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Recall Alert: 2001-2002 Mazda Tribute

Are you the semi-proud owner of a 2001-2002 Mazda Tribute? Good for you. Bad for your brake master cylinder. Some Tributes from these model years could leak brake fluid. This fluid could possibly come into contact with some wiring, potentially causing a fire. Brake fluid leaking. Fires. Not good stuff. Mazda is sending out notices [...]

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Nissan Xterra to stay Body on Frame

The Pathfinder is going soft for the 2013 model year – it will be a crossover. Instead of truck underpinnings, it will be built on a car frame. While that may give the Pathfinder name less credibility, it’s the right decision for Nissan. But what about the Xterra? Rumors of its demise have been floating [...]

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2013 Ford Fusion

  I have never before been wowed by a midsize volume production sedan. Never. Until now. The all new Aston Marton, sorry, 2013 Ford Fusion. The Aston inspired grille and sleek front end make this car. That’s not to say that the rest of the car isn’t good, because it most certainly is. Front front [...]

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2013 Nissan Pathfinder

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And just like that, Nissan has unveiled the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. Officially this is a concept… but let’s be honest folks – there’s nothing conceptual about this. The production 2013 Pathfinder will be 99% like this “concept.” What’s it all about, you ask? Well, let’s take a look. For starters, they’re going back to a [...]

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2013 Toyota Land Cruiser

Do you have too much money? Not sure what to spend it on? Do you hate trees and want to finally get rid of the bastards once and for all? If so, Toyota has great news for you. Meet the 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser. This isn’t a full-on overhaul, so you won’t find the latest [...]

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Dodge Dart and 40 MPG

Maybe you heard Chrysler drop the bomb that the 2013 Dodge Dart will get a combined 40 MPG rating? Don’t worry, they’re full of crap. Autoblog explains why. The short version is that Chrysler is basing this outlandish claim on the bloated CAFE numbers. Numbers which have no bearing on the real world performance, which is [...]

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Hyundai Veloster Design Award Winner?

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I found this one on Motor Trend: The funky-looking Hyundai Veloster has an unusual name to help sear it into consumers’ memories. It’s also left quite an impression on the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, winning a Good Design Award. Just to be clear, this is the Hyundai Veloster we’re talking about. Different? [...]

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2012 Mazda 3 SKYACTIV Review – TTAC

TTAC takes the shiny new fuel-sipping SKYACTIV 2012 Mazda3 for a very tough spin, and comes away with this: It’s nice to have a company like Mazda around, and I’m happy to report that their SKYACTIV technologies seem to indicate that they’ll be able to compete on both fronts: not only as the enthusiast choice, [...]

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