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2013 Jaguar XF: From V-8 To Turbo Four For Fuel Efficiency

In coming years, every car company will make every vehicle it builds greener--meaning more fuel-efficient--courtesy of increasingly stringent gas mileage and carbon emissions rules around the world. That applies not only to smaller, simpler cars, but also large, heavy, fast, luxurious, and...

August 17, 2012 by John Voelcker 3

U.S. Government Delays Final Ruling On 2025 Gas Mileage Standards

August 16, 2012 4

How Cars Can Get Better Gas Mileage, Invisibly: Lower Weight

August 15, 2012 31

Why Prius Buyers Choose C Over Liftback: Price, Ride, Normality

August 14, 2012 13

President Obama inspects the 2011 Chevrolet Volt

White House Played Hardball To Set 54.5-MPG Standards

Politics is hardball, as every election season shows us. And getting very, very large and powerful auto companies to do something they really don't want to do is very, very... August 13, 2012 by John Voelcker 16

2013 Chevrolet Spark shown at Los Angeles Auto Show, Nov 2011

The Rest Of The World Loves The 2013 Chevy Spark: Will Americans?

There’s something about the tiny 2013 Chevrolet Spark that has made General Motors go crazy for infographics. We’ve already seen Chevrolet use them to compare the... August 1, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 9

Cheaper, Older Outgoing 2012 Chevy Malibu More Popular Than New 2013 Malibu Eco Model

When an existing car model gets redesigned for a new model year, automakers and dealers often offer big discounts and incentives to anyone willing to buy the outgoing model... August 1, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1

Getting Better Gas Mileage In Warm Weather? Here's Why

You might have noticed, driving through the summer months, that you're filling up the car a little less often than you would over winter. It's not your mind playing tricks on... July 31, 2012 by Antony Ingram 25

2013 Dodge Dart test drive, Austin, Texas, April 2012

2013 Dodge Dart: Automatic Cars On The Way In August

It’s a well-known fact that most Americans prefer to drive cars with automatic gearboxes over ones with manual transmissions, while others are unsure of how to drive... July 31, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

Fancy A 9-Speed Gearbox For Better Gas Mileage? Chrysler Does

To those who remember "three on the tree" or "four on the floor", today's seven and eight-speed automatic transmissions seem to offer a bewildering amount of gears to choose... July 30, 2012 by Antony Ingram 7

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 live photos

Even Supercars Can Save Fuel: Supercapacitor Start-Stop For Lamborghini?

Under very few circumstances will the Lamborghini Aventador supercar ever count as a green car. But as the nuns used to say, "Everyone can do better. Everyone!" Indeed, even... July 30, 2012 by John Voelcker 2

Ford May Use More Aluminum In Next F-150 To Improve Gas Mileage

Pickup trucks aren't typically the apple of the gas miser's eye, drinking their fair share and then some, all too often used for anything but their intended purpose of... July 27, 2012 by Nelson Ireson 2

Want 125+ MPG Cars? Be Prepared For Change

What aspects of modern motoring would you be prepared to give up to achieve 125 mpg fuel efficiency? Carmakers have made huge strides in recent years to improve fuel... July 27, 2012 by Antony Ingram 12

BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Priced At $84K, Gas Mileage Yet Unknown

What’s the price of luxury green driving? If you’re BMW, and that luxury is the all-new 2013 ActiveHybrid 7 full hybrid, the answer is $84,895. With pricing just... July 26, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

2013 Chevrolet Spark Automatic: 37 MPG Highway, 32 MPG Combined

Earlier this month, we told you that the diminutive 2013 Chevrolet Spark with manual 5-speed transmission had received official EPA ratings of 32 mpg city, 38 mpg highway and... July 25, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 12

2013 Ford Escape, launched at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nov 2011

Ford’s Urgent 2013 Escape Recall Is Quick, Painless

Regardless of the reason behind them, official safety recalls can be frustrating for both automakers and car owners. But according to Gregory Skwira, copy editor for... July 25, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

2012 Chevrolet Sonic: Orange Paint Almost As Popular As Black

Last year, worldwide car buyers were pretty refrained in the color choices they made for their cars, with white accounting for 23 percent of global car sales. But when it... July 23, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1

2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, road test, Spring 2011

2013 Honda Civic Hybrid Will Be Made In U.S., Not Japan

Thanks to the spiraling costs associated with building cars in Japan and shipping them to the U.S., Honda has announced that the 2013 Civic Hybrid will be made in the U.S... July 19, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6

Small, High MPG, Hybrids, Plug-in Cars All Gain Sales In 2012

With continued uncertainty about gas prices, more Americans than ever are buying smaller, more efficient cars. According to Automotive News (subscription required), the... July 18, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2