20 Most Popular Car Brands for Men and Women

Posted by Michael Waterman on May 4th, 2012

Remember when Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus was one of the best-selling books in the land? That was the early 1990s in case you’ve forgotten.

Two lists of the most popular car brands by men and woman add more fuel to the fire or proof in the pudding or whatever other cliche you want to use here that

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USA Today Names 10 Best 2012 Super Bowl Car Ads

Posted by Michael Waterman on February 9th, 2012

The Super Bowl has come and gone and USA Today has named the best commercials, according to their Ad Meter. For the first time, USA Today had consumers instead of experts choose the winners in the 2012 USA Today/Facebook Super Bowl Ad Meter.

Car makers were once again the most significant advertisers, and they collectively secured four of the top 10

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The Best Minivan Deals for January 2012 – Minivan Incentives and Rebates

Posted by Michael Waterman on January 19th, 2012

The new year is here and perhaps you’ve resolved to spend more time with your family members. A minivan is ideal thanks to ample space and available comforts that make spending extra family time fun for most of us and tolerable for others.

We’ve identified the best minivan deals for January 2012 and included links to minivan incentives and minivan rebates

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Top 3 Minivan Deals for December 2011 – Minivan Incentives and Rebates

Posted by Michael Waterman on December 9th, 2011

Unlike many vehicle categories like large SUVs and convertibles where 2011 models are still available with low-cost financing offers and cash-back rebates, you’ll have to look at 2012 models if you’re planning to buy a minivan. We’ve highlighted three below that offer quite a bit of value for their relatively low prices. The Sedona tops the list with

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Top 3 Minivan Deals for November 2011 – Minivan Incentives and Rebates

Posted by Michael Waterman on November 11th, 2011

People knock minivans as boring, uninspired vehicles only a soccer mom and her kids could love. They’re wrong. Minivans are all that and more. More space than any family SUV. More miles to the gallon than any SUV or truck. More comfort features that kids adore than just about any vehicle you can find. And yes, more cupholders. Way more.

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First Drive Review – 2012 Kia Rio Adds Style and Sophistication to Subcompact Class

Posted by Tim Healey on October 21st, 2011

As automotive journalists, we’re supposed to have our fingers on the pulse of the market. But it doesn’t take a journalism degree or a job in the motoring industry to figure out that the field of subcompact cars hasn’t been this good in years. All it takes is a working pair of eyes.

The 2012 Kia Rio is the latest

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First Drive Review – 2012 Kia Soul is on a Roll

Posted by Tim Healey on October 20th, 2011

Hamsters. They’re small, cute, and they like to dance to hip-hop. At least in Kia’s marketing world.

The little guys have been promoting the Soul for quite some time now, and they show no signs of retiring just yet. Indeed, instead of heading back to the cage for some quality rest time, the dancing hamsters are back at it in

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Review – 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid is All Talk, No Action

Posted by Christian Wardlaw on August 4th, 2011

At the end of our week with the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, the average fuel economy display read 29.1 mpg. We’d covered about 300 miles in a mix of city and freeway driving, and quite frankly expected better given that the EPA numbers on the window sticker read 35 mpg in the

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Review – 2012 Kia Sorento Pivots Kia Toward Success

Posted by Christian Wardlaw on July 28th, 2011

Half a decade ago, Kia poached a talented designer named Peter Schreyer from Audi. Schreyer’s mandate? Create a powerful design language for Kia, overhaul the lineup, and make Kias stylish. When the redesigned Sorento crossover SUV arrived early for the

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Review – 2011 Kia Forte Flawed, But Not Fatally So

Posted by Christian Wardlaw on July 13th, 2011

Kia’s merry band of engineers needs to free up enough budget to buy a Mazda 3 and a Volkswagen GTI (or a Golf at a minimum), drive the snot out of them, take them apart to

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