feature1_title = "";
feature1_headline = "A Little Somethin\'";
feature1_subheadline = "Small. It\'s the next big thing in cars. A fresh fleet of \'rightsized\' models arriving this spring may redefine the genre for U.S. buyers.";
feature1_author = "Jim Gorzelany";
feature1_excerpt = " With the sting of paying $4 for a gallon of gas still fresh in consumers\' minds, automakers are readying a new fleet of smaller cars designed to attract U.S. buyers who are willing to eschew sheer size and muscle for improved fuel efficiency. This is particularly true among the \"Big Three\" domestic automakers - Ford, GM and Chrysler - that are looking to help make up market share lost when truck sales crashed. \"If there ever was a generational point in time for rightsizing, versus America\'s V8 ...";
feature1_date = "2010-03-09";
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feature2_title = "";
feature2_headline = "Computer\'s in Driver\'s Seat";
feature2_subheadline = "";
feature2_author = "Jay Koblenz";
feature2_excerpt = " It\'s a fact of life: Computers control your car. Automotive technology is both boon and bane. Computers control the operation of today\'s drivetrains, making possible higher levels of emission control and fuel economy while delivering the kind of performance drivers expect. Virtually every function of a car, including acceleration, braking, the transmission and even the suspension may be controlled by an array of circuits, sensors, wires and computer components. Technological progress rarely com...";
feature2_date = "2010-03-09";
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qa_title = "";
qa_headline = "Swipe Gripe";
qa_subheadline = "";
qa_author = "Sharon Peters";
qa_excerpt = " Can cold weather \"freeze\" the electrical lines that run your windshield wipers? Sometimes when I start my car after a nasty storm the wipers won\'t move until it gets much warmer outside. The wipers aren\'t frozen to the windshield. I know to turn them off in down position when I park the car, and I can pull the wipers away from the window. They just won\'t move when I turn them on. I suspect what\'s going on is this: There\'s a well at the bottom of your windshield where the motor mechanism for the...";
qa_date = "2010-03-09";
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qa_thumbnail = "";

stat_title = "";
stat_headline = "64";
stat_subheadline = "";
stat_author = "";
stat_excerpt = " Percent of \'Gen Y\' respondents who said they are willing to pay more for a vehicle that is either environmentally friendly or that saves money on energy costs Source: survey of 1,100 participants age 18 to 30 by Deloitte and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University";
stat_date = "2010-03-09";
stat_banner = "http://content.contentthatworks.com/images_articles/2010/cars/cars_20100309_statgreen_banner.jpg";
stat_thumbnail = "";