Consumer Reports 2009 reliability survey results

Ford has secured its position as the only Detroit automaker with world-class reliability. About 90% of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln products were found to have average or better reliability, according to Consumer Reports’ 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey. The results were announced today at an Automotive Press Association luncheon in Detroit. Continue reading »
Posted: October 28th, 2009
at 9:18am by The Editor
Tagged with consumer reports, Ford Fusion, honda insight
Categories: American Cars, Asian Cars, European Cars, Green Cars
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Honda Insight and Toyota Prius IIHS crash tests

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have crash-tested the new Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, and both have earned the group’s coveted “Top Safety Pick” award. That means each of the vehicles managed to score the agency’s highest rating of good in front, side, and rear tests and are equipped with electronic stability control, standard on the Prius and optional on the Insight. Continue reading »
Posted: August 13th, 2009
at 11:46pm by The Editor
Tagged with crash tests, honda insight, hybrid, toyota prius
Categories: Asian Cars, Green Cars
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Top 10 cleanest gasoline and diesel cars

French car magazine, l’Automobile, believes that considering CO2 as the only pollutant to adapt legislation is unfair. Hence the magazine editors came up their own list that includes all pollutants coming from the exhaust pipe. Continue reading »
Posted: May 17th, 2009
at 4:15pm by The Editor
Tagged with Audi A3, BMW 3-Series, fiat 500, Ford Ka, Honda Civic Hybrid, honda insight, Mini Cooper, Scion iQ, Seat Ibiza, Suzuki Alto
Categories: Asian Cars, European Cars, Green Cars
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2009 Honda Insight to debut in Paris Auto Show

Honda has revived the Insight nameplate for their latest hybrid, and this time, it comes with four doors to fight hand-to-hand with the Toyota Prius. Continue reading »
Posted: September 4th, 2008
at 3:48pm by The Editor
Tagged with honda insight
Categories: Asian Cars, Future Cars, Green Cars
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