I read this fantastic Yahoo article today listing the worlds top gas guzzling cars. We all know that small frugal hatchbacks are more fuel efficient than large SUVs, and that diesels and hybrids are more fuel efficient than their conventional gas-engined counterparts.
But, we wondered, which cars on roads are the absolute worst for the owners’ […]
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Top 10 Gas Guzzling Cars
6 Cars That Need Makeovers Now!
Not every car can be beautiful. While there are always good-looking cars, no one has forgotten the strange lines of the Subaru Baja or the Pontiac Aztek’s angular proportions. Though these cars were disliked for their ugly-duckling exteriors, at least they were remembered for their unique looks and innovative features. The Baja and Aztek have […]
World’s Cheapest Car
Tata Motors Ltd., the maker of Jaguar and Land Rover luxury vehicles, will start accepting bookings for the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, in the second week of April.
The automaker will display the Nano at dealerships from the first week of April, Tata Motors said in a statement today. The Mumbai-based company will elaborate on […]
Best New Cars For Winter Driving
Just days after a prolonged cold snap across the Great Lakes and Northeast finally let up this week, heavy rain and snow are expected to take their turns along the West Coast.
And even if temperatures in California don’t sink to the sub-20s level endured by New Yorkers lately, commuters on both coasts will, at some […]
6 Cars On Their Way Towards Extinction
Often times we pretend that we buy a particular new car for practical reasons. We convince ourselves and others that we think of a car as an appliance or a line item in a household budget.
Lets face it, deep deep down, we all know that sometimes a car chooses us […]
Ford’s Ka In New Bond Film
The diminutive Ka is driven in the film by Bond’s feisty leading lady Olga Kurylenko who plays Camille, an ally of 007 in the movie.”The new Ka is the perfect match for the character of Camille - adventurous, individual and thoroughly modern,” says Ford of Europe’s Chief Operating Officer, Stephen Odell.
Bond films have a […]
Buy A New Car or Lease?
I just read a great post on Yahoo that said journalists who write and review new cars are never supposed to say that you should never purchase a new car.
Perhaps this is so, however you still might not want to buy a new car. Hold onto what you have for as long as possible — […]
Best 2009 New Car Models
Even with heavy incentives on out-going model year cars, even small improvements to the new version can make it worth holding out.
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1. 2009 Dodge Ram
Price: $21,270 - $43,240
There are some amazing deals on 2008 Dodge Rams right now. That’s because dealers are trying to clear floor space to make room for the new 2009 Ram […]
Safest Vehicles for Downsizing
I came across this timely Forbes article. For those like Amy Fife, a single mother of two, wants to sell her mid-sized sport utility vehicle for something more fuel efficient.
“Years ago I never paid much attention to the price of gas,” says the 37-year-old Portland, Ore., administrative assistant. But with gas prices around $4 a […]
New Car Brands: Who Owns What?
There are lots of car brands. Here’s who owns them all.
Ever wondered which car manufacturers own various car brands? Here’s a cheat sheet that shows what’s going on with the top 25 manufacturers, ranked by global sales in 2007. This does not include agreements and partnerships that don’t have equity stakes in the parent […]