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Mazda outlines weight-loss program

Mazda Motor Corp. will reduce its vehicle weights by at least 220 pounds beginning in 2011, with a combination of lighter-weight materials, smaller vehicle footprints and new engineering processes, a top executive says. The typical Mazda vehicle has gained 80 pounds with each successive redesign, “mostly in larger tires and wheels, and safety equipment,” said Robert Davis, senior vice president of product development and quality for Mazda North American Operations.

2013 Dodge Dart to start at $16,790

Pricing for the 2013 Dodge Dart was released on Monday via a status update on the Chrysler Communications Facebook page. Below we've listed prices for five Dart trim levels, but so far, Dodge is keeping quiet about rumors of a high-performance SRT version: -- Dodge Dart SE: $16,790 -- Dodge Dart SXT: $18,790 -- Dodge Dart Rallye: $19,790 -- Dodge Dart Limited: $20,790 -- Dodge Dart R/T: $23,290 The Dodge Dart is expected to be in dealer showrooms in June, but you'll have to wait until the third quarter if you have your heart set on the R/T version. If we hear anything regarding the SRT, we'll let you know.

Venchurs Vehicles takes CNG pickup to Moab

Venchurs Vehicle Systems took its new bifuel Ford F-250 Park Ranger pickup to the rocks of Moab, Utah, for the Easter Jeep Safari. The truck won't climb the most difficult trails, but it did do everything a park ranger's truck might need to. “It's the only CNG in Moab,” said Pat Muldoon, vice president of product development engineering for Venchurs, though he couldn't possibly know that.