Official: Audi releases...

Filed under: Wagon , Europe , Audi , Luxury Good things, they say, come in threes. If that’s the case, for fans of rugged-looking Audi wagons, this must be a good week indeed. Not only did Audi unveil the Q3 Vail concept in Detroit (while confirming the arrival of the production Q3...

CES: Hands on with Merc...

Filed under: CES , Technology , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury , Infotainment Following Dr. Z’s keynote here at CES , Mercedes-Benz showed off the latest iteration of its telematics and infotainment system, mBrace2 . The system simply expands and enhances what M-B’s system has been...

Official: Mopar to go f...

Filed under: Aftermarket , Budget , Sedan , Etc. , Dodge Chrysler is serving up an impressive smattering of Mopar accessories for the 2013 Dodge Dart , including a host of performance parts. All told, buyers will be able to chose from a total of 150 accessories that range from an...

Video: Nissan Juke-R is...

Filed under: Performance , Europe , Videos , Crossover , Nissan , UK The Nissan Juke R is a gaggle of impressive numbers: 1,540 hours and 22 weeks of development time, 11 videos of its development, several upset bosses , 480 GT-R -derived horsepower and 428 pound-feet – and to that...

Report: Why has Nissan ...

Filed under: Truck , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Ford , Nissan The Ford Ranger has finally been shown the door , and Nissan apparently wants to seize the opportunity to make its Frontier the the standout in what remains of the compact pickup truck segment. Though the sun has been...

Exclusive: 2014 Mercede...

Filed under: Sedan , CES , Technology , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury , Infotainment Mercedes-Benz is making a big splash at CES this year, finally bringing a booth to the party and trotting out Daimler head Dr. Dieter Zetsche to keynote Tuesday morning’s festivities. The big news is the...

Study: U.S. diesel auto...

Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Technology , Diesel A plethora of new diesel offerings is driving sales, according to a new report from the Diesel Technology Forum. Sales of diesels rose 27.4 percent in 2011, according to numbers from HybridCars.com and market researchers Baum and...

Video: Lincoln MKZ Conc...

Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Sedan , Etc. , Videos , Lincoln , Design/Style , Luxury Lincoln dropped plenty of jaws with the company’s MKZ Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show , but the vehicle may have been a bit hotter than the company intended. Something...

Official: 2012 Fiat 500...

Filed under: Car Buying , Performance , Hatchback , Fiat Fiat has announced that the 2012 500 Abarth will be priced from $22,000, *not including destination charges. That’s a healthy jump from the tiny Italian’s $15,500 base MSRP and higher still than the open-air 500C that...

Official: Ford recallin...

Filed under: Minivan/Van , Recalls , Safety , Crossover , Ford Ford is recalling nearly half a million vehicles in two separate actions announced today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration . Just over 244,000 Ford Escape crossovers from model year 2001 and 2002 are being...