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- 2013 Nissan Frontier
- Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
- Rolls-Royce Ghost
- Rolls-Royce Phantom
- GM Trucks, SUVs Recalled For Defective Steering Column
- Mazda CX-5
- Lexus CT 200h
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Impreza
- Subaru Forester
- Tesla 1, Dealers 0: Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Electric Car Company
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:53 PM PST  The Subaru WRX and STI are factory hot rods, appealing to an entirely different audience than do the basic, fuel-efficient Impreza compact sedans and hatchbacks from which they're derived. They compete most directly with their archrival, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, which is also a compact sedan with a high-performance turbo four and...      |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:45 PM PST  Now in its second generation, the Mercedes-Benz GL Class is the brand's full-size crossover SUV offering, with seating for seven across three rows. It's built in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but still bears every mark of a German-engineered luxury vehicle. The GL Class competes with the likes of the Audi Q7, Cadillac Escalade, and Lexus LX 570. The GL...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:43 PM PST  Built for those who need more maneuverability or fuel-efficiency than full-size pickups provide, the Nissan Frontier is one of the few remaining compact or mid-size pickups on the market. Affordability is also a major Frontier selling point, as it costs considerably less than full-size trucks. Alternatives to the Frontier have included the Toyota...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:37 PM PST  In the 1990s, Mercedes-Benz saw its owners defecting to American brands. Not from its well-reviewed sedans and coupes--but to domestic SUVs, the utility vehicles not offered by the German automaker. Egged on by the success of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Ford Explorer, Mercedes-Benz planned its own off-road sport-ute, which made its debut in...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:20 PM PST True compact trucks, as we knew them in the past, are no longer on offer in the North American market, but we do have the 2013 Nissan Frontier. As more of a downsized full-size truck than an upsized compact, the Frontier is built on the same frame as the bigger Nissan Titan. And as such, it remains a good downsize move for those who...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:10 PM PST  Drawing on Mercedes-Benz's heritage yet completely modern in every respect, the SLS AMG is a unique offering in the super sports car (and supercar) arena--and not just because it comes with gullwing doors. Like most supercars, the SLS AMG is born from a unique and bespoke platform, and in this case was gilded by the tuning gods at AMG, the...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:32 PM PST  For more information, including specifications, see our page for the 2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost. The Rolls-Royce Ghost is a large luxury sedan with a base price that begins where most cars stop off. At more than $240,000, the Ghost is one of the world's most exclusive sedans--exceeded in prestige and price only by Rolls' own Phantom, and possibly by...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:27 PM PST  For more information, including specifications, see our 2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom page. The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a family of ultra-luxury vehicles, designed and engineered in Great Britain, with some expertise from the brand's parent company in Germany. While there isn't anything else quite like the Phantom on the market, top alternatives include...   |
| GM Trucks, SUVs Recalled For Defective Steering Column Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST  General Motors is recalling nearly 55,000 2013 model year pickups and SUVs from Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac for a defect in the steering column that may cause the vehicle to roll away without warning. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected at 54,686. Affected...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST  Now on sale for most of a year, the well-received Mazda CX-5 compact crossover is the "zoom-zoom" company's first all-new utility vehicle in quite a few years. While it's unlikely to challenge the volume leaders in the segment--the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, and Toyota RAV4--it'll gladden the heart of any sports car owner whose family or job...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:00 PM PST  It sits alone in a market segment of one: The Lexus CT 200h, now in its third year on the market, remains the sole compact luxury hybrid hatchback offered for sale in the U.S. It also happens to be the only dedicated hybrid in the Lexus lineup, since the departure of the unloved and slow-selling HS 250h compact hybrid sedan. But the unexpected...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST  Way back in 1989, the arrival of the Subaru Legacy--as a four-door sedan and a five-door wagon--launched the small Japanese make into the hotly competitive mid-size market. And in 2010, as the fifth generation of Legacy sedan debuted, the wagon was finally dropped from the Legacy line. Henceforth, all sedans on the platform will be Legacies, but...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 10:30 AM PST  The smaller of Subaru's two main car lines, the Impreza compact four-door sedan and five-door hatchback models range from rather plain models up through the hot-rod WRX and WRX STI performance models. Since 1997, all of them feature standard all-wheel drive and horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engines, both longtime Subaru engineering...   |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:30 AM PST  The Subaru Forester has been the smaller of two crossover utility vehicles for the quirky Japanese brand since it was first launched in 1998. Its compact size neatly complements the larger mid-size Outback crossover (which expanded in size and visual heft in its most recent 2010 redesign). But the smaller Forester hits the sweet spot in a field of...   |
| Tesla 1, Dealers 0: Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Electric Car Company Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:00 AM PST  Last fall, Tesla was making headlines -- not because of its snazzy Model S sedan, but because of its unusual (and potentially illegal) showrooms. Now, one judge in Massachusetts has vindicated the electric-car startup and its unorthodox sales techniques. Is this the shape of things to come? A QUICK RECAP Tesla is a small but audacious company...   |
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