http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:39:44 -0500 Tips and Advice -- find out how to maintain, service, insure, wash and wax, and change the oil in your car with tips from TheCarConnection.com. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033977_preview-2011-audi-a8 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033977_preview-2011-audi-a8 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:33:00 -0500 The 2011 Audi A8 is out, and we have official photos and details on the brand new flagship sedan. Even with a welter of technology and advanced design principles at work, the question of beauty wasn't lost in the presentation of the A8, nestled as it was among the art at the "Art of Progress" exhibition in Miami this evening. But does it ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038337_were-gonna-walk-down-to-electric-avenue-with-earplugs http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038337_were-gonna-walk-down-to-electric-avenue-with-earplugs Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:20:00 -0500 Halloween is done and Thanksgiving is looming, so that can only mean one thing: just two more months until the 2010 Detroit auto show! This year's gathering will see a new display area for up to 20 electric vehicles -- many of which come from smaller companies like San Jose's Green Vehicles that couldn't ordinarily afford to display at the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034809_audis-2010-countdown-a8-a7-and-a6 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034809_audis-2010-countdown-a8-a7-and-a6 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:27:00 -0400 Audi is in the midst of a transformation--according to company executives, it's the right moment in history for the brand to push through brand prejudices in the U.S. and to find a place alongside Lexus, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Change has already come to Audi for the 2010 model year: this week, Audi took High Gear Media for first drives in the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034592_rumor-cadillac-converj-may-be-back-on-track-for-2014-debut http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034592_rumor-cadillac-converj-may-be-back-on-track-for-2014-debut Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:30:00 -0400 When the Cadillac Converj concept debuted in Detroit last January, many were awed by its stylish looks and its green pedigree. (Like the Chevrolet Volt, the Converj is powered by an electric motor, which can be recharged on-the-go by a gasoline engine.) Sure, pairing the Cadillac brand and an electric powertrain seemed a little odd, but no one ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034354_2010-north-american-car-of-the-year-and-the-nominees-are http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034354_2010-north-american-car-of-the-year-and-the-nominees-are Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0400 Each fall, 50 journalists from the most respected automotive media outlets get together to choose NACOTYs--in long form, the North American Car of the Year and Truck of the Year. In just a few years of existence, the NACOTY have become one of the most respected awards in the industry. Designed to recognize the outstanding new vehicles in their ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034115_preview-2013-cadillac-xts http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034115_preview-2013-cadillac-xts Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:00:00 -0400   GM has confirmed that a new sedan will replace its DTS and STS luxury sedans, and the new car could be in showrooms by 2013. GM showed the new sedan being developed under the code-name XTS today at a background session in GM's design dome. With influences ranging from the Cadillac Sixteen show car to today's Audi A8, the new big Cadillac ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021148_2009-kia-soulster-concept-under-serious-consideration-for-production http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021148_2009-kia-soulster-concept-under-serious-consideration-for-production Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:29:00 -0400   Kia rolled out an oddly styled pickup concept based on its new 2010 Soul compact car back at January's Detroit Auto Show as way to drum up excitement for the standard hatchback model that went on sale in March. The concept, dubbed the Soul'ster, was never intended to be produced but strong positive responses from attendees at the Detroit ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020821_detroit-auto-show-location-still-in-limbo http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020821_detroit-auto-show-location-still-in-limbo Tue, 19 May 2009 14:30:00 -0400 According to inside sources who wish to remain anonymous, Cobo Center (the current home of the Detroit Auto Show) is currently the absolute most expensive and flat-out worst convention center in the world that hosts a major auto show. Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers, what to you think of that? Conyers often refers to Cobo Center as ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020514_rip-rip-snorting-audi-r8-v12-tdi-diesel http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020514_rip-rip-snorting-audi-r8-v12-tdi-diesel Thu, 07 May 2009 12:16:00 -0400 TDI, we hardly knew ye. Dispensed before birth, now merely a dream of the clean, high-mileage supercar, how should we mourn the death of the Audi R8 V12 TDI diesel--which Audi now says it won't build after all? First revealed at the 2008 Detroit auto show as the Audi R8 TDI Concept, then updated as the 2009 Audi R8 Le Mans Concept at last ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020489_2011-detroit-auto-show-hello-novi http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020489_2011-detroit-auto-show-hello-novi Wed, 06 May 2009 19:14:00 -0400 Everyone complains about the Detroit auto show--and now someone's trying to do something about it. The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) could find a new home in the far western Detroit suburb of Novi, Michigan, if the latest efforts to keep the show vital are successful. The latest plan, reported by the Detroit Free Press, is to ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019829_gm-asks-for-2-6-billion-from-doe-for-hybrid-program http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019829_gm-asks-for-2-6-billion-from-doe-for-hybrid-program Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:17:00 -0400 A sobered, Wagoner-less GM asked Obama's Department of Energy for $2.6 billion in low interest loans. According to an updated business plan released by the company yesterday, the money would be used "to support the development of three new hybrid vehicles" says Automotive News. The three vehicles would include the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and two ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018441_kia-soulster-concept-pickup-production-under-consideration http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018441_kia-soulster-concept-pickup-production-under-consideration Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:45:59 -0500 Kia showed a funky little 2010 Soul-based concept (the Kia Soul'ster) at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Public response was so positive that it's rumored the South Korean automaker, who enjoyed a 3.5 percent sales increase in the U.S. market for January '09, is seriously considering production of the little car-based truck that looks quite ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016883_chevrolet-equinox-fuel-cell-vehicle-at-naias-gm-sae-conference http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016883_chevrolet-equinox-fuel-cell-vehicle-at-naias-gm-sae-conference Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:50:10 -0500 The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and General Motors are teaming up to present a press conference about development of the fuel cell at the Detroit Auto Show Wednesday. The presentation will be a part of the show's Education Day this Wednesday, January 21, and will kick off at 10:00 a.m. at the GM exhibit in Cobo hall. The aim of the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016856_audi-snags-two-eyeson-design-awards-at-detroit-auto-show http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016856_audi-snags-two-eyeson-design-awards-at-detroit-auto-show Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:30:45 -0500 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016844_2009-detroit-auto-show-best-in-show http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016844_2009-detroit-auto-show-best-in-show Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:20:33 -0500 The 2009 Detroit auto show opens to the public on Saturday--but the media has slipped out of Cobo Hall after one of the shortest press days in recent memory. Despite the gloom surrounding the industry, there were glimmers of hope. Each of the Big Three showed an unexpected concept car--and each was compelling in its own way. Toyota and Lexus ..]]>