Automotive News - Looking Back: October 2006

Looking Back: October 2006
October was a busy month with our editorial team blogging about a number of new cars they tested. There was less news about gas prices and more on SUVs along with a healthy dose of car buying news. Volkswagen wants…

Californians Buy More Japanese Cars for the First Time
It has been a long held assumption that Californians have preferred Japanese imports over American autos for the past few decades. We were a bit surprised to learn that until 2006 that was not actually the case, Californians ? like…

Ford Puts a Price Tag on 2007 Shelby GT
We like Carroll Shelby and loved driving the new GT500; it?s an amazing machine with 500 hp for under $45,000. Then we heard a more mild-mannered Shelby GT was coming for 2007 and got even more excited, expecting it to…

2007 Detroit Auto Show: Toyota FT-HS Concept
Christmas brought one extra present for car fanatics around the world. Yesterday, Toyota took the wraps off the concept it will officially unveil at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 8. Why?d we get the…

2007 Nissan Versa Sedan Same Price as Hatchback
Nissan has had an easy time selling the new Nissan Versa hatchback since it hit dealers over the summer. After an impressive showing in the latest round of crash test ratings, we don?t see the demand slowing. That means now…