Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The Car Connection

The Car Connection


2015 Ram ProMaster City

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 05:27 PM PDT

The 2015 Ram ProMaster City gears up for urban fleets and small business owners—like painters, florists, or plumbers—who might need a delivery or cargo van for relatively light-duty tasks. Like the Ford Transit Connect, Nissan NV200, and Chevrolet City Express, the ProMaster City takes aim at your bottom dollar—offering far...

Toyota FJ Cruiser

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 04:53 PM PDT

The Toyota FJ Cruiser is a mid-size SUV that has a vibrant design and some of the most impressive off-road capability in the Toyota range. It was offered from the 2007 through 2014 model years, and competed with the Nissan Xterra and Jeep Wrangler with its simple, bare bones interior design. With its retro exterior inspired in part by the...

Toyota Tacoma

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:41 PM PDT

The Toyota Tacoma is one of the few remaining compact or mid-size pickup trucks still on the market. It has ample cargo space and off-roading and towing capabilities. It competes with the Nissan Frontier, as well as the new Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon. The Tacoma is one of very few remaining mid-size trucks on the market. See our full review of...

Toyota Land Cruiser

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:29 PM PDT

The Toyota Land Cruiser is the largest, most rugged, and most luxurious SUV in the Toyota lineup. It’s an icon for the Toyota brand, and the newest generation of Land Cruiser aligns with the badge’s trail-proven history. It competes with the Range Rover Sport and Mercedes-Benz GL-Class. For the latest on this big, off-road-oriented...

Toyota 4Runner

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 03:18 PM PDT

The Toyota 4Runner is a mid-size SUV that shares the same chassis as a truck's, which is unlike many popular car-like crossovers for sale currently. Since crossovers are utility vehicles based on cars, they have better fuel efficiency and comfort. As a result, the 4Runner is a rugged SUV that feels like a Toyota Tacoma, the model with which it...

Toyota Prius V

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 02:52 PM PDT

With the Prius badge and a longer, wagon-like body, the Toyota Prius V combines the Prius' very fuel-efficient powertrain with more space for the family. Along with the Prius Hybrid, Prius Plug-in Hybrid, and the Prius C, it's part of an expanded Prius family that was introduced beginning in the 2012 model year. The primary alternative to the...

Hyundai Issues $55 Million Apology For Overstating Fuel Economy On The South Korean Santa Fe

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 02:23 PM PDT

In the fall of 2012, Hyundai and its sibling, Kia, were making headlines (not the good kind). Numerous Hyundai and Kia owners in the U.S. had written to the Environmental Protection Agency, complaining that their vehicles' fuel economy wasn't as good as Hyundai and Kia had promised. The EPA investigated and found that 13 Hyundai and Kia models...

2014 Toyota Venza

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 02:08 PM PDT

The Toyota Venza is an unconventional vehicle, defying categorization as a wagon or crossover, but landing somewhere in between. This flexibility works to the Venza’s advantage, however, making it a versatile and highly functional car that combines the best of its various niches. With the Venza, Toyota has one of the better...

2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 02:00 PM PDT

If you're shopping for a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, you'll have to be a little more specific. The luxury-car benchmark comes in many different forms--sedan or wagon, coupe or convertible, or in thundering E63 AMG trim. The good news is that all of them live up to its decades-long heritage, while offering a bit more focused driving...

2014 Lexus GS

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 02:00 PM PDT

The mid-size Lexus GS was refreshed and reinvigorated in the 2013 model year, and it returns as the Lexus GS 350 and GS 450h hybrid again for 2014, ready to take on the likes of the Mercedes-Benz E Class, BMW 5-Series, Audi A6, and Cadillac CTS yet again. The GS has usually been an also-ran in that category, but it's made substantial...

2014 Lexus ES

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 02:00 PM PDT

The Lexus ES 350 and ES 300h hybrid are the bigger, more mature companions to the compact, sporty Lexus IS. Based on the Toyota Avalon architecture, the ES these days has adopted a more interesting shape and more engaging road manners, along with a new hybrid model. Following a full redesign last year, the 2014 Lexus ES does a decent...

2014 Toyota Sienna

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 01:59 PM PDT

The Toyota Sienna is one of the best ways to tote a large group of people, when you don't want that group to end up in a brawl over elbow room or entertainment. The Sienna's one of the best-selling minivans in America, and for good reason. It's spacious, safe, posts good fuel economy figures, and vies with the Honda Odyssey with its...

2014 Mazda 2

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 01:35 PM PDT

The 2014 Mazda 2 is one of the more entertaining small hatchbacks you can drive. It's simple, even a little bare-bones, which plays to Mazda's usual strengths in delivering good dynamics and sensory inputs, as well as great fuel economy. It won't appeal to every driver--it's quite small, quite basic in its features and content, and...

2014 Nissan Sentra

Posted: 12 Aug 2014 01:34 PM PDT

There's an odd tangle in the current small-car market between cost-cutting and higher expectations, and the 2014 Nissan Sentra couldn't be more caught up in it. For the most part, the current cohort of small-car shoppers is no longer only concerned about keeping costs low; they now also want a nimble, sporty compact that looks and...

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