http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:34:24 -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/1037503_drive-thrus-and-the-2010-chevrolet-camaro-not-a-good-match http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037503_drive-thrus-and-the-2010-chevrolet-camaro-not-a-good-match Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:27:00 -0400 A few weeks ago we posted some follow-up impressions on the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. While nearly everyone here at TheCarConnection.com loves the way it drives and performs, this time we took a slightly more critical look, in a week of errand-running and daily-grind commuting. To make it as blunt as possible: when you let that adrenaline rush ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037055_2010-suzuki-kizashi-inside-up-close http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037055_2010-suzuki-kizashi-inside-up-close Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:43:00 -0400 Last week TheCarConnection.com brought you our First Drive impressions of the new 2010 Suzuki Kizashi, and posted a comprehensive Bottom Line that covers styling, performance, quality, safety, and features, among other aspects. The Kizashi is an all-new sedan in a new segment for Suzuki, and based on our street drive and head-to-head ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036007_2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-high-mileage-achiever-everymans-interior http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036007_2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-high-mileage-achiever-everymans-interior Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:33:00 -0400 40 miles per gallon. That's what we at TheCarConnection.com just saw in a week's worth of driving--driving in which we really made a point to treat the Fusion Hybrid much like any other car. And when we actually tried to drive economically, following the excellent hybrid system display when we could, we were able to get nearly 50 mpg. As we ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019980_subaru-gives-2010-outback-world-premiere-at-nyc-show http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019980_subaru-gives-2010-outback-world-premiere-at-nyc-show Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:17:00 -0400 Subaru's one of the few automakers who enjoyed sales increases for 2008. Today at the New York International Auto Show they introduced their new 2010 Outback, which is based on the completely redesigned 2010 Legacy chassis. It's fitting Subaru chose the U.S. for the 2010 Outback's release; many of the Outback's exceedingly loyal, go-anwhere ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019958_gmc-terrain-debuts-in-new-york-but-can-it-trump-cr-v http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019958_gmc-terrain-debuts-in-new-york-but-can-it-trump-cr-v Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:07:00 -0400 We wrote last weekend about GMC's 2010 Terrain small crossover, meant to do battle with the likes of the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. At 30 mpg highway with its base 2.4-liter four-cylinder, the Terrain trumps the former by 3 mpg highway, the latter by 2. We're especially interested to see how this engine delivers its torque in the lower ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019863_ford-transit-connect-family-one-concept-at-nyc-show http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019863_ford-transit-connect-family-one-concept-at-nyc-show Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:35:00 -0400 Ford will be showing off a family-oriented concept version of its Transit Connect small van that's slated for a U.S. sale date sometime this summer. The Ford Transit Connect Family One Concept we'll see next week at the New York Auto Show is based around kids and the moms who tote them around, featuring a host of thoughtful (and wacky) ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019841_2010-chevrolet-equinox-1800-less-than-2009-model http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019841_2010-chevrolet-equinox-1800-less-than-2009-model Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:48:00 -0400 In a statement today, Ed Peper of Chevrolet announced that the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox small SUV will retail for $1,800 less than the outgoing 2009 model it replaces. The vehicle will begin at $23,185 when it goes on sale this June. But the new model is far from de-contented; mechanically, it's far superior to the outgoing unit and ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019796_2009-subaru-outback-2-5i-modest-power-magnificent-details http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019796_2009-subaru-outback-2-5i-modest-power-magnificent-details Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:26:00 -0400 We recently spent a few days in a 2009 Subaru Outback, which basically amounts to a Legacy sedan wearing a backpack and walking on stilts. With the 2010 Subaru Legacy debuting next week at the New York Auto Show and arriving at dealers this summer, it was a well-timed opportunity to get one last feel for the Legacy as it is now. Our non-turbo ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019688_tesla-model-s-49900-7ish-seats-0-60-in-5-6-300-mile-range http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019688_tesla-model-s-49900-7ish-seats-0-60-in-5-6-300-mile-range Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:35:38 -0400 Here at the SpaceX Rocket Facility in Los Angeles, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and Design Chief Franz von Holzhausen just pulled the wraps off the Model S sedan. Musk held court with the media and spoke easily - and openly - about many details, while a shy von Holzhausen mostly stood by quietly. Notably, the CEO claims that the Model S' chassis ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019661_driven-2009-acura-tl--digital-delight http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019661_driven-2009-acura-tl--digital-delight Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:24:00 -0400 A member of our staff dubbed the new 2009 Acura TL "The Polynesian War Canoe". An apt handle: the newly redesigned sedan is swift, strikes awe (or fear) with its collection of angry angles, and stomps purposefully down the road. Many have criticized Acura's new beaky prow; Honda's luxury division seems to have taken this styling cue to a new ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019572_driven-2009-nissan-maxima-sv-4dsc-faith-no-more http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019572_driven-2009-nissan-maxima-sv-4dsc-faith-no-more Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:48:13 -0400 After some city commuting and a weekend road trip in Nissan's 2009 Maxima SV, we're sad to report that the sedan has lost direction and purpose. For one, it starts at over $10,000 more than the Nissan Altima with which it shares a front-wheel drive platform and V-6 engine. As such, it has an identical wheelbase and nearly identical interior ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019474_driven-2009-honda-ridgeline http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019474_driven-2009-honda-ridgeline Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:03:07 -0400 Personally a fan of low center-of-gravity, aerodynamically superior cars and wagons, I was a little underwhelmed when I discovered I'd be spending a weekend in Honda's first - and sole - pickup offering, the 2009 Honda Ridgeline. And being a gearhead, I secretly yearned for something really in-your-face and thirsty, perhaps a bellowing Dodge ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019270_mercedes-benz-slk-2look-edition-says-opposites-attract http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019270_mercedes-benz-slk-2look-edition-says-opposites-attract Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:39:21 -0500 Opposites attract. So sang Paula Abdul back before she was reduced to incoherent babbling on American Idol and drunk appearances on morning news shows. Mercedes agrees with the 80s pop icon, but they're talking specifically about the colors black and white, the only colors applied to every inch of their new special edition SLK 2LOOK introduced ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018531_2010-porsche-panamera-interior-revealed http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018531_2010-porsche-panamera-interior-revealed Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:14:04 -0500 I think I'm about to forgive Porsche for giving its Panamera sedan an awkward hunchback. Just look at these interior photos: no less than stunning. I imagine that sitting coddled in all that leather, enjoying huge rear seat comfort (CEO Wendelin Wiedeking insisted that his 6'4" frame fit comfortably front and rear), and blasting down the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017986_volvo-bans-chromium-from-leather-car-interiors http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017986_volvo-bans-chromium-from-leather-car-interiors Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:07:55 -0500 Erin Brockovich would be pleased to hear that going forward, all Volvo interior materials will be chromium-free. Chromium is commonly used in the leather tanning process, and hexavalent chromium (the cancerous stuff that caused class-action lawsuits and gave Julia Roberts a juicy movie role) is used in the manufacture of other interior ..]]>