Buick Verano is a compact with big-car hush

What if you could have a car that was a compact sedan that carried the sound and luxury of a full-size sedan? That's exactly what Buick has done with the Verano. Designed to deliver optimal MPG, adequate space, a smooth ride, and plenty of horsepower just like a full-sized sedan, packed into a compact.

USAToday writes:

Can a small Buick feel and sound like a big one? And if it did, would you want to buy one?

Drive On came away impressed on all counts earlier this month with the new Buick Verano, a compact sedan that is able to retain the brand's reputation for comfort and whisper quietness in the cabin.

At the same time, Verano manages to avoid the things buyers never liked about Buicks -- a squishy ride more akin to a hovercraft and ill-fitting interiors. Testing the car over hundreds of miles, Verano handled confidently and didn't leave us guessing whether pavement was passing beneath us.

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Ford boasts that its hybrid tech leapfrogs Toyota

The road to the new Ford Fusion Hybrid's 47 mpg , expected to be America's most fuel-efficient non-rechargeable sedan, can be traced back to Ford's electrified vehicle team and the nearly 500 patents Ford now holds for its hybrid technology.

USAToday writes:

Want some fightin' words? Ford is throwing down the gauntlet when it comes to boasts about its new Fusion Hybrid, saying it technology research is leapfrogging Toyota.

Proof? Ford says Fusion Hybrid will get better gas mileage than Toyota's well-regarded, new Camry Hybrid, Bloomberg News reports.

Ford says it has accomplished the goal through dogged research into hybrids, including 461 patents. It's not the kind of boast that will likely go over well at Toyota, which takes its greatest pride -- justifiably -- in its hybrids.

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Eli Manning's new Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet is making a special edition Corvette, exclusively for the 2012 year. This Corvette has up to 628 horsepower, comes with special 100th anniversary badges, and suede-trimmed black interior and runs from $69,115-$128,515... And they gave one away to Eli Manning!

FoxNews writes: 

Just like the stadium he quarterbacked the New York Giants to their Super Bowl victory in, Eli Manning’s new car is a convertible.

As a prize for being named MVP of the game, Chevrolet handed Manning the keys to a Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition.

No run of the mill Vette, the special package celebrates the 100th anniversary of Chevy's founding on November 3rd, 2011, and is only being offered on 2012 model year cars.

Read: Chevy introduces fastest Corvette convertible ever

Available on any of the Corvette models, the $4950 option includes Carbon Flash Metallic paint, Satin Black wheels with red accents, a suede-trimmed black interior, special 100th Anniversary badges and an advanced active suspension system.

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Chevy New Environmental Impact Labels

At Don Elliott Auto Group we're proud to support Chevrolet with their new environmental impact labels. These labels should appear on all new 2013 models of vehicles produced by Chevy.

Here's what SlashGear has to say:

Chevy’s making a big push in the green segment for cars and the impact those cars have on the environment. The environmental impact includes the technologies and materials used to make the vehicles as well as the emissions that the vehicles produce. To help the average consumer be aware of the green push that Chevy is investing in, it will start placing new stickers touting green on vehicles with the 2013 range.

Chevy is boasting that it is the first automotive manufacturer to place these labels on vehicles in an attempt to allow the buyer to see how green the vehicles are in manufacturing, driving, and recyclability.

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Chevy Introduces Super Bowl App for Smartphones and Tablets

It seems like there's an app for everything these days! Ordering pizza? There's an app for that. Watching the Super Bowl? Chevrolet's got an app for that.

General Motors Chevrolet, which is expected to run several ads during NBC's Super Bowl broadcast on Feb. 5, is releasing an app for mobile phones and tablets that it hopes will give it entree to consumers' social-media activity during the gridiron classic.

The Chevy Game Time app -- available in the Android Market, Apple's App Store and at chevy.com/gametime by the start of the NFL's NFC Championship game this Sunday -- will pose trivia and poll questions on subjects including the game, teams and commercials. Consumers who answer trivia correctly or choose the most-common poll answer will be entered into drawings to win one of thousands of prizes from Chevrolet as well as Bridgestone, Motorola, the NFL and NFLShop.com, Papa John's Pizza and Sirius XM Radio. Everyone who downloads the app will also receive a unique "license plate" number. Consumers whose numbers match any plate in Chevy's Super Bowl spots will win a vehicle.

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Ford Goes Even More Green!

Are you passionate about the environment? Ford is, and they're going even more green by reducing manufacturing water consumption by up to 30%! Blue Oval News staff writes:

"Ford enters 2012 with plans to further reduce the amount of water used to make vehicles and continue showing efficiency is not only inherent in its vehicle lineup, but also in its manufacturing practices.

A new goal calls for Ford to cut the amount of water used to make each vehicle 30 percent globally by 2015, compared with the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009.

Ford is also developing year-over-year efficiency targets as part of its annual environmental business planning process and has established a cross-functional team spanning several divisions to review water usage more holistically.

'Water remains one of our top environmental priorities and our aggressive reduction target helps ensure continued focus on this critical resource,' said Sue Cischke, group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering."

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Chevrolet to Offer Sport-tuned Sonic RS Model!

Chevrolet will add a performance-oriented RS variant to its Sonic lineup for the 2013 model year. Chevrolet says that its primary goal is to give the Sonic “a more performance-oriented look and feel,” according to the automaker’spress release.

The 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS, which is only available as a hatchback, will be powered by the same 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine available on the 2012 Sonic, and will be paired with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.

Although the RS’ engine doesn’t gain any power, reviewers predict that the RS will be a better performer than its non-RS siblings. “Engineers did fiddle with the RS’s gearing a bit—the manual gets closer ratios, and the automatic gets a shorter final-drive—so it will likely be slightly quicker than the standard turbo,” Car and Driver says. “Chevy did a bit more underneath the RS. Its suspension is stiffer and lower, and it will be the only Sonic with rear disc brakes.”

Visually, the Sonic RS will distinguish itself with model-specific 17 -inch wheels, a new grille and a new rear spoiler, among other changes. Inside, the RS will include a flat-bottom steering wheel, front sport seats, a new manual shift knob and aluminum-covered sport pedals.

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