SUVs

Startups that let you rent your ride for extra cash

Do you have a spare vehicle sitting around collecting dust? Try renting it out. Kiplinger  magazine reports there are several new websites that can help you get started as a 1-personal rental agency, with the possibility of generating several hundred dollars in extra income each month. The reality is most ...

• 1:01 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012
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Gas prices climb on fears about Iran

CLARKONOMICS: Gas prices are $3.70 a gallon (national average) and climbing. What's that going to mean as you look down the road a few months? Here we are with the highest prices we've ever had at this point in the year, not inflation adjusted. Based on historical patterns of pricing, ...

• 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
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Consumer Reports rolls out annual auto issue

Every April, Consumer Reports makes a special effort during car buying season to give advice for new and used buyers in their annual auto issue. This year, the overall most reliable brand for new cars is a real sleeper of a brand that has a pretty minor presence in the ...

• 1:06 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012
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Better Economy For Big Vehicles

Struggling with the cost of gas? A new wave of bigger vehicles with better fuel economy is coming and one American automaker leads the way.

• 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011
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Bigger vehicles with better fuel economy are coming

Up to this point, if you wanted to get great fuel economy, you had to drive something small. But that was then, this is now. Several new vehicles are coming to market that won't ask you to trade the American preference for larger vehicles for increased fuel savings.   The ...

• 1:59 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011

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A More Economical SUV

Want the style of an SUV without the big bill every time you go to fill up? Then there's one kind of SUV you need to look…and it's a deal right now!

• 3:06 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2011
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Gas guzzlers and fuel sippers both a deal right now

Looking for a deal in the car market? The marketplace is like a barbell at the moment, with vehicles at either extreme -- both those that get terrible fuel economy and those that get great fuel economy -- representing a real deal right now. SUVs that are built on truck ...

• 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011

Asian nameplates among the best deals in the car market

MONEY-SAVING MOMENT: The Asian automakers have seen deeply slumping sales, making this an optimal time to score a deal on one of their vehicles. In a world where a one-tenth of one percent change in market share is significant, Toyota is down 1.5 market share points. That's huge, and it ...

• 3:52 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
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EPA proposes letter grades for fuel efficiency on cars

The nation's automakers are going berzerk over an EPA proposal that would devise a new letter grading system for cars based on fuel economy and pollution emissions. To get an A plus, a car would have to get nearly 120 miles per gallon under the current proposal, which is now ...

• 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010
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Building A Better SUV

Sometimes redesigning a flagship product makes more sense than inventing a new one from scratch. One U.S. automaker did that with their SUV, with astounding results. Clark explains.

• 4:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010