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Lori Hindman

Speed-Demon Mom Learns Hypermiling

Aug 03 2009

I like to drive fast, but my lead foot doesn’t help my car’s fuel efficiency. To help me get better gas mileage, I recently got a crash course in hypermiling — a style of driving that maximizes mileage — while test-driving a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid during a Ford press event in Los Angeles.


2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited

Jul 21 2009

The 2009 Highlander Hybrid is an SUV full of contradictions. After a week of hard use by my crack team of vehicular testers — aka my family — all the contradictions boiled down to one irrefutable truth: The HiHy (as we like to call it) is one great family-mobile.


2009 Mercedes-Benz R320 BlueTec

Jul 13 2009

This car is close to becoming the ultimate luxury mom-mobile, and it’s glamorously green with its new diesel technology, too. This crossover is so luxurious and comfortable that calling it a station wagon is just plain insulting.


2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

Jun 29 2009

Don’t let the ginormous hybrid decals fool you; this behemoth is no planet-saver. After test-driving it for a week, I really can’t see what makes the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid so popular.


2010 Lexus RX 450h

Jun 10 2009

I love the comfort and the features and how well it fit my kids and all our stuff, but when it came time to let it go, it was the drive that I really hated to see leave.


2009 Audi Q5

Jun 03 2009

The Q5 broke my heart and left me crying on the side of the road. Not through any fault of its own, only because the people at Audi are mean and they wouldn’t let me keep it.


2009 Acura MDX

Jun 01 2009

I’ve always had a crush on the Acura MDX, so getting a week to spend in it was kind of exciting. Of course, no fantasy turns out perfectly, and the reality of the MDX was somewhat less than perfect – as reality often is.


‘American Idol’ Finale Turns Mom Into A Tween

May 21 2009

I got to go to Wednesday night’s “American Idol” finale, as a guest of Ford. Even now, hours after “American Idol” crowned its new winner, Kris Allen — talk about a shocker — I’m still excited. My ears have stopped ringing and my voice is less hoarse, but the adrenaline is still pumping.


Ford Promotes Fusion Hybrid at ‘American Idol’ Finale

May 20 2009

I’ve got the golden ticket — yes, I’m going to “American Idol” tonight (insert squealing here), courtesy of Ford, for the big finale. Before I can see the crowning of the new “Idol” champion tonight, I’m spending the day driving Ford’s newest hybrid, the 2010 Fusion Hybrid.


2009 Lexus GS 460

May 06 2009

The GS 460 is an older man’s attempt to recapture an imagined youth, and this mama felt out of place just sitting in it.


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