Posted in Car of The Year, car shopping on Jan 5th, 2012
The Examiner has released a list of the best selling cars and trucks of 2011. The list is slightly skewed because it counts all of Ford’s F-Series trucks, the F-150, F-250, F-350, etc. as one vehicle. In fairness the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra families of trucks is also considered one model (and they both […]
Posted in Car of The Year, Car Reviews, car shopping on Dec 7th, 2011
Car and Driver has released its annual 10 Best Cars list, and the best cars of this year are very similar to the best cars from last year. Car and Driver limits the list of eligible vehicles to those that are all new or significantly different from the 2011 models and those that were on […]
Posted in Car of The Year, Car Reviews, car shopping, Ford, Ford Focus, Hybrids on Feb 28th, 2010
Each year, Consumer Reports recommends Top Picks for a variety of car and truck segments. Vehicles on the Top Picks list combine high scores from Consumer Reports’ tests with above average reliability, as reported by Consumer Reports readers. Consumer Reports also compiles a list each year of American made Top Picks for consumers who are […]
Posted in Automotive, Car of The Year, Car Reviews on Jan 3rd, 2008
The Car.com list of top American made cars is out and I find a few surprises. First the Ford F150 is #1, no surprise in my book. But to see the Toyota Tundra as #4, which was the biggest jump from #10 was the biggest surprise. But then maybe this is why it got truck […]
Posted in Automotive, Car of The Year, Cars For Commuting on Nov 10th, 2007
NCTD.com said, “We’re tempted to name the Acura RL “Commuter Car of the Year” or the “Best Car for the Commute.” A veritable sanctuary, Acura’s flagship luxury sedan is super smooth in stop-and-go traffic yet brilliantly responsive. It offers every feature we can imagine to improve any commute. And those features are easy to operate. […]
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