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Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief

Fred Meier

Former D.C. Bureau Chief Fred Meier, who lives every day with Washington gridlock, has an un-American love of small wagons and hatchbacks.

Articles by Fred Meier

The stylized N on the 2018 Honda Accord's dashboard is the shortest of 
 shortcuts to Android phone Bluetooth pairing.
Mercedes-Benz unveiled a sleek third generation of its CLS, the car that 
 launched the four-door coupe concept, at the 2017 L.A. Auto Show.
A new front end adds muscle to the 2018 Acura TLX mid-size sedan, and the diamond pentagon grille looks great.
Images of the new 2019 Cadillac XT4 compact SUV, to be unveiled March 
 27 in New York, will be teased in Oscar ad with Bruno Mars' Uptown 
 Funk.
The redesigned 2018 Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent subcompacts boost their 
 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashworthiness ratings over the 
 last generation.
A Nissan video hints that the 370Zki (pronounce 370-ski) project vehicle 
 for the 2018 Chicago Auto Show will be fitted to make tracks in the snow.
Audi's flagship A8 sedan, to be revealed July 11 in Barcelona, rolled up at 
 the Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere with Spidey on the hood.
A Mercedes-Benz video shows exterior features of the new, curvy CLS- 
 Class four-door coupe to be unveiled Wednesday at the L.A. Auto Show.
Dodge's video breadcrumbs for the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon continues 
 today with Third Law, a clip teasing the suspension tuning.