The 2012 Ford Focus stands out on the street, even among vastly improved compact hatchback and sedan competition. It offers personality, many optional features, and styling that makes it both distinctive and modern. Plus, the optional SFE version is rated at the all-important 40 mpg highway mark. It may be built in Wayne, Michigan, but the Focus...
Spare a thought, if you will, a momentary tear, for 85,000 doomed drivers of three models of hybrid car in California. They are the unlucky losers of a privilege that saved them time, raised the value of their vehicle, and undoubtedly increased their karmic contentment, all because of a set of tiny stickers. Those very special stickers gave them...
Given the premium positioning of the 2011 Audi A3 compact hatchback, you won't be cross-shopping it against mass-market Asian brands. But as a refined, versatile German import, the A3 offers both brand cachet and a feature few other compacts have: a fuel-efficient clean diesel TDI engine. The A3 TDI is rated at 30 mpg city, 42 mpg highway, with a...
Chances are, you don't own a car with start-stop technology. But you will. For the uninitiated, start-stop is a simple concept: lift your foot from the accelerator and roll your car to a stop, and the engine will shut down. Press the gas again, and it re-ignites. It mirrors a technique used by hypermilers for years, but the car does it...
They're not pretty, but they should catch your attention. Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued its design for a warning label to be placed on so-called pumps that dispense the new gasoline blend, which contains a higher ethanol content. Although the legal status of E15 gasoline may be in some doubt, the EPA is moving forward with...
The 2012 Ford Focus stands out on the street, even among vastly improved compact hatchback and sedan competition. It offers personality, many optional features, and styling that makes it both distinctive and modern. Plus, the optional SFE version is rated at the all-important 40 mpg highway mark. It may be built in Wayne, Michigan, but the Focus...
Spare a thought, if you will, a momentary tear, for 85,000 doomed drivers of three models of hybrid car in California. They are the unlucky losers of a privilege that saved them time, raised the value of their vehicle, and undoubtedly increased their karmic contentment, all because of a set of tiny stickers. Those very special stickers gave them...
Given the premium positioning of the 2011 Audi A3 compact hatchback, you won't be cross-shopping it against mass-market Asian brands. But as a refined, versatile German import, the A3 offers both brand cachet and a feature few other compacts have: a fuel-efficient clean diesel TDI engine. The A3 TDI is rated at 30 mpg city, 42 mpg highway, with a...
Chances are, you don't own a car with start-stop technology. But you will. For the uninitiated, start-stop is a simple concept: lift your foot from the accelerator and roll your car to a stop, and the engine will shut down. Press the gas again, and it re-ignites. It mirrors a technique used by hypermilers for years, but the car does it...
They're not pretty, but they should catch your attention. Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued its design for a warning label to be placed on so-called pumps that dispense the new gasoline blend, which contains a higher ethanol content. Although the legal status of E15 gasoline may be in some doubt, the EPA is moving forward with...
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