December 2010

Chrysler 200 Efficiency Confusion

Normally EPA fuel-efficiency ratings are pretty much black and white. (Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf aside, of course.) However, the conventionally powered 2011 Chrysler 200 is a bit of a mystery. This is what TTAC has to say: For example, why does ChryCo’s 2.4 liter 4-banger base engine get the exact same rating (21/30) with [...]

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2011 Acura ZDX Priced from $46,505

Acura has released pricing on it’s 2011 ZDX – starting from $46505 (including destination charge.) If you opt for the top of the line Advance package, you’ll be spending a whopping $57055. Granted, it is pretty well loaded, with stuff like Adaptive Cruise Control, premium leather seats, Navigation, 415 watt audio system, and all sorts [...]

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2011 Chrysler 300

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Spy shot and sneak peak time is over – here is the 2011 Chrysler 300. Final specs are still undercover, but at least we can see what this puppy looks like without any camo. First impression? It looks fancier. It’s almost as if Chrysler is trying to go upmarket again – something that failed for [...]

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2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

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Priced from $26545, the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is the Korean automaker’s first entry into the hybrid market. The Sonata Hybrid bucks the normal hybrid trend by performing better on the highway than in the city, with EPA ratings of 35 MPG city and 40 MPG on the highway. Though it can’t touch the Ford [...]

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2011 Vauxhall VXR8

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Long time readers will notice the lack of foreign-market commentary here. It’s not that I don’t think cars in non-US markets are awesome, it’s just that I don’t ever expect to see them, so I don’t pay them too much attention. However, the Vauxhall VXR8 has been featured here before, way back in 2007. Well, [...]

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2011 Ford Explorer Review – Autoblog

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Autoblog drives the 2011 Ford Explorer for the first time – pitting it against a Toyota 4Runner off-road, and has this to say: Throughout the challenge, the Explorer faithfully scrabbled everywhere the 4Runner did, but with notably less head-toss from its four-wheel independent suspension and indeed, fewer creaks from its body structure. There was even [...]

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Mazda CX-5

Check out this as yet unnamed small Mazda CUV that Autoblog snagged some pictures of. For now, let’s stick with Mazda’s current naming conventions and call it the CX5. In fact, that may be too confusing, given the presence of the Mazda 5 and MX-5. That’s part of the problem with this alphabet soup / [...]

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2011 Explorer gets 25 MPG Rating

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So far so good for Ford with the 2011 Explorer. With the switch to a car-based unibody platform, improved fuel economy was one of Ford’s biggest goals. With a shiny new EPA rating of 25 MPG highway for the V6 powered Explorer, they are certainly on the right track. Once the turbo four, along with [...]

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