New Frontal Crash Test Results: Ford's Freestyle SUV Is a Top Performer   17 Oct 2005 13:38 GMT
Ford's Freestyle, a midsize SUV introduced for the 2005 model year, earned the highest rating of good in a 40 mph frontal offset test recently conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Freestyle also earned the "best pick" designation for frontal crash test ...
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World premiere at RAI in Amsterdam: Mercedes-Benz Vito 4x4 with all-wheel drive   17 Oct 2005 13:35 GMT
Mercedes-Benz Vito 4x4 with four-wheel drive is celebrating its world premiere at the RAI fair in Amsterdam. The Vito 4x4 features permanent all-wheel drive which distributes the drive torque to the front and rear axles on a 35:65 basis during normal operations on surfaces ...
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Nissan Recalls Quest   17 Oct 2005 13:28 GMT
Nissan is recalling 109437 Quest mini vans due to a problem with a seat adjustment mechanism that contains exposed moving components located at the rear inside edge of the second row seat. When the operator attempts seat adjustment, a finger may be pinched in the moving seat ...
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A Used Car or a Katrina Biohazard?   17 Oct 2005 04:00 GMT
An ambitious project to help consumers identify hurricane-damaged vehicles up for resale is now available online.
Source: NY Times

Meet a New Mercury, Enjoy a Free Coffee   17 Oct 2005 04:00 GMT
With car shoppers browsing so often online, they are less likely to visit showrooms and fall under the spell of that new-car smell and gleam. So marketers of the new Mercury Milan aren't waiting for you to come to the cars; they are coming to you, and buying you a cup of coffee.
Source: NY Times

2006 Pontiac Solstice: A Ray of Sunshine Amid G.M.'s Gathering Clouds   16 Oct 2005 03:56 GMT
The Solstice could be one of the "gotta have" cars that Robert A. Lutz, vice chairman and chief of product development, promised when he joined G.M. four years ago.
Source: NY Times

Governors Park S.U.V.'s as Gas Prices Rise   16 Oct 2005 03:56 GMT
With gasoline prices around $3 a gallon, some governors are trading in their gas guzzlers and asking state employees to cut back on unnecessary travel.
Source: NY Times

Prius Takes a Time Out   15 Oct 2005 20:32 GMT
A new method of reducing fuel consumption is appearing in the Toyota Prius line -- the gas engine stalls out occasionally on some of the cars, which are being recalled. From the Wired News blog Autopia.
Source: wired.com

Phone Tap: How's the Traffic?   15 Oct 2005 20:20 GMT
Missouri officials say there's no Big Brother agenda in a state project to manage traffic on the highways by snagging data from commuters' cell phones. But privacy advocates are cautious.
Source: wired.com

CarMax Says Online Searches for Smaller Cars on the Rise   14 Oct 2005 15:54 GMT
At a time when gas prices continue to increase, CarMax, Inc. says online searches for smaller cars are on the rise. Examples include the Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen Jetta, and Toyota Prius, all of which are climbing in popularity based on searches on the carmax.com website in ...
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