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2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 S Review – Pushing the boundary of mediocrity
The Altima is one of Nissan’s best selling cars in North America and Nissan has recently released a new version that provides some touches of luxury in a firmly mid-market car.
Read More »2011 Lincoln MKT AWD Review – Singing Along in the Family Wagon
For this review, I had the unusual pleasure of testing a 2011 Lincoln MKT AWD on a snowy weekend trip up to Tahoe.
Read More »2011 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI quattro Review – An intoxiating mix of performance, luxury and price
Audi A4 Consumer Reviews Audi A4 Expert Reviews 2011 Audi A4 Photo Gallery 2011 Audi A4 2.0T quattro Specs By Peter Newton Driving Impressions: 2011 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Quattro Tiptronic Sedan Pros: Swift and sure-footed Powerful yet sophisticated driving- and design! Above average technology integration Cons: Few and far between (and relatively minor) Functional, […]
Read More »2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid Review
Mercedes-Benz is one of the best known automotive brands in the world and can claim to be the oldest automotive brand that is still active. In the US, owning a Mercedes has long been a mark of success
Read More »2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Review
Over the last decade, Hyundai has made huge strides in improving their reputation for safety and quality. In 2006, they passed Toyota in the JD Powers and Associates quality ranking
Read More »2009 MINI Cooper S Review
I recall on one of my first trips to Europe coming across a Mini Cooper parked in the street. I was awestruck that anyone would sell, let alone buy, such a small car. We took photos of it to prove to our friends how small European cars were. It really lived up to name. This was back in the 80′s, so it was one of the “original” Mini Cooper designs.
Read More »2009 Audi A3 Review – Compact, but capable sport wagon
Working hard to get out of the shadow of these giants, Audi has tried to show that they are equal or superior than their more popular rivals. This decade, they have had some success by using some pretty cool styling (see the TT) to show how they are different from their two big brothers.
Read More »2009 Infiniti M45 Review – the prince of understated luxury and performance
I had written Infiniti off as a brand some time in the 90’s. Their flagship model Q45 was bloated land yacht and their G20 and J30 models were underpowered failures that never made a dent in any luxury brand, Japanese or European. Infiniti couldn’t even beat American luxury cars at a time when Lincoln and Cadillac were everyone’s whipping boys.
Read More »2009 Kia Borrego Review – Kia goes B-I-G
Kia, a subsidiary of the aggressively growing Hyundai, has been making in-roads on the North America market with their very affordable cars and SUVs. The bulk of their sales have come from the lower end of the market, where customers have selected Kia cars for the value they offer, balancing decent quality with a low price.
Read More »2009 Mazda RX-8 Review: Go Speed Racer, Go!
Mazda has received much praise for their RX line of cars, with the 2003 RX-8 replacing the popular RX-7. As the only major car manufacturer to use a rotary engine, I was interested to see how it performed. Rotary engines inherently offer a compact, comparably lightweight engine
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