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Top 5 Japanese Car Ads
You live on a crowded island, you tend to lack a few things. Like a proper perspective on the world, or a diversified gene pool. Or perhaps you begin to do crazy things like drink copious quantities of alcohol, and then design unreliable cars like the British. Or if you are the Japanese, you do...
Auto Insurance Coverage Explained
Auto insurance is a necessity. Picking the right car insurance coverage protects you if you cause an accident, or if a tree limb lands on your car. It’s important to... June 25, 2010 by Steve Klick
How Safe Can An Old Tire Be?
Tire aging has surfaced as an issue in a civil trial that has two huge automotive names defending themselves in a Montana courtroom. Ford and Firestone are two of the... June 13, 2010 by John DeCostanza
Tire Aging: The Unseen Danger
Most car owners think that the best way to measure how safe their tires are is by using a tread depth gauge (or Abe Lincoln’s head on a penny), but maybe you should be... June 8, 2010 by John DeCostanza
Man Versus Hummer (And A Brief History)
In 1985, AM General began production on the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), or Humvee. After the vehicle received considerable positive attention during... June 1, 2010 by Michael Larner
Have You Driven A Hideous Mercury Lately?
I read today that Ford may well be winding down Mercury a brand that once had a brand image, a car line and products that people once bought. And for the life of me, when I... May 28, 2010 by Jon Druker
Volkswagen Takes Controlling Stake in Italdesign Giugiaro
On Tuesday the Volkswagen Group announced, at a joint press conference with Italdesign Giugiaro, it will take a 90.1 percent stake in the Italian design firm, with the... May 27, 2010 by Anthony Alaniz 1
Do You Need a Bill of Sale To Sell Your Car Privately?
More Americans are selling their cars on their own instead of trading them in. It’s another consequence of the economic downturn. Yet most of us only sell a handful of... May 17, 2010 by L James Johnson
Ford Transit Connect: Truck Of The Year
At the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, the Ford Transit Connect was revealed, a truly revolutionary automobile for the North American market. The Transit Connect brings a... May 11, 2010 by Kelly Smith 1
Ten Reasons To Buckle Your Seat Belts
1. You are less likely to lose your life in a car accident if you wear a seatbelt.When death draws near, the lesson that most walk away with is the value of day-to-day life... April 27, 2010 by Kelly Smith 1
Movie Star Gets A Facelift
Let’s play a game. I’ll give you ten facts about a car and you tell me the name and make of the car. Ready? Here we go. This car: Is one of the most popular cars of all... April 8, 2010 by Christopher Raymond
Your Car Needs Sunscreen, Too!
When I was a kid, my parents let me run around outside for hours without a thought of skin protection. Being a fair-skinned boy, I'd get burns that would make my skin... February 17, 2010 by David Bynon 1
2011 BMW 5-Series: A Return To Form, In Several Ways
As we reported last week in a first drive of the new 2011 BMW 5-Series, BMW has returned to form with an all-new 5er that's not only a more focused driver's car but also one... January 28, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 1
Auto Brand Websites: Audi, BMW, Benz Great; Tesla, Lotus, Lambo Lousy
It shouldn't be news to any reader of this site that every automaker now has extensive product information on its website. But the relative usefulness of different carmakers'... January 15, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
Buick Regal GS Concept: Get Some!
Do you ever get frustrated when you see a performance Buick on stage at a Barrett-Jackson auction and wonder why Buick no longer makes anything remotely like that? Stew no... January 8, 2010 by Michael Sheena
GMC To Show Off New Model at the Detroit Show
When GM previewed what models it plans to show at the Detroit Show to the press, a new GMC model was previewed. However, this new model is nothing like what GMC has... December 31, 2009 by Josh Ziegler
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