Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Car Connection

The Car Connection


BMW Raises Prices, But Not On You

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 10:23 AM PST

BMW is raising prices on its entire lineup of 2015 vehicles--but according to CarsDirect, it won't be affecting car shoppers, at least for the moment. ALSO SEE: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Investigated For Engine Fire Captured On Film: Video The German automaker is coming off a great December and a record-setting 2014 sales year. It kept the luxury-car...

Ford Transit Connect

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 09:28 AM PST

The Ford Transit Connect is offered in the U.S. as both a small commercial delivery van and a family-friendly tall wagon. Although smaller than the average family van, the wagon version can be considered as a minivan alternative. Ford hasn't sold a true minivan in more than a decade, but the latest Transit Connect comes close to that...

Ford Fusion

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 09:25 AM PST

The Ford Fusion remains one of our favorite mid-size sedans, with a stylish design and enjoyable driving feel. It’s a better driver’s car than the current Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and Chevrolet Malibu. It has more drivetrain options than its competitors, too, including a plug-in hybrid, a trio of four-cylinders—two of them...

Cadillac ELR

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 09:21 AM PST

The Cadillac ELR is a range-extended electric luxury coupe that's the smallest car in the Cadillac lineup--and one of the priciest, with a base price of $75,000. It was launched for the 2014 model year to unimpressive sales, with fewer than half of the brand's dealers opting to even carry the plug-in electric coupe. After taking the 2015 model...

Toyota Prius V

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 09:16 AM PST

The Toyota Prius V is a spin-off of the most successful hybrid vehicle in history, the Prius liftback. Sharing its badge and miserly powertrain with that car, but putting it all in a longer, wagon-like body, the Prius V offers improved space for small families and their cargo. Added along with the smaller Prius C hatch for 2012, the V joins an...

Toyota Sequoia

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 09:11 AM PST

A full-size SUV that shares its truck chassis with the Tundra pickup, the Toyota Sequoia can carry up to eight passengers and tow many thousands of pounds. It's a strong alternative to really big utes like the Toyota Land Cruiser, but it's not quite up to the gold standard set by the new Chevy Tahoe and Suburban, and the GMC Yukon SUVs. See our...

Toyota Tundra

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 09:08 AM PST

The Toyota Tundra replaced the mid-sized T100 as Toyota's big pickup 15 years ago, and ever since then it's struggled to gain market share among full-size trucks. Even after moving production to Texas and expanding the Tundra lineup, Toyota still finds itself playing an unaccustomed fourth fiddle to the full-size pickups from Ford, Ram, Chevy, and...

Dodge Grand Caravan

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 08:55 AM PST

The Dodge Grand Caravan has been around in some form or another for more than three decades, and it's the direct descendant of the original minivan, the Dodge Caravan. Don't go looking for the standard Caravan for recent model years; it's grown into a Grand-style long-wheelbase model only, and it's lost its former all-wheel-drive option. But it's...

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 08:47 AM PST

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the brand’s flagship model that’s also one of the most iconic luxury vehicles on the planet. Mercedes considers the S-Class to be the biggest and best example of luxury that the brand can build. Redesigned for 2014, the S-Class competes with the Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, and the Lexus LS. See our 2015...

Jaguar XE

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 08:42 AM PST

The 2017 Jaguar XE is a new compact luxury sedan on the horizon from Jag. It will be the British automaker's entry-level model when it goes on sale in the U.S. in 2016. The XE is the first of a range of aluminum-bodied Jaguars to spring from a new modular architecture. After being revealed in London in September, the XE had its first auto-show...

Cadillac ATS

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 08:41 AM PST

The Cadillac ATS is the entry-level vehicle in GM's luxury lineup. Launched as a compact four-door sedan in 2013, the ATS lineup acquired a second model, the ATS Coupe, for the 2015 model year. In 2016, both body styles will receive high-performance ATS-V variants. With brilliant handling and a good selection of features and powertrains, the ATS...

Cadillac XTS

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 08:25 AM PST

The Cadillac XTS is a full-size, four-door sedan that currently caps the luxury brand’s sedan lineup. It won't be the "standard of the world" standard-bearer for long, as a new flagship Caddy is in the works. The replacement is likely to be rear-wheel drive, whereas the XTS uses a front-drive platform shared with several other large GM cars...

Toyota Highlander

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 07:34 AM PST

The Toyota Highlander straddles the line between mid- and full-size crossover SUVs. It's a great choice for families that need space but won't consider a minivan, as it's relatively maneuverable and offers comfortable seating for up to eight over three rows. With a choice of four-cylinder, six-cylinder, and hybrid drivetrains, the Highlander tops...

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander, Elon Musk’s Hyperloop, McLaren 650S: What’s New @ The Car Connection

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 07:30 AM PST

From The Car Connection: 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Review With the 2015 Outlander, Mitsubishi has pitched itself toward families in a way that it never has before. Forget the bold designs and performance character that we've come to expect from Mitsubishi over the past decade or so, because it's history—replaced by efficiency, comfort, and...

Nissan Titan

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 07:29 AM PST

The Nissan Titan is a full-size pickup that's a rival for the toughest trucks from Ford, Chevy, GMC, and Ram. It shares some running gear with Nissan's full-size Armada SUV--as well as some of its frame with the mid-size Frontier truck. The Titan went on sale as Nissan's first full-size truck in the 2004 model year. It hasn't been the sales titan...

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