Midsize Car

Eeveryone hates getting traffic tickets. Not only does the citation lighten your wallet, in some states your driving record will take a hit, while other states increase the price of your auto insurance. Now, thanks to Insurance.com's new "Uh-Oh! Calculator," you can see just how much that citation ...    Read more

This week began with the 2013 Ford F-150 shedding the camouflage that once covered the full-size light-duty truck's front-end. BMW's M branch, the performance wing of the German automaker, celebrated its 40th birthday on Wednesday and in honor of the milestone, we've compiled a list of the top five BMW ...    Read more

Former Ford CEO Harold Arthur 'Red' Poling passed away last Saturday at his home in Pacific Grove, Calif. at the age of 86. Poling helped navigate the Blue Oval boys through some turbulent economic times back in the 1980's and can also be attributed with saving the automaker from the ...    Read more

Whether or not Tesla ever comes out with its Model S sedan seems to be a non-question to the electric startup. Whether or not it gets its expected 160-, 230-, or 300-mile expected per-charge range is much more pertinent to Tesla, despite other doubts. Tesla anticipates its top-spec 85-kilowatt-hour battery in ...    Read more

When we journalist folk are gathered up at meetings before getting to drive new cars, there's inevitably some louse in the back of the room who will raise his hand and ask if the automaker will eventually offer a diesel engine/manual transmission/cool feature available in European cars or some other ...    Read more

Everywhere you look someone is gripping tightly to an iPhone, Android, or some other type of smartphone, because whatever the need, there's an app for that. As so, Hyundai announced it launched a refreshed version of Blue Link, an app that can control and peek into a variety of vital ...    Read more

The all-new 2013 Nissan Altima sedan made its debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Nissan announced today that production of the sedan will begin today at its Smyrna, Tenn., plant, with job number 1 rolling off the assembly line at 1 p.m. EDT. "The new Altima hits ...    Read more

While many states have already outlawed texting, grooming, reading, and eating while driving, Rhode Island is taking distracted driving to a whole new level. Representative Peter Palumbo, a Democrat from Cranston, R.I., has presented a bill that would outlaw dogs from riding in the lap of the driver. If this ...    Read more

The 2013 Hyundai Sonata enters its third year with a few light upgrades, largely superfluous, to continue the momentum the Korean automaker is experiencing with its midsize sedan. The 2011 model was fully redesigned, and featured Hyundai's fluidic sculpture design on the outside, while the interior was modern, fresh, and ...    Read more

Not even a week ago, automakers from all over the globe agreed to a new standard for electric vehicle charging, called the Combined Charging System, or CCS. Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Daimler AG, and Porsche have been lobbying for the use of single-pug system (a.k.a. CCS) ...    Read more

Ford is getting overwhelmed, a problem most automakers would envy. Demand for the company's fuel-efficient EcoBoost V-6 engine is so high that Ford is adding a third shift to its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1. The manufacturing is located in Brook Park, Ohio. Ford introduced the EcoBoost engine back in 2009, ...    Read more

Ah, Brazil, the seemingly enchanted vacation spot filled with beautiful women and a cadre of activities designed to pamper your mind and body. How we wish we could go there right now; how BMW completely owns an understanding of the male mind. In its latest 45-second spot called "Head," BMW sets ...    Read more

Honda showed off the Concept C at Beijing this month, a large sedan that—like all concepts shown in China this year—was inspired by dragons, according to Honda. And Chinese people sure love their dragons, it seems. Question is, will the Americans love dragons as well? Lidded like a jack-o-lantern with ...    Read more

Last year might have been the toughest on record for Japan's three major automakers, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda. A strong yen partnered with the horrific natural disaster that struck Japan in March of 2011 crippled the three aforementioned automakers and all have only recently recovered. Honda was the last of ...    Read more

General Motors managed to sell more vehicles than any other automaker on planet earth in 2011 and now its CEO, Dan Akerson, is getting paid. Sort of. Last year marked Akerson's first full year at the helm of GM, and now he gets to cash in on a $7.7 million ...    Read more

The old expression "never make the same mistake twice" could be dubbed Jaguar's unofficial mantra as the automaker preps a new, yet-unnamed small sedan. Jaguar has made it known that the all-new car will be just that, new, and won't imitate the X-Type, a vehicle widely regarded as a failure. "We ...    Read more

At the request of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the United States government has decided to extend the comment period on distracted driving regulations that would affect what technology makes it into new vehicles. The deadline was originally set to expire today, but thanks to the extension automakers have until ...    Read more

Yes, you read that headline correctly. Today's installment of Video of the Day features an elderly New Mexico man, a handgun, and a speed enforcement vehicle. The speed enforcement vehicle, which has become a more common sight around Santa Fe, played the role of a target as the man decided ...    Read more

There's an old auto industry proverb that goes something like this: Any press release you see from a German automaker in English, multiply its length by 10 to get the feel for how it originally read in German before an English-speaking PR team got its hands on it. For a ...    Read more

GM has spent much of the past several months prepping for the debut of the all-new 2013 Cadillac XTS luxury sedan, and more recently has spared little effort on the forthcoming "BMW 3 Series-killer," the 2013 Cadillac ATS. While the new Cadillac models won't be on sale for months, the ...    Read more

If you're looking at getting a used car in the near future, either get something quickly or be prepared to wait until mid- to late summer. Otherwise, you're looking at a market with no deals to be had, according to the National Auto Dealers Association. Right now, NADA's experts say the ...    Read more

As luck may have it, even beleaguered brands make gems every once in a while. But as good as a car or truck may be, luck doesn't always favor those whose saving grace comes at the last minute. There's very little in the car market that we outright hate, but a little schadenfreude ...    Read more

Volkswagen is issuing two recalls, one on the 2012 VW Passat sedan and the other on its VW Routan minivan. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the 2012 Volkswagen Passat's diesel fuel filter may not have been properly sealed. The federal agency speculates that the issue could lead to ...    Read more

Nissan has a well-established track record of harassing the public with teasers of its cars. Just look at the last month that showed us headlights and tail lights of the 2013 Nissan Altima—one detail per week for ...    Read more

Toyota has released pricing details on several vehicles for luxury brand Lexus. The popular Lexus RX mid-size crossover saw a small price jump for model year 2013. The 2013 Lexus RX 350 with FWD now costs $40,185 MSRP, a $235 increase from the 2012 model. The 2013 Lexus RX 350 with ...    Read more