Nissan Motor Company Recalls Altimas

A round of applause is due to Nissan Motor Company, which recently notified, voluntarily, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that there was a problem with some bolts not being tightened properly on 2012 and 2013 Nissan Altimas. Nissan will be recalling 13,919 of the top-selling Altima sedans because of this problem, and owners are…

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The 2013 Jaguar XE Preview

Imagine the task that lies before Jaguar Motor Company:  They must find a way to take on the Porsche 911, head-to-head so to speak.  They know the venerable XK won’t be able to handle the competition because it is too big and heavy, so what to do? The answer is the all new Jaguar XE,…

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2012 Nissan Titan: Good But Not the Best

Any auto manufacturer that decides to take on the Ford F-Series should gain points just for the audacity factor; to do so and then be superior in your attempt gains big brownie points.  Nissan decided just that, in 2004, when it introduced the Nissan Titan, a full-sized truck that had everything you could ask in…

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2012 Volkswagen Passat

Have you always loved German engineering?  Well, who wouldn’t, right?  Distinctive styling, great handling, and attention to the smallest detail all add up to a wonderful driving experience, and that is German engineering as we come to expect from Mercedes-Benz and others. Still, there is a big push to buy American, what with the economy…

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Nissan Micra

Before this article was written, had any of you ever heard of the Micra K10?  This is one of those cars that had quite a successful run, having been sold from 1982 to 1992, and yet few people in the United States have ever heard of it.  Simple reason for that:  it wasn’t sold in…

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