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New car apps offer greater convenience and in many instances greater comfort. There's just one little problem: the way drivers interact with apps varies from model to model. For some, smartphones serve as the platform. For others, apps are loaded right onto the vehicle's telematics system. For all, this can seem clunky, inefficient, and most of all - confusing.

To help endorse a simple, reliable way for drivers to interact with car apps, Honda has teamed up with other industry bigwigs to found the Connectivity Consortium.  In the end, the Consortium aims to standardize the Terminal Mode app system…

With gas prices raising through the roof and a new band of electric and hybrids taking over the auto market, it's hard to believe just a short time ago, EPA ratings of 30 mpg or more were considered in the highest ranks for fuel efficiency. People have said that today, 40 is the new 30. And, we at Midlands Honda in Columbia, SC have to agree. Apparently, Honda does too, as they'll prove with the launch of their 2012 Civic HF.

Even earlier than news of Honda's new 40-plus-mpg Civic, the company has always lauded for its…