Two Different Cars The story of the Nissan Versa is a tale of two cars, a sedan and a hatchback, that have distinctly different qualities. The sedan has a lower price, better gas mileage, but less power. Hatchback has more cargo space, more thrust from its engine, but poorer fuel economy. Nissan redesigned the Versa [...]
Pint Size Prius is a Mixed Bag Toyota’s latest version of the Prius, the Prius C (“C” for City) completes the Prius lineup, at least for now. This model follows the standard Prius, now called the Liftback, the Prius V wagon and the Prius Plug-In. This new Prius is smaller, lighter and less powerful than [...]
Not Very Sporty I you are not familiar with the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, It’s a smaller version of the Outlander compact SUV. The Sport is 14 inches shorter than its bigger sibling, and about 400 pounds lighter. It’s an urban runaround vehicle, like the Nissan Juke. The Sport is nicely styled. Its blunt nose, adapted [...]
TSX Gets Special Edition The news from Acura is that the TSX comes in a Special Edition (SE) model this year. This often signals the end of the line for the current design, The SE is offered only as a sedan with the four-cylinder engine, and is equipped with a number of sporty styling upgrades. [...]
Azera Challenges Avalon—Again Hyundai introduced its first Azera in 2006 with high hopes that it would challenge the Toyota Avalon in the full-size-sedan segment. It was a nice car, and I thought it was better than the Avalon. However, Hyundai didn’t promote it very well, and sales went nowhere. In fact, there were only 1500 [...]
In A Class By itself I bet you didn’t know that the Mazda MX5 is the best selling two-seat convertible of all time. Well, that’s true, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Since its introduction in 1989, nearly a million Miatas have found their way to driving enthusiasts. The Miata has been redesigned [...]
Sporty A4 Carries On Audi sales continue to go through the roof with each month seemingly better than the last. One of the reasons for their success is their compact A4 model. Last year the A4 lead all other Audis with over 35,000 sales. Audi redesigned the A4 for 2009, and the 2012 edition is [...]
Macho FX Gets A Facelift I’ve always thought that Nissan, the parent company of Infiniti, made a mistake when they came out with their crossover SUVs. I thought the bold-looking FX should have been a Nissan model to go along with the rugged Pathfinder, and that the sleekly designed Murano should have been an Infinti, [...]
V-8-TYPE POWER, HYBRID FUEL ECONOMY Infiniti’s first hybrid, the M35h, is designed to deliver four-cylinder gas mileage and high performance at the same time. The M35h can accelerate to 60 in just 5.2 seconds, yet deliver up to 32 miles per gallon on the highway. This latest M model slots into the Infiniti lineup between [...]
A Class Act The Nissan Murano came to our shores nearly a decade ago, and its sporty styling was like a breath of fresh air in a market where most SUVs looked like boxes on wheels. Now in its second generation, it has not changed much in its appearance, but it still looks fresh and [...]
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