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Sedans for the Young at HeartWith the conviction that growing older doesn't have to mean getting old, Bankrate put together a list of the seven best cars for young-at-heart retirees.Because active adults tend to have friends with whom they enjoy socializing, only four-door sedans made the cut. They're also easier to get in and out of.Front-seat comfort, ride quality and a quiet cabin are important, particularly for older drivers. Bankrate looked to Consumer Reports to grade these characteristics for each sedan. To make the list, CR had to award the car a "good" to "excellent" rating in each category. Prices were capped at $35,000 before the destination fee.Bankrate believes safety is a must-have feature of any car it recommends. It turned to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to rate the safety of each pick. To earn a spot on this list of best sedans, a car had to earn the highest front, side-impact and roof-strength crash-...
If you're a nervous parent, this list can serve as a starting point for choosing a first car for your freshly minted young driver.Convinced the more sheet metal surr...
If you're looking for a safe vehicle for your family, you need to know only one thing: Go big.Even though small cars can score decently in crash tests, sheer size ul...
Welcome to the Dilemma Zone.It sounds like a reality TV show, but it's actually something most drivers encounter every day: the moment when, approaching a yellow tra...
Strapping yourself into the passenger seat the first time your teenager takes the wheel is one of the scarier turning points of parenting.Teen drivers are four times...
Best 4-door, AWD Cars for the Snow and ColdWhether driving in the rain, snow or mud, any of Bankrate's five best all-wheel-drive, four-door cars for winter driving a...
Consumer Reports Managing Autos Editor John Linkov on a report on the safety of 2013 vehicles.
Toyota Motor Corp's <7203.T> best-selling 2013 Camry received a "poor" crash-test rating on Thursday from an insurance industry group that awarded high marks to Hond...
Would you speed if you were paid not to? That's the thrust of a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) showing that motorists followed...
Owning a car for many years can be considered a sign of brand loyalty. The car is well made, or perhaps it retains its value better than other vehicles. Each of tho...
Your auto insurance company is watching as states crack down on texting while driving, a key contributor to the distracted-driving crashes that have killed more than...
A car safety test for a common type of crash -- where the front corners of two cars collide as the drivers swerve to avoid each other -- found only three of 11 midsi...
New data suggest that the biggest menaces on the road aren't oversized SUVs, but tiny cars like the Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent. Several small cars are among the 10 m...
Shelving competition for a cause-- cell phone carriers across the country are teaming up in an effort to stop users from texting while driving.In an industry first, ...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ( IIHS ) just upgraded its Vehicle Research Center with a new positioning system that will allow more accurate vehicle cra...
Moms Can Have Cool Cars, TooChoosing seven 2013 vehicles that moms will love isn't an attempt to group cars and trucks by gender preference. Rather, it simply presen...
No one rings a bell when it's time to stop driving.But the car insurance rates that plummeted when you turned 25 begin to rise again about the time you sign up for M...
Cars That Are Worth the WaitOne of the greatest things about walking the floor of an auto show is that you get to see all the latest models in the flesh, with the op...
Car insurance rates are based on a variety of factors such as your driving record, how much you drive and the car you drive, but insurance companies also base their ...
It doesn't matter whether you're buying a new car or used car; it's easy to get caught off guard about the costs to keep that car on the road, especially when it com...
