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POLL: Buy a more efficient car to save money or the environment?

As we've watched the sales of trucks and SUVs implode faster than a twenty-year-old Las Vegas casino over the past year, we of course wonder why? Not that we don't consider this a good thing around these parts. I personally have long felt that American consumers' fascination with SUVs was at best dubious and at worst idiotic. Nonetheless, the dramatic swing to small cars still has to raise an eyebrow or two. Certainly there are those among us who would like to believe that Americans have suddenly realized that a lot ocean-front property and ... Read more →

Next-gen Saab 9-5 to get 1.6L base engine Sam Abuelsamid

Saab's decision to start down-sizing goes into full effect in 2009 with the debut of the new 9-5. The 9-5 is expected to break out the Geneva Motor Show in March. Saab's largest car will be built on ...

Cadillac may add 2.0L four cylinder turbo to CTS if drivers demand it Sam Abuelsamid

With everyone else working on downsized engines to deal with rising (in spite of the current respite) fuel costs, one brand who hasn't said anything is Cadillac. One model in the lineup that would be ...

Mercedes to add turbo engines to entire lineup by 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

Pending carbon dioxide emissions regulations in Europe mean that Mercedes Benz will make a major push toward down-sizing engines in the next three years. Thomas Weber, Daimler board member responsible ...

New emissions rules may force next gen Saab 9-3 to grow smaller Sam Abuelsamid

Upcoming fuel economy regulations in the U.S. and carbon dioxide emissions limits in Europe appear set to take a bite out of the next generation Saab 9-3. The current 9-3 is derived from GM's Epsilon ...


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