The popularity of fuel-efficient, four-cylinder engines are on the rise with 55.8 percent of new vehicles sold or leased in the U.S. during the first half of 2013 equipped with smaller engines.
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A new class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of purchasers of Ford vehicles equipped with the MyFord Touch infotainment system, alleging that vehicles equipped with the systems are plagued with serious defects. News of the filing comes on the same day Ford has admitted its hybrid Fusion and C-Max models do not live...
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In recent years, automakers have been testing car-to-car communication technologies in hopes of building a future with vehicles that communicate with one another.
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Volkswagen will offer its new “Car-Net” system on several vehicles in the 2014 model year, the company said today.
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Originally launched almost two years ago in the Hyundai Veloster and Sonata, Blue Link is now available in most Hyundai models, providing access to over 30 cloud-enabled safety and convenience features for its owners.
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Volvo has announced that the sales of its vehicles equipped with systems for automatic braking passed the one-million mark, with more than 130,000 sold in the U.S.
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BMW announced five new approved iPhone applications for its “BMW Apps,” expanding the list of compatible smartphone programs owners can access through their car.
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In a continued effort to curb distracted driving, Garmin is offering a navigation system that uses a head-up display.
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The next-generation Volvo XC90 will arrive at the end of 2014 as a 2015 model, and it will be packed full of the brand’s latest and greatest safety technology.
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Tech giant Google, which has been investing heavily into self-driving vehicles, could potentially seek opportunities in the electric vehicle market in the future.
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When the refreshed Audi A8 arrives in America next fall, it won’t be boasting the German automaker’s Matrix LED headlights.
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Dietary fiber is good for the body. Among its many benefits, plant-based roughage speeds digestion, helps stave off hunger and can even lower cholesterol levels. Doctors are always urging their patients to eat more of the stuff.
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Audi has announced that its 2014 A8 sedan will get the automaker’s new “Matrix” LED headlights, a technology that’s takes the high-beam function to a more precise level.
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One of the biggest complaints with electric vehicles today is range anxiety, or the lack of being able to charge your vehicle on a long trip.
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ACAL Energy, a company in the U.K., said today that its hydrogen fuel cell system passed 10,000 hours of testing and can reduce the cost of a fuel cell by 20 percent.
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Pandora Media Inc. has announced that its online radio service has reached 2.5 million U.S. listeners in cars.
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Like a Broadway premiere the 2014 Mazda3 will take a bow in New York City today. Mazda’s best-selling compact car has received a bumper-to-bumper redesign along with some significant improvements. The company’s latest C-Segment offering brings a healthy dose of style, performance and technology to an extremely competitive slice of the market.
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Los Angeles-based MPG Car Rental is adding the Tesla Model S to its available lineup, joining other green vehicles such as the Toyota Prius, Chevrolet Volt, and Volkswagen Beetle TDI.
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A new study suggests that by 2020, the idea of having an Internet connection associated with your car will be commonplace.
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Car-to-car communication is one of the technologies that automakers are investigating to bring autonomous cars to the market, and Ford is not one to be left out.
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The mandatory backup camera rule for new cars sold in the U.S. is once again being delayed, this time until 2015 as regulators are mulling over giving incentives in their safety ratings for vehicles with the technology.
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Volvo has developed a system that allows you to pull up to the entrance of a parking garage, hop out of your car, and continue on into your destination while your car parks itself, and it may be available to consumers when the new 2015 XC90 debuts in late 2014.
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For many folks hybrid vehicles have a negative aura about them. Some of that is the fault of poorly executed models over the past two decades, and some is due to the most successful, and arguably best engineered hybrid, the Toyota Prius.
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Bosch Engineering and Aston Martin have teamed up to build a plug-in hybrid variant of the British automaker’s DB9 sports car.
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