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Smart Fortwo Gets Top Insurance Institute For Highway Safety Rating

The Smart car is getting a lot of attention for its small size and style, and now it's earning impressive crash test ratings.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in Arlington, Virgina, has given the Snmart Fortwo — the smallest car for sale in the United States — the top rating of good for front and side crash protection.
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Electric Sports Car, Tesla, Makes Los Angeles Debut

The Tesla Roadster, the long-awaited electric sports car powered by a lithium-ion battery and possessing a more than $100,000 price tag, is now available for the first time in a Westwood, Calif., dealership.

The car was developed in San Carlos, Calif., with venture capital of more than $40 million. Google Inc. founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were among the initial investors.
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Ford Motor Company Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of Model T,

The yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Ford Model T began in March and the iconic vehicle will be honored throughout 2008 in a series of national events.

In conjunction with Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund, the celebration began at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Amelia Island, Fla., March 7-9.
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Since its debut a decade and a half ago, the Audi A4 has built a reputation as a versatile entry-level luxury car. It’s strong on design, with superb handling and personality.

The Audi 4 offers a lot to different car buyers. Not many vehicles in the same class are offered as a sedan, convertible and wagon, and that’s another strong trait for the vehicle often credited with jettisoning Audi out of its sales slump and image problems in the late 1980s and early 1990s.



The new SmartForTwo, the smallest car available in the United States, has started to appear in various part of the country. It's a wondrous revelation for new, small car enthusiasts.

But the Smart's debut has nothing on the Tata Nano — or at least it won't. The world's least expensive car, which made its car show debut last January, will be available to the public this fall. It's debut video was dramatic and the vehicle was introduced by the company's chairman, Ratan Tata.


A crossover is an automobile with a sports utility vehicle appearance but built upon a more economical and fuel-efficient unibody construction.

But what is the Ford Edge — a mini mini-van, a newfangled wagon or a SUV?

Videographer Bruce Aldrich and I take a look the Edge in our continuing series of 2008 video car reviews from www.theweeklydriver.com.

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