Midsize Car

Ah, the power of German engineering. Volkswagen of America has built its 250,000th Passat family sedan after a two-year run in Tennessee. Re-engineered and reintroduced two years ago, the Volkswagen Passat quickly picked up steam in the segment with a cheaper price, more space, and better accommodations for an American audience ...    Read more

Talk about a world changer. As you're aware, we're more of a consumer operation, so when available, the cars we choose to drive and review tend to be the budget, economy, or bread and butter offerings. Sometimes, though, we don't really have a choice--we get what's available in the media ...    Read more

When Fiat took over Chrysler back in 2009, there were rumblings that the Italian automaker would bring the Pentastar back to Turin. Now, as Italy's economic turmoil rages on, it appears that Fiat is kicking around the idea of ditching its home of more than 100 years in Lingotto--and its ...    Read more

It all comes down to personal preference. Do you want a beefy V-8 engine? Or are you more concerned with your carbon footprint? Do you want smartphone integration? Or do you like left being left alone while you drive? According to a recent report by J.D. Power and Associates, when ...    Read more

Tesla Motors is continuing its fight to set up independent stores to sell its novel electric cars, and dealers are fighting back. Now its CEO, Elon Musk, says he's willing to take his case to Washington to smite the traditional dealership sales model in one fell swoop. "If we're seeing nonstop battles ...    Read more

Chrysler and Carhartt will introduce the 2013.5 Chrysler 200S Special Edition at the 2013 New York Auto Show. This debut, along with the clothing line that was introduced in November, represents a new partnership between the two companies. The Special Edition Chrysler 200S features a unique interior and exterior design, building ...    Read more

Key West There are moments that will stay with you, images that will flicker past for all of our personal eternities; we are nothing if not a cradle of private memories gracing this earth for a handful of decades.  The rush and exhilaration of driving with the sunroof ...    Read more

In the nearly 600 days I've been reviewing cars at Automotive.com, I've stepped foot in maybe 150 cars. That's a lot. Some arrive weekly in our press fleet, and I'll take them home for the night or the weekend; others I drive on press trips, sometimes driving ...    Read more

The first month of 2013 is already in the books and it's already mimicking what we saw in 2012. Chrysler Group reported a profit of $1.7 billion in 2012, up from $183 million in 2011, and momentum continues to flow in 2013 as two of its brands (Dodge ...    Read more

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How the times have changed. Back in 2009, Chrysler Group entered bankruptcy and Italian automaker Fiat came in to rescue the Pentastar by acquiring chunks of the company over the course of a few years. Now, over three years later, it appears Chrysler is back on its collective feet and ...    Read more

Earlier today Toyota announced its plan to recall 752,000 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles, along with 270,000 Lexus IS vehicles. With the possibility that the airbag control module for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) originally manufactured are susceptible to internal shorting, there is a possibility the application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) ...    Read more

According to a report released by Consumer Reports, high-back booster seats are safer than a backless booster seat. Now, don't go and throw out your booster if it's not high back; using a booster, regardless of back shape, is better than not using one. However, the high-back booster seat is ...    Read more

Southeast Toyota Distributors, a separate entity from Toyota North America, is recalling 3,600 vehicles built for the 2009 to 2012 model year including Tacoma, 4Runner, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Prius, Prius V and RAV4. Other models affected by this recall include Avalon, FJ Cruiser, and Highlander Hybrid. Nearly all affected models ...    Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded the 2013 Ford Fusion and 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid its top safety rating of five stars overall. The testing included front, side, and rollover evaluations. The restyled Fusion represents Ford's midsize sedan offering and competes against the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and ...    Read more

The Chrysler 200 is the automaker's midsize sedan, but it may not be that way for long. According to a report in Ward's Auto, Ralph Gilles, president and CEO of SRT and senior vice-president of design for Chrysler, said the 2014 Chrysler 200 will "share no surface language with any ...    Read more

In the latest step of General Motors' strategy to become a global heavyweight, its luxury arm, Cadillac, is planning to double its global lineup in the next three years.  This expansion has already begun with the introduction of the 2014 Cadillac ELR, unveiled earlier this week at the ...    Read more

According to a report from sibling publication Automobile Magazine, the Dodge Dart and upcoming Jeep Liberty will begin using a nine-speed automatic transmission. Speaking with reporters in Detroit today, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed that the Dart was in desperate need of a new transmission. The 2014 Jeep Liberty, which ...    Read more

We're on the showroom floor of the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and will be covering all angles of the show. From vehicle unveils like the highly-anticipated 2014 Chevrolet C7 Corvette to our Reporter's Notebook, we'll be providing unsurpassed coverage of everything we ...    Read more

The Volkswagen Passat is coming off of a record year, and it appears Vee-Dub is looking to increase appeal in the lineup. A new Volkswagen Passat Performance Concept is debuting ahead of the 2013 North American International Auto Show, but this one's strictly about a new engine option; while Volkswagen ...    Read more

Great news for the American laborer: Ford Motor Company is hiring. Well, actually, Ford has been hiring for about a year now. This news isn't entirely new, though, since Ford has previously promised the UAW that it would add 12,000 jobs by 2015. And through the third quarter of 2012, the ...    Read more

Over the past decade, Nissan has vastly expanded the number of vehicles it makes in the U.S., with its Canton, Mississippi, assembly plant playing one of the most crucial roles in making the cars it sells here. Just after announcing yesterday's Nissan Resonance concept for the Detroit Auto Show yesterday, a ...    Read more

Nissan has been keeping a low profile at stateside auto shows over the past few years, but starting with next week's North American International Auto Show, the automaker will return to the limelight, but maybe not in a way you're thinking. To draw attention to their displays, automakers have used ...    Read more

Subaru is not a big automaker, but recalling 634,000 vehicles is a really big deal for any automaker. Subaru's reason? Short-circuiting puddle lights underneath the outside mirrors in its vehicles that can burn out, go up in smoke, and possibly lead to a fire when exposed to the elements. So far, ...    Read more

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced its safest cars for the 2013 model year. In all, the new Top Safety Pick+ was awarded to 13 different cars, with another 117 vehicles earning the title of Top Safety Pick. To earn a Top Safety Pick+ award, vehicles must earn ...    Read more

With only four days to go in 2012, Hyundai has announced that it has set an all-time sales record for the Sonata with 225,961 units sold. The record comes only a year after the Sonata set a benchmark in sales for Hyundai in 2011. Hyundai also saw the Elantra, Veloster, ...    Read more