Gone are the days when you could only look for a gasoline engine in a vehicle. The gas prices would trip you off but you would have no other choice but to settle for it. However, the new wave of electric and hybrid cars is getting people the much craved choice on fuel economy. Electric […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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2012 Lexus CT 200h Lexus, Toyota’s luxury brand, has been offering its own hybrid vehicles for years, giving buyers who want a car with nicer appointments than the Prius an option. The CT 200h is one of the more recent hybrid entrants to the Lexus model line. This hatchback has no gasoline-only equivalent and cuts […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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American brands started the connected car trend a few years back. At the beginning the dashboard mounted stereo system was a mere conduit to the applications in the driver’s smartphone. It would play music and work as a voice command service provider. However, the concept has evolved and now automakers are rolling out cars that […]
Jul 13 2012 | Posted in
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2012 Ford Fiesta Ford, being the trend setter for the concept of connected cars, has evolved to greater lengths. It started by connecting the smartphones with fast internet access to the cabin’s computer system. It played music from internet radios via Pandora. However, that has now extended to navigation controls inside the car that take […]
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BMW takes a traditional approach at the connected car concept but with a new angle. The dashboard is sans internet connectivity and needs an external device to connect. However, all the apps and services reside inside the system called BMW ConnectedDrive. The user needs to install a client-side version of the ConnectedDrive to connect the […]
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Compact cars are trending these days mainly for two reasons, the aching economy and rising oil prices. American brands, who at a point in time used to like making big sedans and roadliners of cars, are now indulging into the compact vehicle market. Dodge does not fall far from the grid. The Detroit-based automaker recently […]
Jun 9 2012 | Posted in
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The limited ride in the new Dart was close to satisfactory. The first impression of a trim-level basic vehicle is always that it will have a wallowy and glidy ride but the Dart is something else. Though it is not the sports car rigid but the drive in the compact sedan is solid. It turns […]
Jun 9 2012 | Posted in
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The US market overall is getting on its feet in a gradual fashion but there is one industry that is in the boom despite all odds, the automobile industry. The overall auto market showed some promising results this year with some of the major players gaining more profit and some new comers filling up their […]
May 14 2012 | Posted in
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The astounding fact of the car is the boosted up sales of its signature brands, Chrysler 200 and Chrysler 300. Sales of Chrysler brand cars are up 149 percent this year, while sales of the Fiat 500 are up by 818 percent over 2011. Taking the second spot was Toyota. Though the company still holds […]
May 14 2012 | Posted in
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A new Prius is out the Toyota factory with a new suffix and some design and tech features. The new Prius C is the successor and younger sibling to last year’s Prius V, which was the midrange hatch in the hybrid category of the Japanese automakers. Loaded with new car tech and a very fuel […]
Apr 27 2012 | Posted in
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However, that said, a personal test spanning over a week gave some overly satisfying statistics. In a week of travelling through both city and on the highway, gave an average of a little over 50 mpg. The highway average was constantly over 50 as compared to 46 provided by the EPA. This difference in numbers […]
Apr 27 2012 | Posted in
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The Eco Score system installed in the car awards the driver points on best handling. The scores range from 1 through 100. The Eco Score hands out the points on good start, cruise and stop. After a while it turns out that a good start in C is easy but the stopping and cruising are […]
Apr 27 2012 | Posted in
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