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The 10 Cleanest Gas-Powered Cars

Last updated: Sep 27, 2019 at 2:46PM
Published on: Sep 25, 2015 by John Harrington

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500

If you’ve turned on your TV, logged onto the Internet, or picked up a newspaper in the past week, chances are you’re at least generally aware of what’s currently happening with Volkswagen. But if you’ve been living under a rock, here’s a summary: Volkswagen made an amazingly efficient, clean diesel engine…that ended up not being so clean. By using a defeat device, VW’s 2.0-liter diesel engine was able to pass the EPA’s emissions tests while actually polluting at a rate of up to 40 times the tested numbers. The audacity of the transgression is shocking enough, but now that the investigation has begun to expand beyond VW’s 2.0-liter TDI 4-cylinder, the entire future of diesel-powered cars may be in question.

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Filed Under: Car Lists, Car Shopping Tagged With: Car Emisissions, Chevrolet Colorado, CO2, Compacts, Crossovers, Dieselgate, Emissions, Fiat 500 Abarth, Ford F-150, Fuel Efficiency, fuel mileage, GMC Canyon, Hond CR-V, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda MAZDA6, Mazda MX-5 Miata, mitsubishi mirage, Pick-up Trucks, Scion iQ, Sedans, sports cars, subaru outback

Should Isuzu Have Another Chance at America?

Last updated: Dec 6, 2019 at 3:48PM
Published on: Sep 29, 2014 by tgriffith

Our old Isuzu Rodeo rarely made it from home to school without breaking down.

We never did determine exactly why the Rodeo would lose power while cruising on the highway, but every time it happened we were able to pull off to the shoulder and restart the engine without trouble.

The process became a quirk of the car, which served me and at least one brother well in our college years.

The Isuzu didn’t last long in the family once college was over, because our view of the brand had soured a bit. In early 2009, the brand left the U.S. market for good.

Memories of that old Rodeo came back this weekend after reading that GM and Isuzu will team up to introduce a new pickup to the world. Will Isuzu try to come back to the U.S. market?

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Filed Under: Car News Tagged With: Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, isuzu, isuzu gm parternship, isuzu in america, new isuzu truck

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