Consumer Reports picks best cars for teens and seniors

Filed under: Car Buying, Budget, Minivan/Van, Sedan, SUV, Safety, Hatchback, Acura, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Luxury Consumer Reports picks the best cars for teens and seniors – Click above for high-res image gallery The car-savy folk over at Consumer Reports have released a new list of its best picks for vehicles suited for [...]

Autoblog Podcast #166 – Chicago recap/Geneva preview

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Podcasts, Geneva Motor Show, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, GM, Lincoln, Mercury, Toyota Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! It’s Chris² as both Shunk and Paukert join Dan and for Episode #166 of the Autoblog Podcast this week. First up, as usual, is the Autoblog Garage, [...]

Hyundai recalls 65,000+ 2006-2009 Azera sedans over seatbelt issue

Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Hyundai The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall campaign directed at certain model year 2006 through 2009 Hyundai Azera sedans. All affected Azera models were manufactured between September 27, 2005, and October 1, 2008 – in total, 65,226 vehicles are subject to the recall action. The Azera [...]

Visions of Grandeur: Refreshed Hyundai Azera on the horizon?

Filed under: Sedan, Hyundai, Design/Style, South Korea KDM Hyundai Grandeur – click for high-res gallery The Hyundai Azera is a perfectly nice car in a background-supporting-role kind of way. While the slow-selling model might seem to be something of a moot point now that the Genesis sedan is on U.S. soil, a refreshed version of [...]

2009 Hyundai ix-onic Concept

The Hyundai ix-onic Concept, which makes its world premiere at the 79th Salon International de L’Automobile on March 3rd, 2009, introduces a whole new look for Hyundai’s compact SUVs and is packed with technology which make it more fuel efficient than some superminis. Designed to assertive but not aggressive, the Hyundai ix-onic Concept (pronounced “ik-sonnik”) [...]