Mazda is in the middle of its Claim Your Mazda sales drive and is trying to get buyers in the door. When those buyers arrive, theyre going to be greeted by some seriously unappealing cars. Take a look at the new Mazda 3, for example. It's got a face like a maniacal clown. The grille is upturned into a hideous smile that looks way too big for the...
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The long-awaited Lexus LF-A supercar is heading toward production next year, according to a report from Britain's AutoExpress. The rumored 200-mph supercar has been in development for years, and has been seen in spy photos as well as in concept-car form on the auto show circuit. Until recently, the very existence of the project had been called...
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Honda has announced that it will be recalling 33,341 Honda Odyssey minivans, all from the 2011 model year, to fix a potential issue with the windshield wipers. In cold-weather use, if the wiper system is turned on while the wipers themselves are still frozen to the windshield, the system’s linkage rod might bend, preventing normal wiper...
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The 2010 Detroit Auto Show opens in Detroit today with a new crossover concept from GM, the GMC Granite. The Granite may be on display as a concept car, but it's closely related to a new vehicle already headed to Chevrolet dealers, the 2011 Orlando. It's a safe bet that GMC will get a version of the Granite to sell in the 2012 model year, but GM...
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Ah, the Interwebz. We wrote a little story last Thursday about how Dodge digitally erased the image of a monkey from an end-of-year clearance commercial after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals complained. And it sorta went viral. Tens of thousands of people viewed it, and more than 50 people left comments. Many of them, ummmmm, not...
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Living without regret: it's something we try to do every day here at TheCarConnection, and Chrysler's been following our lead. Earlier this year, the automaker allowed buyers of its Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans to return their new vehicles within 60 days, if they weren't satisfied. Now, the company's extending the...
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General Motors has been very tight-lipped so far regarding details of the production-spec 2011 Chevrolet Spark minicompact. Now, it looks like GM's Service and Parts Operations folks, who release an annual VIN decoder guide—for use by insurers, law-enforcement agencies, DMVs, dealerships, and the like—have spilled the beans in some respects. A...
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The 2011 Jeep Liberty won't look much different than the 2010 Liberty on the outside, but there will be a few key changes inside—including an all-new nav system. Although Chrysler hasn't yet put out a release on what's different on the Liberty for 2011, Allpar reports that a few trim and equipment changes look to help maintain its appeal for...
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Last August, when Cadillac showed journalists its future lineup, it hadn't yet settled on a name for a new family of cars to slot in beneath the CTS in its lineup. According to a Tweet posted today by The Detroit News' Scott Burgess, GM has confirmed that the production version of the concept vehicle shown last summer will indeed be dubbed ATS...
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As we reported last week in a first drive of the new 2011 BMW 5-Series, BMW has returned to form with an all-new 5er that's not only a more focused driver's car but also one that will fit right in, design-wise, to traditional BMW loyalists while also winning new friends. Although the outgoing-generation 5-Series introduced in 2003, called the E60...
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Maranello - Giuliano Razzoli, Olympic ski slalom champion, arrived in Maranello this afternoon for a visit at the Coni-Ferrari research and development centre...
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Montmelo (Barcelona) 21 May – Jules Bianchi was on track this afternoon for the first race of this weekend’s second round of the GP2 series, running alongside the fifth round of the
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Portimão (Algarve) –Today, the third round of the European Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli got underway at the spectacular...
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Maranello - The Ferrari 458 Italia continues to go from strength to strength and has garnered over 30 international awards in its short career.
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Without popping the hood, you'd be hard-pressed to find the visual differences between the new Infiniti G25 Sedan and the existing G37 Sedan. They both sport the same design inside and out—including the clean, nicely tailored sheetmetal, cockpit-like interior, and snug sport seats. Except powering the G25 is a new 2.5-liter V-6. While the...
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The Basics: When it was first introduced for 2003, the Volvo XC90 was one of the first carlike crossovers in the luxury realm. Now, many years and several design and powertrain changes later, the 2011 XC90 keeps with the same basic formula of top-notch interior comfort; safe, secure performance; and an upscale yet family-oriented feature set. With...
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