The top executives of the major U.S. auto companies pledged to refocus on higher fuel efficiency and lower production costs as they asked Congress again on Thursday for billions of dollars in emergency cash. Reeling from a steep slump in auto sales ...

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"Extra" and QVC are giving away one Smart Car plus two roundtrip tickets to Los Angeles, one night at a hotel, plus ground transportation from the airport and to the "Extra" studio. You must be able to travel to Los Angeles on December 15, and be ...

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You'd think feeding would come easy to a whale with a mouth big enough to swallow a Smart Car. But new research into the diving and feeding behaviour of humpbacks shows that opening a mouth that big to catch tiny zooplankton creates drag similar to ...

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A 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean Diesel is shown Friday at the Motor Trend International Auto Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The car is projected to get 30 miles per gallon city and 41 mpg highway. Most American drivers realize they're ...