http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:28:36 -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/chevrolet_silverado-1500_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/chevrolet_silverado-1500_2010 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:58:00 -0500 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STYLING | [7 out of 10] The Detroit News: "Strong front end with big grille" Car and Driver: "cheesy mirrors" ConsumerGuide: " luxury interior mimics that of Chevy's Tahoe" ConsumerGuide: "radio and climate controls high on the dashboard, just out of easy reach" The Silverado is a handsome truck, with a ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/cadillac_escalade-ext_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/cadillac_escalade-ext_2010 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:00 -0500 2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT STYLING | [8 out of 10] Edmunds: "the ultimate niche vehicle" Cars.com: "a more angular face that closely mimics the rest of Cadillac's lineup" Kelley Blue Book: "leather covers the seats, doors, steering wheel and center console" The 2010 Cadillac Escalade EXT brings a lot to the table-including the ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/chevrolet_avalanche_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/chevrolet_avalanche_2010 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:37:00 -0500 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE STYLING | [7 out of 10] ForbesAutos: "a cross between a full-size SUV and a full-size pickup truck" Cars.com: "nearly as long as Chevrolet's full-size Suburban" Car and Driver: "Decent interior" It's GM's Transformer truck-since 2002 the Chevrolet Avalanche has taken the full-size pickup for an ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/nissan_frontier_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/nissan_frontier_2010 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:09:00 -0500 2010 NISSAN FRONTIER STYLING | [7 out of 10] Edmunds: "rugged disposition" Motor Trend: "trying to emulate many of the Titan's styling features" Car and Driver: "romp-and-stomp styling" Designers can't do much with the shape of a pickup; there's the cab and the bed, and the proportions are quite rigidly set. But with the Frontier, ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038158_driven-2010-dodge-1500-laramie-crew-4x4 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038158_driven-2010-dodge-1500-laramie-crew-4x4 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0500 For a very long time in this country, about 20% of all sales came in the form of trucks. Not what the industry calls "trucks" (i.e., SUVs), but actual pickups. That figure always astonished me; we simply don't have that many contractors, painters and plumbers and there are fewer actual "farmers" living here each day. The only reason for high ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/dodge_ram-1500_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/dodge_ram-1500_2010 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:56:00 -0500 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 STYLING | [8 out of 10] Edmunds: "big-rig look" Autoblog: "more shapely" Cars.com: "cleaned up and streamlined" ConsumerGuide: "Huge gauges are boldly marked" The 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 is related to the previous generation of Ram, but the forward-tilted grille and the beefy tractor-trailer fenders of the last ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/honda_ridgeline_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/honda_ridgeline_2010 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:41:00 -0400 2010 HONDA RIDGELINE STYLING | [5 out of 10] Automobile Magazine: "It'll attract crossover owners who hanker for a cargo bed" Motor Trend: "clearly designed to look more familial with the recently released and redesigned Honda Pilot " Cars.com: "There are some problems with the Ridgeline's styling and design" The 2010 Honda ...
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]]> 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://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 ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036283_toyotas-answer-to-deadly-floor-mats-zip-ties http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036283_toyotas-answer-to-deadly-floor-mats-zip-ties Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:31:00 -0400 In a move almost too strange to be fiction, Toyota is apparently advising its Toyota and Lexus brand dealers to zip tie loose floor mats to the seats in the 3.8 million vehicles affected by the recent safety recall. Of course, it's phrased much more eloquently than that. "We have reviewed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036144_chrysler-officially-announces-new-dodge-ram-brand-for-trucks http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036144_chrysler-officially-announces-new-dodge-ram-brand-for-trucks Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:50:00 -0400 Last week rumors that Chrysler might split the Dodge brand into separate car and truck divisions emerged, but today the company has confirmed: the Dodge Ram Brand will sell pickups and the Dodge Car Brand will sell passenger cars. The decision is part of Chrysler's ongoing restructuring and repositioning under the leadership of new CEO Sergio ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035998_2010-north-american-car-of-the-year-short-list-revealed http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035998_2010-north-american-car-of-the-year-short-list-revealed Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:37:00 -0400 It's that time of year again: time to decide the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACOTY). This time around, our own Executive Editor Marty Padgett is one of the jurors, and we're bringing you the insider's perspective on the process, as well as looking to hear what you have to say on which car and truck should be picked as the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035688_toyota-reveals-pricing-for-2010-4runner-land-cruiser-and-venza http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035688_toyota-reveals-pricing-for-2010-4runner-land-cruiser-and-venza Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:49:00 -0400 With the unveiling of the 2010 Toyota 4Runner still fresh in our minds, Toyota today released pricing for the revised SUV, starting from $27,500 for the four-cylinder SR5 4x2, a drop of $1,140 from the 2009 model's base price. Also revealed today are the prices for the 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser, Venza and price adjustments to the 2010 Prius ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035480_b-series-b-seeing-you-mazda-leaves-u-s-pickup-market http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035480_b-series-b-seeing-you-mazda-leaves-u-s-pickup-market Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:08:00 -0400 Don't look for a 2010 Mazda B-Series; the nameplate has quietly slipped off Mazda's U.S. roster this fall. The move leaves only a few compact pickups in the North American market. The 2010 Ford Ranger gets side airbags and electronic stability control, as we've reported, but it otherwise continues unchanged; base versions of the Chevrolet ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/ford_f-150_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/ford_f-150_2010 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:01:00 -0400 2010 FORD F-150 STYLING | [7 out of 10] Cars.com: "The front end emulates Ford's Super Duty work trucks" Car and Driver: "F-150 SVT Raptor is about as subtle as the feeling one gets sitting on a cactus" Kelley Blue Book: "Interior is both attractive and functional" Few would argue that the latest generation of Ford's venerable ...
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