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With its new Inscription package, the 2013 Volvo XC60 is getting personal. The Inscription version will be available on all Volvo XC60 engine models, allowing the discerning customer to choose how they wish to personalize their ride for some extra special curb appeal. Among the treatments for the Volvo XC60 Inscription ...    Read more

If ever you thought to yourself Kia was the perpetual second fiddle to fellow Korean automaker Hyundai, now might be time to reconsider that. Kia has begun advertising its new K9 full-size luxury sedan in its South Korean home market, showing off just what it's got. In the spot we have, ...    Read more

While plug-in hybrids and electric cars are the latest offerings among automakers competing for the discerning American car buyer, natural gas is being used to entice truck shoppers to part with their hard-earned greenbacks. General Motors has released pricing details on its "bi-fuel" 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD ...    Read more

Apparently, young women today are uninformed about the dangers of applying makeup while driving. Because no one ever told them that while driving, your entire focus should be on the road, especially while traveling at a rate of speed that could kill you. Which is why Volkswagen and DDB Berlin ...    Read more

Michigan, in a rare turn of events, is actively repealing a safety law. In a move that will surely appease a strange, irrational set of motorcyclists, it’s striking the mandatory helmet law (that it shares with 19 states, and Washington, D.C.) off its record. Badass bikers and crotch rocketeers alike ...    Read more

A study released this week says that despite the higher upfront costs of going green, an electric car could end up more cost-effective and produce fewer emissions than many economy cars—or even hybrids. The Union of Concerned Scientists, a 400,000-member organization whose roots go back to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...    Read more

It's been a little while coming, but it appears Infiniti is finally set to make a serious run at German competitors Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Thanks to an interview with an anonymous source close to the Japanese automaker, the 2014 model year is shaping up as a busy one for Infiniti. ...    Read more

George Clooney, with his restraint and good taste, once bought a Tango, an electric vehicle that looks like it had been crushed by a brick wall in a Metro-Goldwyn Mayer cartoon. The Tango was impossibly slim, sat two bag-wearing fools bobsled-style, and had enough torque to ...    Read more

One of the stars of the 2012 New York International Auto Show was the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. It made a strong impression on us, to be sure, but we're not the only ones. The new ...    Read more

If you've ever wanted to drive a Chinese electric vehicle, now's your big chance! Hertz, one of the world's largest car rental agencies, will soon have a fleet of Chinese-built BYD E6 crossovers, a Ford Edge and Toyota Prius-like offspring that is dull but surprisingly not ugly. Why would Hertz turn ...    Read more