Stylish and Sporty After stretching the lifespan of the original S60 to ten years, Volvo finally redesigned its popular midsize car, and came up with a stylish sport sedan with a host of safety features. Stylish looks and sporty driving are not qualities that you normally associate with Volvo, but surprisingly, that is what you [...]
A Respectable Midsize Sedan When the CEO of Chrysler introduced the new Sebring sedan in 2006, he boasted that it was “… as good or better than other midsize cars in its class.” Unfortunately, this didn’t turn out to be the case. The Sebring was judged by most to be a bottom feeder in the [...]
New Look For Big Cat I’ve always had a thing for Jaguars. I know that they have not been the most reliable cars in the world, but they’ve had a special appeal to me. I’ve found the classic styling, the sumptuous cabins, and the silky-smooth performance on the road hard to beat. So, when the [...]
Aging Avalon Gets A Facelift The current generation Avalon has been around now for nearly six years. That’s a long time for a car to go unchanged—people get tired of seeing the same-old, same-old. So, Toyota designers did something about this with the 2011 model by giving it a facelift and upgrading the interior. The [...]
Larger Size, Smaller Price The Jetta is the most popular VW in America. Over half of all Volkswagens sold here last year were Jettas, and the honchos at VW want to sell more. To make that happen, they addressed two of the principle concerns buyers have with the most recent model—a tight backseat and a [...]
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 [...]
MKZ Raises Bar For Luxury Hybrids With the introduction of the 2011 MKZ Hybrid, Lincoln won bragging rights for the most fuel-efficient hybrid luxury car on the road. The MKZ gets 41 miles per gallon of gas in the city, and 36-mpg out on the highway. Its closest rival, the Lexus HS250h is rated at [...]
Latest Legacy More Mainstream Subaru has hit on the right formula with its latest Legacy sedan. Sales have taken off—up nearly 50-percent in 2010. One of the reasons for its success is that this midsize sedan now matches the segment leaders, like the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, in interior space. Previous Legacys were tight [...]
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 [...]
Infiniti M Challenges European Luxury Sedans Infiniti is taking a serious run at the European midsize luxury cars with its redesigned M37 and M56 sedans. These 2011 Infinitis have sexy styling, class-leading power, sporty handling and high-tech features that rival those of Audi, BMW and Mercedes. The new M series sports a curvaceous body with [...]
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