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10 great summer cars

Wind in your hair, sun in your face – the summer drive is as classic a pastime as barbecues and baseball. For dedicated sun-seekers, the right machine can make all the difference, and since most of us can’t afford the demi-convertible Maybach Landaulet limousine, here are 10 fun-loving new models sure to keep a summer smile on your face. Climb into one of these this season, and you’ll be happy to keep driving duties for yourself.
Top 12 best cars for the money

Consumer confidence may be rising, but it still makes sense to watch every penny – especially with big purchases, like a new car. Although auto sales perked up in 2011, value is still the name of the game. U.S. News Best Cars spent months analyzing thousands of professional reviews, as well as reliability and safety data, to create the 2012 Best Cars for the Money Awards. Here are the 12 most highly praised low-cost, low-maintenance models for 2012:
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10 great summer cars

Wind in your hair, sun in your face – the summer drive is as classic a pastime as barbecues and baseball. For dedicated sun-seekers, the right machine can make all the difference, and since most of us can’t afford the demi-convertible Maybach Landaulet limousine, here are 10 fun-loving new models sure to keep a summer smile on your face. Climb into one of these this season, and you’ll be happy to keep driving duties for yourself.
Top 12 best cars for the money

Consumer confidence may be rising, but it still makes sense to watch every penny – especially with big purchases, like a new car. Although auto sales perked up in 2011, value is still the name of the game. U.S. News Best Cars spent months analyzing thousands of professional reviews, as well as reliability and safety data, to create the 2012 Best Cars for the Money Awards. Here are the 12 most highly praised low-cost, low-maintenance models for 2012:
In Pictures: Detroit Auto Show 2012
Tesla Model S California factory hosts electric car fans

Tesla Model S: People who preordered the electric vehicle got a chance to see it up close over the weekend. The company's CEO pleaded with fans to talk up the Tesla Model S.
Camaro now outselling Mustang? Vroom.

Camaro combines new look with solid feel to attract buyers. In its first five months, Camaro outsold Mustang 40,000 to 30,000 units.
New York Auto Show: No merger of these convertibles

New York Auto Show features Fiat, Chrysler convertibles side by side. Here's how these ragtops stacked up on the floor of the New York Auto Show.
In Pictures: Vintage and classic cars
Reader recommendation: Fer-de-Lance

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Porsche Spyder: Spend $845,000, help save Earth

Porsche Spyder hybrid can get up to 78 miles to the gallon and go zero to 60 in just over 3 seconds. But the Porsche Spyder cannot do both at the same time.
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Porsche Spyder 918: The new king of the hybrid car heap?

Porsche Spyder 918 hybrids are available for pre-order. But you better make sure you've got some cushion in the old bank account. The Porsche Spyder ain't cheap.
The New Economy
Hybrid cars? OK. All-electric Tesla? An eco-thriller!

Hybrid cars still hold onto the combustion past, but the Tesla shows how all-electric cars can be a sporty and eco-friendly alternative.
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The New Economy
Tesla Motors (TSLA) is no Ford – yet

Tesla Motors (TSLA) wowed investors, closing up 41 percent in its first day of trading. But it still has a lot to prove as the first US car company to go public since Ford.
In a major deal for the two car makers, Toyota trades factory for stake in Tesla

Toyota Motor Corp said it would take a $50 million stake in U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors, a move that gives the Japanese automaker a chance to repair its dented public image and vaults the California start-up on to the world stage.
Will Tesla-Toyota deal help repair Toyota's public image?

The companies announced a deal yesterday in which Tesla will buy a defunct Toyota plant in California, and Toyota will purchase $50 million of Tesla stock.
Horizons
Forget clunkers: Tesla profitable for July
Horizons
Tesla to turn a profit in July, CEO says
Horizons
Tesla hopes its cars can electrify industry, buyers despite downturn
Tubegazing: The Car of the Future

Will tomorrow's vehicles resemble something from 'The Jetsons'? A PBS show by the hosts of radio's 'Car Talk' aims to find out.