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| Do 4 New Luxury Wagons Signal the Return of the Hatchback? A handful of upcoming luxury cars will feature a body configuration rarely seen in the U.S.–the hatchback. Porsche, Acura, BMW and Audi all have plans to sell expensive cars with the feature in the near future. PM looks at these luxury hatches.
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| 2010 Subaru Outback Test Drive The 2010 Outback is, of course, bigger and better than before, but it's still a proudly eccentric and weirdly wonderful mashup of station wagon, SUV and Australian off-road pretense. It hasn't lost its Subie soul and has gained both more ability and even some elegance.
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| 4 Innovations for Cleaner, Flat-Free, Gearless Rides Automotive breakthroughs don’t always have to reinvent the powertrain or find breakthrough materials for a new chassis. Sometimes the little things can make just as big an impact. Here are four innovations that sweat the details. (Published in the August 2009 issue)
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| Why We Should Measure by Gallons per Mile, Not Miles per Gallon The more intuitive way to measure a car's fuel usage is to measure the consumption—not the mileage. That's right, we need to start measuring fuel economy in gallons per mile.
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| 2009 Lotus Elise SC MPG Test Drive: Hypermiling a Tesla Cousin |
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| Questions for General Motors' CEO Fritz Henderson At the recent test drive of the new 2010 Buick LaCrosse, GM CEO Fritz Henderson made an unexpected appearance. We rode shotgun as he drove the new Buick (our own test drive is here), and talked with him about GM's future and the challenges that lie ahead.
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| 2010 Jaguar XJ First Look: Flagship Sedan Leaps to the Future With the introduction of the flagship 2010 XJ sedan, Jaguar completes its escape from the retro jail in which it has been incarcerated for recent decades. Is the new XJ's forward-looking design worthy of this dramatic build-up?
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| Cadillac SRX vs Lexus RX350 Comparison Test: Can GM’s Best Topple Lexus? The crossover battle continues between the 2010 Cadillac SRX and the Lexus RX350. We take the two for a full-fledged comparison. Here are the results.
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| OFFICIAL RULES - POPULAR MECHANICS CASTROL AUTO CLUB SWEEPSTAKES RULES |
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| 2010 Subaru Legacy Test Drive: Midsize Sedan Goes Mainstream, Still Packs Turbo Heat Subaru's fifth-generation Legacy wields the brand's signature calling cards, and adds massaged powerplants, larger proportions and refreshed styling to counterpunch the competition.
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| The Case Against Cash for Clunkers: Analysis Under the new "Cash for Clunkers" law, buyers are eligible for up to $4500 for trading in their gas guzzlers. But PM's Larry Webster makes a good case for saving '80s muscle cars and cool trucks, even if their mileage isn't as good as, say, a Yugo's.
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| 10 Vehicles That Show There is Still Hope For Detroit We're in the middle of a historic domestic auto industry upheavel. If the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is still dim, many of the recent domestic products have given us hope that these companies will shine again. Here are 10 examples.
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| How 35.5 MPG Will Change Our Vehicles and the Way We Drive: Analysis President Obama's announcement that new cars and trucks will have to achieve 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 was soon overshadowed by GM' declaration of bankruptcy. Here's a close look at what the policy changes really mean for the industry.
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| Off-Road Modders Weigh in on Hummer's Chinese Future GM announced this week it will sell the Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company. But what will it mean for Hummer parts dealers, modders and off-road enthusiasts when the brand's ownership is overseas?
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| The CODA: Could This Chinese-Electric Come to California? CODA, a battery manufacturer out of Tianjin, China announced that they will have an electric car ready for sale in California by the fall of 2010. Here's what they claim to have in store for the States by next year.
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| What the Future Holds for GM's Products: Analysis GM, once the world's largest automaker, has followed in Chrysler's footsteps as the second of the big three domestic automakers to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Here's a look at what the future may hold for the GM product.
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| Can GM Make Electric Vehicles Relevant? Analysis GM bondholders rejected a debt exchange offer from General Motors, moving the company one step closer to bankruptcy. While GM teeters on the brink, development of the much-anticipated Chevy Volt continues.
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| How the Military Trains Soldiers — To Ride Motorcycles Safely Last year, more U.S. Marines died in motorcycle accidents than were killed in hostile action in Iraq. Now, the Military offers special sportbike training for soldiers to keep them safe on the roads and it seems to be working.
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| Fastskinz Test Drive: Can a Golf Ball Covering Improve MPGs? We've debunked plenty of fuel-economy gadgets that simply didn't deliver, but none of the devices we've tested so far has addressed aerodynamics. Could a vehicle wrap designed to mimic the dimpled surface of a golf ball improve fuel economy?
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| 8 Cars We Want to See in a Chrysler-Fiat Future (And 4 We Don't) It looks likely that Chrysler will merge with Fiat and the company has an April 30 deadline to get the deal done or face bankruptcy. It’s the perfect time for a little auto-industry armchair quarterbacking. So with an eye on the merger becoming a reality, here are the cars we would kick—and those we...
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| Year-Long Review of the Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring AWD The CX-7 occupies a particularly sweet spot in the crossover continuum. With a 244-hp turbocharged Four, surprisingly communicative steering and a well-tuned suspension, it feels more like a lithe sport sedan than a lumbering SUV.
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| Year-Long Review of the Infiniti G35 Sport In the life of every car there’s a bit of fantasy and a whole lot of reality. The typical SUV might promise hardcore off-roading, but delivers the reality of interstates and shopping malls. The G35 conjures images of leafy back roads and empty straightaways.
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| Year-Long Review of the Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV The 350Z and all-new GT-R may grab headlines, but in many ways the Maxima is Nissan’s most prized nameplate. The Maxima was so popular that at one time it had better name recognition with the American public than Nissan itself.
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| Year-Long Review of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR For 2008, Mitsu developed an all-new Evo that softens some of those old rough edges. It rides smoother, and the steering has been dialed back from go-kart to merely sports car levels. We chose the MR, which brims with Mitsu’s latest technology.
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| Year-Long Review of the Hyundai Veracruz Limited Even in this enlightened age, many people find it hard to square their hip self-image with the purchase of a minivan. Crossover vehicles let a lot of drivers off the hook with vehicles like the Hyundai Veracruz.
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| Year-Long Review of the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon First drive impressions are certainly useful, but at PM we also like to find out how a vehicle handles over the long haul. After twelve months with our rock-ready red Jeep Wrangler Rubicon: Here’s our final take
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| 7 Geeky Tech Designs from the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress Automotive engineers from around the world converge on Detroit every year for a four-day summit of information sharing and networking. While few companies display the real gee-whiz stuff, there's still plenty of cool new tech on display.
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| The Footprint of Air Pressure: CO2 Comparison Since Tata Motors announced plans to build an air-powered car, the world has been buzzing. But is using the grid to compress air and, in turn, run an engine, any more efficient? We crunched the numbers to find out.
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| Cornell Auto X-Prize Team: From Mule to Frankenstein-Style Aerodynamic Hybrid (With Video!) The Progressive Automotive X-Prize has thrown down the gauntlet—offering $7.5 million for a fast, affordable 100-mpg automobile—and Cornell University students are facing the challenge. We have been following the group from the beginning.
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| Does Insurance Institute Crash Study Conflict with Fuel-Economy Standards?: Analysis On Tuesday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a study that confirmed what many of us have known for a long time: When two cars collide, the lighter one usually loses. Does this mean that small cars are necessarily less safe? Not exactly.
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