The Pontiac Aztek seemed like a great idea at the time. It was the late ’90s, the American economy was booming, and we were buying Sport Utility Vehicles by the literal millions. By 2000, the light truck category accounted for approximately one third of the 17 million cars bought in the U.S., ...
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Question: What is Porsche's best-selling model? Could it be the iconic 911? Sorry. Perhaps the recently introduced Panamera sedan? Nope. Maybe the more affordable Boxster? Not even. The answer is the Cayenne SUV. Do you find anything odd about a two-ton SUV being the undisputed sales king of the ...
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Off-road people do things differently than on-road people. Off-roaders measure their tires by overall diameter; on-roaders measure theirs by wheel diameter and sidewall height. Off-roaders go slow, favor long-travel accelerator pedals, and rarely use brakes; on-roaders like a quiet wood-and-leather ...
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Somebody at Ford Motor Company is either nuts or has got serious guts. How do you explain the existence of the 2010 SVT Raptor, a pickup truck that’s about as politically incorrect as a vehicle can be in these green-focused, recessionary times? Second on the chutzpah scale is that the company ...
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Toyota Models Under Recall Lexus LS460 Lexus LS600h Lexus LS600hL Lexus GS350 Lexus GS450h Lexus GS460 Lexus IS350 In 20 years, odds are few people will remember that 2010 was one of the worst years for Toyota in terms of recalls, but for now, it seems like the company just can't win for losing. The ...
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The Cadillac revival is no longer breaking news, but there is still a sizable market that isn’t willing to trade its Tri-Stars and Roundels for that funky wreath and shield -- or even consider doing so. They still see this brand as old fashioned, a prejudice that’s just dripping with ...
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The fact that the 2011 CTS Coupe is here at all is something of a miracle altogether. The car was originally scheduled to land in showrooms over a year ago, but GM's bankruptcy put the project on hold. After it appeared the sun would rise again on Detroit, the two-door program was revived and now ...
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One way journalists get to evaluate new cars is to attend press events. These events are tightly choreographed. Schedules must be maintained and driving routes followed. But on a recent trip to North Carolina, serendipity struck. Ford had scheduled a stop at a small, local racetrack called Ace ...
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More Tips for Getting the Best Deal: Making the Most of Dealer Incentives 5 Negotiating Tips for Buying a Car Online How to Get the Wholesale Price on a Car Remember when automakers offered customers all kinds of incentives to flip their cars and trucks every three years? Cheap lease deals and seven ...
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Volkswagen unveiled its much-anticipated 2011 Jetta sedan in New York City this Tuesday. The German automaker’s popular sedan has been completely redesigned and will come equipped with a slew of features despite starting at around $16,000. Unfortunately, American consumers will have to wait ...
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The easy way to explain the 2011 Buick Regal is to compare it to cars badged as Buicks in the 1990s. This was a decade of anemic V6-powered machines with mushy suspensions, cars altogether so similar to their corporate bretheren at Pontiac and Chevy that you didn’t have to be a cynic to figure ...
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Read & Discuss »The Ford Taurus was thoroughly redesigned for 2010. Those who remember the midsize family hauler from its genesis in the mid-1980’s might be shocked to see how it has grown over the years. It’s now the large “standard Ford,” a full-size sedan that occupies the space above the ...
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For over a year, Europeans have been driving Ford's new Fiesta and falling in love with it. The car became the best-selling vehicle across the continent in the first quarter of 2010 and all signs point to it continuing that streak for the remainder of the year. This makes the Fiesta something like ...
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As the baseball season gets underway, grandstand debates and barroom arguments commence: Who is going to win the American League East, Yankees or Red Sox? Who is the better player, the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez or the St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols? And as we enter the thick of the NBA ...
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It has always been my belief that products that turn full control over to the operator have the ability to transcend the norm, perhaps even stirring a sense of bliss inside us. This occurs when a product is so easy to use and so eerily connected to what we want to do that we feel like we become ...
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Ford and Chevy are waging an escalating horsepower war with their iconic pony cars, but this time around, things are different. While attention has historically surrounded the fire-breathing, high-performance V8 versions of the Mustang and Camaro, the realities of today’s market have shifted ...
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Let me begin by saying that, outside of a Volkswagen employee, I am likely the worst person in the entire world to provide a balanced review of the 2010 Volkswagen GTI. Or, for that matter, any VW GTI. For roughly five years through middle school and high school I believed (don't laugh) the GTI was ...
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Ford Motor Company introduced their Mustang in 1964. Many credit Ford with creating a new class of car affectionately dubbed The Pony Car. General Motors quickly entered the corral with their Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. Chrysler fielded with the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda. ...
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We know what you're thinking. Isn't it a little late to be reviewing the 2010 Shelby GT500? After all, Ford introduced the 2011 version with the new aluminum block at last month's Chicago Auto Show. It's not that we didn't want to get our hands on the 2010 GT500 before now. In fact, we were champing ...
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J.D. Power and Associates released its 2010 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) today and the brand at the top of the rankings was Porsche, a massive leap for the German automaker. Up 10 spots from 2009, Porsche climbed to the top of the podium with Lincoln took the second spot. Buick, Lexus and ...
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