently finished its survey of world new-car registration data. When all was said and done, Polk says that Ford [...]
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| Spied! Possible BMW X1 Hybrid or EV Spotted in the Snow |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
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Though it arrived a few years late to our shores, the BMW X1 made up for it last year with U.S.-exclusive turbo straight-six power. Now, as these spy shots suggest, we may soon get another powertrain option in the wagon-like small crossover – a BMW X1 hybrid or EV variant. From the outside, there’s not [...]
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| Subaru Discusses WRX Concept Design in New Video |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
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Lots of attention has been paid to the Subaru WRX concept shown at the New York auto show, including criticism that the concept isn’t ugly enough to be the successor of the current car fans have come to love. With the new concept, the WRX replaces much of its rally car-inspired boy racer looks for [...]
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| Americas 11th Best-Seller Was Worlds No. 1 |
Apr 9th, 2013 |
list -- it ranked 11th -- but Ford says its compact car was No. 1 globally last year. Citing registration data from industry forecaster R.L. Polk, the automaker said it sold 1.02 million Focuses worldwide. One in four were sold in China, the world's largest passenger-car market since 2010. The Focus became China's best-selling passenger car for the first time in 2012, Ford says. ...
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