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Friday, August 29, 2014

2015 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT is soon to be replaced with a very different, but still entirely AMG-developed new sports car, the Mercedes-AMG GT. But that doesn’t mean the SLS AMG GT is old hat. Far from it.
Styling for the 2015 model remains very close to the e...

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Categories: Mercedes-Benz Cars | Tags: 2015, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT

2015 Nissan Armada
The Nissan Armada is one of the last remaining true full-size SUVs–and its dressed its truck-based chassis with a roomy interior, clad in masculine, imposing sheetmetal. However, it’s also one of the oldest big SUVs left on the market, now that the GM trucks have all b...

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Categories: Nissan Cars | Tags: 2015, Nissan Armada

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

2015 Nissan Pathfinder
Two years after its transition from SUV-dom into the realm of true crossovers, the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder finds itself at home in its new segment–offering a competitive package that fits the whole family comfortably.

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Two years into its current ge...

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2015 BMW 6-Series
With BMW’s ever-expanding range of models, the 6-Series has grown beyond just a two-door coupe and convertible, now offering a four-door Gran Coupe as well. With this diverse set of styles and personalities, the 6-Series offers a broad set of capabilities as well, from e...

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2015 Chevrolet Volt
The 2015 Chevrolet Volt, now in its fifth model year, remains the first-ever high-volume electric car from General Motors. It’s a five-door compact hatchback with four seats that combines around 40 miles of battery power with a small range-extending gasoline engine that...

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Categories: Chevrolet Cars | Tags: 2015, battery electric car, Chevrolet Volt, electric car

2015 Chevrolet Volt
The 2015 Chevrolet Volt, now in its fifth model year, remains the first-ever high-volume electric car from General Motors. It’s a five-door compact hatchback with four seats that combines around 40 miles of battery power with a small range-extending gasoline engine that...

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Categories: Chevrolet Cars | Tags: 2015, battery electric car, Chevrolet Volt, electric car

2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid
If you want the fuel efficiency of a hybrid powertrain but hate the looks of more popular hybrids, the 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid should be right up your alley. Now in its third year, the Fusion Hybrid and its plug-in hybrid Fusion Energi sibling retain the striking and...

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Categories: Ford Cars | Tags: 2015, Ford Fusion Hybrid

Monday, August 25, 2014

2015 Kia K900
The 2015 Kia K900 may be an unlikely car to those who still think of the Korean brand as the home of small, cheap economy cars. It’s a large luxury sedan that reads from a well-known script that has elevated more pedestrian car makers before, from the launch of Toyota’s...

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2015 Jaguar XK
The current Jaguar XK lineup is available for one more model year, although with the arrival of the all-new F-Type, it’s stepped out of the center spotlight for 2015. While the XK (and its higher-performance XKR and XKR-S variants) remain exciting grand-touring cars, the...

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander
The 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander may very well point us in the direction that Mitsubishi is headed — a place of efficiency, comfort, and slight anonymity, rather than the bold designs for niche markets once known so well to the brand. With the Outlander, Mitsubishi...

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2015 Lexus NX
The 2015 Lexus NX takes Toyota’s luxury brand into the surging market for compact crossovers. Unlike the mid-size Lexus RX, which blazed the trail for luxury crossovers 15 years ago, the NX faces established competition from the German brands: Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz...

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Categories: Uncategorized Cars | Tags: 2015, Lexus NX

Friday, August 22, 2014

2015 Ford Fusion
This year’s Ford Fusion remains one of the boldest, most attractive vehicles in its segment–proving that good design and family-friendly intentions aren’t always mutually exclusive.

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No matter how you slice it, the 2015 Ford Fusion is one of th...

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2015 Lexus IS
The 2015 Lexus IS gains a handful of updates this year, following its complete redesign for the 2014 model year. Those updates include LED fog lamps, Siri Eyes Free from Apple, and a piano black interior trim option.
The 2015 Lexus IS has all of the aggressive angles to suggest...

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Categories: Lexus Cars | Tags: 2015, Lexus IS

Thursday, August 21, 2014

2015 Ford Flex
While nearly every other crossover on the market has gone curvy, the Ford Flex takes a decidedly different approach to design through hard lines boxy styling. The result is a vehicle that stands out as a witty counter-take on today’s mainstream, and it’s a result that...

