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- 2010 Nissan Frontier: Only Small Pickup With Strong Roof Safety
- Driven: 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8
- Video: Jaguar Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Return to Le Mans
- 2010 Toyota Sequoia Bottom Line
- DOE, Daimler Keep Tesla CEO Elon Musk On A Short Leash
- 2010 Toyota Avalon Bottom Line
- UPDATE: Braking Issue In 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid, Recall TBD
- GM Foundation Gives 30 GMC Sierras To Haiti Relief Efforts
- Chevrolet Cobalt Under Investigation For Power Steering Flaw
| 2010 Nissan Frontier: Only Small Pickup With Strong Roof Safety Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:11 PM PST  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has rated five small and mid-size pickups and found that roof-crush protection isn't so good overall. The only truck of the five tested to earn the top rating of 'good'—just barely—was the 2010 Nissan Frontier (also sold, structurally similar, as the 2010 Suzuki Equator). In order to earn that...
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| Driven: 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:07 PM PST  There's no question: The $43,655 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is challenging. Challenging to certain male egos; challenging to judgmental mothers-in-law; challenging to humorless, Saab/Volvo/Honda Odyssey-driving soccer moms…. Challenging even to some muscle-car aficionados who think the big, bad Dodge is just a little too retro. Still, fans and...
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| Video: Jaguar Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Return to Le Mans Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:12 AM PST  Last fall, Jaguar debuted its RSR Racing Jaguar XKR GT2 endurance racer at the Petit Le Mans, and this year the company will be making its return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe in its 75th year of carmaking. Jaguar hopes to take its first win at the famed race since the XJR-12 took the title in 1990. It looks well-suited to...
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| 2010 Toyota Sequoia Bottom Line Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:00 AM PST  The 2010 Toyota Sequoia is a full-size sport-utility vehicle, based on the mammoth Toyota Tundra pickup. In direct competition with other big utes like the the Chevrolet Suburban, Ford Expedition, and Nissan Armada, the Sequoia is built for hauling a full load of people and addressing heavy trailer-towing needs. With its huge, imposing chrome...
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| DOE, Daimler Keep Tesla CEO Elon Musk On A Short Leash Posted: 04 Feb 2010 09:53 AM PST  Earlier this week, our own John Voelcker raised a number of questions about Tesla and its long-term viability. Now Wired -- a high-tech media outlet that often champions the EV automaker -- has revealed some interesting news about Tesla's recent $465 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, its tie-up with Daimler, its impending IPO, and...
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| 2010 Toyota Avalon Bottom Line Posted: 04 Feb 2010 09:23 AM PST  The Avalon is Toyota's full-size sedan; although it offers a lot of available luxury and even some higher-tech features like laser cruise control, the 2010 Toyota Avalon places the priority on comfort and roominess. The Toyota Avalon is conservative looking on the outside, and to put it kindly, it's not going to raise your pulse at first sight...
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| UPDATE: Braking Issue In 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid, Recall TBD Posted: 04 Feb 2010 09:20 AM PST  UPDATE: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a formal inquiry into the brakes of the 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid. It has now received 124 complaints of faulty brakes, out of roughly 37,000 of the cars sold to date in the U.S. Toyota said it would cooperate fully with the investigation, which applies only to the 2010...
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| GM Foundation Gives 30 GMC Sierras To Haiti Relief Efforts Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:33 AM PST  Between the Toyota recall fiasco and another that may be brewing for the Chevy Cobalt, drivers have a lot on their mind these days. And while we're dedicated to keeping you up-to-date on the safety front, occasionally we like to take a quick time-out for some good news -- in this case General Motors Foundation's donation of 30 GMC Sierra pickups...
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| Chevrolet Cobalt Under Investigation For Power Steering Flaw Posted: 04 Feb 2010 07:16 AM PST  The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is investigating 1,132 customer complaints about the Chevrolet Cobalt. Drivers have reported a sudden loss of power steering in the 2005-09 Cobalt and the 2008-09 Cobalt SS, which has "resulted in difficulty controlling the vehicle, such as departing from the desired travel lane", according...
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