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The summer season is coming to an end with the Labor Day holiday right around the corner. This month's newsletter focuses on back to school, the best cars for teens and a look at some of the new vehicles coming out for the 2011 model year. In addition, the finalists in Automotive X Prize competition to create a 100 MPGe car are closing in on the grand prize.
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|  | | Car Packing
Heading on a late summer vacation or driving your child back to school? It is tempting to pack your vehicle to the gills to fit everything in, but it's not safe or wise. Here are some tips on packing your car safely.
 | | | |  | | Best Cars for Teen Drivers
With the end of summer in sigh,t parents may be looking to choose a car for teens returning to college or high school. See which vehicle types we recommend and the safety features you don't want your teen to drive without.
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|  | | New Car Preview
The fall is traditionally the time when many manufacturers unveil new vehicle designs for the upcoming model year. We offer a preview of some of the most notable 2011 models that are headed into showrooms.
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|  | | Reading Between the (Trim) Lines
If you're looking to buy a new car, deciding between the various model trim lines can be confusing. We help decipher which ones are best for your money and which features are important and worth an upgrade.
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|  | | Contest to Award Winners
The competition heads to the validation stage this month where fuel economy and emissions will be checked in an outside lab to make sure the vehicles meet the 100MPGe figure. See the latest videos, photos, and information on the finalists vying for this $10 million prize.
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|  | | First Looks
Consumer Reports anonymously purchases over 80 cars throughout the year. The newest members of our test family include the Ford Fiesta and Mazda2. See our first impressions of these two new, small, fuel-efficient cars.
| | | |  | | NHTSA Report on Toyota Unintended
Acceleration Cases
A preliminary report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into the causes of unintended acceleration in Toyotas shows that 35 of the 58 crashes it studied involved complaints showed that no brake was applied. The agency has drawn no conclusions about additional causes beyond the two defects already known – pedal entrapment and sticking gas pedals.
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