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2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS Class
Stylish, luxurious, elegant, and fast, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class highlights much of what’s best about Mercedes’ last few years of product development. For 2015, the CLS improves with new exterior and interior looks and a few other upgrades under the surface.

I...

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2015 Audi TT
It’s a full-fledged sports car in profile, yet a lot more practical and fuel-efficient Coupe or Convertible in reality; the 2015 Audi TT straddles performance and pragmatism — and doesn’t seem to give up all that much on either count.

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2015 Hyundai Genesis
True to its name, the Genesis has been the start of something entirely new at Hyundai. And now with the 2015 Hyundai Genesis, the automaker looks prepared to dive in with even more ambition.

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As was the case with the outgoing model, the 2015 Hyundai ...

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Categories: Hyundai Cars | Tags: 2015, Hyundai Genesis, sport sedan

2015 Alfa Romeo 4C
The Alfa Romeo 4C is the car charged with reviving the Italian brand in America, starting in 2014. It’s a mid-engined two-seater, with a carbon-fiber body, an aluminum suspension, powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine that sends power to the rear wheels through a d...

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Categories: Alfa Romeo Cars | Tags: 2015, Alfa Romeo 4C, new cars 2015, new cars for 2015

2015 BMW 7-Series
Even more than five years into its current generation, the 2015 BMW 7-Series remains the brand’s flagship vehicle, and one of the most technologically advanced sedans in the world. A constant stream of updates to the 7er have kept it relevant–and this year, it gains a d...

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2015 Acura ILX
With many luxury brands now dipping into the accessible end of the entry-level premium market, can Acura compete with a vehicle that is both affordable and desirable? That’s exactly what the 2015 Acura ILX aims to do–attract hip retirees and up-and-coming young p...

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Categories: Acura Cars | Tags: 2015, Acura ILX, automatic transmission

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

2015 Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer has evolved over the years, from mega-popular, rugged small utility vehicle, into a practical, spacious crossover with enough room for the entire family.

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This year, the 2015 Ford Explorer gains a new sport appearance package for the ...

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Friday, August 15, 2014

2015 BMW X5
A year after its redesign, the 2015 BMW X5 remains a benchmark in the luxury mid-size SUV segment. It’s engineered by the Germans and built in South Carolina, and the X5 continues to offer excellent on-road manners and impressive off-road capabilities–all wrapped in a c...

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Categories: BMW Cars | Tags: 2015, BMW X5

2015 BMW 4-Series
The BMW 4-Series occupies essentially the same space in the market as the 3-Series Coupe used to, only it’s not merely a series of two-door versions of the 3-Series. It starts with the 3-Series’ underpinnings, engines, and equipment, yes, but it’s lower,...

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Categories: BMW Cars | Tags: 2015, BMW 4-Series, luxury Coupe

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

2015 BMW 2-Series
The BMW 2-Series replaced the former 1-Series coupe last year, receiving praise for its improved styling, better handling, and upgraded size and materials. Longer, wider, and more spacious than the 1-Series, the 2-Series adds just one major change for the 2015 model year:...

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Categories: BMW Cars | Tags: 2015, BMW 2-Series

Sunday, August 10, 2014

2015 BMW 3-Series
The 2015 BMW 3-Series lineup is looking quite different than it did just a couple of years ago. Yes, coupes and convertibles have flown the coop (they’re now called the 4-Series); but with the introduction of new Gran Turismo (3GT) hatchback models to the lineup, as well...

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Categories: BMW Cars | Tags: 2015, BMW 3-Series, sport sedans

2014 Chevrolet Traverse
The 2014 Chevrolet Traverse is a spacious, comfortable, and reasonably responsive vehicle. Charm still might be something that’s a little lacking, but some parents will be happy just to avoid a minivan.

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Although it might build on some of the ...

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Categories: Chevrolet Cars | Tags: 2014, Chevrolet Traverse, Chevy crossovers, Chevy Traverse, Hybrid SUVs, minivan

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
While it might share part of its name with larger Mitsubishi Outlander SUV, the Outlander Sport actually shares very little in common with its larger sibling–instead focusing on urbanites with limited space and tighter budgets.

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For 2015, th...

