http://cars.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-22T03:47:01Z Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:47:01 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/23/readers-choice-awards-vote-for-your-favorite-cars.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/G/r/e/2/b250.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="right" />The nominations are in, the finalists have been selected, and now it's time to vote for your favorite cars! Please vote in each of our five categories. Note that we require an email address or a Facebook or About.com login in order to prevent cheating. Your email address will not be used, sold, or even looked at (unless you check the box to sign up for the newsletter).</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/23/readers-choice-awards-vote-for-your-favorite-cars.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/23/readers-choice-awards-vote-for-your-favorite-cars.htm Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:07:08 +0000 2012-02-23T01:07:08Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/22/whats-the-oddball-car-of-your-dreams.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/C/h/2/83_burb_on_trailer_bigblog2.jpg" border="0" alt="Aaron's new Suburban" hspace="+5" align="middle" /></p> <p>Ask anyone about the car of their dreams, and their first answer will probably be a Lamborghini Gallardo, a '63 split-window 'Vette, or something like that. Keep probing, though, and you'll eventually get them to reveal the <em>really</em> cool cars of their dreams -- an all-original <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://wikicars.org/en/Image:Mercury_Bobcat.jpg">'75 Mercury Bobcat</a>, maybe, or a 1953 Mack B-series.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/22/whats-the-oddball-car-of-your-dreams.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/22/whats-the-oddball-car-of-your-dreams.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:47:01 +0000 2012-02-22T03:47:01Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/20/test-drive-2013-hyundai-genesis-coupe.htm <p><a href="http://cars.about.com/od/hyundai/fr/2013-Hyundai-Genesis-Coupe-Review.htm"><img src=" http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/2/h/2/ag_13gencpe_bigblogrt.JPG" alt="2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe" /></a></p> <p>I'm not big on change just for the sake of change. If an automaker gets a car right on the first try, then why not just leave it the hell alone?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/20/test-drive-2013-hyundai-genesis-coupe.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/20/test-drive-2013-hyundai-genesis-coupe.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:30:43 +0000 2012-02-20T03:30:43Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/19/comment-of-the-week-10.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/W/g/2/commentofweekbloglt.jpg" border="0" alt="Damn kids, get off my lawn!!!!" hspace="+5" align="left" />Apologies, folks, COTW is a little late, and last week's epic Hyundai trip kept me away from the keyboard (which meant there haven't been many blog posts on which to comment). Along with the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/hyundai/fr/2012-Hyundai-Equus-Review.htm">Equus</a>, I drove the updated <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/WhatsNewFor2013/ig/New-and-redesigned-2013-cars/2013-Hyundai-Genesis-Coupe.htm">2013 Genesis Coupe</a> and the all-new <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/autoshows/ig/2011-2012-Los-Angeles-Auto-Show-photo-gallery/2012-Hyundai-Azera-at-the-2011-Los-Angeles-Auto-Show.htm">2012 Azera</a>. I'll post my Gen Coupe review first thing in the morning; Azera will have to wait until next Monday, when the embargo lifts.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/19/comment-of-the-week-10.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/19/comment-of-the-week-10.htm Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:54:03 +0000 2012-02-19T18:54:03Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/16/why-the-equus-is-not-the-phaeton.htm <p><a href="http://cars.about.com/od/luxurysedans/fr/vwphaeton_tst.htm"><img src="http://cars.about.com/b/a/vwphaeton_small.jpg" border="0" alt="2004 Volkswagen Phaeton" hspace="+5" align="right" /></a>Whenever I get into a discussion about the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/hyundai/fr/2012-Hyundai-Equus-Review.htm">Hyundai Equus</a>, often as not, the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/luxurysedans/fr/vwphaeton_tst.htm">Phaeton</a> -- Volkswagen's ill-fated 2004 attempt to build their own high-dollar luxury car -- will come up in comparison. Hyundai, the argument goes, has no more business building a Mercedes-beater &#160;than Volkswagen did, and the Equus will suffer the same fate.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/16/why-the-equus-is-not-the-phaeton.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/16/why-the-equus-is-not-the-phaeton.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:59:32 +0000 2012-02-16T11:59:32Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/14/test-drive-2012-hyundai-equus.htm <p><a href="http://cars.about.com/od/hyundai/fr/2012-Hyundai-Equus-Review.