Forget the Chevy Cobalt. The poor excuse for an American compact car has been filed in the auto industry’s trash bin of history. In its place is the all-new Chevy Cruze that senior editor Joe Wiesenfelder heaps plenty of praise on. Except for some poor trim material selections here and there and some lag in the six-speed automatic transmission, it sounds like Wiesenfelder is completely impressed. Read his full review to see what wowed him.
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It’s sometimes hard to get a good feel for just what a car really looks like from still images, particularly in the LCD glow of the Internet. Video helps to bridge the gap from pure pixels to an appreciation of a car’s in-person feel, and this official video of the 2011 A7 from Audi helps us get a handle on its true proportions. Unlike some of you…
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Charity auctions are never a bad thing, but when you’ve got a chance to walk away with a one-off joint-custom car from Mustang powerhouses Shelby and Roush, there’s a little extra incentive to be generous. For the buyer of the SR-71 Mustang, sold at the EAA’s AirVenture auction this week, that definitely held true, with the winning bid costing..
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With the exit of the Chrysler PT Cruiser from the market, folks looking for a semi-crossover-like convertible with questionable proportions have been kind of short of options. If Nissan has its way, that’ll soon be solved, as this image of the Nissan Murano Convertible, due for debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, proves. The Murano…
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Sales of the new 2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG start next month, and even though we’ve already seen all the vital statistics on the Nimitz-class uber-sedan, Mercedes today released a level of detail worthy of its own archive.
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The compact crossover segment is a crowded one, but Nissan had a winner with the Rogue and its $20,000 price tag when it debuted a few years ago. Now, Hyundai and Kia are fielding new, affordable redesigns.
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His press secretary jokes that it better have an airbag, but the image of President Barack Obama behind the wheel of the Chevy Volt plug-in electric vehicle is a strong illustration of his ties to bailing out the auto industry last year.
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Is Mark Webber Red Bull’s “number two” driver? Are we going to see another battle between Webber and Sebastian Vettel at Hungary? Things are shaping up for it, with the Red Bull cars taking the two fastest spots during today’s second practice
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When Subaru introduced the 2005 Legacy GT wagon with a turbocharged flat four, all-wheel-drive, and a manual transmission, it went straight to the short list of cars I’d buy…if I was buying a car. But I wasn’t buying a car. Apparently there were too many like me, for Subaru discontinued the
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The Toyota FT-86 is still on track, according to the latest reports, but will it wear a Supra badge?
