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MPGomatic.com puts the 2013 Chevy Spark to a grueling week-long test drive.

MPGomatic.com puts a 2013 Hyundai Azera to a grueling week long road test. The Azera is large luxury sedan with an astonishingly low sticker price.

MPGomatic.com puts the 2013 Cadillac ATS to a grueling week-long test drive.

MPGomatic.com puts a Header Orange 2013 Dodge Dart Rally to a grueling week long road test.

MPGomatic.com puts the 2013 Ford Escape Titanium to a grueling 500 mile road test.

MPGomatic puts a six-speed manual 2013 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT Club Sport to a grueling week long road test. This little critter delivers on every level ... as long as you're not expecting a bunch of high-tech audio/nav/creature comforts. It's a driver's car, not a video game. The power retractable hard top makes for a snug cabin when the weather turns cold or rainy.

The VW Beetle TDI is the most fuel-efficient - and only diesel - convertible sold in America today. MPGomatic put a six-speed manual-equipped TDI Bug to a grueling cold-weather test drive.

We review cars throughout the winter at MPGomatic.com and keeping them clean is no mean feat once the weather drops below freezing. In this video, you'll see how we use detailing spray and microfiber towels to avoid those costly time-wasting trips to the car wash. The type of spray that you use makes all the difference.

MPGomatic puts a "gotta have it green" Mustang V6 Premium to a grueling road test.

MPGomatic takes the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid for a first drive cruise to Taos, New Mexico and back.

MPGomatic puts the 2013 Lexus GS450h Sedan to a grueling week-long test drive.

MPGomatic drives the Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-In.

MPGomatic puts a 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR to a grueling 300+ mile road test. The EVO MR mates a turbocharged MIVEC 2.0-liter inline four (291 HP / 300 foot pounds of torque) with a dual-clutch TC-SST automatic transmission and Mitsubishi's S-AWC.

MPGomatic.com puts the 2013 Chevy Suburban to the "take your kid to college" test, packing the cargo area full, and taking to the open road for a 700+ mile roundtrip. The half-ton Chevy Suburban 1500 is equipped with a FlexFuel 5.3-liter V8 engine producing 320 horsepower and 335 foot pounds of torque. The Vortec V8 is mated to a six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission.

MPGomatic.com puts a 2013 Scion FR-S to a grueling 300+ mile test drive. The 2013 Scion FR-S is powered by a direct and sequential multi-port fuel injected DOHC 2.0-liter Boxer (horizontally opposed) four-cylinder engine - codeveloped by Toyota and Subaru - that produces 200 horsepower (HP) and 151 foot pounds of torque. The rear-wheel-drive (RWD) FR-S is available with a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. We tested the six-speed automatic version. Of course, we'd prefer to drive the six-speed manual, but you gotta take what you can get, when you can get it. This review video features an alternate 0-60 MPH run that drops the time into the mid-sevens.

MPGomatic.com puts a 2013 Mazda CX-5 Crossover to a grueling 300+ mile test drive. Model tested is a FWD CX-5 Sport with the six-speed manual transmission. The 2013 Mazda CX-5 is powered by a 16-valve DOHC 2.0-liter four-cylinder SKYACTIV-G engine that produces 155 horsepower (HP) and 150 foot pounds of torque. The inline four can be mated to either a six-speed SKYACTIV overdrive manual or automatic Sport transmission. The automatic has a manual-shift mode. While the CX-5 is available in front-wheel- or Active Torque Split all-wheel-drive (AWD), the manual transmission is only available in the FWD version.

MPGomatic.com puts a 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport to a grueling 350+ mile test drive. Model tested is an AWC Outlander Sport SE with Navi. The 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is powered by a 16-valve DOHC MIVTEC 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 148 horsepower (HP) and 145 foot pounds of torque. The inline four can be mated to either a five-speed manual or continuously variable automatic (CVT) transmission. While the Outlander Sport is available in either two-wheel- (2WD) or all-wheel-drive (AWD), a manual is not offered with the AWD verison.

MPGomatic.com puts a 2012 Honda CR-V to a grueling 450+ mile test drive. Model tested is an AWD CR-V EX-L with Navi. The 2012 Honda CR-V is powered by a 16-valve DOHC i-VTEC 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 185 horsepower (HP) and 163 foot pounds of torque. The inline four is mated to a five-speed automatic transmission with Grade Logic Control. The CR-V is available in either front-wheel- (FWD) or all-wheel-drive (AWD).

MPGomatic.com puts a 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Limited hatchback to a grueling 400+ mile test drive. This is the most fuel-efficient AWD vehicle sold in America on the open road. Full Review: http://www.mpgomatic.com/2012/07/19/2012-subaru-impreza-2-0i-sport-review/ The 2012 Subaru Impreza is powered by a sequential multi-port fuel injected DOHC 2.0-liter Boxer (horizontally opposed) four-cylinder engine that produces 148 horsepower (HP) and 145 foot pounds of torque. The Impreza is available with a five-speed manual transmission or CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) automatic, as either a five-door hatchback or four-door sedan, but is only offered in All-Wheel-Drive (AWD). We tested a CVT-equipped five-door Sport Limited. More MPGomatic ... Website: http://www.MPGomatic.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/#!/MPGomatic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MPGomatic