| 2013 Ford C-Max Energi Quick Drive |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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The 2013 Ford C-Max Energi is the first car to out-Prius the Prius.
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| 2013 Kia Optima SXL Road Test |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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Can a Kia be prestigious?
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| Inside Line is Moving on January 10 |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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| 2013 Smart ForTwo “Tough” Commercial: What You See Is What You Get, Sort Of [The Ad Section] |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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Award-winning ad man-cum-auto journalist Don Klein knows a good (or bad) car commercial when he sees one; the Ad Section is his space to tell you what he thinks of the latest spots. The ad’s rating is depicted via the shift pattern at the bottom, but everyone has an opinion when it comes to advertising, [...]
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| Fiat to Increase Its Share of Chrysler to 65.2 Percent |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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General Motors and Ford are scrambling to minimize their exposure in the crumbling European market, closing or selling factories. Fiat is doing no better on the Continent, and is pushing to increase its stake in Chrysler, and the U.S. makes sense considering the Pentastar now has had 33 straight months of better year-over-year sales. In a [...]
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| Lexus Previews Advanced Active Safety Research Vehicle [2013 CES] |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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This thing might look like something Doc Brown and Marty McFly might try gunning to 88 mph in the hopes of bending the space-time continuum, but it is, in fact, Lexus’s big debut for next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The car is rather un-sexily named the Advanced Active Safety Research Vehicle (AASRV) [...]
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| Daimler Claims DuPont and Honeywell–Developed Refrigerant is Flammable; GM Continues Use |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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Daimler has announced it will not use the automotive refrigerant HFO-1234yf in new vehicles, and is recalling Mercedes-Benz vehicles that already use the chemical because of safety concerns regarding flammability. Spurred by Benz’s findings, Volkswagen, too, is delaying the use of the coolant until further notice, Bloomberg reports. Both manufacturers intend to continue using an [...]
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| 2013 Buick Verano Turbo Manual Tested: A Second Turbocharged, Manual Buick Sedan |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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Buick makes a car called the Verano. You might have heard it called the Verona, as in “fair city of…”but that’s wrong. The fair Verano is a small thing that competes with the Acura ILX and uses the same basic platform as the Chevy Cruze. It is quiet, comfortable, satisfying to drive, and it handily beats [...]
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| Because LeMons Legends Don’t Just Win Races: The Amazing Cars and Costumes of Eyesore Racing |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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We of the 24 Hours of LeMons Supreme Court hear a lot of whining from certain quarters about the handful of teams that keep on taking overall wins in race after race. “That can’t be a $500 car!” they wail about Hong Norrth Racing or Cerveza Racing or Skid Marks Racing. “They have a secret [...]
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| Refreshing or Revolting: 2014 Ford Transit Connect |
Jan 4th, 2013 |
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When Ford originally brought the boxy, Turkish-built Transit Connect to the U.S., exterior styling took a backseat to more important buying factors like fuel efficiency and interior space. The small, front-drive box-on-wheels has been replaced by the redesigned 2014 Ford Transit Connect, a van with two wheelbases and body styles. This time, Ford’s compact commercial [...]
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