Archive for March, 2010
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Leasing is something that still makes a lot of people a little leery. It is almost considered a dealer gimmick because most people don't really understand how a lease works or why your payments can end up being considerable less than a financed vehicle. The trade offs for a lease, ...
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
() GM is either about to do something great, or one of the dumbest things I can imagine. GM is making a change in the way they conduct test drives in a few key cities. Buyers in Chicago, Philly, LA and Miami will be taken on a ride in ...
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Not only has the Fusion been a huge sales success but it also happens to be the most reliable car that Ford builds. And now that Ford quality routinely meets or beats Honda and Toyota in that regard you can rest assured that the Fusion's reliability ranking actually means something. ...
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
2010 VW Golf Review Last fall, VW's new six-generation, "World Car of the Year" Golf, its best-selling European model and therefore one of the world's most popular cars arrived in the U.S.A. VW bills it as the perfect city car. Indeed, this three-door or five-door compact hatchback is easy to ...
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
If you're looking for big, look no farther than the 2010 Nissan Armada SUV. The Armada is based on Nissans full-size pickup the Titan and even though the Armada is not an American vehicle, it could be called one as it was designed in California and built at Nissan’s $1.4 ...
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
On paper the 2011 Ford Mustang GT certainly impresses with it's all-new all-aluminum 412 horsepower 5.0-liter V-8 engine but can it live up to the hype that has been building. This past week the professional media got their hands on the new 2011 Mustang GT at a Ford press event ...
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Hybrids originally came from mass-market brands--Toyota, Honda, then Ford--before they ascended into loftier realms (Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche). Now Ford is taking its well-received hybrid sedans upscale, by adding a hybrid model to the 2011 Lincoln MKZ lineup. The MKZ, although it shares a production line and some sheetmetal with the ...
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
The 2011 Nissan Quest is on the move. This week at the 2010 New York Auto Show, the Japanese car company will show this sketch of the new Quest. But whether or not the new vehicle is a direct replacement for its current minivan, or a crossover vehicle more along ...
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Pricing for the 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car, eagerly awaited for many months, has now been set for both Japanese and U.S. markets. In Japan, the 2011 Leaf will cost 3.76 million Yen ($40,000), and in the U.S., the list price will be $32,780. The Leaf will also be offered ...
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Turns out, you won't have to be part of the Tesla crowd to afford to put a Leaf in the garage. The 2011 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, which will first become available in a few markets late this year, will sell at around $25,000 for most customers, and even lower ...
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