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Car Safety
September 3, 2008
Nothing inspires confidence like having your new car recalled for a potentially dangerous problem.
There are often recalls for a small number of cars or for issues that don't affect safety, but this past week, both GM and Hyundai issued some biggies.
GM is recalling almost 89,000 2008 Buick Enclave, 2007-2008 Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia vehicles due to potential snow and ice build-up on the windshield wipers, which could cause them to fail, creating serious visibility issues. Even if you don't live in one of the so-called "cold weather states" under the recall, you may travel up into the mountains and have some cause for concern. The recall is set to go into effect in October.
Hyundai is also recalling 65,000 2008 Elantras equipped with the 2.0 Beta engine because of a fuel pump problem. NHTSA says this could cause poor engine starting, hestitation, or other performance issues that can increase crash risk. This recall is in effect now.
In both cases, contact your dealer for the free fix asap. If you ever want to check whether your car -- new or old -- has been recalled, just go to
our tool. It will tell you not only about recalls, but also any technical service bulletins that have been issued and when to perform which type of regular maintenance on your car.
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- Joanne Helperin September 3, 2008, 6:44 AM
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August 13, 2008
It's common knowledge that tires must be replaced when the tread has been worn down (the penny test is a great way to check your tires' tread depth). But it's a lesser-known fact that tires have a shelf-life after which they can be dangerous to drive on, even if they're brand-new or have plenty of tread left.
Experts say 6 years is the maximum that tires should be in use, provided they were stored properly after they were manufactured. The problem is that, as tires age, the tread is more likely to separate from the rest of the tire, which, if it happens on the road, can cause a sitation much more difficult to recover from than a tire blowout. (Check out this dramatic 20/20 report on the subject to see footage of a tire losing its tread and how dangerous it can truly be, plus hear the stories of people it happened to.)
So, how do you know how old your tires -- or the tires you'd like to buy -- are? You've gotta crack the code.
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- Bryn MacKinnon August 13, 2008, 12:00 PM
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We're a tired nation. Long work days, long commutes, kids keeping you up at night -- whatever. Admit it: You've sometimes caught yourself taking those "one-second naps" and jerking yourself awake just in time. (Damn if the Starbucks isn't closed just when you need it.)
Mercedes-Benz is combating our chronic case of road fatigue with its newly developed Attention Assist. It's actually pretty cool technology. As soon as you start driving, it develops a "profile" of the way you drive based on a constant flow of sensor data, including steering wheel movements, speed, linear/lateral acceleration, indicator and pedal operation, and environmental measurements like side winds and uneven road surfaces. The onboard electric control model constantly compares how you're driving to your profile, and if it determines that you're overtired, it warns you with an acoustic signal and a display on the instrument cluster that says, "Attention Assist. Break!"
Yeah, I know, I know. Good drivers don't need nannies. Just another safety technology that jacks up the price, right? At least that's the response of some of our staff here. But hey, it's a Mercedes. It's already full of technology you probably don't need and may never really use, but pay through the nose for, anyway. Think of it this way: Everyone knows drunk driving is dangerous, but studies show that "drowsy driving" is even more so -- causing some 25% of all serious car crashes. It's hard to measure, of course, because there's no equivalent of the breathalyzer for sleepyheads.
Big brother is coming down the pike in so many forms: Black boxes that record everything you do in the moments before an accident, transmitters that can send your odometer to the insurance company, GPS units that can tell people -- who knows who? -- where you are at all times, and so on. All these "nannies" are pretty much as inevitable as seats belts, stability control by 2012, and red light cameras. The only question is, where do you stand on the subject? Is more safety always a good thing, or not?
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- Joanne Helperin August 13, 2008, 6:00 AM
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July 12, 2008
As reported in our earlier Consumer Advice article, the federal government is going to change the way its crash tests are conducted and rated. This will make it tougher for cars to achieve that 5-star safety rating that so many automakers tout when advertising their cars.
Beginning with the 2010 model year, cars will feature an overall safety rating that combines results from frontal, side and rollover tests. The upgraded system also will include new frontal crash tests, and a new side pole test to simulate wrapping a vehicle around a tree. Female crash dummies will be added to the tests, so women and larger children are represented, and new testing for leg injuries will be done.
