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Report: Gasoline engine has big bang for the fuel-economy buck

A government report says improving the gasoline engine will yield huge gains for the consumer and the environment as automakers consider ways to improve fuel economy over the next 14 years. The Obama administration's technical assessment looked at four technology scenarios by which automakers might attain suggested CAFE goals of 47 to 62 mpg for cars and light trucks by 2025. The scenarios differed by the portion of an automaker's fleet that was accounted for by electrics, hybrid electrics and plug-in hybrid electrics.

Toyota wins unintended-acceleration case

Toyota secured a legal victory on Friday against the landslide of unintended-acceleration claims that have dogged the company for more than a year. A jury in New York found in favor of Toyota, rejecting claims of a driver who said a floor mat was the cause of his 2005 crash in a Scion tC. The jury took 45 minutes to reach the verdict after a weeklong trial in federal court.

Win a Lotus Exige Driving Experience at Silverstone

By Ben Pulman Competitions 24 February 2009 09:00 CAR Magazine has teamed up with Silverstone, the home of British Motor Racing, to give one lucky reader the chance to win a sensational Lotus Exige Driving Experience at the famous Northamptonshire circuit. Click here to enter our competition. With its rich history and heritage, Silverstone was the ideal location to gather 13 hot hatch icons (including the new Focus RS) for the cover story of the new redesigned April 2009 issue of CAR Magazine.