Insure.com has come out with its annual ranking of average insurance premiums for 2010 car models. Surprisingly, an SUV, the Mazda Tribute I, a two-wheel drive 4-cylinder model, was found to be the least expensive new model to insure. According to the ranking, the Mazda Tribute I has an average annual premium of $1,070.25. The [...]
Most Dependable SUV Rankings
J.D. Power and Associates’ 2010 Vehicle Reliability Study has come out. It is one of the automotive industry’s most highly regarded measures of vehicle quality. There were several surprises on this year’s list. For the first time in a decade, an American company builds the industry’s single most reliable car. This year it is the [...]
The True Cost of Owning a Compact SUV
There was an interesting article recently in U.S. News & World Report regarding the true cost of ownership of a compact SUV. Based on data provided by car value analyst IntelliChoice, U.S. News analyzed the total cost of ownership of each small SUV over a five-year period. These costs included new vehicle price, depreciation in [...]
New SUVs
Despite the increased cost of gas, sport-utility vehicles one of the most popular types of vehicles on the roads. Today’s sport-utility vehicles (“SUVs”) offer space for a family, comfort, good ride height, superior inclement weather ability, and improved fuel economy. There are several new SUVs that get near thirty miles per gallon on the highway. [...]
Compact SUVs
The compact SUV class is one of the most competitive classes in the segment. Consumers have more than a dozen new models to choose from some base prices starting below $20,000. Many SUVs in the compact class are no longer small in size. Like many other parts of American life, sizes have grown to the [...]
