Toyota is considering a plug-in hybrid as well as ethanol-capable flex-fuel vehicles for the U.S. market, according to the president of Toyota Motor North America Inc.

The redesigned Chevrolet Impala and Toyota Avalon equipped with standard side airbags earned top ratings of "good" in side crash tests that simulate an impact from an SUV or pickup truck, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

I stopped by Sonic to get dinner and loaded up the car with sacks of food and drinks...I put a Strawberry/Banana Smoothie in the cup holder just in...