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Subaru Pricing for 2012 Impreza

Subaru Pricing for 2012 Impreza

2012 subaru Impreza price starting at just $17,495 for the base model 4-door Impreza 2.0i with a five-speed manual transmission, the car's starting price remains unchanged compared with last year's. The automatic version, offered exclusively with Subaru's newly designed continuously variable transmission (CVT) starts a ... Continue reading

2012 Nissan Versa SL Sedan Review Roadtest By John Heiilig - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Nissan Versa SL Sedan Review Roadtest By John Heiilig - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 NISSAN VERSA SL SEDAN Model: 2012 Nissan Versa SL Sedan Engine: 1.6-liter inline 4 Horsepower/Torque: 109 hp @ 6,000 rpm/107 lb.-ft. @ 4,400 rpm Transmission: CVT Wheelbase: 102.4 in. Length/Width/Height: 175.4 x 66.7 x 59.6 in. Tires: P185/65R15 Cargo volume: 14.8 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

2012 Mazda5 - The Only True MINIvan? - Review and Roadtest By Larry Nutson - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Mazda5 - The Only True MINIvan? - Review and Roadtest By Larry Nutson - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Mazda5 Is this today's only true minivan? By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel IMG_1939) The question is: Is this today’s only true minivan? A number of auto analysts and writers are questioning what has happened to the minivan segment. Is it a case of age related size and weight gai ... Continue reading

Two New V6 Engines Dominate Ford F-150 Sales

Two New V6 Engines Dominate Ford F-150 Sales

-- F-150 EcoBoost® V6 outsells all other competitive V6 pickups combined F-150 3.7-liter V6 outsells all other competitive V6 full-sized trucks F-150's two new V6 engines account for nearly eight out of every 10 V6-powered full-sized trucks sold Next two Ford EcoBoost-powered vehicles, Edge and Explorer, on trac ... Continue reading

Is 2012 Honda Civic As Bad As 'Consumer Reports' Says?

Is 2012 Honda Civic As Bad As 'Consumer Reports' Says?

Washington DC August 8, 2011; The AIADA newsletter reported that last week, Consumer Reports called the redesigned 2012 Honda Civic "mediocre" and dropped it from CR's "recommended" status. The magazine rated it second from the bottom in the September issue's listing of all the cars in the compact segment. Honda is pla ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review By James Healy

2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review By James Healy

Flaws Can't Erode Diesel Jetta TDI's Basic Appeal The VW Jetta TDI provides a good opportunity to revisit the Jetta and check out the diesel, popular among VW buyers because it is rated 30 miles per gallon in town and 42 mpg on the highway. According to USA Today’s James Healey, that fuel mileage is about 25 perce ... Continue reading

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT, 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT and 2012 Dodge Charger SRT Road Tests and Reviews - VIDEO

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT, 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT and 2012 Dodge Charger SRT Road Tests and Reviews - VIDEO

A QUARTET OF DETROIT SPEEDSTERS Amazing SRT’s: Jeep, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger by Marty Bernstein, Senior Editor at Large The Auto Channel Hollywood, CA; In today’s green, higher mpg from smaller engines automotive world, vehicles that are essentially without these attributes may seem t ... Continue reading

2012 Buick Regal eAssist and GS Pricing Announced

2012 Buick Regal eAssist and GS Pricing Announced

Buick's Regal offerings will double this fall, with the arrival of the new technologically advanced 2012 Regal with eAssist and the performance-oriented 2012 Regal GS, which are expected to broaden the appeal of the hot-selling midsize luxury sport sedan. Regal with eAssist will start at $29,530, and Regal GS will star ... Continue reading

2012 Honda Crosstour First Look

2012 Honda Crosstour First Look

2012 Honda Crosstour Brings Sleek Design to Functional Crossover Vehicle More standard features for 2012 include rearview camera, Bluetooth HandsFreeLink, USB audio interface and more TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2011 - The 2012 Honda Crosstour® approaches the crossover SUV formula from a distinctively sleek, sporty and ... Continue reading

Honda Responds to Consumer Reports' Criticism of the 2012 Civic LX

Honda Responds to Consumer Reports' Criticism of the 2012 Civic LX

LOUISVILLE, KY - August 1, 2011: Earlier today Consumer Reports issued a rather scathing rebuke of the 2012 Honda Civic LX. The abbreveated report can be read by CLICKING HERE. Coincidentally, this past May, the 2012 Honda Civic LX received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest rating. You can read that ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Slams New Honda Civic: "Scores Too Low to Recommend"

Consumer Reports Slams New Honda Civic: "Scores Too Low to Recommend"

Testing conducted on Civic LX model only. Ford Focus and Kia Forte score Very Good in tests of small sedans and hatchbacks YONKERS, NY — August 1, 2011: The highly anticipated redesigned Honda Civic LX, whose predecessors have often been Consumer Reports’ highest rated small sedans as well as Top Pi ... Continue reading

2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0L R-Spec Road Test and Review - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0L R-Spec Road Test and Review - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec Road test and review by thom cannell for the auto channel ... Continue reading

J.D. Power APEAL Study -- Vehicle Appeal Reaches All-Time High

J.D. Power APEAL Study -- Vehicle Appeal Reaches All-Time High

Automakers Face up to Tough Market Conditions by Offering the Most Appealing Lineup of New Vehicles in History BMW and Dodge Each Receive Three Segment-Level Awards; Ford and Honda Receive Two Each according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) StudySM released ... Continue reading

2012 Nissan Leaf EV Gets Five-Star NHTSA Crash Rating - VIDEO ENHANCED

2012 Nissan Leaf EV Gets Five-Star NHTSA Crash Rating - VIDEO ENHANCED

Washington DC July 25, 20911; Nissan Motor Co.'s electric Leaf won a five-star overall rating from government safety regulators Monday. The Detroit News reports that the Leaf won the rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's New Car Assessment Program. The vehicle got four stars for frontal crash ... Continue reading

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