Chronicling the Ever-Changing Automotive Industry
At the 2011 LA Auto Show this week, Ford revealed the 2013 Escape. Ford’s small SUV is all grown up, with a host of new engines and technology, wrapped up in all-new sheet metal. Read on for more details, pictures and a video of the optional hands-free liftgate.
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2011 Scion tC
For a long time, BMW and Mercedes-Benz offered no-charge maintenance for up to 4 years or 50,000 miles. A few years ago, Mercedes stopped giving away maintenance, while BMW has continued to offer it. Over the summer, both Cadillac and Lincoln announced they were adding free maintenance packages to their new cars. Now Toyota has joined in the fray, adding 2 years or 25,000 miles of complimentary maintenance to new Toyotas and Scions. Click past the jump for more details and the press release.
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In the power wars of heavy duty pickup trucks, Ford and GM have gone back and forth for several years with their turbodiesel engines. Ford’s 2011 Super Duty, equipped with the all-new Ford-designed 6.7-liter PowerStroke diesel engine, for instance, has 390 horsepower and 735 foot-pounds of torque. Not content to sit back and let Ford get all the glory, GM announced that their heavy duty diesels would be churning out 397 horsepower and 700 foot-pounds. Well, Ford has an announcement for you – click past the jump for more details.
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2011 Lincoln MKX
If you’re going to play in the luxury car arena, you might want to look at how things are done by BMW. The German luxury car manufacturer gives new-car buyers free maintenance for 4 years/50,000 miles. Now, two domestic luxury brands are joining in, albeit in slightly different ways. Cadillac will give you free maintenance for 4 yrs/50,000 miles on any 2011 model, whereas Lincoln gives you the same length of time and mileage, but only on 2010 and 2011 models sold during this summer.
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