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In the world of basic transportation, it's ubiquitous. Honda's Civic compact has been a perennially popular automotive appliance for over three decades now--the best-seller for the last nine years. The baby Honda has been a true green machine, pleasing gasoline…
Read More A New Standard in Compact Cars – Honda Gets Its Civic On
September's Frankfurt auto show will be the site of the unveiling of the first *two* automobiles to bear the new Fisker Coachbuild moniker. This preview sketch hints at a pure two-seater sports car to be called the Tramonto. With a…
After the raging success that is the Cayenne--nearly half of Porsche sales now go to the SUV--we can't blame Porsche for moving to expand its lineup even further. Now, after the more conventional Cayman coupe, the official word is finally…
Let's get this out of the way right now. You may see the Buick LaCrosse (stripped-down versions, at least) populating your local rental-car outlet's lot-but if you're set thinking about the LaCrosse as a rental-car, you'd better change your perceptions…
Read More Detroit Builds a Lexus? Buick’s LaCrosse: Surprisingly Good
Ford Mustang: always an American icon, it was entirely redesigned and re-engineered for 2005, becoming by all accounts one of the best new cars of the model year and an outstanding sporty-car sales success - the likes of which Ford…
Read More 2005 Ford Mustang GT Convertible: High Speed Fun in the Sun
[box type="shadow" align="alignright"] [manual_related_posts] [/box] It wasn't enough time. It never is with cars like these. Although we didn't get to drive it, we were wowed at the early May introduction of Bentley's new Continental Flying Spur sedan. And we…
Read More 2006 Bentley Flying Spur Preview: “How the Other Half Roll”
Volvo, the Swedish brand known for putting occupant safety above all else, has done well in North America trading on its traditional strengths. Staid and solid - if a bit boxy and boring - over the past four decades, Volvo…
When Nissan threw their hat into the full-size pick-up ring, they didn't tip toe around the competition - they came out swinging and aiming square for the jaw. Today and no longer a rookie, the Nissan Titan hasn't lost any…
If you're over 30, you can be forgiven for missing the 'buzz' surrounding Toyota's new youth-oriented Scion brand--after all, they're not marketing to you. The line, first populated by funky little econobox xB and xA models, is aimed squarely at…
Read More 2005 Scion tC: Scion’s Latest & Greatest-The Versatile tC
Subaru’s station in the automotive world has been one of moderate but low-key success, but that’s a situation the brand is looking to change. Often overshadowed, at the low end by high-volume makes like Toyota and Honda and at the…
Read More Driven at All Corners: The 2005 Subaru Legacy & Outback
