2012 Honda Fit The Honda Fit is the least expensive vehicle to make our list of Toughest Cars, with prices starting at $15,175. According to Consumer Reports, it is also an excellent value, topping the CR “Best New Car Value” list for 2012 and 2011. The small hatchback is rated to deliver a tough punch […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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2012 Scion xD xB’s sibling comes at the following position with a marked and recognized reliability. The inclusion of two of the Scion models makes one believe that Toyota is one of the durable product in the world. And that is not words but Toyota has shown that through zero-tolerance toward the quality of its […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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2012 Toyota Prius The leader of the hoard of hybrid, no more, is still in the list. However, its fuel efficiency aside, it’s one of the most reliable cars in the world. Stating the obvious, it is the fourth Toyota on list in a row. The car surely started the successful campaign of fuel-efficient and […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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In 1957 Ford produced the paradigm of vehicle with more design bugs than uses. Its name was Edsel Ford . The Ford Edsel the doors do not close tightly, the trunk and hoods did not open, the batteries are discharged, the horns would be stuck, hubcaps fell off, the paint is cracked, the transmission broke, the brakes failed […]
Mar 23 2012 | Posted in
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China is slowly becoming the attraction for industrial conglomerates in terms of consumption. Although the per capita consumption is still low as compared to Europe and the US but out of 1.6 Billion people, a fraction counts for millions. The latest of the news is related to the automotive industry in mainland China, where the […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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The Chinese auto-market, as compared to other parts of the world, has more potential of growth, thanks to the European debt crisis that has affected its automotive market among other issues. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers forecasts sales in the country to increase 9.5% in 2012, but that’s optimistic. “The best scenario is for annual […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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More importantly, the Ministry’s list is just another effort to undermine foreign brands. Late last December, Beijing announced a cut back in approvals for foreign companies to build plants, and we can be sure there will be unfairly means to ensure sales growth of local manufacturers. In more candid moments, foreign car executives say they […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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The oil prices are skyrocketing and it is expected that in the not-so-far future the price might touch $5 per barrel. With beefed up prices of the black gold, among countless commodities that will taste the inflation, car commute is going to receive harshest blow. Although the automotive industry has produced a number of solutions […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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Moreover, the economy of scale is another problem, in terms of production and sales. Due to the lack of demand of such automobiles in the market, the automakers cannot produce the equipment on larger scale. Low sales also result in higher costs of such cars, let alone SUVs and crossovers. The payback period of these […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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The most economic cars that have shortest payback period are Honda Insight and Ford Fusion Hybrid. The Insight registers one of the steepest declines compared with a comparably equipped gas-powered Honda Fit by dropping the payback period to just three years at $5 per gallon, down from six years at $3 per gallon. Likewise, of […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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To me it’s an issue of personal freedom. We live in a society where we have the technology to control our own reproduction. This is an advancement over the animals who have no choice. Animals have to reproduce because of their sexual instincts. Humans have the same instincts, but we now have birth control and […]
Nov 10 2011 | Posted in
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Japanese and European brands lead the way in top 100 reliable vehicles of 2011 in the latest survey conducted by Consumer Reports. Over 1.3 Million vehicle owner were surveyed during the research that was conducted in the first quarter of 2011. Only those cars with more than 100 responses were included in the survey. Toyota […]
Oct 27 2011 | Posted in
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