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| Most Versatile Car: 2010 Subaru Outback (Published in the December 2009 issue)
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| Best Value: 2010 Kia Soul Wins Automotive Excellence Award (Published in the December 2009 issue)
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| Best Performance: 2010 Mustang Shelby GT500 (Published in the December 2009 issue)
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| 2010 Toyota 4Runner Trail Test Drive: Is This the Last 4X4? The traditional mid-size SUV may have been the definitive vehicle of the 1990s, but it's an endangered species now. Whistling right past the SUV graveyard is the new, fifth-generation, 2010 Toyota 4Runner. It's a survivor—maybe the last of its kind.
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| 2010 Dodge Ram HD 2500/3500 Test Drive: Heavy Hauling Diesel Power To play in the heavy-duty pickup truck segment, Ford, Chevy, GMC and Dodge know they have to deliver big capability and capacity anytime they come out with a new truck. And now, they need to meet tough new emissions regulations too.
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| Nissan's CEO Makes the Case for EVs at 2009 Tokyo Motor Show Next year, Nissan will introduce the Leaf, a small, all-electric car, the first purpose-built EV from a major manufacturer since the 1996 GM EV-1. At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn spoke about the company's decision to tackle electric-vehicle production challenges head-on.
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| Tokyo's 8 Most MPG-Kicking Concept Cars Compared to 2007, there were less than half as many exhibitors at this year's Tokyo Auto Show, thanks to the global economic slowdown. But the companies that were here made headlines with a compelling group of alt-fuel concepts and production debuts.
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| PM's Ultimate 5 Car MPG Comparison Test: Complete Specifications and Test Results We test America's most fuel-frugal cars. We took the Audi A3 TDI, Toyota Prius V, Smart Fortwo Passion, Honda Insight Ex Navi and Ford Fusion Hybrid on mileage tests to see which ones perform best on city streets, desert highways and twisty back roads. (Published in the November 2009 issue)
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| 2011 Lexus LFA Test Drive: Pushing the Limits of This 552-hp Supercar Prototype Much in the way the aspiring Hollywood star needs to "do Shakespeare," Toyota felt it needed to "do supercar." Recently we had a chance to test drive a Lexus LFA prototype on the famed Nürburgring race track.
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| PM's Ultimate 5 Car MPG Comparison Test We test America's most fuel-frugal cars. We took the Audi A3 TDI, Toyota Prius V, Smart Fortwo Passion, Honda Insight Ex Navi and Ford Fusion Hybrid on mileage tests to see which ones perform best on city streets, desert highways and twisty back roads. (Published in the November 2009 issue)
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| Three-Wheelers Approved for DOE Funds After months of debate, Congress has passed a bill that will pave the way for manufacturers of electric three-wheelers like the Aptera 2e to qualify for funding from the Department of Energy.
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| 2010 Volkswagen Golf Test Drive: Clean Diesel Hits 41 MPG Using the heart of the current Jetta TDI Clean Diesel, the oil-burning Golf provides plenty of pep and fuel economy to boot. So are those additions enough to warrant a complete generation change or do they simply constitute a facelift? Read on to find out.
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| Test Drive: Volvo V70 and C30EV Show Battery-Powered Promise In this rough economic climate, it's nice to see Volvo embracing the latest environmental technologies. The plug-in hybrid V70 wagon will be in European showrooms next year. Unfortunately, we're going to have to wait for the battery-electric C30EV coupe.
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| Massive Recalls Jolt Toyota and Ford In the past two weeks, Toyota and Ford have recalled almost 10 million vehicles for safety-related problems. Here's a description of the problems and what you should do if your car needs the fixes.
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| Can the 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Dethrone the BMW M3? Comparison Test Drive This unlikely duel pits what is arguably the world's best sports sedan, the BMW M3, against the Corvette Grand Sport. Under those hoods, both cars have V8s with over 400 hp. And more to the point, these two machines cost about the same price.
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| 2010 Nissan Altima Test Drive: Subtle Improvements for Nissan's Best Seller The Nissan Altima battles head-to-head against giants like Toyota's Camry and Honda's Accord. But lest you suspect that Nissan's midsize sedan is overshadowed by its competitors, consider that Altima is the brand's most successful nameplate.
