Friday, January 30, 2015

The Car Connection

The Car Connection


2015 Rolls-Royce Phantom

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 06:38 PM PST

Life at the top isn't easy, some say; yet the Rolls-Royce Phantom seems to live gracefully above the rest of the automotive luxury offerings -- with no clear competition, except for the Bentley Mulsanne sedan. The Phantom is available as a Sedan, Coupe, or Drophead Coupe (convertible), and it stands as the flagship model for the...

2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 06:24 PM PST

The 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith pampers and delights its owners, and blends modern technology with old-world luxury. Like any recent vehicle wearing a Spirit of Ecstasy mascot, it shows utter disregard to the many cows whose hides grace its interior, the fate of the atmosphere, and the little matter of a buyer's wallet. As always, if you...

2015 Lincoln MKX

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 06:07 PM PST

The Lincoln MKX offers the luxury accommodations and high seating position that premium crossover buyers seek out in vehicles such as the longtime favorite Lexus RX, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and the Mercedes M-Class. The mid-size MKX is joined by a smaller crossover for 2015, the Ford Escape-based MKC. The MKX is itself a near...

2015 Honda CR-V

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 05:50 PM PST

The 2015 Honda CR-V caters to families with safety features and ratings decidedly ahead of the class norm, and offers interior room and cargo capacity that are as useful as as what's seen in many vehicles a size larger. The CR-V gets some significant updates for 2015, which should add to the appeal of a vehicle that's been one of the...

2015 Kia Forte

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 05:30 PM PST

Compact sedans are becoming more stylish and attractive on their own, and some of them aren't just emulating mid-size sedans. The 2015 Kia Forte is a great example of the trend; with its swoopy profile and sharp styling elements, it delivers a different look than the larger Optima, as well as plenty of design finesse inside and out...

2015 Lexus ES

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 05:22 PM PST

The 2015 Lexus ES 350 and ES 330h hybrid are based on the Toyota Avalon architecture (rather than, a few years ago, the Camry), and with a major redesign a couple of model years ago they gained more engaging road manners, a more interesting shape, improved technology features, and a new hybrid model that actually ends up giving the...

2015 Nissan Sentra

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 05:05 PM PST

Nissan has taken aim right at the middle of the compact-sedan market with the current Sentra. It's a competitive landscape where value is important and competition is tough. And with many of the Sentra's rivals now offering new technologies and features that were only available on luxury cars a few years ago, the Sentra gets what we'd...

2015 Toyota Corolla

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 04:58 PM PST

Basic, trouble-free, and relatively comfortable transportation, without the frills, has been the focus of the Toyota Corolla for decades. But that all changed a bit a couple years ago, when Toyota added some more technology and flair to the Corolla, arguably breaking free of biases that have long pegged the Corolla the blandest of the...

2015 Lexus GX

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 04:41 PM PST

Following a format that was all the rage a decade ago -- the body-on-frame luxury SUV -- the 2015 Lexus GX 460 is the kind of 'tough-truck' luxury that's strictly a niche product today For the U.S. it's become an increasingly hard sell, as even while gas prices have kept down, Americans continue to gravitate to more road-bound...

Five Questions: U.S. Jaguar Land Rover CEO On Diesels, Brand, And Growth

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST

Jaguar and Land Rover are together poised for quite the growth spurt. Both brands have been closely entwined since 2008, when they were sold by Ford Motor Co. to India’s Tata Motors, and given the opportunity to broaden their future portfolios with some significant investment in product development and engineering. Just over the past year...

Volvo XC90

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 10:40 AM PST

The XC90 is Volvo's largest crossover offering. It was introduced for 2003 and features three rows of seating, available all-wheel drive, and the sorts of luxuries and safety systems that Volvo is known for. Competitors include the BMW X5, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, and Land Rover's LR4. For a more details on the various XC90 models, including...

Lincoln MKX

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 10:35 AM PST

The Lincoln MKX is a mid-size luxury crossover with room for five. It offers more infotainment and technology than some key rivals with high-prestige luxury badges. The MKX's design appeals to upper-class suburbanites who need all-weather usability in a roomy, comfortable car. See our 2014 Lincoln MKX review for more info, including specs and...

Lincoln MKT

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 10:28 AM PST

The Lincoln MKT is a large crossover wagon that offers seating for up to seven and plenty of cargo room, all wrapped in what we like to call interesting sheetmetal. Within the Lincoln lineup, the MKT sits between the MKX mid-size crossover and the Navigator full-size SUV. See our 2014 Lincoln MKT review for pricing with options, specifications...

Lincoln MKS

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 10:24 AM PST

The Lincoln MKS is a large four-door sedan that's built on the same underpinnings as the Ford Taurus but packs a more luxurious interior and a high-tech feature set. See our 2014 Lincoln MKS page for more information, including pricing with options. You can also see the Lincoln MKS vs. its competitors. The MKS isn't as long overall as the old Town...

Lincoln Navigator

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 10:18 AM PST

The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV that reigns over the Ford range; and It’s considered to be the originator of the large-size premium SUV market, while competing almost exclusively with the Cadillac Escalade. With a large V-8 engine and heavy body-on-frame construction, the Navigator has never in the past been considered very...

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