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2014 Nissan Juke
Perhaps more than anything else on the market, the 2014 Nissan Juke is a genre-bender. Part wildly styled rolling art sculpture, part adventurous urban crossover wagon, part decidedly different performance car, the 2014 Nissan Juke occupies a unique place among today’s new...

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Categories: Uncategorized Cars | Tags: 2014, new cars, Nissan Juke

2015 Honda Pilot
The 2015 Honda Pilot pulls on our heartstrings when it comes to the makings of a great crossover. With good handling, great space, and available all-wheel drive, there’s no surprise it’s been one of Honda’s best-sellers since the 1990s. The Pilot still brings...

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Categories: Honda Cars | Tags: 2015, Honda Pilot, Luxury SUVs, passenger cars

2015 Acura MDX
For shoppers who aren’t terribly interested in heading off-road, but want a utility vehicle that is luxurious and enjoyable, but also practical and sensible, the 2015 Acura MDX should land near the top of their lists. The MDX has evolved over the last decade into a...

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Categories: Acura Cars | Tags: 2015, Acura MDX, Luxury Crossover

Friday, August 8, 2014

2015 Bentley Flying Spur
The Bentley Flying Spur is a potent symbol of status and wealth. Even $100,000 luxosedans seem a pale imitation of the Spur’s quiet opulence. Square foot by square foot, it has as much hand-finished wood and hand-stitched leather as any vehicle on the planet, a...

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Categories: Bentley Cars | Tags: 2015, Bentley Flying Spur, luxury sedans, V8 engine

2014 Lincoln MKS
Perhaps at last the 2014 Lincoln MKS will be able to emerge from the shadows of its ancestors now that the gigantic, ancient Town Car has been gone from showrooms for a couple of years. The MKS is far from that ancient land barge; it’s a husky four-door premium sedan built...

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Categories: Uncategorized Cars | Tags: 2014, Lincoln MKS, sport sedans

2014 Subaru Legacy
With its replacement unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show in February, the 2014 Subaru Legacy will soon be bidding farewell to the U.S. market. But like its successor, the 2014 Legacy remains the sole mid-size sedan that provides all-wheel drive as standard equipment in every...

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Categories: Subaru Cars | Tags: 2014, luxury sedans, sport sedans, Subaru Legacy

2014 Mercedes-Benz SL Class
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SL isn’t a sports car, in the classic sense, but a very, very luxurious two-seat convertible that manages to blend nimble on-road behavior with a level of power suitable to a car costing $100,000 and up. To quote its engineers, the SL is...

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Categories: Mercedes-Benz Cars | Tags: 2014, Couple cars, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, Sport Cars

Thursday, August 7, 2014

2014 Subaru Outback
The 2014 Subaru Outback continues to epitomize the brand’s reputation for sturdy, capable, and capacious all-wheel-drive wagons, and while the current Outback handles a bit more like a crossover utility vehicle than just a Legacy wagon (which it arguably is), it remains...

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Categories: Subaru Cars | Tags: 2014, Luxury SUVs, Subaru Outback

2014 Audi Q7
The 2014 Audi Q7 courts families with all-weather capability and a roomy, versatile interior good for up to seven. But what makes it a market standout is that it’s infused with luxury in a way that few other three-row vehicles are. Provided you don’t need to much...

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Categories: Audi Cars | Tags: 2014, Audi Q7, Luxury SUVs

Wednesday, August 6, 2014


2014 Dodge Dart
As the Chrysler Group’s first compact sedan (and a rival to the Mazda 3, Ford Focus, and Hyundai Elantra) since it extinguished the Neon in the early 2000s, the 2014 Dart fits right into an established class of cars that range from cost-conscious commuters to frugal family...

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Categories: Dodge Cars | Tags: 2014 Dodge Dart, Dodge cars review 2014


2014 Volvo XC70
Wagons are no longer the heart of Volvo’s market position, but for decades they were the foundation of the brand’s U.S. reputation (along with safety and versatility, of course). The tough XC70 is a torch-bearer of tradition — and a model that would probably...

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Categories: Volvo Cars | Tags: 2014, turbo engine, Volvo XC70, xenon headlamps


2014 Cadillac SRX
The 2014 Cadillac SRX has a chiseled, gleaming exterior that fits right in with that of the Escalade SUV, and its daring interior style follows closely in the footsteps of the GM luxury brand’s contemporary sedans. Yet as the more carlike crossover utility vehicle in the...

