new Lincoln MKZ

At the Detroit Auto Show this week, Ford revealed its concept for the new Lincoln MKZ, which is expected to hit the market later this year. While the new Lincoln MKZ will technically be a redesign of the 2012 MKZ that’s available now, Ford says the new version will help redefine the Lincoln brand. “With the Lincoln MKZ Concept, we are not introducing a new car,” Derrick Kuzak, Ford Motor Company group vice president for global product development.

 

2013 Ford Fusion Will Offer Optional Lane Departure Warning System

 When Ford redesigns the Fusion for the 2013 model year, the affordable midsize sedan will get an optional lane departure warning system. “The technical tidbit is a tracking system that can help prevent drowsy or inattentive drivers from wandering out of their lane,” says The New York Times. “While similar technology has previously been offered on some automobiles, Octavio Navarro, a Ford spokesman, said in a telephone interview that the Fusion will be the first affordable nonluxury vehicle to offer .

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The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Monday. Volkswagen says the new Jetta Hybrid can travel in all-electric mode for up to 1.2 miles at speeds up to 44 mph. Volkswagen is known for its fuel-efficient diesel engines, and the Jetta Hybrid is only its second hybrid vehicle. “The world debut of the 2013 Jetta hybrid here in Detroit marks a new direction for VW, which has been more conservative than ... continue reading»

2013 Dodge Dart Unveiled in Detroit

 Chrysler Group introduced the new 2013 Dodge Dart Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The compact car resurrects the classic Dart name in the form of a new Alfa Romeo-based car. The 2013 Dodge Dart will get a base 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 160 horsepower, Dodge says in a statement. The second engine is a 1.4-liter MultiAir turbocharged four-cylinder that also produces 160 horsepower. Dodge says MultiAir technology provides “up to a 15 .

The redesigned 2013 Ford Fusion was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Monday. New to the Fusion lineup for the 2013 model year is a plug-in hybrid model, named the Fusion Energi, which joins the Fusion Hybrid and the gas-only Fusion. The 2013 Fusion powertrain lineup “offers hybrid and plug-in hybrid alternatives, a pair of EcoBoost four-cylinder engines, a normally aspirated four-cylinder engine, an automatic start stop system to shut off the engine at stationary idle

The 2012 Hyundai Genesis I tested over the holidays was difficult for me to give back. I was impressed with almost everything about this upscale midsize car, except for the fact that there is no all-wheel drive option. My 300-mile drive from Northern Virginia to Ohio to go home for Christmas took me through the mountains in Pennsylvania. I kept my fingers crossed that it wouldn’t snow, since the Genesis is a rear-wheel drive car. My test car was ... A Lincoln MKZ concept car will debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week, and will be a preview of what the next generation MKZ will look like. “Ford has promised seven new or significantly modified vehicles for Lincoln by 2014,” the Detroit Free Press reports. “… the MKZ will be the first true all-new vehicle from the team created a year ago to completely overhaul Lincoln's lineup.” Lincoln also introduced the redesigned 2013 MKT SUV .

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