Cars 101: Hypermiling
Posted: August 12, 2011 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: Car, Cars 101, Diesel, driving, Gas, Gas Prices, Hybrid, mileage, Mind over motor, mpg, Saving Money Leave a comment »
Anyone knows that saving gas saves money. Of course, those of us who have hybrids are occasionally so obsessed with it that they will do whatever is necessary to keep their MPG up and their costs down. Here’s a couple of ways to bring up your gas mileage without a lot of extra work. Read the rest of this entry »
Main Street in Motion: What I think.
Posted: August 11, 2011 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS, INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: Acura, Autocross, big, Buick, Camaro, Car, Chevrolet, Corvette, Diesel, East Rutherford, Engines, event, Gas, General Motors, GM, GMC, Honda, Main Street In Motion, Mind over motor, Models, Nissan, NJ, Opinions, PA, Parking lot, Performance, Philadelphia, Pickups, Sedans, Stadium, SUV, Test Drives, Thoughts, Toyota, Truck, Volt Leave a comment »
Cars lined up for Mainstreet in Motion (in NJ)
In a related article, Nick talked about his experience at Main Street in Motion, an event created by General Motors, in order to show off their lineup and all the improvements they’ve made (or in some cases, not made) over the past years. It’s worthy to note that, after a quick talk with another patron, that GM used to do these events often, and this was the first time they’d done this in quite some time. Knowing that, I took some drives and a few observations. For example, they attempted to get lower-optioned versions of competitor vehicles at any chance they could, with some notable exceptions, which I will get to later. Also, like Nick said, the entire event was free of charge. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: Chevrolet Volt
Posted: July 17, 2011 Filed under: Green & Economical, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: Car, Chevrolet, Chevy, electric, Fuel, full, Gas, generator, green, Hybrid, mileage, Mind over motor, mpg, Sporty, Torque, Volt 3 Comments »
The Chevrolet Volt, savior of AMERICA!!!!
This is one I have been waiting to do for a while now, the much hyped Volt from Chevy. I knew of course that the Volt was a new sort of hybrid car and I knew that its design was far superior to that of other hybrids already on sale, like the Prius. However, the way it drove surprised the hell out of me. What I expected was a mushy, slow econobox, what I got was totally different. Read the rest of this entry »
SUV Hot Hatches, Why Not?
Posted: June 28, 2011 Filed under: INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: 4, Car, Countryman, Cross, Crossover, CVT, cylinder, economy, Evoque, Fuel, Gas, GTI, Guzzler, Hatch, Hot, Juke, Land, Luxury, Mind over motor, Mini, Nissan, Over, Range, Rover, S, Small, Sporty, stylish, SUV, SUVs, trendy, turbo, Volkswagen Leave a comment »
Mini Countryman S
There is emerging a new market for a sort of tiny SUV/crossover. There are entrants in both the normal and luxury realm coming out, so clearly manufacturers believe this will be a market segment with some appeal. Read the rest of this entry »
