Posted in Cars For Commuting, Chevrolet, GM on Jan 22nd, 2009
General Motors has just released the first official photo of its newest micro car, the Spark. The newest addition to the Chevy family the Spark takes its roots from the funky little Beat concept from last year.
You remember the Beat, the Trax, and the Groove from last year’s New York Auto Show. Not many people [...]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Nissan on Oct 31st, 2008
The Nissan Versa is a decent little car. Sharing it’s underpinnings with a few European Renault models, this little hatch-back brings the goods. Now it also brings home the title of cheapest new car in America.
That’s because you can now get the Versa with the previously unavailable 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine which has been available in [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Compact cars, Toyota on Oct 13th, 2008
If there ever was a better business case for selling fuel efficient cars, the current state of things is it. While not even an option a few years ago, small “city cars” are becoming more and more attractive for automakers because they feel they can profit on this situation.
Case in point, the Toyota iQ city [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Chevrolet, GM, Pontiac on Sep 18th, 2008
Just five minutes looking at one and anybody can see it. Pontiac’s “brand new” G3 sub-compact is just a Chevrolet Aveo in Pontiac drag. Will the front bumper and headlights are it’s own, there’s little else that separates the two models.
The Pontiac G3 will be the brands first foray into the sub-compact world. The Aveo [...]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Toyota on Sep 4th, 2008
Toyota, now here is a company that doesn’t get much wrong. Everything Toyota touches seems to succeed in the long run. Now the company has set it’s sight on the supermini segment in Europe. Just like Hyundai’s recently unveiled i20, Toyota’s iQ (what’s with the iNames?!) is designed just for European consumers.
The 2009 Toyota [...]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Honda, Hybrids on Sep 4th, 2008
When the first generation Honda Insight came out people didn’t even know what a hybrid was. It’s fuel efficient four cylinder motor, coupled to an electric motor, provided good pick-up and unheard of (at the time) fuel economy. On top of all that it came with a 5 speed manual! But alas, it came and [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Fuel Prices on Sep 4th, 2008
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Wednesday that it expects to reach America’s new fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2015. That means the Korean automaker expects to hit the goal five years before compliance is even required. If they really go through with it, that would be an impressive feat.
“We believe we [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Volkswagen on Sep 3rd, 2008
The Gol isn’t a car most Americans are familiar with. It’s produced solely in Brazil and exclusively for the Brazilian market. But the little Gol has been sinonimous with the “people’s car” idea since it’s inception. Cheap to buy, cheap to run, and well built, it didn’t take long for the Gol to become the [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Compact cars on Aug 22nd, 2008
The Kia Spectra has been a steady seller here in the states. While not a real threat to cars like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, the Spectra was still a decent alternative at a much lower price point.
Recently though, Kia has made a major effort to get on the same level as it’s competitors [...]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendluy, Cars For Commuting, Chevrolet, Compact cars, GM on Aug 21st, 2008
This car has to succeed. General Motors is in no shape to be able to handle this car flopping. The Chevrolet Cruze has to make it, it has to sell.
That’s because the new Cruze replaces the Cobalt and is now prime set to become GM’s bread and butter in the new automotive landscape that [...]
