The good: Offering excellent battery life and processing power in a compact, sturdy design, the Dell Vostro V131 improves on last year’s version while keeping a clean look. The bad: Other 13-inch laptops are even thinner and lighter; the matte screen and mono speaker are weak for a laptop this...

With 444 horsepower, the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 is a street-legal race car.(Credit: Ford) Customers who purchase a 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 will be able to push the limits of the performance vehicle at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. Ford on Thursday announced “Boss Track...

Vudu decided to offer a browser-based iPad feature rather than an app. This way, the company doesn’t have to pay Apple’s subscription fees.(Credit: Greg Sandoval) NEW YORK–Vudu is making itself available on iPad, a move that will help the streaming-video service expand distribution and...

2012 Buick Regal GS sedan in a crystal red tintcoat cruises the Michigan countryside.(Credit: GM) Buick just announced pricing on the 2012 Regal with eAssist, and the sportier 2012 Regal GS. The Regal with eAssist will start at $29,530. The eAssist system is actually a $2,000 option on the Regal base model,...

Revealed today is just a glimpse of the 2012 Civic aimed at the European market.(Credit: Honda) Photos of a camouflaged 2012 Honda Civic design as a European, C-segment competitor, popped up on the Web today. Here’s what has been revealed so far: the new Civic has been developed specifically for the...