Last year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) changed the criteria for their Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards to include headlight quality. Following that change, automakers have upgraded their headlights and many have standard headlights that have achieved the top rating of Good. The IIHS evaluates …
Read More »The FCC Just Upended Decades of Research on Connected Vehicles
MR.Cole_PhotographerGetty Images The FCC approved a rule change in mid-November that allows the previously closed vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) communication channel to be opened for unlicensed (Wi-Fi) use. Although the V2X band has been used in experimental and pilot programs, virtually no vehicles on public roads are capable of using it at …
Read More »2021 Kia K5, 2021 RAV4 Prime, and 2020 Chevy Corvette vie for the prize: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Kia K5: Best Car To Buy 2021 nominee Replacing the Kia Optima, the 2021 K5 mid-size sedan has extraordinary value, attractive styling, good driving feel, and is good enough to be a finalist for our Best Car To Buy 2021. 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid gets 25 mpg, besting the Ram …
Read More »2020 CarShield Vs. Endurance Extended Warranty Comparison
In our review of the industry’s best extended car warranty companies, both CarShield and Endurance ranked in our top three providers. In this head-to-head comparison, we’ll take a look at CarShield vs. Endurance by looking into coverage options, plan costs, and customer satisfaction to help you decide which provider …
Read More »Extended Warranty Comparison: Protect My Car Vs. CARCHEX
Protect My Car and CARCHEX are both excellent options for your extended auto warranty needs. This review takes a side-by-side look at Protect My Car vs. CARCHEX. Learn more about each company and see how the two compare in terms of cost, coverage, and customer service. You can get …
Read More »Mini Countryman Gets a Boardwalk Edition, Coming Spring 2021
Mini is launching a new special-edition Countryman called the Boardwalk. The Countryman is the company’s best U.S. seller. The new-for-2021 version of the Countryman went on sale in July. U.S. pricing and quantities on the Boardwalk are expected closer to its spring 2021 launch. Mini is launching a new limited-run, …
Read More »Audi Design Chief Details ‘Project Artemis,’ Future Premium Autonomous Vehicle
Audi’s head of design, Marc Lichte, says the upcoming autonomous vehicle that will come out of the automaker’s Project Artemis effort will be a “revolution.” The vehicle, rumored to be code-named Landjet, will be built on the PPE architecture that will underpin high-end electric vehicles from Audi, Porsche, and Bentley. …
Read More »2021 Audi e-tron GT Will Look Like the Spectacular 2018 Show Car
The 2021 Audi e-tron GT will look nearly identical to what the automaker showed at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show. The interior will also stay unchanged from what the German automaker showed to the public two years ago. The e-tron GT will be unveiled in a few months and …
Read More »The Most Iconic Engines: Window Shop with Car and Driver
Unlike most of the challenges we face as Window Shoppers, this week’s contest has less to do with cars than it does what powers them. We set out to find the most iconic engines, engines that helped define a brand, made a mark in history, or were just spectacular. The …
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