Now that there are signs that the economy is brightening (or is it just our optimism because summer is here?), you might be thinking about replacing your older, larger, less-efficient SUV with something newer, smaller, and more environmentally responsible. Downsizing used to mean giving up luxury, ...
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Read & Discuss »No matter what you're driving these days, everybody wants to ride in style. Check out the hottest luxury cars on the market!Lexus LS 460What Real Luxury Looks LikeOffers an excellent combination of comfort, space, silence, and features. Overview | PhotosWhat drivers are saying: "It's a Lexus and I ...
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Read & Discuss »The conventional wisdom, among most folks, anyway, is that buying a used car is usually something done out of necessity, by those on a budget -- that is, people who want, or need, to "move down" from the new-car market because a new model is simply out of their reach.However, there is another ...
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Read & Discuss »Think great fuel economy only comes with hybrids like the Toyota Prius or tiny sub-compacts such as the Honda Fit? Think again. Several models on the market offer lots of luxury and plenty of miles per gallon -- for a premium, of course. Check out our list of fuel sippers that net between 20 and 25 ...
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Read & Discuss »We're not exactly sending lambs off to the slaughter, but putting various competitors of the BMW 3-series into the ring with that brilliant German car can occasionally feel like cruelty. A perennial 10Best Cars winner, the 3-series -- and especially the current generation -- is so good at doing so ...
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Read & Discuss »$30,000 and UpAcura MDX ('07) || Find It UsedThe newer MDX is classified as a crossover SUV, but it's a deluxe version. It was all-new in '07, and was built on a proper platform -- as opposed to being adapated from the Accord passenger-car platform. It also came in three flavors: Base, Technology ...
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Read & Discuss »For most people, 50 grand is a lot to shell out for a car. We drop that kind of coin, we expect a lot: a lot of luxury, a lot of technology, a lot of performance, preferably, a lot of all that stuff. But as is usually the case with luxury items of any variety, the price premium is seldom matched by ...
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Read & Discuss »Chevrolet Corvette Convertible vs. Cadillac XLR-VFew cars in this country ever have or ever will achieve the iconic status of the Chevrolet Corvette. And even though it's considered an aspirational item -- to say nothing of a performance icon -- the Corvette has always represented terrific bang for ...
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Read & Discuss »They're easy on gas -- and easy on your wallet, too. But unlike typical low-bucks/fuel efficient cars, these wagon-like, roomy-on-the-inside crossover vehicles are good for more than just commuting. With high roofs and large doors, they're easy to get into and out of. And with versatile interiors ...
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Read & Discuss »Second Place: 2008 Infiniti G35 Sport Now in its second comparison test against the 328i, the 306-hp G35 finds itself second best once again. No big surprise there -- why would the exact same vehicles get a different ending now? It is not our way to repeat a test exactly, so this time we at least ...
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Read & Discuss »Got a few tikes to tool around town? No need to get behind the wheel of a minivan. Shop wisely, and you'll see it's possible to drive a more stylish car with luxurious leather seats, a superior sound system -- and plenty of holders for your children's sippie cups.That's what you'll find in the ...
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Read & Discuss »Remember when affordable and luxury went together like oil and water? Well today's ultra-competitive market for affordable luxury cars has resulted in a clamor among carmakers to focus on driver needs, and ever-increasing wants for amenities that provide luxury with an affordable price. We've ...
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Read & Discuss »Every year luxury carmakers one-up each other for bragging rights as to which of them builds the most outrageously powerful luxury sedan. While 400 hp was the norm just five years ago, some manufacturers are now pushing into 600-hp territory. "Clearly these cars are putting more horsepower to the ...
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Read & Discuss »Thelma and Louise sought top-down glory in a light blue '66 Ford Thunderbird convertible. Carol Brady settled for a Plymouth station wagon, an eminently practical choice -- and about as exciting as a soft-boiled egg. The luxury vehicles with the highest percentage of women drivers today aren't at ...
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Read & Discuss »Around two decades ago the phrase "luxury SUV" conjured up images of pure machismo -- hulking beasts that looked barely road-legal with huge towing capacity and drivetrains ripped straight from military-grade prototypes, spec'd to eat up the harshest battlefield terrain Planet Earth could toss out. ...
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Read & Discuss »Does it make sense to pay $2.16 million for a 30-year-old car that gets six miles to the gallon? If you're one of the world's elite car collectors, it does.That's the amount one collector paid in January for a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda. The demand at auction for classic cars built before the ...
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Read & Discuss »Even the most modest car riding the American road today offers luxuries unimaginable on the most expensive automobiles 50 years ago. Power windows, air bags, CD players, front- and rear-climate controls, even power moonroofs, can all be found on cars costing less than $20,000. Today's most expensive ...
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Read & Discuss »In 1976, country bard Tom T. Hall summarized the fundamental needs of men advancing into what is politely called middle age. The song was “Faster Horses,” and Hall’s refrain boiled life down to the four essentials of the slightly older guy:“It’s faster horses, Younger women, ...
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