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2014 Audi Allroad
Take a family-friendly crossover and splice in an energetic on-the-road attitude more like that of a sport sedan, and you end up with the brawny, eminently useful 2014 Audi Allroad.
Audi essentially skipped the first wave of the SUV craze, more than a decade ago, but it did...

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Categories: Audi Cars | Tags: 2014, Audi Allroad, look and feel

Tuesday, August 5, 2014


2015 BMW 5-Series
Competition has become a little steeper, over the past several years, in a segment of the market that used to be owned by BMW. As the quintessential mid-size premium sport sedan, the 5-Series once held special sort of iron grip on enthusiasts’ hearts and minds. While that...

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Categories: BMW Cars | Tags: 2015, BMW 5-Series, Luxury Cars, sport sedans


2015 Nissan GT-R
The Nissan GT-R is one of the world’s top-performing production cars, with a seemingly brutish character that hides a surprising level of capability, and accessible performance—performance that just keeps getting better by the year. It’s been in a class of one ever s...

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Categories: Nissan Cars | Tags: 2015, dual-clutch gearbox, Nissan GT-R, performance car, tuner car


2014 Nissan Sentra
There’s an odd tangle in the current small-car market between cost-cutting and higher expectations, and the 2014 Nissan Sentra couldn’t be more caught up in it. For the most part, the current cohort of small-car shoppers is no longer only concerned about keeping...

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Categories: Nissan Cars | Tags: 2014, compact sedan, interior designs, low-rolling-resistance tires, Nissan Sentra, small cars


2014 Ford Fiesta
Are small cars inferior to larger ones? Americans are gradually getting over that preconception. In fact, subcompacts like the 2014 Ford Fiesta can be downright charming and sensible. The Fiesta has been at that leading edge of the change in heart, with its flamboyant, sporty...

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Categories: Ford Cars | Tags: 2014, automatic transmission, Ford Fiesta, four-cylinder engine, manual gearbox, offers, PowerShift, small cars

Monday, August 4, 2014


2014 Hyundai Azera
The Hyundai Azera was completely redesigned just a couple of model years ago; yet over that time, nearly all of the comfort-oriented, full-size, front-wheel-drive sedans that compete with it have been redesigned. And despite the introduction of showy new versions of the...

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Categories: Hyundai Cars | Tags: 2014, automatic transmission, electric power steering, front-wheel-drive, Hyundai Azera, Luxury Cars


2014 Nissan Leaf
Now hitting its stride after three years, the 2014 Nissan Leaf remains by far the highest-volume and best-selling electric car in the world. Nissan has likely now sold 125,000 Leafs or more since its December 2010 launch, and the battery-electric five-door compact hatchback...

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Categories: Nissan Cars | Tags: 2014, electric car, lithium-ion cells, Nissan Leaf


2014 Dodge Avenger
The 2014 Dodge Avenger, now out of production, was the brand’s last mid-size sedan. The last of the Avengers wasn’t particularly competitive in a ruthlessly Darwinian market for mid-size four-doors that saw the Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, and Nissan...

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Categories: Dodge Cars | Tags: 2014, Dodge Avenger, small cars, sport sedan, V6 engine

Saturday, August 2, 2014


2015 BMW X1
The BMW X1 has been around the block in Europe, but it’s only a recent addition to the U.S. market–and it seems like BMW’s perfect solution to nailing down style-savvy urbanites with an occasional hankering for off-pavement travel. That is, as long as they’re the k...

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Categories: BMW Cars | Tags: 2015, BMW X1, Compact SUVs, iDrive


2015 Audi A8
The Audi A8 has take the long road in becoming a legitimate competitor for the full-size Mercedes-Benz and BMW sedans. When it debuted with an optional W-12 engine and its aluminum space frame, we were dazzled. But, it’s the newest generation of A8 that truly stands out as a...

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Categories: Audi Cars | Tags: 2015, A8 models, Audi A8, electric power steering, twin-turbo, V8 engine


2015 Buick Verano
The Verano came to the Buick lineup right on time. With true luxury brands like Audi and Mercedes-Benz becoming more invested in compact sedans, Buick already has an option that might even be quieter on the road and richer in feel.

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Categories: Buick Cars | Tags: 2015, Buick Verano, compact sedans, luxury sedans