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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

However, saying that this is the vehicle women most desire — let alone are willing to spend money buying — is probably a stretch. Women tend to buy smaller vehicles boasting lower MSRPs than their male counterparts. As of 2021, they were also more prone to head to the used market and decidedly less inclined to buy something brand new.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

However, saying that this is the vehicle women most desire — let alone are willing to spend money buying — is probably a stretch. Women tend to buy smaller vehicles boasting lower MSRPs than their male counterparts. As of 2021, they were also more prone to head to the used market and decidedly less inclined to buy something brand new.

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

Cars That Think

Back in the 1970s, when antilock braking systems—the original active safety feature—started to become common, customers rushed to buy it as an option because they loved the way it stopped the car on slick pavement. Manufacturers made it standard before government agencies got around to telling them to. That puts U.S.

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Study: Giant Pickups and SUVs More Dangerous to Pedestrians, Obviously

The Truth About Cars

I started bringing up the matter in 2018, citing relevant studies dating back to 2004 , to hypothesize that increased roadway fatalities might have something to do with modern vehicle designs. Think about the best-looking SUVs or trucks (new or used) you’ve considered buying. NHTSA) and nonprofits hoping to influence the industry (e.g.

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

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XPF’s goal is to inspire a new generation of viable, safe, affordable and super fuel-efficient vehicles that people want to buy. Since 2004, public and private entities have invested more than $1.5 The current prize in this area is the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP). GLXP is the largest international prize ever offered.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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IBM's essential contributions were to position the technology as suitable for wide use and to set a technology standard. Lowe's plan for the PC called for buying existing components and software and bolting them together into a package aimed at the consumer market. Other companies, including Apple and Tandy Corp.

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Junkyard Find: 1996 Saturn SC2

The Truth About Cars

That year, American car shoppers could buy a new 1996 Honda Civic DX coupe with five-speed manual for just $11,720 ($23,411 now), but that car had a mere 98 horsepower. Of course, the '96 Integra came with air conditioning and power windows as standard equipment.

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