CR (Still) Hates American Cars

Consumer Reports, which claims to be an impartial advocate for the consumer, to my mind is really a left-leaning organization of dubious int...

Space Shuttle Joke

Saw this suggestion for a practical joke making the rounds. "When the Space Shuttle lands, everyone wear ape suits!" Heh.

Nissan Leaf vs Chevy Volt Pricing

Nissan has announced that it is increasing the price on the 2012 Leaf, by $2,400 over the 2011 model, to $36,000.   Compare that to the pric...

Auto Alliance CAFE Web Site

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has launched a web site to promote the automaker's side of the CAFE debate.  You can find it ...

Toyota: No Electric RAV4 For You!

According to this source , Toyota will reserve its plug-in RAV4 product (co-produced with Tesla) for fleets and government entities, and won...

CNG Civic: Cheap Running But Slow

The Honda Civic GX is slated to be sold to retail customers nationally in 2012 (it was only available in four states, previously).  Since it...

A Couple Evening Car Photos

I went to Woodward to get some ice cream today before sunset. Spotted a few neat cars. This one appears to be a GM guy driving a late pre-p...