Jonathan McGrew, Contributing Writer
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When we previewed the 2011 Lexus CT 200h in the New Orleans French Quarter last year we were pretty impressed by the direction Lexus was going. The entire car was designed to go after a younger...
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2011 Scion tC Coupe Scores Five Stars In Overall Crash Tests
When looking for a sports coupe how many people think about safety? Okay, so that is a rhetorical question, but the reality is that sports cars aren’t necessarily thought of as the pillar of automotive safety. Scion is looking to prove otherwise, like they proved to the automotive world on...
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Kia Forte Impressions: How a Grand-Am Win Changes the View of Entry-Level
It is no secret that Kia is trying to change their image. The company has come out with vehicles that will make you do a “double-take.” If you aren’t sure what I am talking about I have one word for you—Soul. Then of course there is the Spectra replacement—Kia Forte...
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Driven: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Gives Great Economy, Comfort and Speed
The week that transitions Denver, Colo. from March to April marks a busy time, especially for those involved with the Denver International Auto Show. You might have noticed as AllSmallCars.com covered all the exciting news and reviews coming out of the auto show. One of the highlights was the...
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Traveling Soon? Get a Great Deal On Small Rental Cars
Recently, I had to travel down to St. Pete’s Beach just south of Tampa for a conference and vendor forum. The trick with St. Pete’s is that it is some 30 miles from the airport and a cab can cost you over $100 one-way. If you use the resorts car service then you can get there for $65...
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2011 Chevrolet Volt: The View From the Inside Out
If you haven’t seen our part one coverage of our 2011 Chevrolet test drive at the 2011 Denver Auto Show, then be sure to check that out (more here). After talking a little about how the car drives, we thought it would be good to give people who haven’t had a chance to get in one an idea...
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The 2011 Denver Auto Show, a show that saw an increase in size and participation this year, closed on Sunday. The results proved what most of us in the auto industry felt about the show—there...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: Focus Has Something For Everyone
During the 2011 Denver Auto Show this week we caught up with Robert Parker, car marketing manager, Ford Division. The title really doesn’t describe everything Parker heads up, but you can bet he is very knowledgeable about cars like the Fiesta, Focus and Focus Electric, C-Max and Transit...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: Two Camaros Worth Seeing at the Show
Auto Shows give you the opportunity to experience many different cars in a single venue. It also lets you see cars that you wouldn’t be able to see any other place and compare similar models side by side. Chevrolet has you covered in the Camaro department at the 2011 Denver Auto Show. Okay...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: Toyota Displays CNG-Powered and Plug-In Hybrid Concepts
This year’s 2011 Denver Auto Show (DAS) has a lot to offer consumers from demonstrations to manufacturer ride and drives to concept vehicles that will “fuel the future.” Wednesday marked the opening of the largest Denver Auto Show in history at some 500,000 sq. ft and it also...
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2011 Ford Fiesta Wins Rocky Mountain Automotive Press High Mileage Award
The Denver Auto Show has a standing tradition of having an awards ceremony for the manufacturers, a ceremony that AllSmallCars.com has been covering four its third year in a row. The awards are sponsored and conceived by the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press (RMAP), an organization of professional...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: 2011 Nissan LEAF Makes Its First Rocky Mountain Debut
As what can only be a positive sign for the Rocky Mountain region, Nissan has brought a 2011 Nissan LEAF to the 2011 Denver Auto Show. Since Denver is my home base I feel that it is important to make sure that the general public knows that they can go to the 2011 Denver Auto Show, pay their $10...
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The Cadillac brand has seen a lot of change over the last decade and the good news is most of it is positive. Sure we saw the loss of the XLR from the list of family group models, but overall the...
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Calling Italian Car Fans! 2011 Fiat 500 Available to Drive At 2011 Denver Auto Show
The Fiat 500 is so close that consumers can taste it. However, if you want to testdrive one before you drive it and you live in a five state region of the Denver Metro area, the chances are you haven’t been able to get near one of the handful of cars they have here on this side of the pond...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: Drive the 2011 Chevrolet Volt Starting Friday
We have talked a lot about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt from the time it was a concept all the way through to the launch of the production car. There is no doubt that the Volt is changing the automotive industry. We have seen people young and old interested in the newest battery electric plug-in hybrid...
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Wheego Electric Vehicle Featured At 2011 Denver Auto Show
In the electric car realm there are many players, a lot of them small. So if we asked you if you had heard of a Wheego, you wouldn’t be alone if your answer was no. That is the fun of auto shows and in the Rocky Mountain region, the 2011 Denver Auto Show is living up to the reputation of...
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2011 Denver Auto Show Features 2011 “American Pride” Camaro
If you were in Ohio last September 11th at the Northeast Ohio Camaro Club’s Annual Fall Classic, then you probably saw the debut of the 2011 “American Pride” Camaro to the public. From the date of its reveal and the name you have probably already guessed that the “American...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Featured As Manufacturer Preview
If you have been following us lately you know that the 2011 Denver Auto Show (DAS) is opening tomorrow, Wednesday, March 30th. This year is a big year for DAS as it has expanded to 500,000 sq. ft. and has features like Camp Jeep, manufacturer ride and drives and electric and plug-in electric hybrid...
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For those who live in Colorado the environment is a pretty serious thing. We have all see the brown cloud that sometimes comes to visit downtown Denver due to the bowl effect of the foothills. We...
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2011 Denver Auto Show Ride and Drive Programs Feature Small Cars
As our loyal followers here at AllSmallCars.com know, we are just bananas for small cars of all sorts of shapes, performance, price range and country of origin. Over the years we have reported on cars from China, India, Japan, Korea, Europe and, of course, the U.S. So when there is a chance for...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: Want An Extreme Off-Road Experience? Visit Camp Jeep
When you think of rock crawling, trail pounding, off-road adventure what comes to mind? For a lot of Americans the answer would be a simple four-letter word—Jeep. AllSmallCars.com is going to digress from the usual small car news to delve into the small and very capable Jeep vehicles like an...
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Toyota FT-86 Changes To More Production View For Geneva With II Concept
If you are a fan of the Nissan 370Z then you have probably been following the developments of the Toyota FT-86 concept car from Toyota. At the Geneva Motor Show this year Toyota introduced an update to the FT-86 concept—aptly called the FT-86 II. The FT-86 II is supposed to represent a more...
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Green Car Parade Kicks Off Countdown to 2011 Denver Auto Show
Small cars are our business here at AllSmallCars.com and we love an event that features small cars—especially when a lot of press and consumers are around. Today marked the 4th Annual Green Car Parade in Denver, Colo., where dealers from around the state bring their greenest cars to be a part...
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2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco: Real MPG Savings Or Lots of Hype?
Have you been to the pump lately? I had to go fill up today and was greeted by $3.50 gasoline prices. That is easily up a dollar from where they were in the Rocky Mountain region last year at this same time. Of course, as I watched the dollars click by I started to think maybe I should get a more...
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