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  • August 2008

    • The 15 Most Fuel Efficient Cars

      BusinessWeek  |  Aug 7, 08 9:43 AM CDT

      The 15 Most Fuel Efficient Cars

      (Newser) - Toyota’s Prius may hold the crown for fuel-efficiency, but that doesn’t mean it’s lonely at the top. BusinessWeek takes a look at the 15 cars with the best mileage—30 mpg combined city and highway or better. Mercury’s 2009 Mariner Hybrid offers mileage better than the average SUV at 32 mpg combined, starting at $29,445. More »

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      hybrid car  • fuel efficiency  • cars  • Prius  • Mini Cooper  • Smart Car  • Honda Civic Hybrid

  • July 2008

    • Smart Car Scores Big on Cute

      Washington Post  |  Jul 18, 08 9:45 AM CDT

      Smart Car Scores Big on Cute

      (Newser) - Mercedes’ Smart cars are selling brilliantly—the US waiting list is 30,000 long—and the tiny two-seater's performance at the gas pump isn't the whole story. Yes, they’re the most fuel-efficient non-hybrids around, but only barely—some Hondas and Toyotas almost match their 33mpg. There's also the cute factor, the Washington Post reports. “The Jeep was stylish,” says one SUV convert, “but I never got the attention before that I get with this.” More »

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      auto industry  • fuel efficiency  • SUVs  • Mercedes Benz  • Smart Car

    • Smart Car: Revolution Parked in a Tiny Package

      Machinist  |  Jul 2, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Smart Car: Revolution Parked in a Tiny Package

      (Newser) - Despite an underpowered engine and lousy transmission, the tiny Smart Fortwo can be a good buy—particularly for city-dwellers, Farhad Manjoo writes in the Machinist. The mini-ride makes parking, merging, and tight turns entirely new experiences. "It's the sense that you're unstoppable in this thing, that no corner of the city is off-limits, that this is the future of driving," Manjoo gushes. More »

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      Smart Car  • Smart Fortwo

  • December 2007

    • 30K Americans Ordered... This?

      AFP  |  Dec 4, 07 6:30 PM CST

      30K Americans Ordered... This?

      (Newser) - American orders for a new fuel-smart car are already swamping its German manufacturer, the AFP reports. Some 30,000 Americans have already put down $99 on Daimler's Smart Fortwo in anticipation of its January arrival—but some analysts say the tiny two-seater will end up parked in a country that favors massive, hard-drinking SUVs. More »

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      auto industry  • gas  • automaker  • SUV  • Daimler  • Smart Car

  • September 2007

    • Tiny Smart Cars Zip Toward US

      Newsweek  |  Sep 19, 07 2:53 PM CDT

      Tiny Smart Cars Zip Toward US

      (Newser) - With the first Smart Car set to hit the US in January, Newsweek questions the company president on the intelligence of trying to sell a 1,750-pound vehicle in the land of bigger-is-better. Despite bad safety ratings from Consumer Reports and entrenched SUV love in the American psyche, he seems confident—bolstered by 30,000 pre-orders. More »

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      auto industry  • car  • America  • Mercedes Benz  • Smart Car

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