Still, that’s in the ballpark for the EPA city estimate, and not a lot of cars get there. In fact, most don’t. And overall, the ECO is our favorite Cruze. It looks good, is well equipped, has a nice interior and one of the best manual shifters we’ve found in a domestic car (not Honda-level, [...]

music too…but here you can), Sirius satellite radio, an auto-dimming rearview mirror with microphone, a remote USB port, an audio jack, a 276-watt amplifier and six premium speakers. There’s also a remote start system, security alarm, dual-zone automatic climate control, humdity sensor, universal garage door opener, Nappa leather seats (heated in the front and rear…and [...]

If you’re thinking the base price is getting up there, you’re right. ,650 is where ours started. The good news is that besides the retractable, you’re getting a lot of nice equipment for your money. Automatic climate control, leather-trimmed seats (heated with 5 settings), a leather-wrapped parking brake and a Bose audio system with AudioPilot [...]

It all starts at ,700 with an impressive list of standard features. Too long for me to re-type. Wanna know what they are? Infiniti’s M Hybrid webpage has that covered. Our tester added the Delue Touring Package (Japanese White Ash wood trim with genuine silver powder accents, semi-aniline leather appointed seating, a Bose 5.1 channel [...]

You also get three transmission choices: A Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), a CVT with AutoStick, or a five-speed manual. Personally, I’d go with the stick, but the Jeep press fleet chose the CVT with an off-road crawl rate. And, honestly, it was a very good, very smooth CVT. I had to be reminded that was [...]

Rear view of the 2012 Mazda 3 5-Door
This time, we drew the Mazda 3 S 5-Door Touring model. There are only two flavors of the Mazda 3 5-door…Touring and Grand Touring. The difference between the two cars? ,570, which buys a power moonroof, dual-zone automatic climate control, leather-trimmed sport seats, heated front seats with 5 [...]

There’s also dual-zone climate control, rear auxilary climate control, voice-activated navigation (hey, a Navigator should have nav standard), 4-wheel disc brakes with ABS, forward and reverse sensing system, rain-sensing wipers, power adjustable pedals (a great thing for families whose drivers are of different heights and leg lengths. I’m 6′0″. Mrs. TireKicker is 5′1″.) a trailer [...]

The Freight Transport Association or FTA has just backed a report which may help fleets with regards to congestion. The report is titled “Out of the jam: reducing congestion on our roads.”
According to the FTA the report is recommending that traffic data be shared with fleet operators. This data can be used by fleets to [...]

If you are thinking of buying a car in the near future then it is well worth your while making sure that you conduct your search on the internet. Although for some people, it might be daunting to buy a car over the internet, you have to remember that you actually have more recourse if [...]

permanent four-wheel drive with Traction Control, a two-speed electronic transfer gearbox with variable locking center differential, 19 by 8″ aluminum alloy wheels, four-wheel ventilated disc brakes with ABS, all-terrain dynamic stability control, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, Cornering Brake Control, Hill Descent Control, Emergency Brake Assist, four-corner electronic air suspension and a six-airbag supplemental restraint system [...]