Friday, December 3, 2010

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2011 Ford Fiesta SES: Driven

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:30 PM PST

There's plenty of evidence that the small-car market has changed radically over the past few years: They're become better equipped, more fun to drive, and safer than they used to be. But as we recently saw in a follow-up drive with the 2011 Ford Fiesta SES, sometimes that change feels only as deep as a features list; as some things change, others...


Chevrolet Camaro Staged To Beat Ford Mustang Sales, First Time In 25 Years

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:45 PM PST

The 2010 and 2011 Chevrolet Camaro has been a hot seller since its debut in early 2009, but this year marks its first full year of sales, and it's a steamroller for the Bowtie pony car. Ford's revamped 2011 Mustang has been sellign strong, too, but it's running behind the Camaro--for the first time in 25 years. Well, sort of. Last year saw the...


2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2012 Fiat 500 Minicar Unveiled

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:33 AM PST

The launch of the 2012 Fiat 500 at the Los Angeles Auto Show wasn't only the first new model from Chrysler's partnership with Italian automaker Fiat. It also added a new and attractive model to a category of cars that have always been an afterthought in the U.S. market: minicars, those even smaller than subcompacts. In this case, the four-seat...


Honda Announces End Of Element Production With 2011 Model

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST

After a nearly 10-year run, the Honda Element is dead, its quirky, boxy thunder stolen by the more conventional CR-V. Honda today announced its plans to cease Element production after the 2011 model year. In total 325,000 units of the Element sold over its tenure, though of late sales figures have been slumping steeply, with sales of the CR-V...


Feds Wants Rearview Cameras Standard by 2014

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 07:54 AM PST

Rearview cameras could become standard equipment by 2014, if a new proposal by the Department of Transportation makes its way into law. The DOT is expected to require that all vehicles make available to drivers, an unobstructed 180-degree rear view of their car's surroundings when the car is in reverse gear. Given the hard points of today's...


Audi, Tesla Head To Miami With Very Different Takes On The Electric Car

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 07:45 AM PST

Art festivals are big business these days, and they all take different forms. Some, like the ones in Venice, Sao Paolo, and New Orleans look like museum exhibitions splattered across entire cities. Others, like the one taking place in Miami this weekend, look like super-schmancy versions of you local art fair, with high-end displays from some of...


Family Car Guide's Most Memorable TV Family Cars, Part Two

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 06:55 AM PST

Continuing the FamilyCarGuide list of most memorable TV family cars, we include some that are a little bit of a stretch. Remember, we said that it didn’t have to be a car, or ever have been a real production car. But it did have to be used by family members – including extended family, police duos, and so on. Here, then, is part two of...


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