As gasoline surpasses $4 a gallon in many places, more than a few people are thinking about fuel economy even in their collector cars. A weekend of fun or a long tour can turn mighty expensive in a 12 mpg muscle car. Most of the cars on our list are remarkably frugal and major attention-getters in their own right. Don’t believe us? Go to any car show where there’s an Isetta and a Ferrari and look at where the crowds stop.
The following is a list of some of our favorites  … More
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Today’s car shoppers have more fuel efficient vehicle choices than ever before, but a new report reveals most of those green options might not be worth the extra cash
Using data provided by TrueCar, The New York Times compiled a list of today’s most popular green cars – including hybrids, plug-ins and eco-trim levels – and worked out just how long it would take for savings at the pump to erase higher prices paid at the dealer. The findings were somewhat shocking, with only a handful of vehicles returning a reasonable break-even period.
According to the report, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI has the shortest break-even point of any vehicle on the market, with … More
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CARSON, Calif. – There were no sexy models or thumping music, but the customs building in Southern California looked a lot more like a car show than an evidence warehouse.
Instead of the usual bags of meth, caches of guns or knockoff Gucci purses, customs officials on Tuesday showed off Ferraris, Mercedes and Audis that were intercepted as they were bound for Asia from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Most of the stolen luxury vehicles were  … More
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When Ted Phillip opens the curtains in the morning and finds a good old Manawatu westerly blowing, he is in heaven.
His celebrations don’t go down well with those who aren’t his accomplices in the land-sailing sport known as blokarting.
“You don’t have many friends,” he said. “People say, `the bloody wind in Palmerston North’.”
Not Phillip. He packs his sleek 29kg kart into the boot of his car and heads for Coronation Park, the Sanson sports ground or Himatangi and Foxton beaches. Sometimes a secondary runway at Ohakea will be opened for them, or a Massey University car park  … More
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