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| 10 Most Brilliant Products of 2009: Ford Ecoboost V6 Most breakthrough innovations make their greatest contributions when they become products people can buy. Here, Popular Mechanics awards the top 10 most brilliant gadgets, tools and toys that you can buy in 2009. (Published in the November 2009 issue)
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| 10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: I-TEC’s Flying Dune Buggy Steve Saint grew up in Ecuador in a family of missionaries, spending his summers in the Amazon. He started the Indigenous People’s Technology and Education Center and decided that I-TEC would build a flying car for people without airstrips. (Published in the November 2009 issue)
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| What Went Wrong With Saturn?: Analysis With the announcement that General Motors and the Penske Automotive Group have broken off negotiations to transfer ownership of the Saturn brand between them, it's an almost tragic end to one of GM's boldest experiments.
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| 2011 Kia Sorento Test Drive: Car-Like Crossover Hits 29 MPG Not only is the 2011 Sorento a clean-sheet redesign—and a rather handsome one—but it also comes from Kia's sparkling new factory in West Point, Ga. What we've seen so far suggests that Kia's true success in America has only just begun.
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| 2010 GMC Terrain Test Drive—Kick-Starting the New GM? General Motors has endured tumultuous change during the past year. Under these circumstances, it's hard to understate the importance of a vehicle like the new GMC Terrain, which could play a key role in kick-starting the company's sales.
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| Top 8 Next-Gen, Alt Fuel Cars at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show The shapes and specs behind the next alternative fuel vehicles are becoming more interesting and more advanced by the minute. Here are eight cars and concepts we're excited about at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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| 2010 Spyder Three-Wheeler Touring Bike Crossover: Test Ride The unorthodox BRP Can-Am Spyder lobbed a serious curve ball at the motorcycle world with its 2007 debut, and the quirky three wheeler's first spinoff will arrive in showrooms later this year. We discover the touring potential of the prototype Spyder RT.
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| The Future of Diesel in the US: Analysis Concerns over fuel economy and carbon-dioxide emissions have left many wondering why more cars with diesel engines aren't available in America. It comes down to intrinsic differences between U.S. and European governmental policies, consumer demand and fuel prices. Here is a primer on the future of d...
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| 2011 F-250/350 Super Duty Diesel Engine: Tech Deep Dive The 2011 Super Duty will be available with an all-new Ford-designed-and-built V8 diesel engine. And we were able to get an early technical deep dive inside this powerplant. Here's what we found out about the new engine.
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| 2010 MazdaSpeed 3 Test Drive: Potent, Hot Hatch, Refined and Retuned for Fun With the recent arrival in the market of a new Mazda3, we knew that a fresh MazdaSpeed3 high-performance version couldn't be far behind. The concept of this hatch is very similar to Mazda's original MazdaSpeed3. But things could have been different.
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| 2010 Ford F-150 Raptor Test Drive: Is This Race-Bred 4WD Pickup the Most Capable Ford Truck Ever? With its swollen flanks, aggressive stance, visibly rugged suspension and thumping 35-inch-tall tires, this 3-ton pickup is brutally gorgeous. With that much visual firepower, the obvious question is this: Does the substance match the style? Let's find out.
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| 2010 Kia Hybrid Test Drive: Prototype Forte and Cee'd Hybrids Pave Way to 2011 Optima Hybrid Kia is leading a relatively late charge into the global hybrid car business. For a taste of Kia's progress, we tested hybrid versions of the recently launched Forte sedan and the Cee'd, a hatchback currently enjoying strong sales in Europe.
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| Is GM's Post-Bailout Optimism Overly Bright?: Analysis GM emerges from bankruptcy a leaner company with some promising technology in the works. But is the future really as bright as the company claims? (Published in the September 2009 issue)
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| 5 Dual-Sport Bikes Take on Death Valley: Test Drive As part of PM’s MythBusters special issue, Jamie Hyneman and PM’s auto editors head into the scorching heat, rocky terrain and windy roads of Death Valley to test five new dual-sport bikes. Here is what they found. (Published in the September 2009 issue)
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