Month: October 2014

Volkswagen Group of American, led by three of its Audi products, and Hyundai Motor Corp. were the big winners in Strategic Vision’s 19th annual Total Value Index study. And the Audi A7 was the highest-rated vehicle in the study, with…

Self-driving vehicles no longer are science fiction. That doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll spot one on a road near you just yet. But it does mean some vehicles could have self-driving, or autonomous-driving, features as soon as 2016. Audi and Cadillac,…

What, you worry? Well, not if you were driving one of the 15 new cars and other vehicles listed here. At least that’s the opinion of Cars.com, which recently released its list of the most worry-free 2014 new car models…

And then there were five – the greenest of the green – one of which will be named 2015 Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal on Nov. 20 at the LA Auto Show. The finalists for the…

When someone says “road trip,” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Well, if you answered “a week’s vacation to my favorite fall or winter destination,” then you would be among the minority of Americans who responded that…

You could be paying hundreds to several thousand dollars more per year in interest on your auto financing for the bumps and bruises reflected in your credit score. And the bigger the bruises, the more you pay for lenders’ perceptions…

What vehicle could possibly be more appropriate than a Dodge Challenger SRT “Hellcat” for Halloween? How about a classic (1980s) Toyota pickup or a new Volkswagen Golf R? OK, so the Toyota and VW are stretches, but they do have…

It’s easy to be dazzled by all the choices if you’re shopping for a new car with more than 300 models available for 2015. But Kelley Blue Book has your back with its new Best Buy Awards finalists list “identifying…

No one says that they want a minivan. It has a stigma, a stereotype. Minivans scream soccer balls and football helmets, grocery bags and yoga mats, gluten-free cookies and organic milk. Where’s the fun in that? But despite their boring…

If you could buy a good used car that will last a long time and get a 9 or 10 percent discount from its market price, would you? It’s worth thinking about, especially if you are among those drivers who…