fuel economy

Honda Delays Next-Generation Civic

Many auto-industry watchers have been wondering the fate of several new models that never made public auto-show debuts in production form (or in some cases, in any form), in spite...

2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost Review

By Chris Haak 02.17.2010 After having just spent a week in a Taurus SHO, and finding that car to be expensive, somewhat cramped, but fast as heck, I was looking forward to...

Is the smart fortwo Doomed in the US?

By Chris Haak 04.16.2009 Daimler AG's minicar subsidiary, smart, has been selling its minuscule two-seat vehicles to style-conscious, city-dwelling Americans for a couple of...

75% of Americans Favor 40 mpg by 2010? Really?

On Wednesday, an organization called the Civil Society institute, which advocates a 40 miles per gallon CAFE standard for US vehicles by 2010, issued a press release that has been...

The E85 Road Test

A friend of mine bought a 2007 Chevy Avalanche LTZ a few weeks ago. He really likes his new truck, and doesn’t even complain about its gas mileage. According to him, it’s...