Archive for December, 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
As the New Year approaches we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers for supporting us in our first year. The small car segment is one that is only bound to grow as more people start to drive, the environment continues to be a concern ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
With the first of the year just around the corner, General Motors is making preparations to find buyers for the last of its Saturn and Pontiac models. It is planning a fire sale with an interesting twist. Normally, new cars are sold to their first buyers on what is known ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
April was the time we first heard about the 2011 Honda CR-ZSports Hybrid. In fact, it led to asking the question: Is this the future of sports cars? However, the more information that is leaked on the 2011 Honda CR-Z, the more we wonder if it won't inspire the same lack ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
() According to the Detroit Free Press, Toyota led all automakers in 2009 when it came to safety recalls--a dubious honor to be sure. This was the first time Toyota has ever lead that category, and the company has the recall of 4.3 million Toyota and Lexus units for ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
() Earlier this week, Ford announced that it will begin allowing drivers to tag songs that are heard on the radio, so that customers can purchase them on iTunes later. This new feature won't be available in all Ford vehicles in the beginning, and Automotive News says Ford will ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Maybe you're already overloaded with end-of-year lists. But indulge us; this is the weirdest collection of most-popular articles we could ever have imagined. We've got urine. We've got Muslims and ethanol. We've got hybrid Ferraris. We've even got our ever-popular rant on why Miles-Per-Gallon is a really, really stupid way ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
As many of our readers are aware, our editor in chief Lyle Dennis is one of the few select individuals to currently lease a Mini E prototype. His journeys with this vehicle have been documented several times on our site and now, with the cold of winter upon us, new ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
I know Christmas has come and gone but if you scored some cash from the relatives or the mistress and it's burning a hole in your pocket why not check out this new Dodge Challenger Car mouse. There is actually a whole line of Road Mice for many different vehicle ...
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
We first wrote about Lightning Hybrids back in April during the 2009 Denver Auto Show. The Denver Auto Show was the first showing of their prototype LH4 Hydraulic Hybrid vehicle. Yes, you read that correctly—Hydraulic Hybrid.Haven't heard of Lightning Hybrids? That may be because they have been in business for only a ...
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
After six days and over 400 miles of real-world road testing of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, I am happy to report that the car has earned its green cred. It travels over 600 miles on a single tank of gas and provides instantaneous mpg performance based on current driving ...
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