Volkswagen Passat TDI Covers 1,626 Miles on One Tank of Gas

Posted by Michael Waterman on May 11th, 2012

Just over a year ago, Vehix reported that a Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion TDI set a new world record for the greatest distance traveled by a production passenger car on a single tank of fuel. The Passat TDI covered 1,531 miles.

On late April 16, 2012, a YouTube user named “fldallyb” published a video that talks about his frustration that BlueMotion TDI

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2012 Buick Verano Looks Great But Is Underpowered

Posted by Michael Waterman on March 8th, 2012

Let’s get this out of the way up front: we like the Buick Verano. And we’re not alone.

People like the looks of the Buick Verano. Someone even told me they had never considered a Buick before but “the Verano looks just right and I like the price. A lot.”

People like the price of the Verano. As the least expensive Buick,

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2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI Review – Salt Lake City to Vegas on a Half-Tank of Gas

Posted by Michael Waterman on February 24th, 2012

The 2012 Volkswagen Passat has gathered plenty of accolades. Motor Trend Car of the Year is the most noteworthy. Cars.com weighed in by naming it their “Best of 2012.”

Vehix editors have been impressed since our First Drive in the Passat back in the summer of 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. And we’ve also written a complete 2012 Passat review

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Review – 2012 Chevy Volt Covers 288 Miles on Less Than 5 Gallons of Gas

Posted by Michael Waterman on February 20th, 2012

An electric car sighting like a Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf in Utah is a rarified event.

In fact, it’s about equally as rare as the existence of a Democrat Senator or Congressperson (Utah Congressman Jim Matheson is the lone Democrat of five representatives on the hill).

That ratio of Democrats-to-population is virtually the same as the ratio of Chevy Volt

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Review – 2012 Chevrolet Equinox V6 Delivers Good Not Great Fuel Economy

Posted by Michael Waterman on January 27th, 2012

“Road trip!”

It’s one of the great battle cries and call to arms–especially if you’re driving the right vehicle.

I recently had the chance to test the 2012 Chevy Equinox’s chops as a road tripper. The complete details are in our 2012 Equinox review. But I’ll hit the highlights here and share some photos of this five-passenger Equinox set against sagebrush and

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The 10 Most Fuel-Efficient SUVs for 2012

Posted by Michael Waterman on December 7th, 2011

We’re always looking for ways to help car buyers save money. Whether we’re analyzing the best new car rebates and incentives in our monthly Car Deals articles or helping Vehix visitors find a great price on a used car through our large network of car dealers, identifying ways to save on cars is what we do for fun

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Review – 2011 Lexus CT 200h Is an Expensive 42-MPG Vehicle

Posted by Michael Waterman on December 5th, 2011

Some things just naturally go together. Chocolate and peanut butter. Bono and The Edge. My fantasy football team and losing records.

Just because you can join two things together doesn’t mean that’s always a good thing as airplanes and airborne illnesses during the winter months clearly demonstrates. And with the 2011 Lexus CT 200h, I wonder if Lexus, Hybrid and Hatchback

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Most Fuel-Efficient SUVS for 2012

Posted by Michael Waterman on November 30th, 2011

In Utah where Vehix is based, you can’t turn any direction on any road or street corner without being overwhelmed by the sight of SUVs and crossovers in every shape, size and color you can imagine. With snowy winters and big families, Utah is proud SUV and crossover country. And I can’t fault SUV owners for their choice of car

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2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas Named Green Car of the Year

Posted by Michael Waterman on November 17th, 2011

The natural gas-powered Honda Civic is the greenest car in the land, according to Green Car Journal who recognized the Civic as “Green Car of the Year” this morning at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Civic topped a highly competitive field that included two electric vehicles (the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i, one traditional hybrid (the

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Review – 2012 Chevrolet Volt is Electrifying

Posted by Christian Wardlaw on October 1st, 2011

Rush Limbaugh doesn’t like the Chevy Volt. Apparently, he thinks the federal government forced General Motors to build this car.

Au contraire, mon frere. The Volt is the realization of collaboration between former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and a veteran of GM engineering and product planning named Jon Lauckner. In his

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