Winners and Losers of the 2000’s

September 1, 2009
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Depending on what you drove in the past 10 years, Cars.com’s list of the worst cars sold during the decade (from “the Caddy that Zigs” to Daewoo’s entire lineup) may bring back some laughs, or just painful memories. On the other hand, it’s list of most improved cars may give the car industry hope Click for more

Best Driver’s Car: an Automatic?

August 20, 2009
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Motor Trend has put a wide range of cars through a wider range of tests at Laguna Seca Raceway to determine the “Best Driver’s Car” for 2009. The competition pitted sedans versus convertibles, american muscle against european exotica. Could the 167 HP Mazda Miata outduel the 638 HP Corvette ZR1? Yes.  Click for more

Dependability: Age Old Question

March 19, 2009
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Hmmm. Seems Lexus just lost its spot atop J.D. Power’s annual Vehicle Dependability Ratings. Who upset the long-time champ? Two usurpers: Jaguar, up from 10th place, and Buick, which rose from 6th. (Suzuki and Volkswagen tied for last place.) Given the good reviews that Buick’s Enclave and Jaguar’s XF are garnering, this isn’t that surprising. But wait! Peek at the fine print and you’ll notice that J.D.’s ratings are derived from customer satisfaction surveys of 2006 model-year vehicles…

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