Tag Archive for ‘AWD’
New Mercedes E-Class 350 4Matic Hits The Spot
The Mercedes-Benz E class is their top of the line luxury passenger car. In prior years the E class did not always rise very far above the entry level (for Mercedes) C class cars, but the new E350 is a true premium Mercedes. What’s even better is that the price tag for this bundle of [...]
Buick Challenges Acura, Lexus with 2010 LaCrosse
This time last year, journalists, pundits and economists were taking bets on GM’s future, and whether a division like Buick could survive the economic meltdown of the American automobile industry. But here we are at the end of the year and GM has not only survived, but Buick has its new LaCrosse sport sedan on [...]
Kia’s All-New 2010 Sorento – Not Just Another CUV
“Thank you Jesus for KIA” reads the hand-lettered sign on a tidy front lawn in West Point, Georgia. That sentiment is shared wholeheartedly by residents throughout this small rural town on the Georgia/Alabama border.
Before Kia entered a partnership with the Georgia state government to build a billion-dollar factory complex here, the town was just another [...]
Big Developments: 2010 Subaru Outback
In the last couple of years, Subaru has definitely become a bigger car company. Not that the company itself is larger, although they’ve remained profitable through the worst automotive economy since the 1930s, but their cars have tended to swell even as the economy is shrinking.
The basic Impreza is still a C-segment car, but the [...]
MC2 Magazine Posts Up-to-the-Minute Shots of the Newest MINIs
Check out MC2 Magazine today for the recently de-embargoed driving shots of the new MINI roadster and coupe concepts.
For what it’s worth, we’re not awestruck by these concepts – they don’t seem to offer anything that the basic MINI hardtop hatch and convertible aren’t already delivering. We think the AWD crossover “Sport Activity Vehicle” is [...]
Mercedes GLK350 4Matic – Best SUV Ever
In the general way of things, I’m not a big fan of driving around in an SUV. They tend to be overweight, slow, and they wallow in corners. My biggest complaint is that they can be heavy and at the same time, fail to feel solid on the road.
But I finally found an SUV that [...]
Suzuki Unveils Luxury AWD Kizashi Sport Sedan
Of all the automakers out there, I think Suzuki has the most potential to raise their profile and raise people’s opinions of the brand. Their SX4 hatchback, gifted with AWD and standard GPS naviation, is a great example. Forget what you’ve thought about Suzuki in the past, because they’re raising their game.
A few days ago, [...]
2010 Volvo XC60
I like Volvos. By any standard, a Volvo is a good car. They’re comfortable, well-engineered, good-looking, nice to drive, and they have all the latest features. And they’re safe, which is always a good thing.
Last weekend, I was nearly killed while driving my lovely old classic MG sports car. Some complete chickenhead in a big [...]
2009 Dodge Charger SXT AWD
When I first encountered the new Dodge Charger back in 2006, I was impressed with the sheer size of it. For a car that Mopar was trying to sell as a sports car for guys in their 40s, it was…..not a sports car at all.
But over time, the big ol’ Charger has grown on me [...]
2009 Ford Flex Limited AWD
It’s hard to know what to say about the Ford Flex – it’s not quite an SUV, certainly not a diminutive passenger car, and nothing at all like a minivan. In a week of driving it around, it reminded me most strongly of those big station wagons of the 1960s and early 70s that so [...]
Entries(RSS)