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Motor Trend Car of the Year: Tesla S Electric
November 15, 2012

Motor Trend Car of the Year: Tesla S Electric

The election season “loser,” California-based Tesla Motors, is a big winner despite criticism by candidate Mitt Romney during this year’s presidential campaign. The Tesla Model S Electric was named Motor Trend magazine’s 2013 Car of the Year, the first time…

Cars that will get your attention – and hold it
October 25, 2012

Cars that will get your attention – and hold it

A couple small things grabbed my attention while perusing recent online automotive stories at Car and Driver and FoxNews.com. They are the Tata Nano and the Ford C-Max Hybrid, two cars hoping to make a big splash in the U.S….

What’s sparking small-car buying trend?
October 17, 2012

What’s sparking small-car buying trend?

Chevrolet Cruze and Sonic, Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, Dodge Dart. These are just five of the names sparking big interest in today’s American small-car market. There are others – including Ford Focus and Fiesta; Fiat 500; Hyundai Accent and Elantra;…

What a concept: A new Honda sports car for 2014
October 3, 2012

What a concept: A new Honda sports car for 2014

Almost a year after the Tokyo Motor Show that introduced the Honda Small Sports EV concept car, details have emerged on a virtual look-alike, gas powered sports car expected to go on sale in Japan in 2014. And it’s Honda…

Average fuel economy increases for new cars, TrueCar reports
September 25, 2012

Average fuel economy increases for new cars, TrueCar reports

TrueCar.com’s latest report on average fuel economy for new cars sold provides some otherwise hard-to-find good news in higher gasoline prices, which were running near their peak average nationally on Sept. 11. Fuel economy increased to 23.2 mpg in August…