Acting quickly in an effort to dispel criticism surrounding the company’s slow response to safety issues, Japanese automaker Toyota announced Thursday that it will conduct safety tests on all of its SUV and crossover models. The announcement comes after Consumer Reports gave the Toyota-made ...
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Read & Discuss »In Pictures: 2010 Chevy HHR 10. Chevrolet HHR October 2009 Sales: 6,414 Change vs. October 2008: Up 31.0% MSRP: $18,720 - $26,255 Fuel Economy: 32 mpg Hwy, 22 mpg City Get A Free Price Quote Inspired by its trucks and cars of the '40s, Chevrolet revealed the retro HHR in 2006, offering SUV styling ...
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Read & Discuss »In Pictures: Kia Sportage Kia Sportage and Hyundai TucsonThe $16,695 Kia Sportage and $18,070 Hyundai Tucson share the car-based platform they are built on. Base models include a 140-hp four-cylinder engine with front-wheel drive. A 173-hp V6 and all-wheel drive are optional. Both are backed by an ...
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Read & Discuss »SUV-lovers enjoy having the towing capacity of a truck, the carrying space of a minivan or station wagon, and the off-road capability, and there are lots to choose from. Check out our most popular SUVs, and consider buying one for yourself! Jeep Liberty Smooth & CompactIt's slightly bigger and ...
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Read & Discuss »You like SUVs. Your family likes SUVs. But these days, your wallet does not like SUVs, if only on account of the waiflike profile it assumes once you gas up. If only you didn't need three rows of seats.Darn it all, because there are those for whom there is no getting around the need for seven or ...
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Read & Discuss »2008 Toyota Highlander18 City/24 HighwayFree Price QuoteOf the 10 vehicles on this list, three are from that supposedly oh-so-green company from across the Pacific: Toyota. This shouldn't surprise many people, but what might surprise folks is the way Toyota is able to eke impressive fuel economy ...
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Read & Discuss »2008 Hyundai Veracruz16 City/23 HighwayFree Price QuoteWith two of the top 10 most-fuel-efficient three-row crossovers on the market, the Hyundai brand makes a strong case for consideration among plus-size families, especially those with medium-size (or even minus-size) budgets. And although the ...
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Read & Discuss »The mud hole didn't look that deep. As it turned out, it was deep enough to be on a catfish farm. We did use a maple branch to gauge its depth. Okay, so maybe we didn't get the branch all the way out there in the, uh, middle. See, what happened was, we made an error in judgment common to off-roaders ...
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Read & Discuss »Sixth Place: Saturn Vue XE AWD The new Vue, developed in Germany by Opel, is so much better than its predecessor that GM might well have considered changing its name. For one thing, the suspension tuning is now Teutonic -- supple, yet with fine path control and no untamed wheel motions. For another, ...
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Read & Discuss »Third Place: Nissan Rogue SL AWD Truth is, there's no econo-ute that reliably twists your lips into a smile whenever you happen upon a stretch of Nrburgring-like tarmac. But the Sentra-based Nissan Rogue at least comes closest. The Rogue emerged as the sports car of the group, posting the quickest ...
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Read & Discuss »Contrary to what most believe about SUVs, you actually may not be safer on the road in a midsize model, according to new test results from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In fact, many cars produce better test results than the six midsize SUVs recently tested.The Jeep Grand Cherokee, ...
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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 »Many Americans believe sport utility vehicles, or SUVs, and pickup trucks cause extensive damage to passenger cars when they collide just because they're bigger and heavier. While pure size may come into play, the real culprit in low-speed collisions may be the mismatch between the height of the ...
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Read & Discuss »What's the best buy in the auto market these days? Try a gas-guzzling sport utility vehicle. That's right -- those same fuel-thirsty SUVs that went from being the darlings of American drivers to the pariah at the pumps might just give you the best bang for your buck over the coming months. ...
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