It’s the end of the month, and what does that mean? Well, it could mean it’s time to close the deal on a new vehicle. Recently we reported that toward the end of the month, you’re more likely to get a good deal on a new vehicle. Weekends aren’t always the best time of […]
Back in the 1950s, driver’s ed “scare films” aimed to show the gory aftermath of careless or inattentive driving—spattered blood, twisted sheetmetal, jagged non-safety glass and all—with the narration a mix of the sensational and the solemn. In recent years, a number of high schools across the country have made drinking-and-driving facts and…
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Last fall, Fisker Automotive was awarded $529 million in low-interest loans by the Department of Energy, and the company has continued to rake in cash since then. In January, for instance, Fisker raised an additional $115 million in private capital. Last week, the DoE and Fisker announced that the $529 million of loans had […]
Both restyled and extensively refreshed with new powertrains, the 2010 Mercury Milan and Milan Hybrid are remarkably good mid-size sedans that should be better known than they are. Although they’re mechanically identical to the Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid models, the Milan’s cleaner exterior and more stylish interior set it apart, taking it a…
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Think those deep potholes and frost heaves along the commute—and all the rattles and squeaks they elicit from your car—are costing you big in extra repairs and vehicle wear? You’re right! Awful road conditions cost U.S. motorists $67 billion per year in additional repairs and operating costs—an average of $335 per motorist, nationally. But […]
Yes, China is on track to become the world’s largest single car market. And yes, one or more native Chinese carmakers will likely become fully competitive in the global market within 10 or 20 years–as Hyundai, Honda, and Toyota have done over time. But there will be fits and starts along the way, and […]
The S-Class four-door spans a wide gulf at the top of the Mercedes range. The largest Benz sedan short of the princely Maybach 57 and 62, the S-Class nudges $90,000 in its least expensive form and more than doubles that in AMG tune. Across the spectrum, the S-Class models share plenty of good things, […]
Since time immemorial-or was it the Sixties? Who can remember?-the Porsche 911 has been the outline for sports cars with its iconic teardrop shape and its iconoclastic handling. Never better than it is now, the 2010 Porsche 911 once again raises its own bar by dropping in a new Turbo model with faultless handling […]
If car companies treated their products like TV families, Mercedes-Benz would have a Brady-style dilemma on its hands with the R-Class. It’s such a Jan-the obedient, plain B student unfortunately born between two cuter, smarter, more talented siblings. The R-Class all but disappeared in the shadows of the five-seat ML-Class and seven-seater…
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Two years ago, the Maserati GranTurismo replaced the GranSport model. The lineup was then expanded last year with the introduction of the more powerful GranTurismo S, as well as a new ZF six-speed automatic in replacement of Maserati’s previous robotized semi-manual transmission. This year sees the introduction of the GranTurismo Convertible, also…
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