Automakers tout the size of their SUV's third-row seats claiming they are accessible and usable. And while SUVs are pitched as a hipper alternative to the minivan, they still can't rival the big people movers. We took a look at a variety ...
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Honda, Toyota and Nissan have jointly recalled about three million vehicles, due to defective air bags problem. The recall affects 1.14 million vehicles by Honda that include 107,000 are in Canada, while Toyota recalls total of 1.73 ...
Honda?has teased two SUV concepts ahead of their debut at?next week's Shanghai auto show. One badged as a Honda, the other tagged by its premium brand off-shoot Acura, the sketches show the silhouette of the SUV models, both of which are ...
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In the latest round of crash testing performed by the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ coupe twins, Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback and Range Rover luxury SUV have been awarded a maximum five star ...
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The Ford Focus was the biggest-selling vehicle nameplate in the world last year, according to a collation of new vehicle registrations by Polk. It’s the second consecutive year the Blue Oval’s small car has proved to be the ...
You don't have to cram into a compact car to get good gas mileage. In fact, three popular midsized sedans we've recently tested get the same or better mileage than any non-hybrid, non-diesel small car. Despite attractive sticker prices, ...
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After more than 400 miles of driving the new Acura RLX, I can think of little good to say about it. Being neither luxurious nor sporty, the RLX fails to excite. And that's putting it mildly. The brand-new RLX—Acura's flagship sedan ...
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Called City-Brake Active, the Honda system operates below 30km/h and will automatically apply the brakes if a collision is deemed imminent. Relying on a laser radar installed in the upper part of the windscreen, City-Brake Active will ...
The 2013 Honda CR-Z has arrived with more power, more equipment, but a higher starting price. Pared back to a single model range, the two-door hybrid coupe costs the same $38,490 for either the six-speed manual or automatic continuously ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda Motor’s Indian subsidiary Honda Cars India (HCIL) will invest about $460m (INR25bn) in its Tapukara vehicle manufacturing plant in Rajasthan, India. The investment will be used for the ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 The Nissan Altima already fronts the V8 Supercars program for its marque, but this markedly different production version won't go on sale in ...
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The Mazda 3 has taken top honours in the March new car sales figures, marking the end of the first quarter of 2013. Finishing in the familiar position of first place, the Mazda 3 racked up sales of 3786 vehicles despite a fall in ...
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The Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore and Toyota Aurion locally-built trio continued the large segment's sales slump through the first quarter of 2013. Ford's sedan from Broadmeadows fell to just 831 units in March, down 34.8 per cent ...
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Sales for the first quarter of the year are wrapped, with March sales up 7.4 per cent on February, and 2013 sales up five per cent on 2012 year-to-date. The 97,400 new passenger cars, SUVs, utes and trucks sold in March contribute to a ...
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With the media days at the New York International Auto Show behind us, the cars team has had time to reflect on the approximately 1,000 vehicles on display. Many new models made impressions, and some were utterly forgettable. To share our ...
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