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Honda Announces Plans to Sell Factory-Prepared Mugen Civic for the First Time in U.S. Honda revealed a prototype Civic Mugen Si Sedan prepared by legendary Honda tuner Mugen equipped with a high performance suspension, forged aluminum wheels, aerodynamic body styling and a sport exhaust system at the 2006 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show. Planned for production in a limited quantity of 500 units a year, the Civic Mugen Si will be available at U.S. Honda dealers starting in spring 2007 with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of less than $30,000 and a full factory warranty.

Nissan invited us up to San Francisco to drive its all-new 2007 Sentra, and to be honest with you, we initially weren’t that excited. While we’re big fans of the old B13-chassis SE-R and the outgoing B15 Sentra (also in SE-R trim), our initial impressions of the 2007 Sentra weren’t that good. It seems as if Nissan decided that its entry-level Sedan just couldn’t hack it against the Civic, so it decided to go after the old Echo instead. The new Civic got sleek and sporty while the now-upright-and-bubbly Sentra turned into an oddly-proportioned caricature of a “real” sedan.

When buying a brand new car, you know exactly what to expect. You get the manufacturer’s warranty, and you know that the car has a clean title. When buying a used car, you must question everything … I recently bought a 2002 Toyota Corolla from a car dealership in Alabama. I thought I was ready to buy, but apparently I was not. I did not do my homework, and that is the first step when going out to purchase a new or used car. After forgetting the first step, the rest of my mistakes started adding up quickly until I found myself sitting on a stool in my kitchen staring into a mineral water with a hole in my wallet wondering where I went wrong.

One high school in Oregon is offering a chance to win a used car to students who show up regularly and get good grades. Phoenix High School announced to students that showing up to school 95 percent of the time and earning a B average would put them in the drawing for two used cars.

A car can expand a high school or college student's educational horizons, allowing her to take advantage of opportunities like off-site classes and internships. Car ownership is also a great lesson in responsibility: Kids who pay their car's running costs, they have good incentive to drive carefully (if they break it or crash it, they walk). Here are ten cars that are reliable, easy to drive, affordable, and well suited to student life.1) Ford Focus ZX3The Focus is one of my favorite small cars. Designed in Europe, it's roomy, cheap to run and a lot of fun to drive. The sporty ZX3 3-door hatchback will probably have the most appeal for young

Attendance at the British International Motor Show was set to hit 420,000 when doors closed to the public yesterday, a 23% increase on visitor numbers for the last show in 2004, according to 2007 ABC auditing guidelines introduced by show organiser imie. Last week organisers forecast just over 400,000 visitors by the end of the show