Best Family Station Wagons: A Buyer’s Guide

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in Car Reviews | 3 Comments »

This is a guest post by The Car Family Starting from its humble beginnings carrying passengers and their luggage from railroad depots, the “station wagon” emerged as an incredibly versatile and easy to live with family vehicle. In recent years its ...

Will Plug-in Hybrids Save Us From High Gas Prices?

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in Car Reviews | 5 Comments »

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The hype about these vehicles -- which differ from the current crop of gas-electric hybrids in that they can run on pure battery power for longer and, when their batteries run down, can draw power from ...

The 16 Most Fuel-Efficient New Cars

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in Car Reviews | 31 Comments »

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Gas prices are putting the hurting on us all -- but you can ease the pain at the pump if you're driving one of these: Ultracompacts 1) 2008 Smart For Two The Smart is a two-seater designed principally for ...

2009 Automotive Preview

Monday, January 21st, 2008 Posted in Car Reviews | 3 Comments »

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Even though we're just beginning the 2008 calendar year, several 2009 model year cars and trucks will be here long before the next New Year officially arrives. Here's a look at what's on deck for spring, summer ...

300 MPG Or Conspiracy Theory?

Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Car Reviews | 53 Comments »

Maybe the conspiracy theorists were right after all. That was the first thought to pop into my head as I read about an engineer named Steve Fambro - and his 300 mpg hybrid Aptera two-seater. Yes, you read that right. ...

The Best New Cars For 2008

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 Posted in Car Reviews | No Comments »

As reviewed by The Car Family This is not going to be a great year for new cars so if you can get a great deal on a 2007 model you may want to move now. There are essentially only a ...