Suzuki is offering three months of free gas to anyone who purchases a new 2009 Suzuki SX4 sedan or crossover through Aug. 31. It’s also offering $2,000 cash back on all SX4 models equipped with a manual transmission. That deal is good for the same time period.
Suzuki’s free-gas offer may not carry quite the same weight as all the gas offers from last year. At $2.63 a gallon nationally, gas prices are a far cry from last year’s prices of more than $4 per gallon. It just isn’t the terrifying economic boogeyman it was in 2008. The pre-paid gas cards also equal less than $300 in terms of real money.
Furthermore, as a general principal, offering three months of free gas isn’t as good as building a more efficient car. The Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic both eat the SX4’s lunch when it comes to fuel economy.
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There’s good news for those traveling this Fourth of July weekend: Gas prices have stayed relatively cheap, and have even fallen a bit. The national average for gas is $2.629, down from $2.667 a week ago, according to AAA. Diesel matches gas exactly, averaging $2.629 as well.
Compared with last year, this is pretty much a vacationer’s dream. A year ago, gas averaged $4.092 and diesel had hit $4.767. And both were still on their way up.
Strangely, however, AAA predicts a 1.9% drop in travel this weekend even though gas is significantly cheaper. AAA predicts 37.1 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home.
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Subaru is talking up the EPA’s gas mileage estimates for the 2010 Subaru Outback, and with good reason.
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Last week we brought you news of Alfa Romeo’s plans for the U.S. and the support and enthusiasm that’s growing over Alfa’s attractive designs. This week there’s news of cars going the other way across the Atlantic, this time Dodges to be re-branded as Alfa Romeos for Europe
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When the economy and car sales started tanking last summer, I pointed out that a major economic indicator was that family-friendly vehicles were seeing their sales flatline.
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Rumors of a replacement for Cadillac’s aging DTS sedan have circulated the web for ages now, but today brings a report of what’s finally going to happen. The new Caddy will get an XTS badge and will be designed to compete with BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus in the full-size segment. Currently the CTS is doing its duty in the mid-size sedan sector, holding its own in reviews and reliability surveys as well as sales
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IND Distribution presents the first Dakar Yellow E92 M3 in North America
Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by admin.
Though it’s often overshadowed by the fantastic E30, the E36 M3 has become a favorite of aficionados, and no color showed off that M3’s pavement prowess as well as the brilliant Dakar Yellow. Now IND Distribution has taken that familiar color and laid it over the newest M3, and it’s sure to stir a nostalgic feeling in every Bimmer-lover’s hearts. But IND doesn’t stop with the color
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By Larry Edsall According to the just-signed-into-law Car Allowance Rebate System legislation, my 2000 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab 4×4 is a … I can barely bring myself to type the word … a clunker. There, I wrote it — but I don’t believe it
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Steeda carries a strong reputation within the Ford community as a builder and innovator of original custom parts and equipment.
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One of the main concerns we had regarding the new BMW X1 was the pricing.