And here's something really new: Emerging safety technologies will have their own rating be added so consumers will know whether specific crash avoidance technologies (electronic stability control, lane departure warning systems and forward collision warning systems) are optional or standard features on new vehicles.
So what's the bottom line?
For a long time, NHTSA lagged behind in its crash test scoring, and we always felt that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's ratings, while different, were more true-to-life. The new NHTSA tests go a long way toward bringing the 5-star rating system up to snuff, and the addition of the emerging technologies rating is an excellent feature that will encourage automakers to include more of these technologies as either optional or standard. (Under another federal ruling, stability control will be a standard feature of all cars sold in the U.S. by 2012).
For more information on the new changes, click here.
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- Joanne Helperin July 12, 2008, 5:00 AM
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June 25, 2008
Yesterday, J.D. Power and Associates released their U.S. Automotive Emerging Technologies Study, in which they polled 19,000 people across the country.
Some of the interesting highlights: 72% of consumers said they were "definitely/probably" interested in having hybrid technology. After they were told that it would cost them $5000 extra, that figure dropped to 46%...
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- Joanne Helperin June 25, 2008, 1:14 PM
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June 20, 2008
I am not a techie person. I’m no luddite, but I’m definitely not a first-adopter. Case in point: Last week, in preparation for
complying with California’s hands-free law, I decided to find out if my cell phone (which I’ve had for about 2 years -- insert blushing smiley face here) has Bluetooth. After some searching (and some help from Edmunds.com’s tech-guru Brian Moody, more blushing smileys), I’ve discovered that it does!..
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- Bryn MacKinnon June 20, 2008, 6:00 AM
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June 18, 2008
Summer is high book-reading season. If you're tired of the Oprah list, or want something other than fiction, here are some reads you might enjoy.
First is Car Advice for Women (and Smart Men), by the husband and wife team of Alexander Law and Susan Winlaw. Unlike Lauren Fix's book, this one has no illustrations, just a couple of charts and lots of information, all broken down into easily digestible bits...
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- Joanne Helperin June 18, 2008, 11:35 AM
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June 11, 2008
Lauren Fix, a.k.a. "The Car Coach," just published a new book titled, Lauren Fix's Guide to Loving Your Car: Everything You Need to Know to Take Charge of Your Car and Get On with Your Life.
Lauren is the host of Talk 2 DIY Automotive on the Do-It-Yourself Network and has authored several automotive books. Her latest tome is designed to give you "Car Smarts" and to make good decisions on buying, driving, maintenance, and safety, and to save money...
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- Joanne Helperin June 11, 2008, 4:37 PM
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June 9, 2008
In a gloomy economy, one can’t help but think that manufacturers are taking shortcuts to create new vehicles. But that’s not true according to
J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study.
The study is an industry standard for new-vehicle quality measured at 90 days of ownership...
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- Holly Reich June 9, 2008, 4:49 AM
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June 6, 2008
On July 1, 2008, California will join the handful of other states (plus Washington, DC and the Virgin Islands) that ban use of a cell phone while driving, unless you use a hands-free device like Bluetooth or a regular tethered headset.
Whether this new law (here) will make driving near other cell phone-using drivers safer remains to be seen, though some studies have suggested that it will. But the fact remains that if you live in California, have a cell phone, and don’t already own a headset that goes with it, you’ve got less than a month to comply.
Lucky for you (and for anyone outside of California who would like to drive hands-free, too), there’s Freeheadset.org, a non-profit organization created in 2003 after site creator Matt McAdams witnessed a fatal accident caused by a cell phone user...
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- Bryn MacKinnon June 6, 2008, 6:00 AM
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June 5, 2008
Although I'm happily back in the saddle of my new 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid (the battery's working fine, thanks!), I couldn't pass up the opportunity to drive home from the office in our long-term 2008 smart fortwo passion. Edmunds readers are giving it rave reviews, but the buzz aound the office after our Gas-Sipper Smackdown was that it is a real dog.
I admit I was nervous about riding in such a small car...
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- Joanne Helperin June 5, 2008, 3:24 PM
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May 19, 2008
I recently took a trip to Carmel, California in our long-term 2008 Hyundai Veracruz AWD. There are so many little reasons to like this car. In fact, it's the first time I've ever considered buying a Korean vehicle as my personal car.
