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WASHINGTON (AP) - The hybrid-electric Toyota Prius leads the government's annual top-10 fuel economy list of vehicles that can make living with high gas prices a little more tolerable. The 2007 Prius,...
http://autos.aol.com/article/best-mpg-cars-2007"It came out of nowhere." This is frequently heard from people involved in car accidents. Although it's not true in terms of where a driver came from, car accidents can seemingly come from nowhere and...
http://autos.aol.com/article/what-to-do-in-an-accidentNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- You will often hear people, especially car writers, say that one car is "based on" another or that two vehicles "share a platform." For example, they might say that the Ford...
http://autos.aol.com/article/platform-sharingWASHINGTON (AP) - The hybrid-electric Toyota Prius leads the government's annual top-10 fuel economy list of vehicles that can make living with high gas prices a little more tolerable.The 2007 Prius, ...
http://autos.aol.com/article/best-mpg-2007-carsNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- With gas prices rising, gas-saving advice abounds: Drive more gently, don't carry extra stuff in your trunk, combine your shopping trips. This is all sound advice but there'...
http://autos.aol.com/article/slow-down-save-gasDETROIT (AP) - Automakers got hit where it hurts in February, with U.S. sales of their most profitable vehicles - trucks, sport utilities and large sedans - plunging as consumers reacted to high gas p...
http://autos.aol.com/article/february-auto-sales-tumbleThere was a time when buying certain cars from Chrysler, GM or Ford was a risky proposition. Poorly engineered vehicles were sloppily thrown together by arrogant UAW members.Back in the 1970s, I worke...
http://autos.aol.com/article/detroit-improves-on-qualityThe last few years have been rough ones for Detroit automakers, as they have seen their market share erode in the face of competition from their Asian and European rivals. Some of the reason is a more...
http://autos.aol.com/article/most-dependable-brands-2007Back in March, Bonnie Monahan, vice-president of planning and business development at Timberland, decided to hurry up and trade in her 2000 Volkswagen Passat for a nifty new Toyota Highlander hybrid.M...
http://autos.aol.com/article/hybrid-tax-creditsBack in March, Bonnie Monahan, vice-president of planning and business development at Timberland, decided to hurry up and trade in her 2000 Volkswagen Passat for a nifty new Toyota Highlander hybrid.M...
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