Nissan Updates Altima For 2010 You don’t hear much about the Nissan Altima, certainly not as much as you hear about the Honda Accord or the Toyota Camry, but the Altima is a big player in the competitive midsize sedan segment. Nissan will sell over 200,000 Altimas in the U.S. this calendar year. And to [...]
A Range Rover Junior Size The Range Rover Sport looks like a slightly shrunken version of the big Range Rover SUV, but it is actually derived from the Land Rover LR4. What it shares with its Range Rover namesake, are luxury appointments and an available supercharged engine. The Sport emphasizes on-road performance over off-road prowess. [...]
Like A Blast From The Past The Chrysler 300C SRT8 reminds me of the original Chrysler 300 models of a bygone era. Back in the 1950s, the Chrysler 300 was the hot car. It was famous for its big engine and strong performance. Flash forward 50 plus years, and you find the SRT 8 with [...]
Revamped Mazdaspeed3 Better Than Ever The Mazdaspeed3 is the pocket-rocket version of the Mazda3. It offers a pleasing combination of sports car performance, and hatchback practicality. The first generation “MS3” was a big hit, and now for 2010, Mazda has redesigned this speedy hatch, and improved it in almost every way. The Speed uses the [...]
A Coupe-Like SUV? What do you call the ZDX. Acura says it a four-door sports coupe, but when you look at it closely, you see a lot of SUV there. To me, it’s more like a coupe-shaped SUV. Do people really want a vehicle like this? Acura seems to think so. But to some folks, [...]
Overlooked Santa Fe Has A Lot To Offer The Hyundai Santa Fe is a midsize crossover that flies under the radar. The average buyer doesn’t think of it when shopping for a new SUV. He or she is more inclined to check out the class leaders, like the Honda CR-V or the Toyota Highlander. However, [...]
Lexus Revamps Its Midsize SUV I find it curious that Lexus continues to go with two truck-based SUVs when the trend is to the more car-like crossovers. Of course, one explanation is that they have readymade Toyota platforms to use. In the case of the GX460, it’s the Toyota 4Runner. But no matter how you [...]
Revamped XK Even Better What is it about Jaguar sports cars that makes them so special? Performance is one thing, but styling is equally important. As long as I can remember, Jaguars have had great looks. The post-war XK120 was a show-stopper. The XKE of 1961 was an instant classic. And when the XK8 debuted [...]
C-Class Hot Rod There’s no two ways about it, the Mercedes C63 is a take-no-prisoners sports sedan. Stomp on the gas, and it will rush you up to 60 in just four seconds. The C63 is Mercedes’ answer to the BMW M3. The C63 is the handiwork of Mercedes’ AMG division, which takes ordinary Mercedes [...]
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