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- Maserati Quattroporte
- BMW 1-Series
- MINI Countryman
- MINI Cooper
- Smart Fortwo
- Nissan Juke
- Honda Civic
- Ford Expedition
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 02:30 PM PDT  The Ford Fusion mid-size sedan gives Ford a striking, capable, and very modern competitor whose design sets it apart from the comparatively bland Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and Chevrolet Malibu four-doors. Not only that, but the Fusion delivers a sportier driving experience, while offering an array of different powertrains matched by no other...      |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 02:15 PM PDT  With its luxury utility vehicle brand expanding in several directions, the Land Rover LR4 remains the most practical, capacious, and capable vehicle in the lineup. The mid-size sport utility has seven seats--although the last two require some compromises--and offers serious off-road ability, while maintaining top-notch comfort and a luxurious...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 02:00 PM PDT  The Mazda 5 small minivan is the rare entrant in a category that holds very few vehicles: tall compact family haulers that aren't crossovers, but are clearly smaller than popular full-size minivans like the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Siena. Now in its second generation--it first arrived in 2006, and was all-new for 2012--the Mazda 5 replaced the old...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 01:15 PM PDT  Taking GM's near-luxury brand into a new market segment, the Buick Encore launched for 2013 is a subcompact luxury crossover that pioneers a niche industry analysts say will grow rapidly during the current decade. Current competitors include the MINI Countryman and the BMW X1, but soon they will be joined by the Audi Q3 and the Mercedes-Benz GLA...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 01:00 PM PDT  The Ford C-Max is a new kind of car for Ford, one sold solely with either a hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrain--there's no gasoline-only option. It's Ford's first full-on competitor to the quintessential Toyota Prius hybrid, which still dominates the hybrid marketplace and has now expanded into a four-model range. The more common model, the C-Max...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 12:45 PM PDT  Conceived as a sports coupe that's also fuel-efficient, the Honda CR-Z is a three-door hatchback subcompact two-seat car--unique in its sector. It's also a hybrid-electric vehicle, using Honda's well-established Integrated Motor Assist mild-hybrid system--also found on the Insight five-door hatchback whose underpinnings the CR-Z shares. From a...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT  The Dodge Dart is the first compact four-door sedan from Chrysler since the departure of the old Neon almost a decade ago. The new car, bearing an old and honored name, is technically a replacement for the Caliber compact hatchback in the company's lineup, but it's far closer to the mainstream of that segment than the unloved and unsuccessful...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 12:15 PM PDT  The Maserati Quattroporte is a rare entry in the top tier of large luxury sedans that runs from the top of the Jaguar XF and Mercedes-Benz S Class through to far pricier contenders like the Bentley Flying Spur and the Rolls-Royce Ghost. Other competitors include the Aston Martin Rapide and the Porsche Panamera. And with an all-new model for 2014...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 12:01 PM PDT  As the BMW brand's most compact offering in the U.S., the 1-Series is small, luxurious, and sporty. It's sold in coupe and convertible styles for the U.S., and priced a he BMW 1-Series is the German automaker's most compact offering in the U.S. under its namesake brand. Sold in coupe and convertible form, the 1-Series is small, luxurious, and...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 12:00 PM PDT  When you think of a MINI, you imagine a truly small car--or "minicar". But the MINI Countryman is actually a larger small car, one of the few genuine subcompact crossovers on the market--a full car class smaller than 'compact crossovers' like the better-known Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, or Subaru Forester. And because it's part of the...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 11:45 AM PDT  A modern interpretation of the much-loved British Mini of the Sixties and Seventies, the MINI Cooper returned to the U.S. in 2002 as a three-door hatchback. Since then, the line has expanded in several directions: a convertible; a small wagon with one door on the left side, two doors on the right, and a pair of vertical "church doors" at the rear;...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 11:30 AM PDT  Familiar throughout crowded European cities, the two-seat Smart ForTwo is the smallest car sold in the U.S. that can legally be driven on highways. The basic car dates back to the late 1990s, though it didn't arrive Stateside until 2008--and it will be replaced with an all-new model in 2015. There's only one direct rival for the Smart, the...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 11:15 AM PDT  In neutral language, the Nissan Juke would be described as a subcompact five-door hatchback with available all-wheel drive. But the Juke may be the least neutral car Nissan makes short of the GTR performance coupe: Its styling is quickly polarizing, and most onlookers either love it or hate it within seconds. One of the oddest, wackiest designs to...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 10:38 AM PDT  The Civic is what first put Honda on the map for car shoppers in the United States, in the 1970s. And since then, it's evolved and grown, from what was originally a minicar to the current compact lineup of a four-door sedan and a two-door coupe. Currently, the Honda Civic comes in a wide range of models; the sedan is more practical, the coupe is...   |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2013 10:20 AM PDT  The Ford Expedition is a large SUV, and one of the biggest vehicles for sale in the U.S. market; it takes on the top-selling Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon, as well as the Nissan Armada and the Toyota Sequoia--plus, perhaps, the Dodge Durango. The Expedition gets its running gear from the Ford F-150 pickup trucks, although it has a unique...   |
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