Following annual tradition, we present the 2013 American Top Picks—the best choices for the car buyer who wants to buy from an American brand. While this year's "official" Top Pick list includes no models from domestic brands, it ...
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What's it like coming to work at an office that has a 327-acre automotive test facility pictured just outside your window? We'll, it's pretty cool. We have the largest and most sophisticated independent automobile testing center devoted ...
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Automakers, chasing ever higher federal fuel-economy targets, have been turning to low-rolling-resistance tires for years to save fuel. In the past, we found that low-rolling-resistance tires could sacrifice braking to get better fuel ...
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Finally. That’s the word that comes to mind after a stint in the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class. After two generations of oddball A-Classes that traded on practicality rather than flair or fun, Mercedes has at last proven it has the ...
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At $22,990 the Honda Jazz Hybrid is Australia’s most affordable hybrid vehicle. But the second-generation Honda Jazz has been around since 2008, with a moderate update in 2011, so what makes this now nearly five-year old city car a ...
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The Range Rover Evoque will become the first regular production car equipped with a nine-speed automatic transmission when it debuts at next week’s 2013 Geneva motor show. The ’9HP’ nine-speed auto, developed in ...
For years, the Jeep Grand Cherokee just didn't live up to the model's substantial nameplate equity. A top-to-bottom 2011 redesign set things straight, rewarding the post-bankruptcy Chrysler with strong sales. Now a 2014 mid-cycle update ...
With a current crop of luxury models that are quiet, comfortable, fuel efficient, and among the most reliable, Lexus has earned the best overall score in Consumer Reports 2013 Car Brand Report Cards. The Lexus overall score of 79 was ...
Honda has returned triumphantly and en masse to Consumer Reports' Top Picks with three models--the Accord, CR-V, and Odyssey--after not having a single model make the cut last year. For 2013, the Top Picks list has new winners in seven ...
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Honda has announced it is developing a new technology that allows steel and aluminium to be joined in a process that will see vehicle weight reduced. First used to join a new aluminium outer door panel – conventionally made of steel ...
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A night in a Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva’s Hotel President Wilson costs a staggering $65,000, which makes the $195,100 Range Rover Vogue SDV8 seem like positively good value. Each is as palatial – and large – as the ...
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The all-new Jeep Cherokee will introduce a revolutionary new design language for the iconic American off-road marque when it debuts at next month’s 2013 New York motor show. Jeep released the first official images of the radically ...
The return of the Lexus ES to Australia for the first time since 2006 has been confirmed by the Japanese brand. Lexus had been expected to bring the mid-size luxury sedan back to the local market after the company revealed in April 2012 ...
US auto maker Chrysler has unveiled the redesigned 2014 Jeep Cherokee mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) ahead of its global debut at the upcoming New York International Auto Show to be held during 29 March to 07 April 2013 in the US. ...
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US based auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner will supply its latest turbocharging technology for medium-duty engines from Mercedes-Benz. The new technology is equipped with the B-series turbocharging and regulated two-stage R2S ...
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