Today at High Gear Media, Dodge announced it's leaving NASCAR and Honda revealed the new 2013 Accord. We take a look at California's gas prices and Toyota said changes are coming to the next Corolla. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Fiat wants to send you on...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, the Nissan Altima officially became the most fuel-efficient mid-size sedan in the U.S. and Texas might become the first state with an 85-mph speed limit. Infiniti priced the 2013 IPL G Convertible and Penske Automotive helps expand Fisker's dealer network. All this and...Read More»
Twitter and NASCAR are no strangers to each other. Many drivers tweet updates throughout the week, and many teams tweet updates throughout races. But now Twitter and NASCAR have made their relationship official with a new partnership. The first race that will take advantage of this new partnership...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, we've reviewed the 2013 Chevy Silverado--it's carried over for the new model year--and Jay Leno's driven some interesting new electrified Fords. A 2013 Ford Mustang raised money for charity and Subaru may have previewed the next-generation WRX. All this and more in today's...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, Chevrolet created a weird ad for the Volt and the 2012 Ford Focus Electric will be the pace car for a NASCAR race. Nissan prepared the 2013 GT-R for the Nurburgring 24 Hour race and Nissan tries to prevent traffic jams. All this and more in today's car news, right here on...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, we reviewed both the 2012 Fisker Karma and the 2012 Toyota Camry. Chevrolet is ditching the Impala nameplate in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series and Buick announced a recall. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. We now have proof that women...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, Ayrton Senna's race helmet gets sold at auction and GM forms an alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroen. Automakers gear up for the Geneva Motor Show and NASCAR fined team number 48. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Ferrari released video...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, Volvo revealed the new V40 hatchback and Chevrolet released new sales numbers for the the Camaro during 2011. Nissan and Infiniti issue a recall, and seat warmers can be bad for you. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. We spoke...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, the Daytona 500 has been postponed and the first 2012 Porsche 911 has been crashed. The Volvo V40 and Jaguar XF Sportbrake leak out before the Geneva Motor Show, and we review the 2012 Volvo XC70. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, Kyle Busch won at Daytona this weekend while Nissan issued a recall. We drove the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe and spotted the Ferrari 599 replacement. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. New rules have been proposed to combat...Read More»
When the President of the United States asks you to drop by for lunch, you generally find a way to re-arrange your schedule to fit him in. At least that’s how it was previously, back in the days when athletes considered a White House invitation to be an honor. Get our daily email newsletter...Read More»
This year Los Angeles has taken it upon itself to recognize the digital superstars local digital superstars. The event is called ThinkLA, and is the first Interactive Awards Gala in LA. This year both Honda and Toyota took top honors in multiple categories. The Toyota Sienna Family was named Best...Read More»
In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Juan Pablo Montoya is known for his take-no-prisoners driving style, and his aggressive on-track behavior recently landed him (and fellow Sprint Cup driver Ryan Newman) on probation. Prior to NASCAR, Montoya spent six years driving Formula One cars for McLaren and...Read More»
Another trio of first drives are fresh off the production line: we're checking in with the 2011 Dodge Journey, Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country. [TheCarConnection, TheCarConnection, FamilyCarGuide] In other first drives, we go for a spin in the Wheego Whip LiFe, but only after sorting...Read More»
BMW says it could build a fourth vehicle in its South Carolina plant; it's already building the 2011 X3, which we'll bring you in first-drive form tomorrow at 6 p.m. [Detroit News] The new Ford Ranger is here! On the Web. Not in the U.S. Not that we needed it or anything since we still have the...Read More»
If you grew up in the South, you probably had an uncle or a cousin or a grandmother who swore by BC Powder. When you slept over on Christmas Eve, you'd rifle through their medicine cabinet looking for toothpaste (you left yours at home), and you'd see the tell-tale blue and white box and laugh...Read More»
There are a lot of misconceptions about social media. For example, we -- meaning a general We, the People -- often assume that everyone under 40 uses Facebook, and that they all use it the same way. However, we now know that certain populations came to Facebook late, and that it's not the be-all...Read More»
We don't like to admit it, but there's nothing really new about racing videogames. They've been a staple since the days of mall arcades, Atari 2600s, and the Carter Administration; in the interim, they simply gotten faster, sharper, more complex, and more exciting. But the folks behind iRacing.com...Read More»
We have yet to meet anyone who appreciates Burger King's recent ad campaigns. The creepy King, those crappy video games: they inspire terror, rage, and confusion, but never a desire for burgers. So it's not surprising that we feel kinda sorry for NASCAR star Tony Stewart, who's lately become a pawn...Read More»
