After enduring their share of recent challenges, both the Ram brand and the U.S. economy seem to be once again heading in the right direction—together. Now, to keep that momentum going—and just in time for the start of the spring construction season—Ram has introduced a new lineup of ProMaster full-size vans designed to offer commercial customers next-gen quality and best-in-class capabilities.
The “Best Car for Families” awards are honors given by U.S. News & World Reports to vehicles its editors feel have the best combo of features, prioritized by today’s American families. The criteria included vehicle quality, interior space and family-friendliness. Three Ford vehicles — 2013 Ford Fusion sedan, Fusion Hybrid, and the 2013 Lincoln MKT full-sized crossover — received an award in the categories of Midsize Cars, Hybrid Cars and Luxury 3-row Midsize SUV, respectively.
Last year, the non-profit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) introduced a new safety test procedure for cars and other vehicles. The small overlap front test measures how well a vehicle protects the occupants when its front corner hits narrow objects like a tree or telephone pole.
Nissan lux brand Infiniti continues to expand its green offerings into the premium/luxury segment. For model-year 2014, the marque will be adding a hybrid trim to its QX60 midsize crossover lineup.
As mainstream rivals still try to catch up to the Chrysler Group’s eight-speed automatic transmissions—offered in vehicles like the Ram 1500, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Charger—the automaker is raising the bar even higher. Leveraging a $374 million U.S. investment, the Chrysler Group plans to begin offering nine-speed automatics in select vehicles in the 2014 calendar year.
For most, high beams are passive. They require the driver’s interaction to go back and forth toggling manually. If a driver forgets, they can blind oncoming traffic very easily. It’s not just annoying. It’s potentially dangerous.
Shoppers should already be used to seeing evidence of the Chevy Malibu’s green cred right on its window sticker, where the award-winning sedan shows off EPA ratings of 22 mpg city/34 mpg highway/26 mpg combined. But today’s buyers want the full story; after all, consumer research indicates some 63 percent of Malibu customers consider “environmentally friendliness” to be either “very” or “extremely” important to their purchase decisions according to a Denver Chevrolet dealer. That number jumps to 78 percent when looking specifically at buyers of the 37-mpg Malibu Eco.
Sales of vehicles with all-wheel-drive technology have climbed more than 50 percent since 2009. According to Ford Dealerships In North Carolina, last year alone, more than 20 percent of all new cars and utilities sold in this country offered the feature. But it’s not brands like Subaru or Jeep that are setting the pace—it’s actually Ford, which offers a lineup of AWD vehicles that is unsurpassed by any other non-luxury brand.
If you aren’t excited about having a “mere” 450HP in your 2014 Corvette Stingray, fear not. Hennessey Performance is ready to unleash road fury with a $70K modification package that will boost the horse to over 1000.
