The best time is when the tires are cold — after the car hasn’t been driven for at least one hour — and when your car is in a garage or shaded area. That will give you a better reading than if you check the pressure shortly after driving. Air expands as it gets warmer, [...]
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Toyota announced late Tuesday that it will temporarily stop sales of the 2010 Lexus GX460 SUV due to safety concerns. The automaker wanted to conduct its own tests on the GX460 after Consumer Reports magazine gave it a rarely used "Don't Buy" rating for its propensity to roll over. "For more than 20 years, Lexus has made customer [...]
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After months of the less-than-favorable media coverage of Toyota’s various recalls for unintended acceleration occurrences, and the resulting drop in sales, Toyota answered back in March with 0% financing on most models. Consumers, apparently, either believed that Toyota has fixed the cause(s) of unintended acceleration or they are willing to overlook the problem in exchange for a good deal. [...]
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Ford and Microsoft announced today at the New York Auto Show that the two companies are once again joining forces, this time to help owners of electric vehicles manage their energy expenditures while also lowering the effect of plug-in hybrids on the electric grid. Using Microsoft’s free Internet-based Hohm energy management software, drivers of electric [...]
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A couple of months ago I told you that Mercedes Benz had presented a version of Access for the Class C diesel motor. Under the heading C180 CDI, now beginning its marketing in key European markets. Based on the same block used in the C200 and C220 CDI CDI, receives the smallest changes in the [...]
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I am looking for a small, gas-saving, economically sound car with the most legroom possible. What do you recommend? Fuel-efficient compacts that offer generous legroom include the 2010 Kia Forte sedan, 2010 Volkswagen Golf and 2010 Honda Civic. Legroom specifications don’t always add up to what we would consider comfortable once inside the car. The [...]
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A cramped backseat, limited cargo space, a true gas hog with the V8, underpowered and inefficient V6 and a bouncy highway ride. That is what Edmunds’ editors had to say when they listed the negative attributes of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Its main attribute is the unsurpassed off-road ability of this true Jeep. Yet if [...]
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Nissan has priced its five-passenger 2011 Leaf at $32,780 plus a not-yet- announced destination fee. As an all-electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf qualifies for a $7,500 federal tax credit. This brings the price down to $25,280 — making it an affordable choice for a cutting edge alternative vehicle. Additionally, Nissan has arranged for consumers to either [...]
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Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely finalized its deal Sunday to purchase Volvo Car Corp. from Ford Motor Co. The deal had been under negotiation for more than a year and results in Geely paying Ford $1.8 billion for the Swedish car maker. Ford said it will continue to supply the Geely-owned Volvo with powertrains, stampings and [...]
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Continuing the epic Mustang vs. Camaro battle, Ford announced pricing for the 2011 Mustang lineup. The new 305-horsepower V6 base model will start at $22,995 — $535 less than the base Camaro. Prices climb steadily from there, with a range-topping V8-powered Mustang GT convertible with the premium package going for $38,695 and the all-out Shelby [...]
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How many times have you stood in a packed parking lot trying to locate your vehicle? A car’s keyless-entry remote can sometimes help. But if it doesn’t or your vehicle doesn’t have the feature, now there’s Auto-Finder, a product brought to our attention by Edmunds’ Al Austria, who is at the CTIA Wireless convention in [...]
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In an unprecedented move, Honda is offering lease specials to counter Toyota’s incentives. With Honda offering lease specials on all their vehicles, it’s a good time to review a few basics about how to negotiate a lease deal. There are a lot of strategies bouncing around about how to do this, but I generally find that [...]
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Yep, up front and that’s if you’re deemed worthy of even paying the money. That’s what happens when demand outstrips supply, especially in the world of exotic supercars. Toyota says it has more interest than cars, so it’s imposing a somewhat draconian lease program that will weed out any buyers who aren’t really, really interested [...]
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