Consumer Reports Tests Dodge Dart, Says Close Enough, But No Cigar; XTS, MKS & ES Also Rated

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/consumer-reports-tests-dodge-dart-says.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yDSUnPsvYzc/UKwl2klAgyI/AAAAAAAKKak/kS-ywA1UmgE/s1600/Dodge-Dart-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">The </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Dodge%20Dart"><font face="Verdana">Dodge Dart</font></a><font face="Verdana"> compact is the first completely new product to come out of the Fiat-Chrysler alliance and it has just been tested by <i><a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm">Consumer Reports</a></i> (CR). While buyers </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/buyers-disagree-with-consumer-reports.html"><font face="Verdana">don’t necessarily adhere</font></a><font face="Verdana"> to what the motoring press has to say, CR’s tests still command enough heft in the U.S. market to make a carmaker dread its verdict.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">So, how did the Dart do? The good news is that CR, which tested two versions of the Dart, the US$20,680 2.0-liter SXT and the US$24,490 1.4-liter Rallye, praised their quiet cabin, nimble handling and taut yet compliant ride. The bad news is that, neither of them scored high enough to earn the coveted “recommended” tag.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">“The Dart is the first decent compact car from </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Dodge"><font face="Verdana">Dodge</font></a><font face="Verdana"> in decades,” said CR’s Auto Test Center director Jake Fisher. “It has some solid positives. But overall it can’t yet measure up to the best in class.”</font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/consumer-reports-tests-dodge-dart-says.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Lincoln Selectively Goes Back into the Future for New 2013 MKS Commercial

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/lincoln-selectively-goes-back-into.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5742038154269345170" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2KMD8PgWCxM/T6_RR1f2xZI/AAAAAAAHmn4/sNC903IfJck/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A new Lincoln commercial for the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-auto-show-2013-lincoln-mks-grows.html">redesigned 2013 MKS</a> sedan takes us for a very quick spin through the luxury brand's history. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The spot starts from 1922 when the Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln after it was forced into bankruptcy and stops in the mid-1970s, skipping almost three decades of history (wonder why…) before it showcases the new MKS. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">You can watch the 30-second ad in the video after the break. </span></p> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/lincoln-selectively-goes-back-into.html#more">Read more »</a>

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A new Lincoln commercial for the redesigned 2013 MKS sedan takes us for a very quick spin through the luxury brand's history. The spot...

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