Posted in Chevrolet, Compact cars, New cars on Jan 25th, 2011
The 2011 Chevy Cruze is Chevrolet’s latest attempt to beat the old guard Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic in the small car segment. Competing with such entrenched vehicles as the Civic and Corolla means that Chevy has an uphill battle with the Cruze. To make matters worse for Chevy and better for buyers, the Cruze […]
Posted in Compact cars, Fuel Economy, Future Cars, New cars on Jan 24th, 2011
The 2011 Scion iQ will go on sale this summer, rather than in March as was originally planned. The Scion iQ will be a minicar designed to compete with the smart fortwo. Toyota, which owns Scion, says that the delay is due to prototypes from Japan being delivered late, according to Green Car Reports. Toyota […]
Posted in Car Reviews, car shopping, Cars For Commuting, Cars for families, Commuting, Compact cars, Comparisons, Fuel Economy, Honda, Toyota on Jan 18th, 2011
The Civic started life as a cheap commuter car with great gas mileage and not much else. The ultimate A to B car has grown over the years into a comfortable daily driver with amenities like heated leather seats and satellite navigation. Now the Civic competes with the other former commuter car, the Toyota Corolla, […]
Posted in Compact cars, Future Cars, Luxury vehicles, Volkswagen, Volvo on Oct 22nd, 2010
Volvo has announced that it plans to move into the entry-level hatchback market with a new car designed to compete with the Volkswagen Golf. Volvo says that the new car would be based on the C30 and will be part of the company’s shift away from sportiness and toward functionality. The Volvo C30 currently competes […]
Posted in auto loan, car buying incentives, Compact cars, Financing, Honda on May 11th, 2010
Honda‘s incentives for May 2010 aren’t as impressive as the ones Toyota is offering this month. With no 0% car loan incentives and higher cost leases, buyers considering a new Honda this month should definitely shop Toyota. The lack of heavy incentives may actually be a good thing for Honda buyers though. Toyota’s heavy incentives […]
Posted in Compact cars, Electric cars, Mercedes Benz, Nissan on Apr 7th, 2010
Renault-Nissan and Mercedes-Benz announced today that they will form a partnership and begin sharing platforms and engines. The next generation Smart Fortwo and Renault Twingo microcars will be built on the same platform, saving cost and allowing the companies to develop an electric powertrain. Larger passenger cars and some light commercial vehicles will also share […]
Posted in Compact cars, Toyota on Mar 31st, 2010
Toyota has announced that it will bring its microcar the iQ to the United States. Toyota’s Smart Fortwo fighter will be called the Scion iQ in America, according to Autoblog. The Scion brand was formed to be Toyota’s quirky, youth-focused brand, so the iQ will fit in perfectly. The iQ will go on sale for […]
Posted in Celebrities, Compact cars, Female Drivers on Jan 13th, 2010
Tom Cruise’s daughter Suri Cruise will soon be the proud owner of a $30,000 IndyCar replica. Apparently Suri Cruise loves watching IndyCar races on TV and since her parents are obscenely rich, they can afford to have a miniature replica custom-built for her. Since Suri is only three years old, she will only be driving […]
Posted in Compact cars, Honda, Hybrids, New cars on Jan 12th, 2010
The 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid has been revealed at the Detroit Auto Show. With styling reminiscent of Honda’s famous sporty hatchback CRX and even more famous Insight hybrid, think of the CR-Z as Honda’s version of a retro model. According to Autoblog, the CR-Z will feature a mild hybrid system that will allow the sporty […]
Posted in Compact cars, Maintenance, Nissan, Recalls on Oct 27th, 2009
Just days after revealing their new Rogue Krom to the world, Nissan has issued a recall on 163,659 Rogues from 2008 and 2009. The Rogues being recalled could lose steering control thanks to a screw that was apparently not tightened properly at the factory. A screw in the steering gear housing could work itself lose […]
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