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Ford Focus

EPA city/highway mileage: 24/35 (manual), 24/33 (automatic)

Though most of the cars on this list are imports, that doesn't mean the domestics don't built fuel-efficient cars -- though it's no coincidence that the fuel-efficient Focus was largely designed by Ford's European division. The Focus' fuel economy trails a bit compared to Japanese compacts, but it's cheap to buy, brimming with personality and enjoyable to drive.

Dodge Edition

We now have complete information on 2010 changes for Chrysler and Dodge. Now, before you read about the changes and get all bent out of shape about how your taxpayer bailout loan money is being used, bear in mind that the product cycle for new cars is usually 2-5 years, so we won't see any big changes until at least the 2011 model year. Now that you've been warned and your expectations lowered, go forth and read:

Test drive: 2009 Audi A6 3.0T

The Audi A6 is one of those cars I'd dismissed as being perpetually just-OK. It's not like it's a bad car; it's an Audi, which means it's safe, fairly well thought out, and a great set of wheels to have under you when the weather turns to crud. Good, but not my cup of tea.

But wait -- wait, wait, wait. Seems Audi knows what's up with the A6. For 2009, they gave it a new engine, plus they retuned the suspension and the Quattro all-wheel-drive system to make the car more entertaining. What -- what? Did a German car company actually admit a need for improvement? And more importantly -- did it work? Find out in my