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Top Ten Stolen Vehicles of 2008

Thanks to modern technologies like ignition keys with embedded chips and factory installed security immobilizers, it's getting harder and harder to steal new cars. As a result, the number of cars and trucks stolen in the United States dropped by 13.1 percent in 2008 compared to 2007, a trend that has been continuing for five years. Total thefts for the year could actually end up under 1 million for the first time in 20 years. Owners of older cars on the other hand aren't so lucky. One of the main driving factors behind car thefts is to ... Read more →

Top 10 Most/Least Expensive Vehicles To Insure Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for Most Expensive ------------------------------- Click above for Least Expensive There are lots of variables to consider when shopping for your next new car. Obviously, the ...

Top 10 Animated Cars Of All Time Jeremy Korzeniewski

We love cars here at Autoblog, and we've been inflicted with this particular disease for our entire lives – even back when we were but young little tykes. Like most of you, we have fond ...

Top Ten Forgotten Convertibles Jeremy Korzeniewski

Since the advent of the automobile, automakers have always been compelled to go topless with a variety of cars, and occasionally, trucks. For a brief period in the late 1970s, after rollover safety ...

Top 10 Forgotten Hatchbacks Jeremy Korzeniewski

The annals of U.S. automobile history may be littered with the occasional hatchback success story, but for every Volkswagen Golf or Toyota Prius, there are dozens of failed three- and five-door ...

Top Ten features vanishing from modern-day automobiles 6 months ago on Autoblog

Time marches on. It's an undeniable truth in all industries, and the car making business is no different. For most, this is an exceedingly good thing, as it means today's automobiles are packed with more features and technology than ever before. Modern-day cars are faster, quieter, cleaner and ...

Carmax Reveals Most Searched Used Vehicles 10 months ago on Autoblog

If you shopped for a used car in 2008, odds are you researched the Honda Accord, at least if you were checking out CarMax. For the third year in a row, the Accord topped the search list of CarMax.com, which is dominated by imports, like another popular search site. The list is a big bite of ...

Top 10 Cars That Don't Deserve Their Engines 10 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Top_10_Cars_That_Don_t_Deserve_Their_Engine'; The engine is the crown jewel of any automobile and can make or break a car in the eyes of an automotive enthusiast. No matter how sweet a car's handling or how neutral its balance, a limp-wristed engine can ...

Top 10 Least Stolen Vehicles in 2008 11 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Top_10_Least_Stolen_Vehicles_2008'; Yesterday we showed you the Top Ten Most Stolen Vehicles in 2008 based on thefts per number of insured models. While many of you pointed out that these were, in fact, not the most stolen vehicles overall, most of you ...

The Top 10-ish Orphan Car Brands 11 months ago on Autoblog

In this era of automakers on the brink of extinction, it's worth recalling that car companies going belly up is not a new phenomenon. Henry Ford himself started up two other brands that failed before Ford Motor Co. finally caught on. Start-up companies are not something that was invented in Silicon ...

Top Ten Things Autoblog is Thankful For 11 months ago on Autoblog

The industry that we know and love is facing hard times right now. Guess what? We're not going to talk about it. No, instead of spending time dwelling on the negative, which we can't really do anything about at the moment anyway, we're training our sights on the positives. There's plenty to be ...

Freep names 10 cars that will redefine the industry... like the Camaro 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Detroit Free Press laid out ten industry-redefining cars, and we're, well, a little perplexed. This is the definition, in the paper's own words: "a handful of new vehicles that debut over the next 12 months may shape the future of automakers around the world. They come in all shapes and sizes. ...

Forbes lists the Top 10 Fastest Fictional Cars 1 year ago on Autoblog

Employing research that they certainly did not get from AOL Autos, Forbes is at it again with a list of the Top 10 Fastest Fictional Cars. One of the things we find odd about the list is that there are a number of cars included that you can actually buy or make pretty easily, like James Bond's ...

Top ten most stolen vehicles show that small isn't safe 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to CCC Information Services Inc., an organization that monitors stolen and damaged vehicles, small cars are among the most targeted vehicles for theft. Apparently compacts are easy to steal, dismantle and then sell, mainly due to their popularity among import enthusiasts. The 1995-2001 ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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