Scott Settlemire stood amid hundreds of cars at the 2010-Model Tampa Bay International Auto Show and wondered, for a moment, what it would be like if one vehicle fit all needs. ...more

October 24, 2009

Scott Settlemire stood amid the hundreds of cars at the Tampa Bay International Auto Show and wondered, for a moment, what it would be like if there was one vehicle that fit all our needs. ...more

October 23, 2009

A recent online poll shows most Americans support hybrid technology in cars but won't buy one until costs come down or fuel savings are even better. ...more

May 19, 2009

The poll says Americans like the idea of hybrids but think they're still too expensive. ...more

May 18, 2009

Toyota Motor Co.'s Scion brand tops the list of most reliable cars in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle reliability study, as Asian automakers continue to fill the top of the magazine's rankings. Among U.S. automakers, Ford Motor Co.'s brands ranked most reliable. ...more

October 24, 2008

one we can all watch. This one is in response to a campaign ad from Republican presidential candidate John McCain that parodied Democratic candidate Barack Obama as a celebrity on par with Britney Spears and Hilton. ...more

August 13, 2008

This subset includes tiny cars with names such as Micra, Pino, Otti and Cubic. First up the Micra, which I drove in two configurations: the four-door sedan (yep folks, these little cars can even have four doors) and the cute retractable hardtop convertible. ...more

June 21, 2008

Where did you get it?" a motorist smiled. Her friend had one, she said, and drove off still grinning. New Port Richey City Councilman Rob Marlowe had just parked his tiny Smart ForTwo coupe in front of his business office on Grand Boulevard. With sides parked parallel to the sidewalk, Two Smarts could have fit into the space. ...more

June 4, 2008

Honda will sell a new, improved and affordable gas-electric hybrid in the United States, Japan and Europe starting in early 2009, underlining the Japanese automaker's commitment to "green" technology, the company president said Wednesday. ...more

May 22, 2008

Kim Fenske drives a bus in Colorado by day, but when he's not working, he zooms around the mountains in a 2007 Toyota Prius. ...more

April 21, 2008