• Best New Cars for 2011

    If you’re looking to make a splash with your next car, consider an all-new 2011 model. Many of the most exciting 2011s are already on dealer lots or readily available for pre-order. Since these are brand new or redesigned from the ground up, chances are most people have never seen them before. Plus, manufacturers are already offering incentives on most of these models to get the buzz going and get people into showrooms.
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  • Best cars for teenage drivers

    Big, boring and slow. That's the formula for teenage drivers, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit that analyzes auto safety and driving issues.
    "The vehicle choice for teens is especially crucial because of their higher risk of getting into a crash," said Russ Rader, the institute's spokesman.
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  • Kelley names Top 10 green cars

    “Green” is the new big thing in the auto industry, and Nissan's introduction later this year of the first mass-produced, highway-capable electric car sets the stage for more zero-tailpipe-emissions vehicles.
    We're going to be seeing more of those, too, as we get closer to the 2016 deadline the Obama administration has set for the automakers to achieve CAFÉ (corporate average fuel economy) ratings of 34.1 mpg.
    But the whole green concept includes more than just the pure electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf; it also encompasses products with great fuel economy such as gasoline-electric hybrids, the coming plug-in hybrids such as the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and even “clean” diesels such as those being sold by Germany's Volkswagen in the U.S. market.
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  • Metrolink to unveil commuter train cars with crash-absorbing impact zones

    Trying to shed a record of deadly accidents, Southern California's Metrolink system will take a leap forward on safety this week when it unveils the nation's first commuter train cars designed to better protect riders and crews with crash-absorbing, collapsible impact zones.
    Akin to the crushable bumpers added to automobiles in the 1970s, the 117 high-tech cars, costing a total of $230 million, are the product of years of federal research and a fast-tracked development push by the region's rail service after a horrific accident five years ago in Glendale.
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