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/n/g/2/ag_12equus_bigbloglt.JPG" border="0" alt="2012 Hyundai Equus" hspace="+5" align="middle" /></a></p> <p>Hyundai introduced their luxury flagship, the Equus, as a 2011 model, and this year they've given it a new engine. On the surface, the Equus has all the qualities we expect from Hyundai: High content, low price, and excellent execution -- a formula that works well in their non-luxury offerings. But once you decide to take on big boys like Mercedes, BMW and Audi, things get a whole lot tougher -- so is Hyundai up to the challenge? Maybe not. Find out how the Equus stacks up -- and where it stumbles -- in my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/hyundai/fr/2012-Hyundai-Equus-Review.htm">2012 Hyundai Equus review</a>. <em>-- Aaron Gold</em></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/14/test-drive-2012-hyundai-equus.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/14/test-drive-2012-hyundai-equus.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:15:42 +0000 2012-02-14T03:15:42Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/13/readers-choice-awards-nominations-closing-soon.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/G/r/e/2/b250.jpg" border="0" alt="RCA logo" hspace="+5" align="right" />Just a reminder that nominations for our 2012 Readers' Choice Awards will close <strong>this Wednesday, February 15th, at 11:59 pm</strong>. If you haven't nominated your favorite cars, now is the time to do it!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/13/readers-choice-awards-nominations-closing-soon.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/13/readers-choice-awards-nominations-closing-soon.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:47:05 +0000 2012-02-13T00:47:05Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/11/comment-of-the-week-9.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/W/g/2/commentofweekbloglt.jpg" border="0" alt="Who needs them damn new-fangled computers?" hspace="+5" align="left" />This week's COTW is short and sweet, from Kah-Nut in response to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/10/photo-gallery-2012-chicago-auto-show.htm">Photo Gallery: 2012 Chicago Auto Show</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>"The winner, for me, in the group is Kia: the underdog shows the big money how to do it."</p></blockquote> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/11/comment-of-the-week-9.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01:53 +0000 2012-02-11T00:01:53Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/10/photo-gallery-2012-chicago-auto-show.htm <p><a href="http://cars.about.com/od/autoshows/ig/2012-Chicago-Auto-Show-photo-gallery/"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/V/g/2/13_shelbygt500_cas_blogrt.jpg" border="0" alt="2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show" hspace="+5" align="right" /></a>The Chicago Auto Show bills itself as the nation's largest and oldest auto show, although it's usually the smallest in terms of world premieres and concepts. This year, 13 new vehicles and one concept car were revealed at Chicago, but what the introductions lack in quantity, they make up for in quality. I didn't get to the show this year, but I had spies on the ground and I have <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/autoshows/ig/2012-Chicago-Auto-Show-photo-gallery/">photos of the new products and concept shown in Chicago</a>. <em>-- Aaron Gold</em></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/10/photo-gallery-2012-chicago-auto-show.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/10/photo-gallery-2012-chicago-auto-show.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:09:12 +0000 2012-02-10T03:09:12Z http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/09/test-drive-2012-mercedes-benz-c250-coupe.htm <p><a href="http://cars.about.com/od/mercedesbenz/fr/2012-Mercedes-Benz-C250-Coupe-Review.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/F/g/2/ag_12c250_bigbloglt.JPG" border="0" alt="2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Coupe" hspace="+5" align="middle" /></a></p> <p>A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed my first <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/bmw/fr/2012-Bmw-528i-Review.htm">four-cylinder BMW</a>, the two-liter 528i, and marvelled that such a small engine could motivate such a big car. Hot on the heels of the 528i came the new four-cylinder Mercedes, the 1.8 liter <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/bmw/fr/2012-Bmw-528i-Review.htm">C250</a>. Did Mercedes' four impress me as much as BMW's? Yes and no -- but there's a whole lot more to like in this new-and-improved C than just the engine. Get the whole story in my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/od/mercedesbenz/fr/2012-Mercedes-Benz-C250-Coupe-Review.htm">2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Coupe test drive</a>. <em>-- Aaron Gold</em></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/09/test-drive-2012-mercedes-benz-c250-coupe.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://cars.about.com/b/2012/02/09/test-drive-2012-mercedes-benz-c250-coupe.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:01:49 +0000 2012-02-09T03:01:49Z