http://reviews.carreview.com The latest news, editorials and expert reviews from CarReview.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:15:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour is schizo. On the one hand, it is glomming onto the trend that Europe has known forever – 5 door hatches are the most efficient layout, but at the same time, I think the intention was to semi-obscure its hatchiness because looking too much like a wagon is a big Brady ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/the-honda-accord-crosstours-multiple-personalities/ Lexus RX Hybrid Consumer Reviews Lexus RX Hybrid Expert Reviews 2010 Lexus RX 450h Photo Gallery 2010 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid Specs By Derek Mau Pros Excellent for around town driving and taking care of all the necessary family functions The benefits of a hybrid without sacrificing luxury amenities Conservative styling upgrade easily blends in with the thousands of other ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/2010-lexus-rx-450h-hybrid-review-a-little-technology-for-the-geek-in-all-of-us/ Look, it's even more good news out of Detroit. What with Ford actually making a profit, it looks like all the doom and gloom about the number of dealers set to be shuttered might have been estimated on the high side. At least that's the case if you believe David Cole, ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/fewer-dealer-cuts-for-gm-chrysler/ The 2009 SEMA show started off with a lot of energy and optimism for the new year that is almost at our door. New ideas, renewed enthusiasm, and the penchant for going bigger while being eco-conscious all in the same breath. Below are a few photos that our friends from ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/2009-sema-photo-gallery-day-1/ Interesting news from Mercedes-Benz when they announced that they are planning to open a new alternative powertrain technology center. Based on the campus of Mercedes' Redford Township, Michigan facility, the German company made the announcement shortly after the township approved a tax exemption. The Detroit Free Press said that Redford Township's ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/new-detroit-rd-facility-for-mercedes/ Now that hybrids and fuel-efficient cars are in vogue with the public eye, the shift towards reducing our carbon footprint is gaining momentum with the carmakers and the associated industries. Yokohama has made great strides in this green direction by producing an orange-oil infused tire that replaces 80 percent of ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/yokohamas-eco-friendly-tire-passes-tire-rack-test-with-flying-colors/ Ford made a profit. Yes, you read that right, a car company, and not just that, but an American car company, actually made money in the past quarter. After all the doom, gloom, buy-outs, shotgun marriages, bankruptcies and the like, this is the last thing you'd expect to read, but ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/ford-posts-first-profit-since-2005/ Hyundai's Genesis Coupe garnered a lot of good press and gearhead interest from the get go. And it seems to be fully justified and also understandable. The Hyundai Genesis is well styled (enough), rear wheel drive, and above all, reasonably priced. It's a car that a young tuner-oriented kid can ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/2010-hyundai-genesis-coupe-20t-r-spec/ Following on the heels of the Cube Krom, Nissan has decided to release a Rogue SUV Krom Special Edition version of its 2010 Rogue SUV. The factory-prepped Cube Krom, that came out earlier this year, was enough of a hit for Nissan to justify the presentation of a similar special ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/2010-nissan-rogue-suv-krom-special-edition/ Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin', if ya don't stop drivin' that hot rod Lincoln. Yeah, way back when, Lincolns were not cars to be trifled with. They had big enough plants and there was enough go fast goodies out there that you wouldn't treat them the way ... ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/custom-lincoln-mks-mkt-and-mkz-to-2009-sema-show/ Ford Fusion Consumer Reviews Ford Fusion Overview Ford Fusion Photo Gallery Ford Fusion Specifications By Alex Kramer Pros: Responsive 240 hp V6 engine Capable chassis and suspension Roomy and comfortable interior Good value Cons: Some chintzy interior plastics Exterior design still needs work Disappointing fuel efficiency Introduction Trivia question: Which manufacturer produced the best-selling car in America 15 years ago? If you’re thinking Honda or Toyota, guess again. Although ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/ford-fusion-sel-review-a-nice-sedan-at-a-nice-price/ Tomorrow is the Bob Lutz Cadillac V-Series Challenge. For those of you who don't know, Bob Lutz, an auto industry icon and currently a Vice Chairman at GM, first invited writers and then any and all owners of cars comparable to the Cadillac CTS-V to apply to get all Speed ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/go-bob-lutz-go/ You can call this a good news/bad news sort of thing. The bad news is that Chrysler's two-mode hybrid joint development program has been disbanded, and the good news is that the hybrid Ram pickup is coming in 2010. The joint development program, which was a very big deal for a ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/dodge-ram-hybrid-coming-in-2010/ San Mateo, Calif., October 27, 2009 - MicroCarMag.com, your source to the microcar world, announced that during the week of the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas they will be the content provider of coverage to CarReview.com. During the week of November 3rd, MicroCarMag.com will provide the readers of CarReview.com with ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/sema-2009-coverage-provided-by-microcarmag/ It looks like Ford will be moving the production of its Kuga small (-ish) SUV to a plant in Kentucky. Yes, this will be good news for those needing jobs in Kentucky (which would seem to be a lot of people), but it also has some interesting ramifications in a ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/ford-to-move-kuga-suv-production-to-kentucky-from-europe/ Mercedes Benz has spent the last two years trying to figure out what the next generation A and B-class compacts should be. Traditional gas and diesels? Hybrids? EVs? A mixture of all of those? The stakes are high in the this segment of the automobile game and MB has a ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/mercedes-invests-e600-million-in-small-cars/ By Greg Gaillard Hybrids Come of Age Just 10 years ago Honda released the Insight as the first US mass market hybrid combustion/electric car.  Its two seat aerodynamic teardrop shape, light weight and focused engineering delivered spectacular fuel economy that generated quite a bit of media attention.  In the real world however, ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/carreviews-2009-2010-hybrid-buyers-guide/ Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, a name that should really need no introduction to serious American hot rod enthusiasts out there, will be bringing a version of the latest Trans Am to this year's upcoming SEMA show. It's got all of the Trans Am goodies you remember: Duck-tail spoiler, fender vents, twin-port front ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/lingenfelter-brings-new-trans-am-to-sema/ Honda fans can finally rejoice at the official unveiling happening at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, sort of, of the CR-Z coupe. Honda, ever the conservative Japanese car company says that the 2009 CR-Z coupe you see here "remains a concept", but the car seems production ready to anybody with ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/honda-cr-z-coming-to-america-in-2010/ Small car lovers and cheap skates rejoice! Nissan is planning to make a new model, based on the much-loved Micra, and bring it to the good ol' U. S. of A. The Micra is this car that's like Nissan's bread and butter everywhere BUT America. Nissan cranks them out the ... http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/nissan-bringing-low-cost-micra-based-model-to-the-us/