2009 Saturn Aura
October 7th, 2009
2009 Saturn Aura
2009 Saturn Aura
(General Motors)
Saturn Aura
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Aston Martin DBS Volante
September 29th, 2009
Aston Martin DBS Volante
The 2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante is a legend, a myth, a beau ideal with its 6.0-liter V-12 engine, 510 hp and 420 pound-feet of torque. And it could be yours — if you have roughly $300,000 to spare.
The Aston Martin DBS Volante is the convertible version of the DBS Coupe, which is itself a high-performance version of the DB9.
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Kia Soul Sport features a two-tone interior
September 28th, 2009
Kia Soul Sport features a two-tone interior
The Kia Soul Sport features a two-tone interior. The dash is covered mostly in a kind of dot-pattern soft plastic.
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2010 Buick LaCrosse
September 27th, 2009
2010 Buick LaCrosse
Buick’s 2010 LaCrosse — a near-luxury, mid-size-to-large sedan — was built to put the cross-hairs on a single bogie, the Lexus ES350, and I’ll tell you right now, it blows the Lexus out of the sky. Pow. Parachute. Smoking crater.
Born in a blizzard of pink slips and a tsunami of tears, the LaCrosse — the first new car launched by GM since it emerged from bankruptcy — has to be more than on par with some middling Lexus. It has to be fantastic.
There are moments that the cabin, with its Aqua Velva-blue ambient lighting, thick chrome instrument bezels, luminous LCD screens and spread of glowing buttons, looks like the flight deck of some drug-addled dirigible.
The LaCrosse feels deeply, foundationally sound. All is hushed and serene. Everything is damped. The whole car feels packed in ermine. It is an American Lexus.
The LaCrosse has an insanely fussed-over interior. Example: The dash material is synthetic leather but it’s French stitched with real thread. Read more »
The Electro-Diesel Concept
September 26th, 2009
The Electro-Diesel Concept
BMW’s experimental Vision sport coupe, shown at Germany’s Frankfurt Motor Show, would get 75 miles per gallon. Electro-diesel vehicles planned for production include Volkswagen’s L1, a 170-mpg tandem-seater due out in 2013. (Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times / September 15, 2009)
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2010 Ford F-150
September 22nd, 20092010 Ford F-150
If you’re planning a big tailgate party, you’d better have a big tailgate, and the full-size Ford F-150 offers that and more. The interior of the pickup can be outfitted with limousine-like amenities, while the rear truck bed can accommodate a virtual restaurant worth of tailgating equipment. And don’t forget the tailgate itself — it features a step and a handle to allow you to climb into the bed easily to fetch that massive cooler or gas grill.
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2009 Honda Element
September 21st, 20092009 Honda Element
Ever spill a load of potato salad or baked beans on the way to the game? If you’d been driving a Honda Element, you could have easily wiped the whole mess out of its water- and scratch-resistant interior when you returned home. Contributing to the Element’s mobile party cred are a clamshell tailgate that provides extra seating and shade, a center console with removable cooler and flat-folding rear seats that let you lie down after a party that goes into overtime.
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2009 Dodge Caliber
September 20th, 20092009 Dodge Caliber
With optional speakers that flip down from the rear hatch, the Dodge Caliber stands out as one of the few cars designed specifically with tailgating in mind. Add to that a newly improved interior and better fuel economy for the 2010 model year, and the Dodge Caliber proves a good choice for tailgaters on a budget.
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