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Monthly Archives: March 2012
2012 Ford Taurus Test Drive
Popular Mechanics On Sale Date: Spring 2012 Price: $27,395–$39,200 (including destination) Competitors: Chevrolet Malibu, Chrysler 300C, Toyota Avalon Powertrains: 3.5-liter V-6, 288 hp, 254 lb-ft; 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4, 240 hp, 270 lb-ft; 3.5-liter turbocharged V-6, 365 hp, 350 lb-ft EPA … Continue reading
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The Mobile Mess: Why isn’t Car Connectivity Better ?
Popular Mechanics Our phones and our cars are colliding. Despite the National Transportation Safety Board’s recent call for a nationwide ban on in-car cellphone use, car buyers are increasingly demanding smartphone-style connectivity. And carmakers are scrambling to provide interactive systems … Continue reading
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Altitude Name Chosen for Special Edition Jeep Grand Cherokee
Car and Driver The votes are in: Altitude is the winning name for Jeep’s none-more-black Grand Cherokee concept, which was introduced at the Houston auto show in January. Jeep says there’s been so much positive feedback for the original blacked-out … Continue reading
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GM Upgrading Chevy Volt 120-volt Charge Cord, Will Replace Older Units
GM announced Thursday that it will replace the 120-volt charging cords that come with the Chevy Volt. Customers who already own a Volt will get the revised units, which are said to improve on durability and reliability. Volt spokesman Rob … Continue reading
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No More GPS Voice: Haptic Steering Wheel Buzzes to Give You Directions
GPS devices are great, but sometimes I want to throw mine out the window. There’s something so obnoxious about the Garmin voice, especially when you disregard its navigation choice and it tells you it’s “reCALCulating” in that disapproving tone. A … Continue reading
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New Regal GS has Power and Performance
The 2012 Regal GS, the sportiest version of Buick’s mid-size Regal sedan, is already on a “hot list” as a potential collector’s car. Today’s top-of-the-line Regal GS is a 270-horsepower, turbocharged four door with a fine manual transmission, European-style handling, … Continue reading
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High Performance Volvo – Polestar
Popular Mechanics- Just about every luxury automaker has a group within the company charged with developing its most exciting high-performance cars. BMW currently has nine vehicles under the M performance banner. Mercedes-Benz has 15 performance machines crafted by its AMG … Continue reading
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Why Don’t Pint-Sized Cars Get Better Gas Mileage?
(Popular Mechanics) Sometime in the next 12 months, Chevy will introduce the Spark, a 12-foot-long car that, along with the Fiat 500, looks like a rolling suitcase compared with the SUVs that populate our highways. Logically, you’d think that the … Continue reading
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GM to Halt Volt Production for 5 Weeks
(Reuters) – General Motors Co will temporarily halt production of its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid and lay off 1,300 workers for five weeks this spring, a spokesman said on Friday. Production of the Volt and its European version, the Opel … Continue reading
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D & B Auto Radio, Inc. 