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Jeep’s Big Recall, 2013 BMW 4-Series Coupe, Jaguar Museum: Car News Headlines
Today at High Gear Media, we talk about whether diesel cars are relevant in the U.S. and why Jaguar is closing its heritage museum to the public. Chrysler’s built a record number of Pentastar engines and we’ve driven the Range_e Plug-In Hybrid prototype. All this and more in today’s...
Buy second-hand for a more reliable motor
Filed under: Latest News What would you say if we told you that a ten-year-old Vauxhall Zafira is likely to be more reliable than the newest model? Well, it sounds inconceivable but automotive specialist Warranty Direct has found that a number of older model cars are actually more reliable...
The Continental’s Detroit Notebook: The Best Motor City Show in a While
Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. After this year’s Detroit auto show and a trip to California for a...
Etta James, Music Legend And Voice Of The ’95 Jaguar XJ, Dead At 73
Certain things in life are timeless, like the Jaguar XJ sedan, a good single-malt scotch, or the sultry voice of Etta James singing “At Last.” Following a year-long battle with leukemia, Etta James has died, a few days short of her 74th birthday. Although “At Last” was only used...
Sale Of Parent Company Puts Lotus’ Future In Question
Lotus' Esprit concept. Image: Lotus Cars If politics makes for strange bedfellows, so does the automotive business. Volvo is owned by Chinese automaker Geely, while Jaguar / Land Rover is owned by the Indian company Tata. Upscale British brands Bentley and Rolls Royce are both owned by the Germans,...
Survey: 53% of BMW drivers using their horn at least once on every trip
Survey: 53% of BMW drivers using their horn at least once on every trip
Many time BMW drivers are often regarded as impatient and slightly obnoxious on the road, a stigma that some of us would like to balance off with appropriate behaviors in respect to other drivers. But our efforts might be in vain. A survey conducted in the United Kingdom by Onepoll for the webuyanycar.com...
2013 Cadillac ATS, Lexus LFA Roadster, Fisker’s Personal Apology: Car News Headlines
Today at High Gear Media, we reviewed the 2012 Toyota Tundra and Henrik Fisker issues an apology to Karma owners. An ultra-rare Jaguar is up for sale and a Lexus LFA Roadster makes a surprise appearance, drifting. All this and more in today’s car news, right here on The Car Connection. We posted...
Bond in Motion at Beaulieu to showcase 50 iconic vehicles
Filed under: Consumer The largest collection of Bond vehicles will be on show from tomorrow (17 January) at the National Motor Museum, Bealieu . Celebrating 60 years as a visitor attraction, Beaulieu will host the Bond in Motion exhibition, giving fans the oppportunity to get up close to their favourite...
2013 Ford Fusion Walkthrough: Video
Earlier in the week Ford revealed the new 2013 Fusion mid-size sedan at the Detroit Auto Show. With four powertrains setups and three trims, there will be a Fusion for everyone. The exterior styling of the new Fusion is part Jaguar, part Aston Martin, with some Audi A7 thrown in for good measure. To...
Jaguar C-X16 crowned ‘Most Exciting Car to be Launched in 2012′
Filed under: Latest News The Jaguar C-X16 has won the award for the ‘Most Exciting Car to be Launched in 2012′ at the annual What Car? awards. The award, which was decided by a poll of Whatcar.com users, recognised the car they were most looking forward to see this year. Ian Callum, Jaguar’s...
New Delhi Auto Expo highlights
Filed under: Consumer Held every two years, the 11 th Auto Expo in New Delhi finishes today whilst the Detroit Auto Show is still in full swing, which of course the motoring world is raving about with the likes of the new NSX and Ford Mondeo . Still, Delhi is apparently the second largest motor show...
2013 Audi A8 3.0T Official Info: Downsizing with the Supercharged V6
We think the comparo-winning A8 is pretty darn good as it is, but the bulk of Audi’s competitors have launched more-fuel-efficient versions of their big executive cars. Mercedes-Benz now offers both a hybrid and a diesel S-class ; BMW sells the ActiveHybrid7 and the twin-turbocharged, six-cylinder-powered...
2012 Detroit auto show: Four versions of 2013 Fusion show Ford’s vision for the future
The big kickoff event at the Detroit auto show this morning had Ford debuting its midsized Fusion sedan to the usual accompanying ear-splitting music and laser-light/fake fog extravaganza. Company officials made a point to show how sales and market share of the top-two competing models in the segment...
BMW drivers overuse their horns
Filed under: Latest News A survey of 2000 motorists by webuyanycar.com has found that 53% of BMW drivers admit to being a bit fast and loose with their horns. In fact, they admitted to using them at least once every trip – three times the national average of 18%. It seems that ‘very important’...
Government panel will tackle drug driving
Filed under: Latest News The Department for Transport (DfT) will ask a panel of experts as early as Spring to consider introducing a new offence of driving with an illegal drug in your system. The announcement was made after road safety charity Brake and Direct Line revealed that one in nine young drivers...
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