| 2013 Jaguar XF Recalled for Engine Stall |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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| 2013 Toyota Avalon Gets Wireless Charging for Mobile Devices |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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Toyota is keen to change the image of its top-of-the-line Avalon sedan. Formerly a bigger and more conservative Camry, the car now is taking on a persona of its own—a more youthful persona that we found to be a step forward in our first drive of the Avalon. Part of building that persona is centered [...]
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| Acura’s Holiday Sale Spots: Dr. Phil Is Barking Up the Wrong Tree [The Ad Section] |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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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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| 2014 Mazda 6 Prices Slip Online, Tentatively Start at $21,795 for Entry-Level Sport Model |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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Mazda’s order books for the attractive 2014 Mazda 6 are open and prices for the redesigned sedan have been released. According to Mazda, the new 6 will start at “about” $21,795 for an entry-level Sport model, with the mid-level Touring requiring $25,295, and the range-topping Grand Touring commanding $30,295. It’s worth noting that the tentative [...]
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| John Phillips: Discussing Lincoln with Ford Marketing Chief Jim Farley |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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As you read this, Lincoln should be launching its Max Wolff–designed 2013 MKZ, accompanied by much chanting of the marketing slogans “Reimagined” and “Now it gets interesting.” Yeah, well, unless it isn’t and doesn’t. Which is what will happen if, in this context, “interesting” is merely what ensues when your spouse dons mauve flamenco tights [...]
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| Lincoln to Debut Escape-Based MKC Crossover in Detroit [2013 Detroit Auto Show] |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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Lincoln is set to debut a compact crossover called the MKC at the 2013 Detroit auto show in a few weeks’ time, according to a report from The Detroit Bureau. Lincoln declined to comment on the report, but C/D sources indicate that Ford’s luxury arm will, in fact, unveil the crossover next month. Said to be [...]
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| Video Find: Porsche Details Panamera Sport Turismo Concept Design Process |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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The Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo concept was well received at the 2012 Paris auto show, and in a new video we get a behind-the-scenes look at how it was designed. While the production Panamera’s 911-esque profile offers utility with controversial hatchback styling, the Panamera Sport Turismo is the automaker’s first take on a wagon. In [...]
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| Front-Drive Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet Bound for U.K. in 2013 – Should We Get It? |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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The Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet is going into production in the U.K., Auto Express reports. Unlike the all-wheel-drive Golf R that we know and love here in the States, the drop-top Golf R Cabriolet will come with a detuned engine and front-wheel drive. First displayed at the annual Wörthersee festival in 2011 as a concept, the [...]
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| The Apoca-List: 10 Cars You Must Drive Before the End of the World |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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Special Cars to Drive Before the Apocalypse
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| Italian-Built Jeeps? Fiat 500X, Small Jeep Crossover to be Built at Fiat’s Melfi Plant |
Dec 20th, 2012 |
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Jeep’s upcoming entry-level Fiat-based crossover will be built in Melfi, Italy, Sergio Marchionne announced today. Along with the Fiat 500X, the new Jeep crossover — built on the flexible Small Wide platform shared between Fiat and Chrysler — will be produced at the plant starting in the 2014 calendar year. Fiat says it will invest [...]
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