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2008 Ford Taurus X

2008 Ford Taurus X: A Decent Crossover with a Bad Name

Formerly the Freestyle, the Taurus X makes its debut alongside the renamed Taurus sedan. Besides updated styling cues like the chrome grille, the X is available with six standard airbags, powered second-row seats, Sync, and a rear DVD system. There are larger, more attractive, and more capable crossovers on the market. But when it comes to family-friendly utility, the availability of all the commonly-desired features and a fully-loaded price thousands less than some of its competitors, the Taurus X makes a strong case. ...continue


BMW 135i: A Nice Trip Back to the Well

It's always refreshing when a car company goes back to basics. Like BMW. Like the 135i coupe. ...continue


Hummer H2 SUT: A Beauty of a Beast

General Motors is making sounds like it wants to drop or trim its military-spawned sports utilities, the Hummer, because of high gas prices. We thought we'd better give you a quick look at them just in case they become extinct, given the new, green marketplace for gas-efficient cars. ...continue


Check out the Curves on That Acura RDX

At first glance, the Acura RDX looks like a nice, moderate, car-based sports utility. But throw it hard into a curve and delightfully wretched excess emerges. This temperate CUV shows its true colors when confronted with challenging roads. ...continue


Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport: Finer Details Are Just Fine

The new Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport mid-size sedan comes with a dazzling array of automotive finery. It's a real Mercedes. Check out our take on this luxury sedan. ...continue


Pontiac G6 GT: A Thoroughly Modern Throwback

The Pontiac G6 GT is a throwback--it's a good old-fashioned hot rod convertible, but with a big difference: The updated G6 comes with a modern folding hardtop that opens and closes in half a minute. That produces a weather-tight coupe as well as the top-down beach swinger. ...continue


The Lexus GS 460 Upgrades Your Driving

A sporty Lexus may seem like a contradiction--but it isn't in the Lexus GS 460's case. In true Lexus tradition, the GS 460 can make the driver look good. That's not only by the car's stylish appearance, but on the road as well. ...continue


The Volvo C30: Should We Care About a Hatchback Comeback?

In a triumph of hope over experience, automakers are once again marketing hatchback coupes. First we drove the Saturn Astra and now it's the Volvo C30's turn. Hatchbacks once were popular in the United States. They've always done well in Europe whence come the Saturn and the Swedish Volvo. Will the new batch join a U.S. landscape littered with the remains of h.b. coupes? ...continue


Saturn Astra XR: Simply Fun to Drive

A driver's car doesn't have to be fast off the mark or styled like a bullet. All it needs to do is bring a smile to the operator's face. The Saturn Astra XR is an excellent example of what a "driver's car" ought to be. It's just fun to drive. ...continue


Bigger On the Inside, Still Fun to Drive: Mazda MX-5 Miata

The Miata (minus the MX-5 name addition) has always been snug . . . very snug. Past models couldn't be driven in manual transmission mode by the lanky. Joy is almost reigning supreme with the Mazda MX-5 Miata. The car with the MX-5 tag is a little bit bigger on the inside. And, oh, it now can be had with a power retractable hardtop (PRHT) in addition to the soft-top convertible. That's nice . . . but that the Miata can be driven by the moderately tall without opening the door to accommodate the leg that operates the clutch calls for rejoicing. ...continue


A Car-Based Land Rover? A Hands-On Review of the LR2

A car-based Land Rover sounds like a contradiction in terms. It's not. The LR2 is a car utility vehicle (CUV) that is actually competent off-road. ...continue


Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

The best thing about the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid is that it's a Malibu. That it's also an electric hybrid is icing on the cake.The 2008 Malibu is simply without equal amongst General Motors midsize sedans. The hybrid? A 'semi-hybrid,' a near hybrid, a hybrid wannabe that adds just 2 mpg more to fuel economy. ...continue


Scion XB

The tattooed bikers surrounded the "what the heck is that?" vehicle. Chains clinking, they inspected the tiny 1.5 L four cylinder engine. It resembled, they said, their motorcycle mills. The bikers also arrived at another conclusion: The first Scion XB might actually work. For 2008, Toyota went out and spoiled the "what the heck is it?" The funky quotient was halved. Yet the virtues all survived. ...continue


Audi S4 Cabriolet Quattro MT6

The "S" in the Audi S4 Cabriolet Quattro MT6 probably stands for "sporty." It could also mean "suave" and it certainly designates "sweet." The Audi convertible is all of those things wrapped in a highly stylish package that comes at a premium price. You don't get sporty, suave and sweet for $15 grand, you know. ...continue


Chrysler 300C SRT8

In days of yore, American sedans came with huge V-8s and plenty of power. Then emissions and fuel economy took over. The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 went away--and so did Oldsmobile itself. Chrysler and Ford big block sedans bit the dust, too. Now Chrysler--with the aid of a Mercedes-Benz E class platform--is back in the family zoom business. It's the Chrysler 300C SRT8 with a "hemi"--remember them?--engine of 6.1L, V-8 configuration and a whopping 425 horsepower. ...continue


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