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Once, not so long ago, there was a time when high-end safety features (such as stability and traction control) were available only in luxury cars that cost upwards of two to three times some people's annual salary or intimidating SUVs. It's an interesting concept?the rich have the right to be safer than everybody else.

Thankfully, things are changing. Amid the worst downturn in decades, and a slew of recalls, makers of less

The American cross-country trip has always been a staple of family vacations and National Lampoon movies. But what about taking that same journey in a hybrid car? A 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid recently completed a cross country trek from San Diego to Georgia. The gas/electric hybrid traveled 2269 mile on just under than two full tanks of gas. The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid crossed mountain ranges and the plains of the midwest. This took the

The compact SUV market is growing up and we should be seeing more car makers entering this the market of CUV's and Crossovers. This is with no syuprise that we hear that Mazda is hoping to tackle this growing trend in automotive by introducing updated, smaller SUVs.

Reports from Japan reveal that Mazda Motors is planning on launching small SUVs in the coming years, with much speculation surrounded names and powertrains for each.

Rumors

Korean auto maker Hyundai announced a new "telematics service" called Blue Link. It offers emergency assistance, vehicle location sharing to select family and friends, and even a Foursquare-type location service through Facebook. The system can share the car's location on an owner's Facebook page.

Hyundai did not provide complete operational details, though Blue Link appears to include a smartphone app, in-car hardware component, call center and integration with the car's navigation system