It's no surprise people are ditching their truck-based SUVs these days for more fuel-efficient rides. Today's questioner over at Ask.cars.com is shopping for a new car to replace his old Ford Explorer and wants something more efficient that can still tow 1,500 pounds. MotherProof.com examines a technique Philadelphia is using to slow down drivers: painting 3-D speed bumps on the road that look like...

The recent trend of folks choosing efficiency over size in the new-car market isn't without benefit to a few people. What am I (a humble intern) talking about? My sweet, slightly used 2006 Hyundai Accent with an automatic transmission and air conditioning, of course. If you haven't figured out my plan yet, I'm trying to sell the thing and am using KickingTires as a selfish plug to do so.  Here...

Consumer Reports recently reviewed a number of small SUVS, and the overall winner was none other than the all-new Subaru Forester, which we recently reviewed here. The Forester impressed CR so much it unseated the Toyota RAV4 as the magazine's top-rated compact SUV by earning a slightly higher road-test score. CR also tested the Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander this time out. The company had p...

It's one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, so it's no surprise that gas hit almost $4.10 a gallon nationally today. Tomorrow and this weekend it could go even higher. On the whole, though, we should be encouraged that in the past few weeks it has only gone up a cent or two. There is some good news: Diesel prices are lower today than they were a month ago, currently resting at $4.77. But f...

The slogan of MyGallons.com is "Tomorrow's gas. Today's prices." The idea is that you purchase gas at today's "reasonable" price of $4.09 (the national average, as of Wednesday) and hold onto it as prices continue to rise. Essentially, you are pre-purchasing gas, betting that prices will continue to increase. This seems like a pretty good bet for the time being, but be careful: Once we get past the...