Filed under: Minivan/Van , Safety If there’s a vehicle segment where safety matters most, it’s the minivan. So the good news for soccer moms and dads is that the best selling minivan in the U.S. has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award. By virtue of acing its roof strength test, the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country joins the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna at the top of IIHS’s rankings
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Five minivans earn IIHS Top Safety Pick award
Filed under: Etc. , Videos , Kia Wendy Cobb NBC Today Show interview – Click above to watch video after the jump The driver who very nearly filmed her own death has been interviewed by NBC’s Today Show after video of her shocking road debris accident went viral. Wendy Cobb of Shelby, North Carolina was driving on April 1 when the accident happened. Cobb says she was using her cameraphone to film two trucks who were holding up traffic so she could report the incident
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Video: Driver of shocking road debris accident interviewed by NBC’s Today Show
Filed under: Minivan/Van , Kia 2011 Kia Sedona – Click above for high-res image gallery Minivans are back in the spotlight again, thanks in part to the large effort Toyota put forward in reintroducing its Swagger Wagon , the Sienna . Since then, Honda has released its all-new Odyssey , Nissan has teased its all-new Quest , and Chrysler ‘s reworked Town & Country and Grand Caravan twins are set to hit dealerships in the next few months. Kia , on the other hand, isn’t making great strides in improving its minivan, the Sedona , though the friendly family-hauler does get some modest updates for the 2011 model year. Most significantly, the Sedona is now powered by Kia’s 3.5-liter V6 with output rated at 271 horsepower and 248 pound-feet of torque.
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2011 Kia Sedona gets corporate face, new engine
Filed under: Minivan/Van , Crossover , Ford , Honda , Mazda , Toyota 2011 Toyota Sienna – Click above for high-res image gallery It’s generally accepted that every new iteration of any vehicle is somehow better than its predecessor. And that’s true of the 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan, which is festooned with more goodies (like a 16.4-inch widescreen monitor for rear-seat passengers) and a sportier flair (complete with a sporty SE trim) than the previous generation Sienna. The only question that remains, then, is this: Do those improvements automatically equal a better vehicle? According to Consumer Reports , the answer is no
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Toyota Sienna score in Consumer Reports plunges, no longer top-rated
Filed under: Car Buying , Etc. , Buick , Ford , Hyundai , Kia , Mazda , Nissan , Suzuki Edmunds’ Top 10 ‘Dark-Horse’ cars – Click above for high-res image gallery We all know the typical sales winners of the automotive universe. Come hell or high water, Honda Civics and Toyota Camrys will still float off of the lot. Granted, that’s good news for most automakers, but at the same time, there’s a wealth of under-appreciated models languishing under the beady eyes of inflatable gorillas across the country.
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Edmunds compiles top ten ‘Dark-Horse’ list of worthy overlooked vehicles