Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ranks vehicles’ safety features, rating them against increasingly tougher standards. The highest ranking on the list, a Top Safety Pick+, has 11 more vehicles than 2014’s list despite a tougher standard for front crash prevention- great news for consumers. “This is the third year in a row that we are giving automakers a
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More than 200 exhibitors will gather at the COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan January 12-25, 2015 to showcase their latest offerings to an international audience during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Here’s 10 brand new vehicles we’ll be keeping an eye out for while we’re there: 1.) BMW 6 Series Convertible, BMW 6 Series Coupe, BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe – At
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For the last 20 years, publisher Ward’s Auto World has rated powertrains in their 10 Best Engines feature. Entrants are chosen from the previous year winners and all-new or improved engines in US market vehicles with a base price under $60,000. To come up with the best of what consumers can buy, the 10 winners from 2014 and 27 new entries
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1.) The BMW i3 is a purpose built electric vehicle (EV) meaning it was designed from the ground up to be an EV as opposed to removing the internal combustion engine from an existing model and trying to squeeze in EV components. 2.) The i3 has a real-world EV range of 80-100 miles, and a top speed of 93mph. 3.)
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Calling itself a sedan though it looks more like a compact SUV, we couldn’t help but wonder what was in store for us when we got in the all-new BMW i3, an electric vehicle that (dare we say) looks like it took some design cues from the Pontiac Aztek. Here’s what we found during our ride: Exterior: The i3 is
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