Sure, I had a couple of gripes, which you can read on the Straightline blog: The "Cool Box" in the console doesn't cool that well, it's got too much wind and road noise for my taste, it could handle the bumps with more grace, and the horn wouldn't work. But overall, this is a car I really enjoyed and would recommend. Here's why:
First: It's good-looking. I like the styling and didn't feel like I was driving a boxy-looking SUV or egg-shaped minivan. I know it's a matter of personal taste, but I really like its lines, particularly the sporty-looking back end.
Second: It's spacious. We lowered the third row and filled the cargo area with the following: a large cooler, a large plastic container filled with non-perishable food, a large rolling duffel bag, an carry-on rolling bag (airline size), four backpacks, a guitar, a mandolin (don't ask!), a men's suit bag, a couple of shopping bags, a bunch of heavy jackets and sweater. Yeah, we overpack, don't we?!
We were still able to see out the rear view. In fact, the rear view on this car is one of its very best features. The only thing that really hinders it, though, is the DVD screen. Not much you can do about that.
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- Joanne Helperin May 19, 2008, 4:55 PM
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May 15, 2008
My 2-year-old daughter and I have spent a good deal of time with the Recaro Como convertible car seat now, and I’m pleased to report that we both are very happy with its performance in most areas. We’ve tested it in a large percentage of our long-term test vehicles, including the 2008 Honda Accord, 2007 Saturn Aura, 2008 Buick Enclave, 2008 Cadillac CTS, 2008 Hyundai Veracruz, 2007 Honda Fit, 2008 Pontiac G8, and 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. I thought it was time for a little update on how it's been working out.
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- Bryn MacKinnon May 15, 2008, 4:28 PM
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May 2, 2008
Each year the
Automotive News Pace Awards reward innovation in the automotive supply chain.
This year, three of the 12 awards focused on parking and backing up.
While I have used a lot of the new technology for parking, I have yet to see anything this comprehensive. But, I admit, I feel a bit worried about the future of my teenagers. With all this hi-tech stuff will they be able to park in a pinch, I asked Dr. Bill Sharfman, Director of Judging for the Pace Awards.
“There is no substitute for learning how to operate your car properly,” he stressed.
However, he explained that these innovations will lead to a safer, less anxiety provoking and more confident driving experience.
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- Holly Reich May 2, 2008, 12:14 PM
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April 29, 2008
A few weeks ago, racing and sport seat specialist, Recaro, sent us two of its latest child safety seats to try. While Bryn's toddler has been spending time in the Como Convertible toddler seat, my 45-pound, seven-year-old daughter is the perfect size to road-test Recaro's Vivo high-back booster.
The Vivo, designed for children 3-12 years, 30-100 lbs, retails for $99.99, and provides ultra-thick side bolstering and head protection wings, as well as a height-adjustable back and washable micro-fiber and velveteen cover.
We plan to try the Recaro Vivo in a variety of test cars and monitor its ease of installation, along with comfort commentary from the Peanut Gallery...
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- Kelly Toepke April 29, 2008, 2:37 PM
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April 14, 2008
NHTSA's done a lot of good work under Chief Nicole Nason, about whom we wrote only weeks ago. Here's another new annoucement that The Driving Woman is applauding: At NHTSA's consumer site, Safercar.gov, you now can signup for automatic e-mail alerts if the government recalls tires or child safety seats.
This is great news, because so many people miss these recall notices...
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- Joanne Helperin April 14, 2008, 5:37 PM
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April 10, 2008
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just released its crash tests of 2008 midsize sedans. Hopefully you can read the graphic above.
The bottom line: All the cars were significantly improved over the IIHS test done in 2004...
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- Joanne Helperin April 10, 2008, 4:00 PM
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April 9, 2008
The under approach.....so to continue the discussion from
yesterday on how to hold a steering wheel, in my google search I came up with the
JD Power article titled Steering for Optimal Control.
The JD Power piece supports the low riders. As quoted; ”The current recommendation for hand placement (if you imagine your steering wheel is a clock) is anywhere between 7 o'clock and 9 o'clock for your left hand and between 3 o'clock and 5 o'clock for your right hand. Although it may feel strange to have your hands so low on the steering wheel, this actually provides better control than the "10 and 2" method.
