| Aaron Robinson: Occupied Moab Surrenders to the Wrangler |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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Among the unexpected things that Jay Harvey Robinson did during his life was buy an army-green 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 out of the newspaper for $1500. He said he thought it would be “kinda fun.” In fact, it was an antisocial cube made out of rust, noise, and mechanical disaster. Dad started calling it [...]
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| Return of the Native: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Pricing Announced |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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The 2014 Jeep Cherokee is not the crude, square-jawed SUV we remember from the 90s, but then again, little from that breezy decade remains the same. In between our government spying on us and our cell-phone calls, we’re saddled with crumbling highways and soaring gas prices. The all-new Cherokee has the stuff to tackle [...]
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| Diesel SUVs Compared: 2014 Grand Cherokee vs. Touareg, ML350, Cayenne, X5 |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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All this talk about diesels remains largely just yammer. Despite years of automaker promises and auto-show oaths, plus hipster queues at Volkswagen dealerships for Jetta wagons with stick shifts and 500-mile ranges, the American diesel market is barely running at a cold idle. In fact, this gathering of five vehicles is an all-inclusive roundup of [...]
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| Apple Announces ‘iOS in the Car’ Phone-to-Infotainment-Screen Integration at 2013 WWDC |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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Today, Apple made a big announcement at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC): a new, automotive-specific feature of the new iOS 7 mobile operating system. The feature, which Apple is calling iOS in the Car, links the iPhone to a car’s infotainment screen. But this is no mere Bluetooth connection—the setup literally adapts the iPhone’s [...]
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| Audi Releases Pricing, EPA Info for 2014 A6, A7, and Q5 TDI Diesel Models |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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Audi has slowly but surely been adding more and more models that offer TDI diesel power over the past few years, and the 2014 A6, A7, and Q5 are the lastest four-ringers to gain the option. Now, pricing and fuel-economy info for the three models have been released, and as you’d expect, they all offer [...]
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| Hold the Line: Subaru Announces Minimal Price Increases for 2014 Legacy, Outback |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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Subaru knows its thrifty New England diehard customers don’t take easily to change—one look at the 2014 Forester explains that attitude—so for 2014, it’s only asking a few bucks more for the Legacy sedan and Outback wagon. There won’t be much room for a riot, as Subaru has only bumped the destination charges, not the [...]
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| Edmunds Introduces Price Promise Program |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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 Edmunds.com has presented to the Automotive Press Association its new "Price Promise" program, which is designed to give shoppers a convenient and reliable way to know exactly what price they'll pay at the dealership.
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| TrueCar Helps Tornado Victims |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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 TrueCar, the Southern California-based automotive pricing information and analysis company, is donating $10,000 to assist car dealer employees affected by the recent tornadoes that hit Oklahoma.
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| Refreshing or Revolting: 2014 Toyota Corolla |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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Does Corolla's Makeover Cut the Mustard?
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| TOTD: Jeep Cherokee Limited or Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo? |
Jun 10th, 2013 |
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Pricing of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee has just been released, with the base front-drive Sport model starting at $23,990 and the top-spec Trailhawk 4×4 and Limited 4×4 models starting at $30,490 and $30,990, respectively. In comparison, the base 2014 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4×4 with a V-6 starts a $31,790, or just $800 more than the [...]
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