OK, if you're here at CollegeCarGuide, it's probably because you like cars and trucks to some extent. And in a lot of cases, you like seeing them do impressive things, like Ken Block's Gymkhana drifiting webseries. But what about the racing, where your car-loving parents used to fall in love with different drivers ea...Read more

So hybrid technology generally isn't that in sync with performance cars, especially not in the affordable segment. Fortunately, if you decide to win the lottery, you can find the prettiest hybrid I have ever seen. The Porsche 918 is going on sale, and it's more of a poster car than it is anything most of us will have...Read more

If you go to school near a major city, you've likely seen Smart cars and Priuses with ZipCar or other car-sharing company logos. And if driving is a big part of campus life, then you likely have never taken advantage of the service. What you may have done is used a friend's car to pick up plates for a barbecue, or as...Read more

College Car Guide has been covering some of the automotive sales stories in the run up to May, because that's graduation month, and some lucky college students may have jobs lined up that will allow them to take a look at maybe getting their first car. With worldwide turmoil and demand for fuel-sipping cars up for a ...Read more

It's true that a lot of technology has been added to cars to make them safer. That includes larger crumple zones, anti-lock brakes, airbags and now the automatic braking systems that will reportedly reduce the risks of unintended acceleration. But most of these features have been included in the automotive world becau...Read more

Speeders can save themselves points and cash by using mobile apps that pick out speed traps from the road ahead--but what about the rest of us? I admit it. I use a mobile app that lists known speed traps when I go on road trips, or even anywhere that takes longer than 15 minutes. I don't speed, and I don't think I'm...Read more

I've never been a fan of the J.D. Power and Associates' Initial Quality Survey, because it never seems to offer enough time for drivers to get used to a car and figure out where it may be lacking. Their dependability surveys, however, are more interesting, especially for college students who may be considering saving ...Read more

If you've been keeping up with the number of different smart phone integration options, you know that Ford has set its sights on Microsoft and the company's Sync program, and a number of automakers at all levels are focusing on integrating the ubiquitous iPod and iPhone devices. But a new consortium and its Terminal ...Read more

One of the biggest problems with college is that most people turn 21 sometime between the end of their junior year and their senior year of college or university. Getting used to being a legal drinker can be difficult, and from personal experience, a number of friends received DUI or DWI citations. So here are some o...Read more

Bloomberg notes that the sales of new cars is really high, as close to the summer in 2009 when people took advantage of the massive Cash for Clunkers discounts put forth by the government. But as we continue to mourn the hundreds lost in Japan, is it worth casting a wary eye towards the Island nation? Japan is a maj...Read more