UPDATED: 10:26 a.m. EDT, April 9, 2007
 Selections from the All-star Car Blog featuring Automobile Magazine, ConsumerReports.org, Edmunds.com, IntelliChoice and Motor Trend | Braking technology will become standard for passenger vehicles sold in the United States, which could save thousands of lives each year. Instead of ensuring that we use less gas, politicians and consumers take the easy way out, says Fortune's Alex Taylor. 60 percent of car models fail to protect from whiplash and neck injury, finds an insurance industry group. | |
 Also sold - in different guises - as the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute, Ford's small car-based SUVs offer an impressive value.  At long last Audi announces the R8 - a two-seater that brings the brand's Le Mans-winning capabilities to the street. Fortune's Sue Zesiger Callaway takes it for a test drive.  By providing constant feedback on your driving, hybrid sedan maximizes fuel-efficiency.  Low-speed crash tests show most mid-size cars end up with hefty repair bills, according to Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. |  To be a 'Top Pick', a vehicle must score at or near the top of its category in Consumer Reports' testing, must have at least average reliability and must perform well in crash tests.  As computers and sensors become smaller and more sophisticated, cars are handling more of the tricky and boring work of driving a car. Someday, they could handle virtually all of it.  Maybe you should wait for one of these before you buy something else.  Car companies are looking at a variety of ways to get more miles out of a gallon or a volt.  Group names new cars that are best for the environment.  These cars were named "Top Safety Picks" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and also have top ratings in all crash tests by NHTSA. |
|  Companies are offering everything from satellite TV to internet access in today's cars. Is it really worth it? |
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