The Chevrolet SUVs are designed to meet perfection and are just one of the best in this segment of providing Sports utility vehicles. No wonder they were the pioneers of this whole SUV thing and shall be mainly credited for putting this segment of cars on the horizons of the automobile market. This development of the SUVs has continued from then on, and various other automobile giants, taking a leaf out of the books of Chevrolet, started manufacturing these muscular [...]
First Drive: 2012 Audi R8 GT
On Jun - 22 - 2011
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Regardless of the frequency, our pulse still races every time we fire up a ten-cylinder engine. It’s not just the unique sound or the warbled vibration that gets the blood flowing – it’s the anticipation. Whether the badge says Gallardo, Viper or M5, a V10 under the hood promises intoxicating power and frenzied excitement.
The new Audi R8 GT packs just such an engine – a 5.2-liter V10. Mid-mounted in an aluminum and magnesium monocoque chassis, the powerplant is rated at [...]
Quick Spin: 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S
On Jun - 10 - 2011
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2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S – Click above for high-res image gallery
Man, that 494-horsepower Porsche Panamera Turbo you’re driving is hot. The best $136,700 you ever spent, eh? Geeze, you even got the $2,440 Sport Chrono Pack Plus, so those 60 mph runs must flash by in 4.0 seconds flat, sometimes less, thanks in no small part to the 567 pound-feet of torque overboost. Damn. There isn’t a four-door out there that can even come close. You’re the king of [...]
First Ride: 2012 Hyundai Veloster
On May - 26 - 2011
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“How about a ride in the Veloster?”
While the experience falls seriously short of taking a few orbits in the Space Shuttle, those seven words were enticing enough to motivate us to cross the dreaded Los Angeles basin during rainy rush-hour traffic last week. The Veloster is Hyundai’s latest addition to a rapidly expanding lineup that now encompasses everything from the modest $12,000 Accent to the Lexus-fighting $58,000 Equus. The new hatchback – uniquely configured with one driver door and two [...]
Review: 2011 Ford F-150 4×4 SuperCrew
On May - 18 - 2011
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As a race, we humans are obsessed with the notion of “best.” Whether it’s generations of on-point marketing or a strand of latent genetic code that pushes us to shack up with a better mate, we just can’t shake the disposition. It’s what drives our society forward – the quest for the latest product that promises a slightly improved experience or that one feature that eclipses the competition. It’s why we can happily saunter up to the feeding trough at [...]
Confirmed: 2012 Nissan Versa will spawn hatchback body style, just not quite yet
On May - 5 - 2011
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When we studied the trends of hatchback and sedan sales numbers within the subcompact segment, we found that the more functional three- and five-door models tend to attract the majority of buyers. Nissan – a company whose Versa enjoys the largest share (20 percent) of this segment – stated that about two-thirds of all Versas sold in the United States are hatchbacks.
So why, then, when the 2012 Versa sedan debuted at the New York Auto Show last month, was there [...]