Wagon

It's "Year of the Wagon" says Chevrolet, and in honor of China's actual Year of the Dragon, the too-obvious pun theft is the announcement of Chevrolet's newest version of its most popular car, which will be unveiled at this year's Geneva Auto Show--the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze Wagon! The 2013 Chevrolet Cruze ...    Read more

With the recently introduced 2013 Dodge Dart bowing at the North American International Auto Show Chrysler is riding a rising wave of momentum, and the Dart is at its core. Today, the Detroit-based auto announced it will introduce a new mid-size sedan to replace the unloved Chrysler 200 and Dodge ...    Read more

As the BMW 3 Series transitions into its next generation, starting with the 2012 BMW 3 Series sedan, fans of the five-door station wagon body style were left wondering whether BMW would be bringing the long-roof along for the ride. As it is, the practical BMW 5 Series Touring, while ...    Read more

It's no secret Fiat has floundered since the Italian auto maker returned to the United States. Now in an attempt to curb its North American slide, Fiat will be introducing a five-door wagon version of the 500 subcompact at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The new wagon is expected ...    Read more

It's no secret that wagons are a much bigger hit in Europe than here in the U.S. That's why Alfa Romeo will be introducing the Giulietta wagon in Europe, but its stateside kin—the recently teased 2013 Dodge Dart—will ...    Read more

Swedish automaker Volvo has finally stopped teasing fans and the automotive press with dribbles of information and released full mechanical details on its Volvo V60 diesel plug-in hybrid which debuted earlier this year at the Geneva Motor show. We first posted about a Volvo diesel hybrid all the way back ...    Read more

Could the Jaguar XF Sportbrake be coming stateside? A recent tweet from the British auto maker's wagon wing suggests that may be the case. Jaguar has been doing a lot recently to draw attention to the XF, like being caught in camo on more than one occasion or ...    Read more

Move over U-Haul, there's a new guy on the block. Zipcar, the car sharing company that provides vehicles to members for a low fee, is expanding into light-duty van rentals. The new program is currently a pilot, with six vans situated in San Francisco and Oakland; that number rises to ...    Read more

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the pink ribbons, pins, t-shirts, and other attire honoring those who have been affected are as inescapable as too-soon Christmas decorations at the mall. HerHighway.com, a team of all-female automotive journalists, is taking the fight with breast cancer a step further with the ...    Read more

Mitsubishi has stepped it up in the engine building department, announcing two new creations that utilize fuel saving technology. The first is an engine named the "4J10" which is a small and light 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine. The second innovation is known as Auto Stop & Go which is Mitsubishi's version ...    Read more

Remember the Dodge Magnum? If not, don't feel bad. A lot of other people don't either. Produced from 2005-2008, the Magnum—essentially a wagon version of the popular Dodge Charger—never caught on like Dodge thought it would. On the contrary, the 300C wagon—the European version of the Magnum—was popular, but that's ...    Read more

In California, children will continue to whine about their booster seats until they turn 8 years old, or reach 4 feet 9 inches. Until then, they will be required by a new law to sit in their mini, backseat-thrones. The previous law required children to sit in booster seats until they ...    Read more

Volvo announced today that its V60 Plug-In Hybrid will be available in 2012. Unfortunately, it won't be coming to America. The V60 is Volvo's wagonized version of the S60, a premium midsize sport-sedan that, in America, features a choice of three turbocharged engines with a healthy dose of performance, good fuel ...    Read more

Every European auto maker reported strong sales numbers for the month of September. Many saw the launch of new vehicles (enter stage right: the Chattanooga-built 2012 Volkswagen Passat, Beetle and Audi TT-RS) which helped boost overall sales. Volkswagen as a whole led the way for the European brands followed behind ...    Read more

Not every dad can rock the Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 as the family whip. Even with a disposable income, it’s occasionally necessary to haul groceries, store Little League equipment, and yes, take over the neighborhood carpool duties. Thus, for dads, the word "practical" and "car" are sometimes lumped into the ...    Read more

We’ve noticed a trend of automakers largely sticking with their 2011 prices for 2012 models, but Acura has chosen to price its TSX sports sedan and wagon lineup a modest $200 higher than last year’s models. With a base price of $30,695, including $885 for destination and handling, the TSX four-cylinder ...    Read more

Sure, Leonardo DiCaprio recently picked up a 2012 Fisker Karma electric sedan. But if the actor ever wishes to start a family and needs a Family Truckster of his very own to get the kids off to Wally World, he may want to consider the just-introduced Fisker Surf sport wagon. Unveiled ...    Read more

For a cool $63,660, a 2012 Cadillac CTS-V can be all yours. But what if you could get one for free? Now's your chance, as Cadillac is holding a contest dubbed "The Cadillac Performance Drive," with the winner driving away with a brand new CTS-V of his or her choice. ...    Read more

Dodge had hoped the Caliber would prove to be a straight shot at the heart of the compact car market. Instead, it was a classic automotive misfire. Doomed from the beginning, it was supposed to take the place of the popular Dodge Neon. But the Caliber never had the allure ...    Read more

Driving a vehicle past the 100,000 mile mark has become more common, with the erratic economy convincing many to hang onto their current rides longer than ever before.  If that describes you, and you want to go another 100,000 miles, keeping up with your regularly scheduled maintenance is key. Here ...    Read more

Losing itself in the moment, when luxury automaker Audi copied Chrysler’s award-winning “Imported From Detroit” TV spot to introduce the 2011 Audi A6 in Germany, it didn’t stop at making its commercial in a similar style. Rather, Audi stole everything from the scenery style to ...    Read more

Ever wonder what it takes to build the "Ultimate Driving Machine?" In today's Video of the Day, BMW transforms a pile of steel, rubber, glass and paint buckets into the ever-popular 3 Series, literally from the ground up. The video starts off showing a forklift picking up a piece of ...    Read more

Porsche is planning to launch a new exotic sports coupe and convertible in 2014/2015, Autocar reports. Based on the second-generation Panamera sedan due at the same time, the new car would fill what Porsche feels is a hole in its new model lineup. Hole? Yeah, we’re scratching our heads, ...    Read more

We’re approaching Father’s Day, the day we recognize the men who helped us learn how to tie our shoes, showed us how to ride our bikes, and sat in bleacher seats, likely bored beyond belief while attending our extracurricular activities back in high school. For this year’s Father’s Day, we ...    Read more

Chicago’s Taxi Medallion Management christened 12 natural gas-powered Ford Transit Connects for the road this week while two major taxi companies in Los Angeles have ordered a total of 119 CNG Ford Transit Connect taxis. In an effort to clean up taxi emissions, the California Air Resourced Board recently ...    Read more