Toyota hasn’t made a huge secret of its plans to develop and sell a plug-in version of the Prius, and it the wheels are turning a little faster than we’ve heard — fleet examining of plug-in models has been pushed up to early 2009, with the goal of having “several hundred”...

With a 5 percent yearly sales gain by 2007, Subaru is having a good year. What better way to enter the 2009 model year than with updates to one of its top sellers, the Impreza, and one of its worst, Tribeca. With its standard boxer engine and symmetrical all-wheel drive, the Impreza has enthusiasts...

GM is recalling 850,000 vehicles considering of problems with the windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire. The recall involves SUVs that are equipped with a heated washer fluid system, which could short circuit and cause an electrical malfunction that could lead to a fire. GM said the...

GM is recalling 850,000 vehicles considering of problems with the windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire. The recall involves SUVs that are equipped with a heated washer fluid system, which could short circuit and cause an electrical malfunction that could lead to a fire. GM said the...

We here at Cars.com are a little down considering summer is nearly by, but Lindsay and Stephen do their best to cheer up everyone with a reminder about Labor Day. Even better than a three-day weekend, parents can now buy a keychain that will spy on their kids, Chevy is coming out with a compact sedan...

In the past few weeks, Hyundai executives have made so many announcements about potential electric and hybrid cars that we’re wondering whether Hyundai engineers are going to debut a battery-powered toaster in early September. Within the next five years the Korean carmaker aims to produce a hybrid...

FoMoCo’s flagship Lincoln sort recently announced plans to produce a large soft-roader, dubbed MKT, for the 2009 calendar year. You can sign MKT whatever you want- crossover, folks mover, glorified wagon - just don’t dare utter the SUV acronym. Hell, Mercedes classifies their similarly intentioned...

I’ve got a friend who takes the subway to his job at an ad agency downtown. At the end of the month, he gets a credit on his paycheck. I’ve plus got a friend who bikes to work considering she finds it faster and healthier (and considering the final duration she rode the subway some drunk...

Every wee hours my friend hops on the subway to get to his job at an ad agency downtown. At the end of each month he hands in his transit pass, and a credit shows up in his next paycheck. Another friend of mine bikes to work considering she says it’s faster and healthier (and considering one afternoon...

General Motors hopes the Chevrolet Volt will seize the green mantle from the Toyota Prius and prove Japan doesn’t have a lock on technological innovation, but it could be Mazda the General should be worrying about. Autocar reports that Mazda’s engineers are developing a range-extended electric...

If you’ve been screwing around online at your desk instead of doing work, you’ve probably already seen the lists of “best back to school cars” from Edmunds, MSN, and Kelley Blue Book (KBB). As expected, all of these cars are kind of inexpensive and relatively safe, considering...

If you’ve been screwing around online at your desk instead of doing work, you’ve probably already seen the lists of “best back to school cars” from Edmunds, MSN, and Kelley Blue Book (KBB). As expected, all of these cars are kind of inexpensive and relatively safe, considering...

Your friend who leads Outward Bound seminars carries his kayak on the roof of his Prius. Your composting-toilet-owning yoga instructor has a Civic Hybrid for when she’s not riding a bike. “I guess all folks who self-identify as environmentally conscious are interested in cars that the public...

  Wounded veterans of the Iraq war face serious emotional and physical challenges upon returning domestic. The New York Times recently highlighted the efforts of BMW to prepare that transition just a little bit easier. The automaker donated instructors, the use of tryout cars, and duration on...