Nissan’s Tino hybrid: A first look
Acorn Automotive Editor
By Michael Binstock
     It looks as if the hybrid car is here to stay. Honda has its gasoline/ electric Insight on the market now and Toyota is shipping, now, the Prius hybrid which is an electric powered car with a small gas engine that provides both an assist to the electric motor and a charging unit for the batteries.
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A pair of passes to
The Petersen Automotive Museum
     will be awarded to the sender of each published picture.
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Happy 30th. birthday: Range Rover
     By Michael Binstock
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Get $1,000 for that polluting clunker!
Acorn Automotive Editor
By Michael Binstock
     So that old car in the garage or driveway is taking up space and the DMV notice requires a smog inspection before you can do anything with it. Radio and print ads suggest that you donate the car to a charity but there is an alternative. The Department of Consumer Affairs is launching a new Consumer ...
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Kia Rio - the cheapest
new car in America
Acorn Automotive Editor
By Michael Binstock
     Kia Motors America believes it’s about time everybody had a well-made car, and today it made that much easier for American buyers by announcing pricing that makes its upcoming 2001 Rio subcompact sedan the lowest-priced car in America. The Rio, which will go on sale Aug. 1 at 580 Kia dealers nationw...
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