Posted in Budget-friendly, New cars on Feb 16th, 2010
Chrysler has announced that the Fiat 500 will go on sale in the United States before the end of 2010, according to Motorauthority. The 2011 Fiat 500 will be the first Fiat car to hit the U.S. since the company bought a large stake in Chrysler. The 500’s success will likely determine how many Fiat […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Budget-friendly, Electric cars, Hybrids, Toyota on Dec 30th, 2009
Toyota has announced that it will reveal its newest car, a subcompact hybrid, on Jan. 11, the first day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Toyota subcompact hybrid’s name has not been announced yet, but Toyota has expressed interest in using the Prius name for a line of cars rather than […]
Posted in Budget-friendly, Nissan on Oct 26th, 2009
Taking a page out of Scion’s book, Nissan has decided to make the Krom package currently available on the Cube into a trim level on more of its models, starting with the Rogue. The Rogue Krom, like the Cube Krom and Scion’s Release Series, is an aggressive appearance package that turns the plain-Jane Rogue into […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Toyota on Apr 21st, 2009
Toyota will update the Prius for 2010. Following the standard operating procedure for a model evolution, the next generation Prius will be larger, more powerful, and better on gas than the current one. What isn’t S.O.P. is a price cut. According to Bloomberg, the 2010 Prius will start at just $21,000, a grand less than […]
Posted in Budget-friendly, car buying incentives, Warranties on Feb 2nd, 2009
In times like these, there is something to be said of a company who goes above and beyond for its customers. Hyundai is doing something that has never been done before in the auto industry. The Korean automaker says that if you purchase a car from the company, and lose your job within 12 months […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Nissan on Oct 31st, 2008
The Nissan Versa is a decent little car. Sharing it’s underpinnings with a few European Renault models, this little hatch-back brings the goods. Now it also brings home the title of cheapest new car in America. That’s because you can now get the Versa with the previously unavailable 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine which has been available […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Toyota on Sep 4th, 2008
Toyota, now here is a company that doesn’t get much wrong. Everything Toyota touches seems to succeed in the long run. Now the company has set it’s sight on the supermini segment in Europe. Just like Hyundai’s recently unveiled i20, Toyota’s iQ (what’s with the iNames?!) is designed just for European consumers. The 2009 Toyota […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Honda, Hybrids on Sep 4th, 2008
When the first generation Honda Insight came out people didn’t even know what a hybrid was. It’s fuel efficient four cylinder motor, coupled to an electric motor, provided good pick-up and unheard of (at the time) fuel economy. On top of all that it came with a 5 speed manual! But alas, it came and […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Cars for families, Honda, Hybrids on Aug 20th, 2008
As small cars get more and more popular, Honda is one of the companies that is actually benefiting from this fact. It’s newest Civic sedan has been selling in record numbers, but that doesn’t mean Honda will be resting on it’s laurels. For the 2009 model year the popular Civic will get a minor face-lift […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Honda on Jul 7th, 2008
Honda has been on a great streak this year. With sales of most large cars plummeting across the board, the Japanese auto giant is finding that it’s small fuel-efficient cars are selling in record numbers. One car that’s seen a 100 percent (!!!) sales increase is the venerable Fit. Now Honda has released photos of […]
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