| 2013 Lexus RX350 F Sport Tested: Stretching the Definition of Sport |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
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“Sport” is a term that gets almost as much use as “all-new” in the car biz, and seems to be just as elastic. Lexus employs both in its description of the RX350 F Sport, and both get a pretty good stretch. READ MORE ››
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| UPDATE: Toyota Furia Concept Bound for Detroit – Could it Preview the 2014 Corolla? |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
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Toyota has released a video previewing a new four-door sedan concept car that’ll be debuting at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Dubbed the Toyota Furia Concept, the four-door may very well be our first official preview of the next-gen 2014 Corolla. UPDATE: Toyota has just unleashed its second teaser of the Detroit-bound Furia [...]
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| Thread of the Day: What’s the Worst Car You’ve Ever Driven? |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
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As automotive journalists, the second most popular question we get right after, “What’s the best car you’ve ever driven?” is inevitably, “What’s the worst car you’ve ever driven?” We wrapped up 2012 with a post marking the best and worst cars Motor Trend staffers drove during the year, and judging from your comments it was [...]
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| By the Numbers: 1997-2013 Toyota RAV4 Four-Cylinder |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
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Toyota’s cute ‘ute RAV4 has changed significantly since the first-generation model arrived for model-year 1997. In a previous post, we examined the performance of RAV4 V-6 models past and present. But now that the six-cylinder option is being dropped with the fourth-gen RAV4, let’s take a look back at all the test data Motor Trend [...]
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| Ford Launches App Developer Program; Your Favorite Apps May Soon be Available from Behind the Wheel |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
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Like it or not, the connected car is the way of the future. Many drivers already text, talk, check Facebook and tweet from behind the wheel, and with its Sync AppLink system, Ford hopes to help drivers stay connected safer. In an effort to increase the number of apps it has available in Sync AppLink, [...]
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| Jeep Sets New Global Sales Record, Led By Grand Cherokee (With Chart) |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
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Jeep set a global sales record in 2012 with 701,626 units sold worldwide – an increase of 19 percent over 2011. The previous all-time global sales record was set in 1999 with 675,494 units sold, and with Fiat’s help we wouldn’t be surprised to see Jeep set another record in calendar year 2013 or 2014. [...]
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| 2013 Nissan Leaf Production Begins in Tennessee, Updates Unveiled |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
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If you’re going to spend the money to move production of a car to the U.S., you might as well use the opportunity to make some updates, right? That’s Nissan’s thinking: it announced today that the 2013 Nissan Leaf is riding the assembly line in Smyrna, Tennessee, and that the finished products will have some [...]
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| Chevrolets new tagline Find new roads |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
In its quest to find an enduring phrase to define Chevrolet, the brand is betting that "Find New Roads" will help it find new customers.In days of yore there was "See the U.S.A. in ...
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| Feds want to turn up the volume on battery cars |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
Battery cars like the Tesla Model S will soon have to emit noise to warn pedestrians and bicyclists. Hit the Start button in the new Ford Focus Electric, and you might think nothing has happened - ...
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| Auto tech gets a share of the spotlight at CES |
Jan 9th, 2013 |
Ford Chief Technology Officer Paul Masarenas at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Want your friends to get a Glympse of what you're up to? That's easy if you're using the ...
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