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Okay, so I am stretching a bit for this to be a small car, but there is something intriguing about a luxury hybrid sedan that will achieve better mileage than the Hyundai Elantra that is parked out on the driveway. This is something I have looked into before with my articles on the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, which is probably the closest thing to the 2010 Lexus HS250 on the market. Our partner site, AllAboutPrius.com has done a nice job comparing the HS250 to the 2010 Toyota Prius (the

Elon Musk doesnt pull any punches, and has made many remarks that draw attention, and well he's at it again.  He now questions the idea that a Prius is a true hybrid.

Musk has snuffed at the high tech Prius in the past, and in most automotive circles, the Prius is synonymous with environmentally thinking.  It's the high tech hybrid that delivers outstanding fuel efficiency at an affordable price.  But Musk is not satisfied with people calling it a

The drive for greater mileage often focuses on making engines and gearboxes more efficient, but we often overlook one of the most important areas where savings can be made - the tires. Most of us know that tires that are low on pressure will reduce mileage, and while this is one of the simpler things to monitor there are even better ways to improve mileage through your tires according to Michelin.

The tire giant has just revealed a new product called the Energy Saver A/S Tire, which it

If you've been comparing the new 2010 Toyota Prius to the smaller, less expensive 2010 Honda Insight, Toyota would like to have a little chat with you.

They think that you think you'll save money buying the cheaper Insight. So, licking the corporate pencil and pulling out the compact calculator, they've roughed out some numbers to persuade you that the bigger Prius is all but a wash in pricing against the Insight.

The secret is that the Toyota saves

How worried is Toyota that the 2010 Honda Insight might eat into sales of the 2010 Toyota Prius, just now hitting dealerships across the country?

Worried enough, it appears, that the company has helpfully run the numbers to show potential Insight buyers how little money they'll save over the long run if they buy Honda's new 2010 dedicated hybrid. You know, the one that looks sort of like a Prius in 7/8 scale.

Last Thursday, a post entitled "Hybrid Cost

Here's what we know about Tesla's Elon Musk: he's an outside-the-box entrepreneur. He's become ludicrously wealthy thanks to PayPal and other pet projects. And he's a top-notch showman. Seriously: a SWAT team full of supermodels could start playing naked Twister at one of his press conferences, and Musk's banter would still be more interesting.

That's partly because Musk is a loose cannon--the auto industry's answer to Joe Biden*. Unlike our vice president, however, Musk

Volkswagen's diesel-engined cars have deeply loyal fans. Veedub has been offering oil-burners in the US since 1979, and their 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI clean diesel has sold well.

But for the coming year, most diesel fanboys' eyes are on the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI. The Golf TDI returns the diesel to VW's hatchback for the first time in several years, it will be VW's least expensive diesel, and we think it could possibly become the highest selling diesel car in the

Gas mileage is a fraught subject, even among hybrid drivers. Some compete to see who can 'hypermile' the hardest and return figures in the 70-plus-mpg range; others drive it like they stole it, figuring they'll still get better mileage than in a non-hybrid driven the same way.

Our intreprid teenage correspondent Kyle has intimate experience with mileage in both his family's Toyota Prius and the new 2010 Honda

We're a bit ahead of things, but what will General Motors look like when it emerges from Chapter 11 (provided it happens as planned on Monday, June 1)?

Looking first at Chevy, here are my predictions on what will stay and go and when:

There's nothing like spending some quality time behind the wheel of a car to convincingly determine  whether you like what you're driving. Not that long ago, I made a one-day round trip from Detroit to Chicago in a 2010 Mercury Milan. Given how Ford Motor Company has completely squandered everything positive about the Mercury brand, the new Milan exists without recognition or genuine purpose. Too bad, as this Mercury is a fine mid-size sedan.  We're working on an updated review, but to get an overview of the Milan, see