The Infiniti M-series hybrid luxury sedan has been getting a lot of press. It's winning awards left and right, and to be sure, it's a great car. There's just one problem with it for most buyers, though: The top-end model with all the best features starts at $67,100. Most Americans who are conscious of high gas prices, and want hybrid vehicles, won't buy a his-and-hers set when the combined cost could buy a small house. What's a buyer to do when looking for a hybrid that will save on gas, help the environment, but…

It's a part of the American personality to saddle up and hit the open road in the sunnier months. Classic images of cruising down the highway abound in our stories and movies. Some cars have been particular stars in the national imagination. Driving enthusiasts will be glad to know that many of the all-time great summer classic cars have modern versions that combine today's technology with classic looks. Here are five of…

If you have a teenage child one of the great worries of your life may be wondering how safely he or she will drive. Handing a set of car keys to an inexperienced driver is a nerve-racking experience in the best of situations. Maybe you taught your teen to drive. Maybe you splurged and sent your kid to driving school. There's always that nagging worry about what will happen if your child encounters…

Now is a great time for Inland Empire residents to purchase the Toyota, Honda, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Buick, GMC, or Scion as Moss Bros. Auto Group kicks off the "Moss Bros. Tent Event" at all eight new car dealership locations. Located throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Moss Bros. stores are convenient to all customers and offering huge discounts on cars, trucks, SUVs, crossovers, and hybrids throughout their inventory of more…

It seems every time we turn around there is another discussion going on about how to fuel cars in the future. The opening of that sort of debate usually includes a mention of how expensive and polluting gasoline is, which begs the question, "Why do we fuel our cars with that stuff?" There's actually a very good reason for it, and it's firmly grounded in science.

For a substance to be useful as?

People buy cars for different reasons today than they did just a decade ago. Gone are the days of 95-cent gallons of gasoline. The buzz words buyers use include "practical" and "fuel-efficient." For those who actually enjoy driving, there's something missing in this clinical, low-cost-of-ownership style of car shopping: the fun they want to have in their cars. Consumer Reports recently produced a list of the most fun cars to drive, and it included…

The American economy is in the worst shape most people have ever experienced. Instead of buying cars based on horsepower or size, many Americans are basing buying decisions on other factors related to cost of ownership. The most common of these may well be fuel expense. It's an easy item to notice because we fill our tanks so frequently.

Fuel expense rises and falls based on two factors. The first is the fuel economy of…

You've seen them many times in your life: tire filling stations with endless loops of hose attached ending in that oddly-shaped, knobby little tip with the strange pin in the middle. They're at gas stations, car washes, and auto shops. If you're…

You may have heard that Nevada, with its wide open spaces, was adopting a driverless vehicle program, but now California state Senator Alex Padilla, a Democrat representing Pacoima, has introduced legislation requiring the Department of the California Highway Patrol to "adopt safety standards and performance requirements to ensure the safe operation and testing of autonomous vehicles? on the public roads."

If you're wondering whether autonomous vehicles are ready for California traffic, PCMag…

Most drivers are familiar with the term horsepower as it applies to automobiles. More horsepower equals a more powerful engine. More specifically, a horsepower is defined as 550 foot-pounds per second which means the equivalent of the energy required to push 550 pounds over a distance of one foot in one second. That figure is equal to moving 1 pound 550 feet in one second, 225 pounds over two feet and any combination that works out to the same total.

In terms of your car, the horsepower is the total amount of power available to make the car go. Since…