General Motors has announced that it will introduce a front center airbag in the 2013 Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, and Chevrolet Traverse crossover models. The airbag deploys between the two front seats in the event of a side impact to prevent the driver and front passenger from colliding laterally and better protects occupants on the [...]

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We here at C/D really like the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor?it?s huge, you can jump it, and it looks awesome?and courtesy of Ford’s consumer site, we now know that for 2012 it gets a few key upgrades designed to improve the Raptor?s abilities in its natural habitat (anywhere that isn?t paved). According to Ford?s website, [...]

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UPDATE: We’ve got an interview with the new owner! Check it out here. Swedish Automobile, the troubled company that owns Saab and Spyker, has sold the Dutch half of its business to a Connecticut-based private equity firm, according to news just posted on the Financial Times website. At this point, neither Swedish Automobile nor the investment [...]

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At the Frankfurt auto show, we chatted with Subaru about its plans to drastically increase the fuel efficiency of its cars while maintaining their current levels of dynamics. The Japanese company says it wants to improve fuel economy across its lineup by 30 percent by 2015. New engines and revised transmissions will contribute to two-thirds [...]

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Consumer Reports has proclaimed the 2011 Chrysler 300C is "the best Chrysler sedan" it's seen in decades.

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UPDATE: We’ve got an interview with the new owner! Check it out here. Swedish Automobile, the troubled company that owns Saab and Spyker, has sold the Dutch half of its business to a Connecticut-based private equity firm, according to news just posted on the Financial Times website. At this point, neither Swedish Automobile nor the investment [...]

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When it comes to bugs on your grille, it’s hard to top a European Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) hit by a 1927 Bugatti. Photographed in Budapest by our ex-intern Máté Petrány, it is a study in roadkill perfection, the insect’s wings spread as if mounted by a meticulous entomologist, mostly intact but displaying just the right amount of damage. More »

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Just one day after Ford launched its 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, Toyota has rolled out a limited-edition pickup of its own: the Tacoma Toyota Racing Development (TRD) T|X (Tacoma Extreme) Baja Series. The T|X Baja Series made its debut yesterday at the 2011 Texas State Fair -- appropriate, since the truck will be manufactured at Toyota's...

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The V8-powered 300 improves where the last car came up short. When a car makes the kind of splash that the Chrysler 300 did when it debuted in 2004, its maker gets backed into a corner. Granted, any car company hopes that its products will find sales success, but following up an instant icon like [...]

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