Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Toyota Recall: Older, Higher-Mileage Vehicles More At Risk

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 02:08 PM PST

Toyota's recent recall for an issue that might lead to a sticky accelerator pedal covers about 2.3 million vehicles going all the way back to 2005. But is the owner of a 2005 Toyota Avalon with 150,000 miles more likely to experience this as, say, the owner of 2010 Toyota Corolla fresh out of the showroom? The short answer is yes. Today, Toyota...


2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Helps Mercedes Boost Sales 45.3 Percent In January

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:56 AM PST

We typically try to spare you the dry and often ephemeral tedium of monthly sales reports, but this month, Mercedes-Benz posted a 45.3 percent gain over January 2009--and that's something to take note of. Strong sales of the new E-Class helped push the boost, but sales of models like the S-Class, SL-Class, M-Class and GLK-Class are also up...


Congress Considers Adding 20,000 Electric Vehicles To USPS Fleet

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:18 AM PST

With around 260,000 vehicles at its disposal, the United States Postal Service operates the biggest civilian fleet in the country. Unfortunately, most of those vehicles get terrible gas mileage: the Grumman postal van only earns around 10mpg, and the 17% of USPS trucks that run on E85 don't fare any better. With stats like that, it's reasonable to...


2012 Dodge Durango/Magnum Images Leaked Via USPTO

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:38 AM PST

Rumors abound on the web that the next Dodge Durango may wear the Magnum name that once graced the wagon version of the Dodge Charger/Chrysler 300C. Whatever it's called, we dug around the U.S. Patent and Trade Office website and found these images of the 2012 Dodge crossover. The patent is for the design of the body of the vehicle itself--the...


Honda Troubles: Sluggish Insight Sales, Costly Fit Hybrid Technology

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:17 AM PST

Honda had big plans for the 2010 Insight. With low pricing and high tech, Honda hoped the Insight could leapfrog past the Toyota Prius to become the hottest hybrid on the market. Unfortunately, Honda's dreams haven't exactly played out as planned. When the 2010 Insight launched in March of last year, Honda set a U.S. sales goal of 90,000 units in...


2010 Volkswagen GTI: The Greenest Hot Hatch?

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:00 AM PST

The front-wheel-drive Volkswagen GTI is a blast to drive. It's fun slow, it's fun fast. It's a lot like a MINI Cooper in that regard, but less cute, way more practical, and many of its attributes are quite nuanced and subtle — unlike a MINI. More on subtleties below. Fireworks come first. And you experience the latter at all times behind the wheel...


HUMMER Granted Reprieve, Sale Deadline Extended To February 28

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 06:59 AM PST

Just as plans were announced for Saab's bright, shiny future, one of General Motors' other orphans -- HUMMER -- has been granted a stay of execution. GM previously set a deadline of January 28 for completing the sale of HUMMER to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., but both companies have now agreed to extend that deadline to...


2010 Chicago Auto Show Preview: 2011 Ford Edge Gets EcoBoost

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 05:19 AM PST

Ford is on a roll lately, having unveiled its 2011 Fiesta subcompact and 2012 Focus compact. Now the company turns to refreshing its Edge five-seat crossover, both improving its gas mileage and adding its well-received MyFord Touch instrument panel and switch system. The new 2011 Ford Edge is scheduled to be unveiled at next week's Chicago Auto...


Spyker: Saab To Become A Streamlined Performance Brand

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:28 AM PST

The long, strange saga of Saab is nearly at an end, and the company's new parent, Spyker, has now revealed plans for the brand's future. In a nutshell, Saab will be repositioned as a performance marque, based on a core group of three or four models. The Saab 9-3, 9-4X, and 9-5 are confirmed members of that lineup, and there's also talk of...


2011 Hyundai Sonata Priced From $19,195

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:35 PM PST

  The 2011 Hyundai Sonata sedan is about to go on sale and in the lead up to its showroom arrival the South Korean automaker has revealed prices for the new car. The latest addition to Hyundai’s lineup is the sixth-generation of the popular nameplate and has been completely redesigned from the ground up, showing a design flair that's been...


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