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Cars & Commuter Headlines

• GM's new Chevy Camaro to get 29 mpg on highway

• Car simulator aids victims of stroke, brain trauma

• Bob Weber: Faulty air control valve can cause hard starting

• Auto delinquency rates rise nearly 9 percent in 4Q

• GM says it won't need $2B loan installment this month, as cost cuts cool automaker's cash burn

• GM recalling about 277,000 vehicles, cites problems with shift lever

• What's up

What's up: Auto calendar

• Racing school, racing collectibles, streetcars

• Car deals: A guide to auto rebates

• Car deals: A guide to auto rebates

• Chicago area car clubs

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New car reviews

• Passenger car reviews

  • Jim Mateja: Bigger A4 not better in every way
  • Jim Mateja: Even non-hybrid Fusion a pleasant diversion
  • Jim Mateja: TL joins Acura's AWD charge

• SUV and crossover reviews

  • Jim Mateja: Suzuki packs a lot in little SX4 crossover
  • Jim Mateja: Make room for Patriot—by fiat
  • Jim Mateja: Neither mud nor gravel nor snow will stop LR2

• Pickup truck reviews

  • Jim Mateja: Vanilla Equator stands out in name only
  • Jim Mateja: Arguments for H3T piling up
  • Jim Mateja: Utility rides tall in saddle of somewhat confusing F-150

• Luxury car reviews

  • Jim Mateja: 6 degrees of zoom, zoom from top-of-the-line Mazda sedan
  • Jim Mateja: Mercedes singing the BlueTEC with ML
  • Jim Mateja: Acura weds luxury and economy in TSX

• Fuel-efficient and hybrid vehicle reviews

  • Jim Mateja: Pontiac builds m.p.g. excitement
  • Jim Mateja: Zippy, thrifty Escape hybrid is truly politically correct
  • Jim Mateja: Lively Jetta puts VW back in the cleaner, meaner diesel game

Car repair

• Bob Weber: Hard starting? Sounds like the air control valve could be going bad

• Bob Weber: Converting to E85 use can be tricky — and illegal

• Bob Weber: Better aligners

• Bob Weber: Blimp dreams

• Bob Weber: Steering fluid flush not needed, but it won't hurt

• Bob Weber: Fluid flush can slam brakes on problems

• Bob Weber: Oil additives

• Bob Weber: 5, 6, 7, 8 ways to more m.p.g.

• Bob Weber: Your car as a mobile powerplant

• Bob Weber: Cold remedies

• Bob Weber: There's no substitute for blimp

• Bob Weber: Trouble codes

• Bob Weber: Analysis to oil: This is your life

• Bob Weber: M.P.G. drop

• Bob Weber: Knock-out guide to octane

• Bob Weber: Morning sickness

• Bob Weber: Racing rotors

• Bob Weber: Proper care is the best way to save

• Bob Weber: All in the timing

• Bob Weber: How to shop the plus sizes

• Bob Weber: Light it up