I asked Dan Edmunds, Director of Vehicle Testing at Edmunds Inc. (no relation to Edmunds), for his opinion. He pointed to a line in the article that states, "A lower hand position (8 and 4 or 7 and 5) makes it less likely that you will overcorrect during an emergency maneuver, which is what often causes spins, slides, and rollovers."
His take? "This line of reasoning is an outgrowth of the popularity of SUVs. Since high CG [center of gravity] vehicles like these don't handle well in emergency maneuvers and are the source of most of the rollovers they allude to, this improper hand position is being advocated to compensate. You can't input very much when holding the wheel in this way--so you can't roll the thing over--or so goes the reasoning. They're trying to dull someone's natural reactions."
Furthermore, Edmunds says this theory is not taking into account the fact that stability control systems are becoming standard on SUVs (to pass the government rollover test) and will be required on all vehicles in a couple of years.
"Overcorrecting isn't an issue with stability control-equipped vehicles, so this advice seems directed at older SUVs," he said. "I agree that 12 or 6 is bad, bad, bad, but 7 and 5 is nearly the same as 6. I can't follow the logic on this one."
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- Holly Reich April 9, 2008, 7:35 AM
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April 4, 2008
Recaro, the company that has been designing racing and sport seats for race teams and carmakers around the world for decades, added five new models to its child safety seat lineup this year (here), and we were able to secure one of the new seats to put through our battery of real-world test scenarios (read: I’m using it as my primary car seat in Edmunds long-term vehicles to shuttle my toddler around for a while).
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- Bryn MacKinnon April 4, 2008, 5:03 PM
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April 1, 2008
Since y'all were so helpful in Michelle's quest for a new car, which resulted in her happy purchase of a 2008 Scion xD, I thought I'd ask for your input for my next purchase. The lease on my 2005 Toyota Highlander is up in July. Once I crunch the numbers, it may turn out that buying out the lease is a good idea, but in the meantime, I want to consider other contenders.
My most important criteria: seating for 6 or more (for carpool when necessary), safety (good crash test scores, side curtain airbags, stability control), and a low price...
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- Joanne Helperin April 1, 2008, 4:36 PM
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March 13, 2008
NHTSA's tests a vehicle's roof strength with a special crush test.
I came across this excellent article about a new IIHS crash test report on SUVs in USA Today. Here's an excerpt:
"Now comes a sobering conclusion in a report to be released Wednesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that suggests safety advocates and plaintiff's lawyers have been correct all along...
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- Joanne Helperin March 13, 2008, 1:26 PM
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February 29, 2008
I’ve been sitting here staring at my monitor in stunned silence for a while now. The more I delve into the stories behind the bill that President Bush signed into law yesterday, the more overwhelmed I become. They’re stories of anguished parents who’ve had to cope with the death of their son or daughter when the child was backed over after he or she happened to walk into the colossal blind zones modern vehicles often have. Hearing how often a small child is injured (48 times a week) or killed (2 times a week) in this way in the U.S...
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- Bryn MacKinnon February 29, 2008, 6:25 PM
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February 28, 2008
Nissan Murano trumps the tests!
This week the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released new crash test results for nine 2008 and 2009 model SUVs.
The best overall performer is the
2009 Nissan Murano earning Top Safety Pick designation on good ratings for front, side and rear crash protection as well as standard stability control. The
Kia Sorento earned the lowest rating of poor for side impact protection, even with standard side airbags. The
Jeep Liberty and
Jeep Wrangler were rated marginal in the side test. And the biggest surpise? The Hummer H3 didn’t get a good rating for frontal or side crash protection and it’s rated poor for rear crash protection.
The good news? SUV safety is improving...
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- Holly Reich February 28, 2008, 3:08 PM
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February 15, 2008
It’s important to note that GM is quite involved in causes beyond building cars. Read on…
According to The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children ages 3 to 14. In 2003, 1,591 children ages 14 and under died and 220,000 were injured in crashes.
The sad fact is, half of the children that die in crashes are completely unrestrained...
