Diesel-powered cars poised to make a comebackDiesel-powered cars are a proven way to save fuel. Best of all, unlike many other alternatives, the technology and infrastructure are here already. But escalating fuel costs on top of an already existing price premium make the ownership equation a little tougher to justify.

Small SUVs improve in crash testsFour small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.

H3T treads new groundFor 2009 the all-new H3T breaks into a segment previously untouched by Hummer: that of the midsize pickup. The truck bed is capable of carrying two dirt bikes, a snowmobile or ATV and full sheets of plywood. Towing capability with the up-level 5.3-liter V-8 engine is 5,900 pounds. 
Photo gallery: 2009 Hummer H3T

Car-wash throwdownSummer is fading fast and for one reason or another you haven’t gotten around to cleaning up the old buggy. Well it’s not too late to put a shine on your ride.