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Deals on Wheels

Hot cars at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Automakers are debuting key models at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show.Updated versions of big sellers like the Ford Escape, Nissan Sentra and Hyundai Elantra are there, as well as new luxury vehicles like the Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan, the Cadillac XT5 SUV and the Land Rover ...

Ford Escape updates onboard communications

The Ford Escape gets better for 2016 with a new, easy-to-operate version of its Sync onboard communications and control system that's quicker to respond and more user-friendly.The second best-selling sport utility vehicle in the United States is one of the first Fords to get a better Sync ...

Dead and exploding batteries not uncommon

DEAR?DOCTOR: I pressed the pushbutton start on my 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI and heard a loud bang, like a shotgun going off. All of the electrical systems went dead. I opened the hood and saw smoke coming from the battery and noticed the top and sides of the battery were blown out. I had the ...

1956 Chevrolet Sport Coupe: A project car

Jim Hamilton recalls a long-ago visit in Wisconsin from his uncle and being captivated by his 1956 Chevrolet. That car is but a memory. By 1980, a grown-up Hamilton started a search for a bargain-priced 1956 Chevrolet similar his uncle's car.He located such a car in the autumn of that year: It ...