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FREEWHEELING / Clean diesel to the test

Like most of you, I haven't had much experience with the new diesel engines, so on this cross-country mileage competition driving Audi diesels I had something of a diesel epiphany. You want to talk mileage? We were getting 50 miles per gallon at high ...

From KATE MCLEOD, San Francisco Chronicle,  10 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Mercedes-Benz,  Nissan,  Honda,  BMW,  General Motors

Garage Therapy

There’s a new line of tire-storage products that may help to ease the anxiety of compulsive garage organizers––you know who you are. Tire totes make it easy to carry winter tires to their storage place.   The Tire Garage lets you store winter tires ...

From KATE MCLEOD, Edmunds,  11 Mar 2008

Saab, Swedish Green

This 3-door compact puts an emphasis on efficiency both in design and performance.  Wheels are placed at all four corners for better performance. A smooth body without visible door handles or side mirrors gives the vehicle a super sleek profile.  The ...

From KATE MCLEOD, Edmunds,  4 Mar 2008

Buckle Fido Up

A sixty-pound dog, unrestrained in a vehicle traveling at 30 mph, can cause an impact of 1,200 pounds.  Thats enough to hurt another passenger in the vehicle or send Fido right through the windshield.  Now, imagine how it could distract a driver who is ...

From KATE MCLEOD, Edmunds,  26 Feb 2008

'Nother Newbie

Im Kate McLeod. Im a new blogger for The Driving Woman, though Ive written some Advice articles for Edmunds in the past. I live on New York Citys Upper West Side. Although my main mode of transport is the subway, I , along with my husband, outspoken ...

From KATE MCLEOD, Edmunds,  25 Feb 2008

Young filmmakers win Safety Scholars Contest.

Kids, start your cameras. Automobile accidents are the leading killer of young people 16-21.  Do they hear warnings like Speed Kills and Buckle up for safety?  Maybe they dont listen.  Could young people themselves come up with better ideas for ...

From KATE MCLEOD, Edmunds,  18 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Wilson

Cargirl: I Want Stop-Start for Xmas

All I want for Christmas is a stop-start system on every car in the world. I am sitting in traffic in Shanghai. The diesel engine of the VW Santana taxi cab grumbles as we wait and wait and wait for the light to change. In the end, a Shanghai or ...

From KATE MCLEOD, The Car Connection,  13 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Ford Motor Company,  Honda

Cargirl: GM Goes a Generation Ahead

Trust is probably the single most important factor in any relationship. I thought about trust as Gary White, GM Vice President and vehicle ...

From KATE MCLEOD, The Car Connection,  13 Nov 2007
Related Topics: General Motors

The Dirt on Sue Mead, Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer

A part-time photography gig led small-town wife and mother Sue Mead into the life of a serious off-roader. She's driven the toughest terrain on earth, all the way to the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. ...

From KATE MCLEOD, CONTRIBUTOR, Edmunds Inside Line,  6 Nov 2007
Related Topics: Bill Baker,  Parnelli Jones,  James Garner,  Steve McQueen,  Nick Nolte

Sync: No Turning Back from Tech?

Just when you thought you and your car couldn't take anymore connectivity, Microsoft has developed a software platform that takes in-car communications and entertainment to a new level. Right now, Ford has an exclusive with the Microsoft program. This ...

From KATE MCLEOD, The Car Connection,  20 Sep 2007
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  William Gates

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