Car thieves target expensive models loaded with chrome, power and marketable parts

By Steven Cole Smith, Orlando Sentinel Friday, September 3, 2010 If you own a Mini Cooper, Toyota Prius or Nissan Murano, breathe easy. A new car-theft insurance survey has found owners of these vehicles are among the least likely to lose a bundle if they're targeted by car thieves. • But if you own a Cadillac Escalade, be afraid. The Arlington, Va.-based Highway Loss Data Institute, an ...

Buy efficiency, not nationality

Let's get one thing straight: General Motors isn't going anywhere. GM will persist and emerge with a much brighter future.

2010 Dodge Journey R/T: Sporty alternative to minivan

Our test model 2010 Dodge Journey R/T arrived dressed up for a fight. With its bright red paint, bulging fenders, big chrome wheels, black leather interior and dual chrome exhaust tips, the mid-size crossover looked ready to race. But as it turned out, the Journey is also very family friendly. It ...