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- Holly Reich February 15, 2008, 5:13 AM
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February 4, 2008
If you know someone who has -- or might have -- this infant car seat, please let them know about this important recall. Evenflo is doing the right thing by recalling the car seats before anything catastrophic happens.
From the Associated Press:
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January 28, 2008
Our view from a cabin at Mammoth Mountain, California.
I hadn't skied in 20 years, but I felt that I owed it to my two kids -- who had never seen a real snowfall in their lives -- to make the 5+ hour journey from L.A. to Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort. Since it was time to bring my 2002 Honda Odyssey in for service anyway, I took the car in the day before we left to make sure it was in tip top shape for the journey. I also bought snow chains.
Apparently, "chains" now come in two varieties -- the old fashioned kind that are actually made of chain link, and "cables," which are made of, well, cable. After striking out at one auto parts store, I found the ones I needed at Pep Boys. I also picked up a snow brush/ice scraper and a can of de-icer spray. I thought at the time that perhaps it was overkill. Boy, was I wrong.
As we climbed the eastern Sierras and the air turn colder, snow began to appear on the hill peaks. But then, simultaneous with our vacation, southern Cal was hit with a really wet storm that lasted for days: inches of rain for L.A., and buckets of snow up in the mountains. It snowed the whole time we were there. Great skiing, but challenging driving.
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- Joanne Helperin January 28, 2008, 4:55 PM
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January 4, 2008
Hey folks.
You've probably seen Edmunds'
CarSpace -- where consumers can discuss any automotive-related topic from shopping for cars to the specifics of makes and models. Now, the people in charge of CarSpace (the Community team) has just launched a new service to answer all your questions. Appropriately called
Edmunds' Answers, i
t's a social question and answer system where any member can ask an automotive question. Members of the community, including Edmunds employees, can answer these questions...Continue reading...
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- Joanne Helperin January 4, 2008, 5:09 PM
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January 3, 2008
Approximately 30,000 high-speed chases happen on American roads each year, killing some 300 people and injuring scores more. Now G.M.'s OnStar, which helps to locate and recover stolen vehicles, is hoping to lower those numbers by incorporating a new feature, called Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (SVS).
What does it do?..
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- Joanne Helperin January 3, 2008, 2:24 PM
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December 27, 2007
A group from the office took our 2008 Mazda CX-9 for a spin the other day, and we were pleasantly surprised by the rear-view camera. Instead of seeing a rear-view image on the navigation screen, as is typical, the image appeared on the rear-view mirror. Immediately, this made sense to us...
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- Joanne Helperin December 27, 2007, 12:55 PM
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December 21, 2007
Honda Odyssey Ranked Best in Bumper TestsBottom line. It costs a lot to repair a bumper on a minivan. We’re talking a range of $5,000 to $8,000. And that’s for driving at low speeds...
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- Holly Reich December 21, 2007, 2:13 PM
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December 4, 2007
OK all you moms and grandmoms, the new scores are out from the fed's National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), and if you're hoping to buy a minivan, these scores may hold the same excitement as the call-back sheet in "High School Musical." And just as in that all-pervasive flick, there may be few surprises.
First, the 2008 Toyota Sienna didn't make the top cut, because its frontal driver crash test score was four stars instead of five. Not bad, but still...
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- Joanne Helperin December 4, 2007, 5:20 PM
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November 27, 2007
Porsche has been running driving classes at Alabama's Barber Motorsports Park for years -- the idea being to give new Boxster, Cayman and 911 owners some much needed instruction in proper car control. These classes have always been co-ed, but Porsche instructors noticed that women in the classes were uncomfortable, sometimes even intimidated, around the male drivers, even when those men were boyfriends or spouses.
In response, the company created new one- and two-day courses just for women -- the Women's Performance Course. One of our contributing editors, Jackie Liu, recently went to the school...
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- Erin Riches November 27, 2007, 5:40 PM
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November 25, 2007
Just for kicks I am a regular at
Weather.com. Time and time again I've learned my lesson -- despite technological innovation, the elements are unpredictable. When we left from New York to drive 600 miles to Detroit for Thanksgiving the weather was balmy -- nearly 60 degrees. Over the week, I saw that the low was to be a tolerable 45 degree. I believed the hype until the temperature dropped and weather.com missed again.
First came the hail on Wednesday...
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