Ready for the H Bomb? Honda’s FCX Clarity is hitting the California shores in July. So says Tomoko Hosaka, Associated Press. The Clarity runs on a hydrogen fuel cell and electricity, has zero emissions, emits only water and is twice as energy efficient as a gas – electric hybrid. The car has an expected range […]
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Smart Buys
Posted in Audi, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota on Jun 17th, 2008
In the market for a new car and looking for a Smart Buy in a gas inflated world? Lawrence Ulrich, noted automotive writer, offers seven suggestions in “Smart Buys as Gas Prices Rise”: Mazda5 (base price: $18,630) - 21/27 mpg (city/highway), Honda Civic Hybrid ($23,235) - 40/45 mpg, Toyota Avalon ($27,735) - 19/28 mpg, Mercedes-Benz […]
The Honda Pilot-2009. Newly redesigned, looking like the most desired SUV of 6 months ago. But what happens to it now that Americans have suffered an Oil Blitzkrieg? A promising redesign of former Pilot model may make it pay for its looks rather that its performance. So says Christopher Jensen of the New York Times. Responding to […]
It’s in the Engineering
Posted in Fuel Savings, Honda on Jun 6th, 2008
Okay, you’ve resigned yourself to the fact that you ought to downsize the engine to a 4 cylinder. You can beat the lawnmower to the stop sign down the street, but how bout merging into highway traffic? Martin Zimmerman’s LA Times piece “A four-cylinder solution to the mid-size crisis”, offers hope . His premise is “It’s […]
What are they doing up north? Canadian auto sales surged 14.3% in February, the strongest Feb. on record! Sales were fueled by aggressive incentives and price cuts. Light vehicle sales totaled 110,951 units topping the previous record of 103,200 in 2003. Even GM, Canada’s biggest automaker, was up 14.5% year over year. Chrysler Canada was up […]