Category: Car Reviews (Page 35 of 43)

Road Test: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3

April 6, 2010 /

Car and Driver takes the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 for a road test and guess what? They went really , really fast! It’s hard to compare these super fast machines to other vehicles because they are so fast and so expensive that you are paying for the experience. Just be careful….

The note on the windshield was damp with dew. It read: “Pure temptation!!”—Your anonymous neighbor

Such notes appear from time to time on my Porsche test cars. Everyone puts their own spin on the American dream. For Can, my not-so-anonymous Vietnamese neighbor, a red 911 has a starring role. Can was 16 when he first saw a red Porsche, from behind the concertina wire of a refugee-relocation camp in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

“My brother pointed it out. He said, ‘James Dean died in one of those.’ ”

Read the full article here.

Car Reviews, New Cars, News, Sports Cars

Ford, Nissan post impressive March sales figures

April 5, 2010 /

After taking a good look at March sales figures, two companies stand out with tremendous numbers: Ford Motor with a 43 %increase and Nissan with a matching 43% increase respectively. Both Ford and Nissan are selling to what the customer is looking for today and that is value with quality and styling that consumers want. It’s amazing how fast things can turn in this business and if Nissan puts out more product like the new Altima and Ford can duplicate the success of the Fusion we are going to writing about these companies for quite some time ahead.

From MSN.com:

Ford F punctuated a strong first quarter with a 43 percent sales increase in March. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers delivered 178,546 new vehicles in March. First quarter sales totaled 428,596, up 37 percent. The 43 percent gain matches a similar increase in February. These are the highest monthly sales increases since February 1984.

From FinanzanaChrichten.de:

“As the industry continues to show signs of life, we want to make sure that Nissan continues to get an even bigger piece of the sales pie,” said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, NNA. “After achieving a record 9 percent share in the first two months of 2010, our 43 percent increase in March confirms Nissan is a big winner in the industry.”

Car Reviews, Ford, New Cars, News, Nissan

Road Test: 2011 Ford Mustang V6

April 2, 2010 /

Car and Driver takes the 2011 Mustang V-6 (which has a 305hp engine) out for a spin. Alot of fine tuning and changes were put into this Mustang. Find out what Car and Driver thinks of this new Stang!

From Car and Driver:

Although most of the hubbub surrounding the 2011 Ford Mustang is centered on the GT’s fantastic new 412-hp, 5.0-liter V-8—our test of which you can read here—Ford made damn sure not to forget about the volume V-6 model, which now sports a high-tech 305-hp, 3.7-liter V-6 as standard equipment. Yes, 305 ponies in a base Mustang, or just 10 fewer than in last year’s GT. Given that our last test of Ford’s standard pony car left us about as warm as a dip in a frozen lake, we tempered our enthusiasm when sliding behind the wheel of this new one. Lucky for us—and for all Mustang fanatics—Ford did its homework. The 2011 Mustang V-6 is an astonishingly good car.

Read the full article here.

Car Reviews, New Cars, News

2010 Kia Optima biggest star at 2010 New York Auto Show

March 31, 2010 /

The 2011 Kia Optima might be the biggest “sales” star of the NY Show. The styling, power and finish are very impressive with this car that shows like a much more expensive vehicle.

From AutoGuide.com:

For 2010 the New York Auto Show has a bit of everything and continues to deliver with a concentrated presence of luxury vehicles. But this year the luxury fits into numerous niche segments. On one end, there’s the world premiere of the 2011 Infiniti QX56 SUV, while on the other there’s the North American debut of the Lexus CT200h hybrid hatchback. Luxury even takes wagon form, with Acura announcing the TSX Sport Wagon and Cadillac unveiling a CTS-V Sport Wagon concept. Heck, Hyundai even unveiled a flagship luxury sedan, called the Equus, that is designed to compete with cars like the Mercedes S-Class. Aston Martin is showed its four-door Rapide and Porsche has on display its Cayenne S Hybrid SUV.

In more traditional luxury, BMW unveiled the all-new 2011 5 Series for the first time in North America, flanked by the facelifted 3 Series, sporty 335is, 2011 X5 and Alpina B7.

Read the full article here.

Car Reviews, New Cars, News

Hyundai Equus to Rival S-Class, but priced in the Mid $50,000 Range

March 31, 2010 /

This is not a misprint. Hyundai to bring luxury vehicle to challenge BMW, Mercedes and Lexus. That’s right, the Hyundai Equus is on it’s way to the U.S. with all of the goodies inside and out to take on the big boys. Will the Equus be a hit in the mid 50k range? We’ll know soon enough.

From AutoGuide.com:

It certainly looks like a flagship luxury sedan, created to rival established German saloons like the 7 Series and S Class, but it costs roughly half the price and… it’s a Hyundai? Yes, debuting at the New York Auto Show, Hyundai will now offer its flagship luxury sedan from Korea in the U.S. aiming to, “compete with the best luxury sedans in the world on all levels.”

Pricing for the Equus has yet to be locked-down, but Hyundai says it expects to be able to sell the car in the mid $50,000 range. And while the Equus isn’t likely to win over many buyers from Mercedes, the package is an attractive one for Lexus LS shoppers, with the LS460 riced in the mid $60,000 range.

The Equus more than just looks like a proper luxury barge, using a powerful V8 engine and riding on a proper rear-drive architecture (an elongated version of that used for the Genesis Sedan). The Equus is actually 7.2-inches longer than the Genesis at 203.1-inches. That makes it longer than the extended wheelbase Lexus LS, plus it’s wider than either the S-Class or 7 Series.

Read the full article here.

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