For a long time, gas prices in the United States were literally cheaper than dirt. Seriousl – check out the price of a bag of top soil at your local home improvement store. With such low fuel prices, the cost of operating a motor vehicle was really not much of an issue for most Americans. As a result, the only cost that concerned Americans when buying a vehicle was the monthly payment. People bought what ever they could afford on a monthly basis, not at the pump. The result was the rise of the personal use truck, and in particular, the sport utility vehicle. It started slowly in the ... Read More

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LA 2007: Lutz and Peper show off Chevy's high efficiency fleet 1195153260

Promising the best possible fuel economy for whichever type of vehicle its customers choose, GM's Bob Lutz and Ed Peper trotted a full lineup of green vehicles from their arsenal. The Aveo5, Impala E85, Malibu Hybrid, Tahoe Hybrid, Silverado Hybrid, Volt, Equinox Fuel Cell, Beat and Groove were used to show off that Chevy will be the brand carrying the ...
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SEMA honors four vehicles as most accessory friendly 1193904180

Because so much of what SEMA is about concerns the aftermarket, each year the organization honors the most accessory-friendly vehicles with an award. This isn't to say that these are the best vehicles on the market, but rather that each represents a car or truck where the manufacturer has worked with the aftermarket and SEMA to help make accessories more ...
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New Tahoe-sized Hyundai in the works 1147459440

Brenda Priddy's all-seeing eye has caught the largest Hyundai passenger vehicle on earth traipsing around what appears to be the Southwest. Her keen eye again pegs the large SUV, officially called the Mesa after Kia's KCD-II Mesa Concept, at just a few inches shorter than a Tahoe. No honkin' V8 under this SUV's hood, rather a 3.8L V6 generating 270 to 280 ...