http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:55:51 -0500 Car Reviews -- Get the consensus and opinions from TheCarConnection and from around the Web on your favorite car. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037469_driven-2010-acura-rdx http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037469_driven-2010-acura-rdx Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:15:00 -0400 Cutting through marketing hype, the Acura RDX is one of relatively few crossover vehicles that actually do feel like agile sport sedans--especially if you'd like to keep the price well under $40k. That is, provided you're one of those people who won't consider wagons like the BMW 328i Sport Wagon, Cadillac CTS Wagon, or upcoming Acura TSX ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037342_acura-announces-tsx-sport-wagon http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037342_acura-announces-tsx-sport-wagon Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:49:00 -0400 A couple of months ago, we mentioned that Honda was looking to bring an upscale wagon to American showrooms. Today, it's been made official: in one of the briefest press releases we've received in recent weeks, Honda has announced that an Acura TSX sport wagon will arrive in the U.S. in the fall of 2010 as a 2011 model. No additional details ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037291_honda-acura-offer-domestic-partner-benefits http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037291_honda-acura-offer-domestic-partner-benefits Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:46:00 -0400 Honda is one of the most popular auto brands among LGBT consumers, so it's slightly surprising that the company only recently began offering domestic-partner benefits to all of its employees. (Sales and marketing staff got the option in 2008, but manufacturing folks weren't brought on until this year.) Still, we're happy to report that Honda ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036716_production-2010-acura-zdx-debuts-at-orange-county-auto-show http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036716_production-2010-acura-zdx-debuts-at-orange-county-auto-show Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:16:00 -0400 Styled, developed and built entirely in and for North America, the ZDX is the first truly American Acura vehicle. From the first sketches by lead designer Michele Christensen at the Torrance Design Studio to the final production model, unveiled at the Orange County Auto Show today, the ZDX promises utility wrapped in coupe-like ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/acura_zdx_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/acura_zdx_2010 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:56:00 -0400 2010 ACURA ZDX STYLING | [7 out of 10] CNET: "A mash-up of sedan, SUV, and sports coupe" USA Today: "ZDX looks far less exciting in photos than on the road" Popular Mechanics: "Interior lives up to the aesthetically ambitious exterior" What is it? You might ask the same question at first sight of the 2010 Acura ZDX, another of the ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022312_first-drive-2010-acura-zdx http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022312_first-drive-2010-acura-zdx Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0400     What is it? Acura's take on the BMW X6     The basics: V-6 power, AWD, and plenty of luxury as standard     On sale: This winter     Price: Between $40,000 and $46,000 (est.) MORE: 2010 Acura ZDX photos, specifications, pricing and related news Toyota's Venza is fresh on the market, and BMW is rapidly spooling up production of the 2010 ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034519_compared-2010-lincoln-mkt-vs-acura-mdx http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034519_compared-2010-lincoln-mkt-vs-acura-mdx Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0400 Big seven-seat crossovers with near-luxury nameplates: who can keep track of them all? TheCarConnection.com, that's who. In the past few weeks, we've spent time in nearly all the vehicles in this niche promising lots of personal space, lots of longing stares and lots of passenger-distracting gadgets. There's the Volvo XC90, the Buick Enclave, ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/acura_rdx_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/acura_rdx_2010 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:32:00 -0400 2010 ACURA RDX STYLING | [8 out of 10] Edmunds: "considerably more upscale than the average small SUV" Car and Driver: "doesn't match the sense of occasion" of other small utes Consumer Guide: "undersized readouts in a distant dashtop slit" Kelley Blue Book: "there isn't much not to like" MyRide.com: "an excellent job of staying true ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/acura_mdx_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/acura_mdx_2010 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:57:00 -0400 2010 ACURA MDX STYLING | [7 out of 10] Car and Driver: "Techno-futuristic" but "funky" Washington Post: Interior gets a "thumbs-up" Jalopnik: "Ugly wood trim" New in 2007, the Acura MDX--described by Car and Driver as "a tall wagon [that] is an all-weather hauler on the sporty side"--gets a minor makeover inside and out for the 2010 ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034170_2011-bmw-5-series-touring-wagon-rendered http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034170_2011-bmw-5-series-touring-wagon-rendered Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0400 The past 48 hours have been big for wagons. Apart from the buzz surrounding the 2011 Mercedes Benz E-class Wagon, there's also been news of the Cadillac CTS-V SportWagon and Honda's likely U.S. launch of an Acura wagon based on the popular Acura TSX. Now comes a new rendering of the next-generation BMW 5-Series Touring Wagon, set to appear in ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034154_acura-tsx-wagon-considered-benz-c-class-wagon-off-the-table http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034154_acura-tsx-wagon-considered-benz-c-class-wagon-off-the-table Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:57:00 -0400 Generational biases are nearly impossible to overcome when it comes to cars and image, and what types of cars are hot or not. At least until recently, much of the Baby Boomer generation, which has held most of the new-car buying power, has been decidedly anti-wagon. My generation, the young side of Gen X plus Gen Y, has liked wagons all ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034133_honda-may-bring-acura-tsx-wagon-to-american-showrooms http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034133_honda-may-bring-acura-tsx-wagon-to-american-showrooms Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:46:00 -0400 Since the advent of customized vans in the late 1970s -- and subsequently SUVs in the early 1990s -- wagons haven't gotten a lot of attention from consumers. True, many companies continue to produce them, but they typically lack the snazzy, front-page appeal of crossovers and other sporty people-carriers. However, hot on the heels of General ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033856_2010-ford-taurus-pushes-the-luxury-envelope http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033856_2010-ford-taurus-pushes-the-luxury-envelope Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:30:00 -0400 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033881_honda-expands-airbag-recall-for-accord-civic-acura-tl http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033881_honda-expands-airbag-recall-for-accord-civic-acura-tl Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:30:00 -0400 If you own a Honda Accord--and there are plenty of you out there, it being a longtime mid-size sedan favorite--there's a small chance that your airbag might detonate with an unpleasant bonus: some shrapnel. In some isolated incidents in specific Hondas and Acuras made earlier this decade, inflators can over-pressurize the airbag, causing the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022357_2009-hyundai-genesis-drives-to-the-top-of-j-d-powers-heap http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022357_2009-hyundai-genesis-drives-to-the-top-of-j-d-powers-heap Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:12:00 -0400 The good times for Hyundai keep on rolling: J.D. Power and Associates has given top marks in its Vehicle Launch Index to the 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The Index "quantifies how well new vehicle models -- including new entries to the market and all new redesigned models -- perform during the first eight months after launch." Among the many criteria ..]]>