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Little Things Add Up for Honda Pilot
There were no ?wow? factors for my family in the 2009 Honda Pilot, but there were a lot of little touches that were noticed and appreciated. First off, the third row splits 60/40. While that may not seem like a…

Today’s News From the Cars.com Family
Ask.cars.com has long been clear on the distinction between “recommended” and “required” when it comes to filling the tank with premium gas. One Illinois resident wants to know into which category the 2009 Maxima falls. Then, on PickupTrucks.com, rumors of…

CarsCast Weekly: 8/8/08
Lindsay and Stephen debate the merits of journalism while reporting on a gas pedal that pushes back at your foot, a Cars.com presidential survey that says Americans don’t trust anyone to handle the energy issue, the return of Ford’s F-150…

Mitsubishi Partners With Utility Company for i MiEV
Mitsubishi announced it would send its all-electric i MiEV to Southern California Edison for testing and evaluation, similar to collaborations with utilities that are already under way in Japan. The idea is for the utility company and the automaker to…

One Day You Might Be Driving on Dandelions
No, not because you took a wrong turn and went crashing through a fence and onto a middle-school soccer field. We’re talking about the rubber in your tires. Believe it or not, rubber is not the most ideal natural resource…

Vacation Car Dream Features
After more than 1,500 miles in four different cars, I asked the wife and kids for features they?d like to see automakers add for future road trips. Here are their suggestions (patents pending, of course): Voice-activated navigation/entertainment options: After getting…