Category Archives: The Weekly Driver (News Service)

Hyundai cruises past Toyota, Honda in Kelley Blue Book customer loyalty

Hyundai has surpassed Honda and Toyota and has assumed the top position among new car buyers for the first time, according to the newest data compilation Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com Market Intelligence data.

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San Diego runaway Toyota Prius: Could it have been a hoax?

The legitimacy of the story of Jim Sikes, the 61-year-old man who couldn’t stop his 2008 Toyota Prius on a Southern California freeway earlier this month until he was assisted by a California Highway Patrol officer, is now in question.

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Runaway Toyota parodied on Saturday Night Live, Ford gets hybrid props

Toyota, in its continuing whirlwind of runaway vehicles, recalls and pending litigation, has received the ultimate compliment. It’s been parodied on Saturday Night Live.

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Volkswagen towing a travel trailer or an RV towing a VW?

Chuck Woodbury is publisher of RVTravel.com and several other web sites and blog relating in the recreational vehicle industry. Woodbury reports on campgrounds to recalls, new products to the sights and sounds of the open road.

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Buy a new Hummer in Chesterfield, Illinois, get a free new shotgun

The Hummer brand may soon gone. But it will either go down or stay around with a bang. To entice new sales for the downtrodden brand, the nation’s biggest dealer of the unique former military vehicle is offering a unique $2,000 perk — a new shotgun.

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Flying car on the horizon? It’s a Lamborghini with wings

Terrafugia, Inc., has been working on its “Flying Car” for several years. It’s been a media favorite since its flight-testing program began in March 2009 and continued through 27 additional flight tests during the next several weeks.

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