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On 07/02/2012 [12:02 pm]
For now, they're the only two mass-market electric vehicles on the road. So, which one should you buy: the Chevrolet Volt, or the Nissan Leaf? While both are electric vehicles, there's an asterisk applied to the Chevy Volt, and for some buyers, the side note could be t...
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On 07/02/2012 [9:00 am]
The Chicago Auto Show is less than a day away, and Nissan has revealed the mildly refreshed 2013 370Z. Up front, Nissan has added LED daytime running lights while finally ditching the controversial "fangs." In the rear a red reflector replaces the black cover between t...
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On 06/02/2012 [2:15 pm]
If you watched yesterday’s Super Bowl, perhaps the most talked-about commercial was the “Halftime In America” ad run by Chrysler and starring Clint Eastwood. Against a gritty urban backdrop and scenes of middle-class America, Eastwood assured us thing...
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On 06/02/2012 [9:30 am]
Mazda has a lot riding on the success of its CX-5 crossover, which replaces the aging Mazda Tribute in the automaker’s lineup. Unlike the Tribute, which was nothing more than a badge-engineered Ford Escape, the CX-5 is an all new compact crossover that benefits f...
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On 06/02/2012 [8:00 am]
If you watched the Super Bowl last night, you probably caught Chevrolet's ad for the 2012 Silverado pickup. Most saw it as a clever riff on the whole 2012/Mayan calendar/world-ending thing that's rumored to occur later this year. When the folks at Ford watched it, thou...
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On 06/02/2012 [8:00 am]
Today at High Gear Media, Toyota's issued a recall and we've driven the 2012 BMW ActiveE electric car. An Iowa man has been nailed for doing 188 mph--188 mph--and gas prices might be going up. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. We'...
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On 06/02/2012 [7:00 am]
Back in October, we told you that Honda was planning an early refresh of the much-criticized 2012 Civic. At the time, Honda execs expected the revamp to arrive in showrooms sometime in 2013 -- a full year ahead of schedule -- but according to a report in AutoNews, the ...
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On 06/02/2012 [6:00 am]
Toyota has issued a recall of its 2011 Toyota RAV4 crossover over airbag concerns. According to a bulletin issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the issue stems from assembly of the SUVs’ side curtain airbags. After the airbag infl...
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On 05/02/2012 [11:00 pm]
Most Super Bowl XLVI commercials followed the typical schtick, trying to outdo each other in flash and flesh; substance be damned. In stark contrast (and 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth entry notwithstanding), Chrysler spoke loudest by speaking softly--with a slight growl. Like p...
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On 03/02/2012 [11:39 am]
According to Automotive News Europe, the SUV planned to replace both the Jeep Compass and Patriot, has been delayed until 2014. Originally intended to go into production in 2013, the code-named B-SUV has been delayed so that Fiat can expedite engineering on its Europea...
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