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5 Cars That Died… And Probably Deserved To

Over the past three years, more brands of cars -- and specific car models -- have been sent to the glue factory than at any time since the early '30s, in the wake of Great Depression 1.0 Did they deserve to ...

2011 New Car Preview

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist 2011's shaping up to be a pretty good year for cars, even if the economy's still got a hangover. Here's a look at what's on deck. And here's to hoping we can afford to buy some ...

The Bamboozled American Driver?

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Just the other day I saw a TV commercial for the 2011 Infiniti M56. It has a 420 hp 5.6 liter V-8 engine. It can reach 60 mph in about 5 seconds and will run to ...

10 Highlights Of The 2010 Model Year

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The last time the car industry was on its knees -- in the early 1980s -- the cars were just as desperate as the times. Miserable K-cars -- and four-cylinder Camaros. Five liter V-8s that made ...

Ford’s 5 Biggest Flops Of The Past Twenty Years

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Selling cars is easy -- if you have cars to sell that people want to buy. Unfortunately, America's Big Three have had more than their share of bad ideas over the past 20 years. Let's look at ...

Best Family Vehicle Bargains For The New Year

Guest Article by The Car Family A good family vehicle for under $20,000 isn’t difficult to find, especially if you can control your option urges. That isn’t to say that these inexpensive cars aren’t well equipped, especially in the safety category. ...

The Best Used Cars For Older Drivers

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Younger drivers often buy cars for their looks -- or performance. Older drivers do also -- however, they often care as much or more about practical things such as whether the car is safe, has comfortable ...

8 Ways To Go Topless This Summer

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Gas prices may be going through the roof -- but that's even more reason to go topless this summer. Obtaining Maximum Enjoyment Per Gallon is at least as important as how many Miles Per Gallon you're ...

Best Family Station Wagons: A Buyer’s Guide

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?

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 ...