With gas prices going up across the country people are trying to figure out which cars are going to be the best gas sippers. Check out the following list of vehicles and their respective gas mileages. The best part is that rimsdealer.com has tires and wheels for all of these cars. So save your money on gas and invest in a new set of wheels and tires to make your ride stand out.

Honda Civic GX – 28 MPG
This Civic is actually a natural gas powered car and the 28 MPG is an equivalent in gas mileage. The estimated annual cost for this car's gas is $884.

Toyota Prius – 46 MPG
This is a real cult hit with a hybrid gas and electric motor. The Prius is one of the kings of gas mileage at 46 MPG. The estimated annual cost for this car's gas is $1019.

Honda Civic Hybrid – 46 MPG
The Civic Hybrid also uses an electric motor on a 1.3 liter engine. The estimated annual cost for this car's gas is $1117.

The best of the rest…

Toyota Camry Hybrid – 34 MPG

Nissan Altima Hybrid – 34 MPG

Smart For Two – 36 MPG

Ford Escape Hybrid – 32 MPG

Toyota Yaris – 32 MPG

Two simple steps can save you hundreds of dollars each year in gas costs

Instead of driving all over town looking for cheaper gas, consider this: A little more air in the right places can save you a lot of gas — and money. It is simple: More air in your tires, and a clean air filter. And this money-saving tip won't take you even 15 minutes a month.

Change that Air Filter…

You can increase gas mileage up to 10% just by changing your air filter, according to the EPA's FuelEconomy.com site. The air filter is a piece of thick corrugated paper with a rubber ring around it. And boy, does it get dirty. This dirt prevents your engine from getting enough clean air. It's very easy to change the air filter on many cars. Most filters cost $5 to $15. Two screws or a couple of clips, five minutes, and it's replaced.

Keep Tires Inflated…

The EPA estimates that for every 1 psi of under-inflation, fuel economy drops by 0.4%. That's not much, but if the tires are under-inflated by 8 pounds, that's a 3.2% drop in fuel economy. About 1.2 billion gallons of fuel are wasted annually due to under-inflated tires, the NHTSA estimated in 2005. One easy way not to lose air pressure in the first place is to fill your tires with nitrogen instead of regular air. Thousands of nitrogen fill stations exist all over the country and a nitrogen fill is usually under $20 bucks. Because nitrogen is a larger molecule then air

Save Over 13% on Gas Mileage

So, by changing your air filter and pumping up tires that were under-inflated by 8 pounds, you're likely to get a 13.2% improvement in your fuel mileage.

Ever wanted to just scroll over a product at rimsdealer.com and wish you could zoom in on just a special part of the product? Well now you can! The in-house website development team at rimsdealer.com has just upload a new software to allow “Custom Zoom” views by just placing the mouse over the product. Check out the a snapshot of the “Custom Zoom” in action below.

When someone mentions drifting, the Scion tC is one of the last cars that you would think of. To begin with the Scion tC is a front-wheel drive car which is the opposite of what you need for drifting. But this obviously did not stand in the way of a Toyota, RS*R, and Enkei team that created an incredible Scion tC drift monster.

The factory built front-wheel drive tC was turned into a drifting contender through a rear-wheel drive conversion performed by Japanese tuning and performance parts manufacturer, RS*R. To drift, the Scion tC was fitted with an all-wheel drive conversion. The Scion tC shares its platform with Toyota's Japanese market Avensis four-wheel drive and Caldina all-wheel drive, enabling it to undergo the conversion. Last but not least, the Scion tC is fitted with a set of hot Enkei wheels, Enkei RP03 wheels in SBC Chrome to be exact.

If you did not hear about this a couple of months back, let this story be a cautionary tale on protecting your expensive custom wheels and tires. Anyone can get their wheels stolen at any time, so the best thing to do is make sure that you have wheel locks on each of your wheels. While this will not prevent someone from stealing your car, this will prevent them from stealing your wheels.

This is exactly what happened to Don Perata (D – Oakland). The Senator was driving his Senate-owned 2006 Dodge Charger set with 22-inch chrome wheels and a Candy Apple Red paint job when he was startled by a man knocking on his window… with a gun. The jacker instructed him to get out of the car. Perata was shaken up but otherwise fine.

Since the story broke a couple of months ago, the Senator's car was recovered. Surprisingly enough, it still had the wheels because each wheel had a wheel lock that the preps could not get off the wheels. Moral of the story is that a $40 set of wheel locks is the best investment you can make to protect your set of wheels and tires worth hundreds and maybe thousands of dollars. At rimsdealer.com we offer wheel locks for all our wheels. Wheel locks at rimsdealer.com start at only $20 per set.

As we reported here on the wheel and tire blog on February 29th the Lamborghini Gallardo was getting some significant facelifts. In that article we only had the test car spy shots of the new Lamborghini, but now we found the real deal pics of the new Gallardo. The car has received a new front spoiler, even more aggressive lines, and a revamped rear-valence that is out of this world. The official press release is not yet available, but the Gallardo is powered by a 5.2 liter V-10. This engine gets the car from 0-60 in under 4.0 seconds. Well enough words, just check out the beautiful pictures of the Lamborghini Gallardo with new wheels, tires, body, etc.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA… Kumho Tire has agreed to provide tires for VICI Racing and its Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in 2008. At the heart of the partnership will be an innovative tire development program designed specifically for the Porsche RSR and the ALMS GT2 class championship. VICI Racing will contest the season with a 2008-specification Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, starting at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, with a second car joining the line-up later on.

“We're delighted to announce this tire development program and to welcome Kumho Tire as a team partner,” said Ron C. Meixner, VICI Racing President. “Kumho Tire fits perfectly with our strategic values. It is a young, ambitious company that has already achieved much success in several motorsports arenas. I have been thoroughly impressed with the company's focus and energy and its overwhelming desire to win. This will be a very tough development project, undertaken right from the start through a full racing program, and will require total dedication and a will to succeed. With Kumho Tire I am completely satisfied we will achieve the project's goals.”

Kumho has been involved in the American Le Mans Series for the last three years, running with a variety of teams in the LMP1 and LMP2 classes. After earning an LMP2 class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last June, Kumho tested the GT2 waters at the Mid-Ohio ALMS race in July, supplying tires for a one-off effort for the Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper. The car, team and tires all performed well, leaving Kumho motorsports manager Rudy Consolacion eager for a full-season effort in GT2.

Boyd Coddington, the hot rod legend behind thousands of show winning vehicles and countless wheel designs and aftermarket industry trends died this morning at 6:20am. The cause of Coddington's death is still unknown. Coddington had been recently hospitalized for an undisclosed condition, and was expected to recover.

Coddington's spokesperson confirmed to the blog Jalopnik that the rumers of his death were in fact true. A statement will be released later today. Needless to be said, Coddington was an inspiration to thousands and his legacy will live on in those who found inspiration though his automotive works of art.