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- More Volkswagen Hybrids On The Way, Jetta May Be Next
- Gas Prices Are Up…But Small-Car And Hybrid Interest Down?
- EV Fans Get In Line For The 2011 Nissan LEAF, Reservations Open April
- Chrysler Confirms 2011 Fiat 500 On Sale By End Of Year
- Tesla CEO Repeatedly Used Private Jet To Visit DC, Make Case For DOE Loans
- Chrysler, Dodge Minivans Get 60-Day Return Policy
- Timing Is Everything: Mike Rowe Spreads The Word About Ford Quality
- 2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Opel Voltec Concept Teased
- 2011 Mazda2 Interior Revealed, Still Not As Snazzy As Ford Fiesta
- Tesla Roadster: Our Contest Winner Speaks!
| More Volkswagen Hybrids On The Way, Jetta May Be Next Posted: 11 Feb 2010 05:49 PM PST  Volkswagen has just taken the wraps off its new 2011 Touareg SUV, which in hybrid form delivers a V-8 like 375 horsepower and 428 pound-feet of torque from its V-6/electric motor combination and a relatively frugal fuel economy (European combined) of 29 mpg. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg for Volkswagen's new hybrid onslaught, which...
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| Gas Prices Are Up…But Small-Car And Hybrid Interest Down? Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:02 PM PST  A continued rise in fuel prices means that people migrate to smaller vehicles and those that get higher fuel economy. Right? Well that's what common sense might lead us to think, but the Fuel Price Impact Survey from the Tustin, California-based market-research firm AutoPacific shows otherwise. The firm reports that interest in small cars and...
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| EV Fans Get In Line For The 2011 Nissan LEAF, Reservations Open April Posted: 11 Feb 2010 03:45 PM PST  Nissan is stepping up its promotional efforts for its 2011 LEAF electric vehicle, which the automaker plans to launch this December. The compact hatch was first revealed last August and since then has been doing the rounds of public fairs and small scale drive days across the country as part of the Nissan LEAF Zero-Emission Tour, which ended in...
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| Chrysler Confirms 2011 Fiat 500 On Sale By End Of Year Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:18 PM PST  Though the Chrysler-Fiat merger faces a bumpy road ahead, and many pundits think it's a hopeless case--DaimlerChrysler redux--there's at least one bright spot for Americans in the mess: the 2011 Fiat 500. And it's coming at the end of this year. Ralph Gilles confirmed the arrival date today at the Chicago Economic Club. When it does arrive, it's...
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| Tesla CEO Repeatedly Used Private Jet To Visit DC, Make Case For DOE Loans Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:31 PM PST  According to FAA records, the private jet of Tesla CEO and PayPal co-founder Elon Musk has made at least 12 trips to Washington, D.C. since the first of 2009. That in itself isn't a problem; many executives with Musk's resources own private aircraft. The problem is that (a) the operating cost of five of those flights have been covered by Tesla...
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| Chrysler, Dodge Minivans Get 60-Day Return Policy Posted: 11 Feb 2010 11:30 AM PST  Chrysler has announced that for a limited time it will offer a no-questions-asked return policy on its 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan or Chrysler Town & Country minivans. From today through March 31, if buyers trade in a competing model (owned or leased), they qualify for the Minivan Pledge, which allows them to return a purchased 2010 Town &...
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| Timing Is Everything: Mike Rowe Spreads The Word About Ford Quality Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:37 AM PST  Earlier this week, TCC editor Marty Padgett saw a commercial touting the quality of Ford vehicles and how they're built better than Toyotas or Hondas. Given that Ford recently launched an incentive program to woo Toyota owners worried about the company's current recall fiasco, we thought this was just another example of Ford taking advantage of a...
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| 2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Opel Voltec Concept Teased Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:20 AM PST  The Voltec powertrain technology that underpins the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is well-known by now, as are plans to distribute the tech to other platforms. Aside from the possible-but-not-likely Cadillac Converj, however, those other platforms have yet to be revealed. Opel appears to be getting ready to change that at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, with a...
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| 2011 Mazda2 Interior Revealed, Still Not As Snazzy As Ford Fiesta Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:07 AM PST  The 2011 Ford Fiesta interior wowed 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show attendees, but the 2011 Mazda2, the corporate cousin of the Fiesta, couldn't be compared--Mazda hadn't finished it yet. Today Mazda let loose the final product, and though it looks to be a nice environment for a fun-to-drive and inexpensive hatch, it doesn't pack the same punch as the...
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| Tesla Roadster: Our Contest Winner Speaks! Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:00 AM PST  A few weeks ago, High Gear Media welcomed our newest writer to the fold--Bruce Richter, who won a Tesla Roadster by writing about his personal experience with cars. This week we're bringing you two stories from Bruce--his own Tesla road test, and later this week, a one-on-one interview with Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen. Think you'd like...
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