http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:14:14 -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://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/audi_q7_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/audi_q7_2010 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:14:00 -0500 2010 AUDI Q7 STYLING | [8 out of 10] Cars.com: "sleek and elegant" Edmunds: "sharp interior design" The first sport-utility ever from sports-sedan specialists at Audi , the Q7 returns for the 2010 model year with a refreshed exterior and a touched-up cabin-and a new smaller stablemate in the Audi Q5 . Part of a joint product plan ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037816_driven-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037816_driven-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:05:00 -0500 BMW's X6 "Sports Activity Coupe" is a car of contradictions. Our review of the 2009 BMW X6 range called it "an oddity: a sport-utility vehicle designed to have a coupe-like shape." For 2010, BMW has added a new model that may polarize people even further. It's the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6, the first production hybrid from the maker of ultimate ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037929_2010-hummer-h3-and-h3t-treading-water-before-real-change http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037929_2010-hummer-h3-and-h3t-treading-water-before-real-change Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:58:00 -0500 Hummer is in the midst of a move--from General Motors to China's Sichuan Tengzhong--but the brand has announced details for its 2010 H3 SUV and H3T pickup, which are slated to go on sale next month. Changes are minimal. The standard engine is still a 239-horsepower, 3.7-liter five-cylinder engine, but most noteworthy is that the H3 line finally ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/chevrolet_traverse_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/chevrolet_traverse_2010 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:54:00 -0500 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE STYLING | [6 out of 10] Kelley Blue Book: "Styling is a bit more contemporary than its stable mates at Buick and GMC" ConsumerGuide: "Stylish cabin design presents well at a distance" Automobile Magazine: "A front fascia clearly inspired by the 2008 Malibu's" In a word, the styling of the 2010 Chevrolet ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/infiniti_fx50_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/infiniti_fx50_2010 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:20:00 -0500 The 2010 Infiniti FX50 is covered in full together with the 2010 Infiniti FX35 . Compared to the FX35, the FX50 includes a 390-horsepower, 5.0-liter V-8 instead of the FX35's 303-hp V-6. Otherwise, the FX50 looks virtually the same but gets bigger, showier wheels that but give the FX proportions extra pop--albeit with the tradeoff of a ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/infiniti_fx35_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/infiniti_fx35_2010 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:09:00 -0500 2010 INFINITI FX STYLING | [8 out of 10] Motor Trend: "It's not a face everyone will love at first sight." Autoblog: "first things first--the FX looks pissed" Cars.com: "The cabin has the same high dashboard as did the original FX" Car and Driver: "Nobody's going to mistake the FX for anything but sporty" The 2010 Infiniti FX might ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037363_2010-toyota-rav4-sport-cleaner-look-more-convenient-layout http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037363_2010-toyota-rav4-sport-cleaner-look-more-convenient-layout Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:37:00 -0400 Last year the Toyota RAV4 got a little bit of a facelift, with a refreshed front and rear appearance, a stronger and more refined base 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, and an upgraded feature set. But it was a little surprising--as it had been when the RAV4 was last fully redesigned for 2006--that Toyota didn't address the RAV4's most ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/toyota_rav4_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/toyota_rav4_2010 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:00 -0400 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 STYLING | [7 out of 10] Kelley Blue Book: "contemporary but conventional good looks" Edmunds: [Sport model has] "a different rear door without the mounted spare tire" Cars.com: "modern-rugged theme" The 2010 Toyota RAV4 is cautious and conservative in appearance, no doubt, but last year Toyota introduced several ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037307_super-gaff-o-matic-biden-reveals-entire-fisker-lineup http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037307_super-gaff-o-matic-biden-reveals-entire-fisker-lineup Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:46:00 -0400 Vice President Joe Biden, known for repeated instances of foot-in-mouth disease, unwittingly spilled the beans on Fisker Automotive's plan for a Delaware-built, three-vehicle family of plug-in hybrids. Fox News reports that Biden told press gathered in Wilmington, Del., that Fisker would eventually build 100,000 plug-in hybrid sedans, coupes ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036748_hummer-h3-h3t-production-to-restart-by-november http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036748_hummer-h3-h3t-production-to-restart-by-november Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:45:00 -0400 HUMMER's sale is all but complete--though there are some worrying details left to be handled with the Chinese government--and talk of production resuming in the Shreveport plant where the H3 and H3T are built is already starting to leak out from the company. Dealers will be glad to hear the news, should it prove true, as many are running so ..]]> 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://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/honda_element_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/honda_element_2010 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0400 2010 HONDA ELEMENT STYLING | [7 out of 10] Car and Driver: " Honda has retooled its Maytag-square Element to be more urban-hipster chic" ConsumerGuide: "Simple, convenient climate and audio controls" Edmunds: "One of the most distinctive and useful shapes on the road" The 2010 Honda Element still makes a style statement that's ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/ford_edge_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/ford_edge_2010 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:35:00 -0400 2010 FORD EDGE STYLING | [8 out of 10] Car and Driver: "Although the vehicle is overweight, the styling is terrific" Edmunds: "The cabin of the Edge is rather ordinary" Cars.com: "The Edge looks like a bulky wagon" The Ford Edge was just introduced for 2008, but two years later the crossover utility landscape has changed quite a ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036389_2010-honda-element-lives-up-to-its-pet-pawtential http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036389_2010-honda-element-lives-up-to-its-pet-pawtential Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:47:00 -0400 Thanks to its easy-clean cargo floor and tall, versatile layout, the Honda Element has been a longtime favorite for dog owners. Yet the number of official pet-friendly accessories for the Element, along with most other popular dog-haulers, has been surprisingly limited, leaving families to search for aftermarket solutions--or simply ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036335_hummer-sale-to-chinas-tengzhong-official http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036335_hummer-sale-to-chinas-tengzhong-official Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:17:00 -0400 The saga of GM's sale of HUMMER has finally come to a close. With the sudden collapse of the Penske-Saturn deal last week, many feared a similar fate would befall HUMMER, but today's announcement of the sale agreement between GM and China's Tengzhong puts those fears to rest, at least for the present. The deal must still secure final ..]]>