Small cars used to be manufactured for buyers looking for cheap transportation. A decade ago, it was possible to buy half a dozen small cars without even power windows or rear defrosters. Those willing to spend more on options were buying SUVs, or midsize and large cars. In today’s market, however, middle class buyers and even the wealthy are downsizing. These buyers are looking for smaller cars that get higher …
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Last month, we told you that GM’s next small car, the 2010 Chevy Cruze, would reportedly achieve 40 mpg. That report was based on GM’s own statements — no one outside the company has driven, or for that matter even seen, the Cruze. Since that report, Ford has stated that its new Fiesta small car will get nearly the same rating. Now a small mention in an AP story has …
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CNN Money reports, "Fuel prices at the pump fell overnight, a nationwide survey of gas station credit card swipes showed Thursday." The nationwide average price of a gallon of regular gas "retreated nearly a penny to $4.105, down from a record $4.114" on Thursday, according to AAA. The drop in gas prices follows a drop in the price of oil. The Los Angeles Times notes, "Oil prices tumbled for the …
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Need to slow down traffic in your neighborhood? 11-year old Landon Wilburn of Louisville, Kentucky can help you out. He’s got a hot wheels radar gun, a toy siren, and a mission in life. The Chicago Tribune reports, "Dressed in a reflective vest, wearing a bicycle helmet and armed with a Hot Wheels brand radar gun, he points and records the speed of passing traffic. The boy also carries a …
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Honda officials have been telling us for months that they plan to offer as many as three new hybrid vehicles over the next several years, beginning with a five-door hybrid sedan meant to do battle with the Toyota Prius, headed for showrooms in early 2009. Spy photographers have captured photos of Honda’s upcoming Prius-fighter in testing, and it looks like… A Prius. Almost exactly like a Prius. Close enough that …
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The British International Auto Show opens next week, and for 2008 it indeed goes "international." While U.S. automakers are struggling, a tiny Mexico-city based automaker plans to introduce its first high-end sports car in London next week, and while no one has yet driven a working prototype, the little car puts some impressive numbers on paper. Top Gear reports, "The Mastretta MXT - the first car ever designed and built …
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Hyundai is banking heavily on its new Genesis rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan, with some officials at the Korean automaker hoping the car will justify a luxury spin-off brand to compete with Lexus and Acura. In order to get the Genesis on American roads quickly, Kicking Tires reports, "it’s given the $33,000 car an excellent lease option: The Genesis can be yours for two years with $2,199 up front and $399 a …
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Automakers traditionally reveal new car designs at auto shows. The events, staged in large convention centers in a handful of cities between early fall and spring, are open first to the media and then to the general public. Automakers reveal new car designs there, as well as "concept cars" — usually empty shells of cars, without working parts, built as design studies that may, or may not, inform future car …
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Garmin is still the leader in global portable satellite navigation, a position they strengthened this week by inking a deal with Ford Europe to fully integrate the Garmin Nuvi 760 into several Ford vehicles. Several electronics sites report the 4.3-inch widescreen Nuvi 760 will be mounted in the European Focus, C-Max, Kuga Transit and Transit Connect, as well as Ford’s new Fiesta, set to sell in Europe this summer. The …
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U.S. automakers struggling against an economic downturn and a consumer shift away from profitable American SUVs toward small foreign cars shouldn’t expect any help from their government. Reuters reports, "President George W. Bush urged motorists on Tuesday to conserve gasoline while automakers move to make their fleets more efficient, and said General Motors Corp and other mainstays of the U.S. economy should not expect a government bailout." Administration officials are …
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