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| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 02:08 PM PST  The Audi A6 is a mid-size luxury sedan offered in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, along with a high-performance S6 variant. Though it's typically front-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive available, the Audi A6 competes against the likes of the rear-drive Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the BMW 5-Series, the Infiniti M37 and M56, and the Lexus GS. Before it...      |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 02:06 PM PST  The Audi A4 is a four-door luxury sedan. It replaced the Audi 90 in the German automaker's U.S. lineup in 1996, and now the nameplate now counts in its family a range of related vehicles from the S4 sport sedan to the Allroad all-wheel-drive wagon. The change to the A4 nameplate signified a move away from more stoic luxury, into the more dynamic...   |
| Best Car To Buy: The Luxury Nominees Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:50 PM PST  'Affordable luxury' isn't an oxymoron. As we pore over our list of The Car Connection's Best Car To Buy Nominees for 2013, there are a number of new models that deserve recognition for their definition of luxury, in a way that's a little more accessible. Ask anyone who knows cars and purports to understand the rich, and they’ll tell you that...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:49 PM PST  The Audi Q5 is a compact luxury crossover vehicles--like a sport-utility vehicle, but based on running gear from cars, instead of trucks. Though it does share mechanicals with vehicles like the Audi A5/S5 and the Audi A4, the Q5 does offer a good dose of off-road capability thanks to Audi's quattro all-wheel-drive system. The Q5 has its rivals in...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:47 PM PST  The GMC Yukon is a full-size SUV sold as a long-wheelbase Yukon XL, a Yukon Hybrid, and as a luxurious Yukon Denali. It competes with the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, the Cadillac Escalade, the Ford Expedition, the Lincoln Navigator, the Infiniti QX56, and the Toyota Sequoia. With hybrids, plug-ins and electric cars in the public...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:25 PM PST  The Nissan Sentra is a compact four-door sedan that's built in the automaker's plants in Mexico and Canton, Mississippi. On sale in the U.S. since 1982, it competes against perennial best-sellers like the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Ford Focus. Over time, the Nissan Sentra has held to a basic economy-car format: it's remained a...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:18 PM PST  With underpinnings based on those of the mid-size Altima sedan, the Nissan Murano is a bit more stylish and sportier than the typical crossover vehicle. With seating for five, it does not offer a third row of seating, off-road ability, or impressive towing capability. What it does offer is a more urbane, more fuel-efficient alternative to...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:16 PM PST  The Nissan Maxima is a mid-size four-door sedan, now in its eighth generation. Straddling the line between luxury and practicality, it competes against sedans like the Acura TL, Volvo S60, Lincoln MKZ and Buick LaCrosse. In its eight generations the Maxima has occupied a spot at the top of the Nissan model range, starting in the days the company...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:45 PM PST  The Kia Sportage is a compact crossover SUV that combines all-wheel drive surefootedness for modest off-roading and all-weather driving with a tall-wagon layout that has made it a good pick for small or growing families. With generous seating for five, fuel efficient engines and bargain basement pricing, the current Kia Sportage is also an...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:35 PM PST  The Honda Odyssey is a minivan that was first introduced in Japan back in 1994 and the U.S. one year later. Its initial reception was cool: it was smaller than domestic minivans, and didn't have sliding side doors like those on the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country. Still, Honda’s reputation for reliability and strong resale...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST  The Chrysler 300 is a full-size four-door sedan, with either rear- or all-wheel drive. It's offered with either a V-6 or a V-8 engine, but only with an automatic transmission. Depending on its powertrain and equipment, the 300 can be an alternative to a wide range of large sedans, from the Ford Taurus to the Buick LaCrosse, to the BMW 5-Series and...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:06 PM PST  The stylish Chrysler 200 sedan and convertible has only been around for a couple of years, but their roots go much deeper--back to the Sebring and Cirrus. The Chrysler 200 is at its core, a heavily revamped Sebring. The new name was adopted after the 2010 model year, when the four-door and ragtop were given new styling and new powertrains, in the...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:52 AM PST  See our preview of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala as well as 2014 Chevy Impala photos and a video walkaround from the 2012 New York Auto Show. It's quite possible that your grandparents or even great-grandparents drove a Chevrolet Impala; for more than 50 years, Chevy has placed the nameplate on a range of body styles--most of them sedans, some of them...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:09 AM PST  The Chevy Suburban is a full-size SUV that shares its platform with a wide range of GM vehicles, including the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and the Cadillac Escalade luxury SUV. It seats up to nine passengers in three rows of seating, and has sported a V-8 engine in many or all models, for most of its history. These days, it's a suitable...   |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:53 AM PST  The Chevy Equinox is a five-seat crossover vehicle. It was first introduced in 2005 as a part of GM's "Theta" family of vehicles, which includes, throughout various model years, the Saturn Vue, Suzuki XL7 and Pontiac Torrent. The Equinox competes with a very wide swath of not-so-rugged crossover wagons, including the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V...   |
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