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- Beyond The Cross Coupe, Volkswagen's Plan To Take Over America Involves Adding 100 Dealers
- Maserati Quattroporte
- Buick Encore
- Toyota Yaris
- Toyota Sienna
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Volkswagen Passat
- Volkswagen Golf
- Chrysler Town & Country
- Smart Fortwo
- Mercedes GLE Coupe, Chinese-Made Volvos, Cadillac CTS-V: What’s New @ The Car Connection
- Lexus NX
- Cadillac SRX
- MINI Countryman
- Once Again, Ford Owners Are The Most Loyal In America Says IHS Survey
| Beyond The Cross Coupe, Volkswagen's Plan To Take Over America Involves Adding 100 Dealers Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:24 PM PST  In most parts of the world, Volkswagen is a top-selling auto brand, but America isn't like most parts. Sadly, unless more U.S. consumers start swilling VW's Kool-Aid, the German car company will never achieve its goal of dominating Planet Earth's auto market by the year 2018. That annoying fact has gotten under VW's skin, but the company has a... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:39 AM PST  The Maserati Quattroporte is a four-door luxury performance sedan. It is the larger of Maserati's two sedans, now that the brand offers a mid-size Ghibli. The Quattroporte--Q-porte for short--is a rival for vehicles like the Jaguar XJ and Audi A7/S7/RS 7, and perhaps even the Aston Martin Rapide. Literally translated from the Italian as "four... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:32 AM PST  The Buick Encore is a subcompact crossover with some luxury cues that competes with vehicles like the Audi Q3, Mercedes GLA, MINI Countryman, and BMW X1. It was new for 2013, and has been carried over largely unchanged since then. For 2015, Chevy launched its own, lower-priced version of the same model in the U.S., dubbed the Chevy Trax. Europeans... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:23 AM PST  The Yaris is the Toyota brand's smallest and least expensive U.S. offering. In its current generation, the Yaris is offered in two hatchback configurations, with either three doors or five. A four-door Yaris sedan was offered in the last generation, but it was phased out after one year of simultaneous sales with the newer hatchback models. Toyota... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:20 AM PST  The Toyota Sienna is a family-friendly minivan that boasts features like all-wheel drive and airline-style second-row seats, items its competition doesn't offer. Toyota gave the Sienna a mild update for 2015 to help keep the model fresh. A relatively stylish and economical offering in its segment, the Sienna is a rival for vans like the Honda... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:19 AM PST  The Chevrolet Corvette is a high-performance two-seat coupe or convertible, and one of the most iconic models in automotive history. The new generation pays homage to the “Stingray” Corvettes of earlier years, while promising exceptional performance, a 0–60 time of under 4.0 seconds, and nearly 30 mpg on the highway. For more... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:59 AM PST  The VW Passat is the brand's mid-size sedan offering. The U.S. version is produced at a VW Group assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The current Passat is one of the larger entries in a class that also includes the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and Nissan Altima. It's sold without the wagon variant that has accompanied German-made Passats in... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:48 AM PST  The VW Golf is the German automaker's global best-seller, and it's been so for the past forty years. A five-door or three-door compact hatchback, the Golf comes with a wide range of powertrain choices--today, everything from a turbodiesel to a turbo four to a battery pack. In the past the Golf has shared underpinnings with the Jetta four-door... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:41 AM PST  The Chrysler Town & Country was one of the very first minivans on the market, following closely behind the original Dodge Caravan with which it shares roots. Given a major refresh for 2011, the Town & Country carries over to the 2015 model year nearly unchanged--since a new model is expected for 2016. The Town & Country has rivals in... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:34 AM PST  The Smart Fortwo is a two-seat hatchback that, to date, is the smallest highway-legal car sold in the U.S. It’s been on the market in the U.S. since 2008 but hasn’t caught on nearly as well as it has in Europe, where parking space is really at a minimum. Its chief rival in the U.S. is the equally slow-selling Scion iQ. MORE: Read our... |
| Mercedes GLE Coupe, Chinese-Made Volvos, Cadillac CTS-V: What’s New @ The Car Connection Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:30 AM PST  From The Car Connection: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Preview Luxury utility vehicles with coupe-like rooflines—such as the BMW X6, or the late Acura ZDX—have barely shown tepid sales and interest in the U.S. so far. But perhaps aiming elsewhere on the international market—like China—Mercedes-Benz is answering the X6 with... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:23 AM PST  The Lexus NX is a new member of the Lexus family, entering the quickly growing arena of compact luxury crossovers. It's the brand's first utility vehicle in this size class, as well as its first model ever to feature a turbocharged engine. The NX slots below Lexus's perennial bestseller, the mid-size RX crossover. With the NX, Lexus jumps into an... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:14 AM PST  The Cadillac SRX is a mid-size crossover that is a rival for vehicles like the Audi Q5, Lexus RX, Lincoln MKX, and Volvo XC60. A front-driver in base form, it offers optional all-wheel drive, with both versions powered by the same V-6 and six-speed automatic. With only two generations behind it, the Cadillac SRX is relatively young--but in the... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:08 AM PST  The Countryman is the largest model in the MINI range, but it’s still one of the smallest crossovers currently on the market. It competes with the Nissan Juke and the Buick Encore, as well as a new crop of models that will include the Jeep Renegade, Fiat 500X, Chevy Trax, Mazda CX-3, and Honda HR-V. The lines of the Countryman are instantly... |
| Once Again, Ford Owners Are The Most Loyal In America Says IHS Survey Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:01 AM PST  Competition between automakers may be stiffer than ever, but brand loyalty isn't dead -- at least not among Ford fans. Research firm IHS analyzed 12 months of data and determined that when it comes to repeat customers, Ford is doing fab. MUST SEE: 2016 Nissan Titan Preview To reach that conclusion, IHS sifted through some 16.5 million U.S. new... |
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