February 9, 2012 – 5:35 am | No Comment

A hybrid option comes to Acura.
Up until now, Honda’s Acura brand has not had a hybrid model. That may seem strange given that Honda and Toyota both got started with hybrids at about the same …

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5 Hot Auto Trends for 2012
November 4, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
5 Hot Auto Trends for 2012

Every model year seems to offer a handful of auto trends that define the current line of vehicles sold. No car manufacturer is about to allow the competition to get a leg up, at least …

2012 Hyundai Accent Advances Fluidic Design
April 21, 2011 – 7:49 am | One Comment
2012 Hyundai Accent Advances Fluidic Design

Fluidic Sculpture
Hyundai Motors has been making plenty of use of the term “fluidic sculpture” to describe the design of its new vehicles, starting with the midsize Hyundai Sonata and later with the Elantra, its compact …

2011 Kia Rio Specs & Overview
March 28, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
2011 Kia Rio Specs & Overview

Of the Korean cousins, Hyundai and Kia, the latter usually offers the cheapest priced car in comparable segments, but in the case of subcompact models the Hyundai Accent is some $2,300 less than the Kia …

2011 Hyundai Accent Specs & Overview
March 22, 2011 – 12:19 am | No Comment
2011 Hyundai Accent Specs & Overview

The Hyundai Accent isn’t the most striking car in the subcompact segment, but it is notable for two reasons: its base sticker price is $9,985 and the Accent is actually fairly well crafted. Unlike the …

IIHS Adds Fourth Test Category: Roof Strength
August 24, 2009 – 12:05 am | 2 Comments
IIHS Adds Fourth Test Category: Roof Strength

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an association of auto insurance companies who track how well vehicles perform in a crash. These tests go far in helping member companies decide how much to …