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Driving Today: Feature Will Hypermiling Catch on? by Tom Ripley for Driving Today The world’s economy has tripped and skinned its knee. “Cost cutting” is the term of the moment. Even the profligate spenders in Formula One are trimming their expenses -- and... more »

Driving Today: Feature Cash for Clunkers Law Grabs Consumer Interest by Luigi Fraschini for Driving Today Will the recently passed federal legislation that goes by the nickname “Cash for Clunkers” do much to aid the environment? Will it do much to limit our use... more »

Driving Today: Feature Porsche Designs the First Volkswagen by Tom Ripley for Driving Today To many of us who grew up with the car, it seems that the Volkswagen Beetle has been around forever. But it was on a summer day 75 years... more »

Driving Today: Feature Fiat Controls Chrysler -- Now What? by Tom Ripley for Driving Today One year ago, if you had asked auto industry analysts how to solve Chrysler’s chronic problems, we doubt that one of them would have said “Fiat.” Even though the... more »

Driving Today: Feature Crossovers: The Decade's Vehicle Success Story by Tom Ripley for Driving Today So just what is a “crossover”? Not only is it among the hottest vehicle types in a decidedly not-so-hot market this year, but it is also essentially a cross... more »

Driving Today: Feature What Every Parent Should Know About Auto Safety by Jack Nerad for Driving Today To most of us, our children are the most precious things in the world. In this age of high speed, high pressure and high tech, our families provide... more »

Driving Today: Feature Great Summer Drives by Jack Nerad for Driving Today Summer is upon us, the time when millions pack up the car, strap in the family and hit the road. Although some make a National Lampoon vacation of the process, it surely doesn't... more »

Driving Today: Feature What Will the Car of the Future Hold for You? by Jack Nerad for Driving Today In the late Fifties a cover of a leading do-it-yourself magazine pictured helicopter-like flying cars and predicted we’d all be driving one by the year... more »

Driving Today: Feature You and the Dealer How is the Car-Buying Process Changing? by Jack Nerad for Driving Today How will you buy your next vehicle? Will you click on an online buying service, gather some information and then fill out a computer form to... more »

Driving Today: Feature Family Vacations: Then and Now by Jack Nerad for Driving Today Here we are in the midst of American summer, the prime family vacation period. With hot dogs scorching on the grill and the smell of Coppertone in the air, I... more »

Driving Today: Great Summer Drives Great Summer Drives By Jack Nerad for Driving Today Summer is upon us, the time when millions pack up the car, strap in the family and hit the road. Although some make a National Lampoon vacation of the process, it surely doesn't have... more »

Driving Today: You and the Dealer You and the Dealer By Jack Nerad for Driving Today How will you buy your next vehicle? Will you click on an online buying service, gather some information and then fill out a computer form to make your purchase? Or will you... more »

Driving Today: Family Vacations: Then and Now Family Vacations: Then and Now By Jack Nerad for Driving Today Here we are in the midst of American summer, the prime family vacation period. With hot dogs scorching on the grill and the smell of Coppertone in the air,... more »

Driving Today: Late-Summer Car Care Late-Summer Car Care By R.J. Himmell for Driving Today Most people think that winter is the toughest season for your car. But they underestimate the rigors that summer weather puts your car through. Prolonged heat spurred on by high summer ambient temperatures... more »

Driving Today: The Celluloid Oval The Celluloid Oval From the Editors of Driving Today Watch somebody else drive fast for a change. Movies are meant to move. And nothing puts more zip in the typical action picture than a great car chase. From The Bank Dick to Bullitt... more »

Driving Today: Dealer Invoice Pricing Dealer Invoice Pricing By Jack Nerad for Driving Today One of the unique aspects of the auto industry is that you can find out, virtually to the penny, what the retailer paid for the product he's about to sell you. Just try to... more »

Driving Today: Cars on Film Cars on Film By Jack Nerad for Driving Today As we said earlier this year in our look at racing pictures, movies are meant to move. When plot bogs down and characterization is going nowhere, you can trust the savvy director to toss... more »

Driving Today: Planning the Future Planning the Future By Jack Nerad for Driving Today Often when people turn 50 years old they decide to treat themselves to a little gift. That tradition was the genesis of the Honda S2000 sports car. It was designed to celebrate Honda's 50th... more »

Driving Today: A Candy Store for Car Nuts A Candy Store for Car Nuts By Billy Bob Barnard for Driving Today It happens every November right around Election Day. In fact there are automotive aficianados who haven't voted in more than a decade because their most important week... more »

Driving Today: Should You Buy or Lease? Should You Buy or Lease? By Jack Nerad for Driving Today There is no simple correct answer to the lease/buy question, just as there is no simple answer to the question: should I wear a white sweater while eating spaghetti... more »