About Auto & Wheels: Civic Hybrid Remains Runner-up

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One day Honda will get the Civic Hybrid right... but it's not today. In lighter news, a little assistant recently joined the Autos channel; check it out below.

2012 Honda Civic Hybrid Swings and Misses
Swing and a miss? I wonder if that should be a start and a stall. Blast it all! Honda updates the Civic Hybrid and, still, the Prius pulls out ahead. Okay, so maybe you can skip the hybridized Civic and stick with the other ones? You'd save some cash and maybe you could use it to take the bus sometimes. Or buy a Segway.

Test Drive: 2011 Subaru Outback
It pains me that station wagons and hatchbacks aren't more popular in the US. The sedan style is more popular, but to me it's akin to wearing a suit. Sure, you're pretty, but you can't do much else than stand around (being pretty). The Outback is about as close as you can get to wearing a suit while still being useful. Are there similar cars? Yes, but nothing quite so useful. Here are two pretty good challengers:

Should Kids Ride Motorcycles?
Should you encourage your child to ride a motorcycle? Boy, if I think about that too long all I seem to envision is accidents and badness, so maybe I'm not the person to ask. Why did this even come up you wonder? Check this out (and congratulations to Basem):
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Winter Maintenance Job #1: Radiator Flush
The weather has been teasing us: sometimes a chill is in the air, and sometimes it's sunnier and warmer than you'd expect, but you just know the blustery days are coming and there's no way you're gonna wanna be under your car draining cold, cold radiator juice (hey, I'm not a professional) when you can't even feel your fingers. Get 'er done now before that happens. Next week, we'll tell you about Job #2.

 


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