2013 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV (2.0L 4-cyl. Turbo AWD 6-speed Automatic)

Hyundai's product assault has been incessant over the past few years. In rolling out the new third-generation 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe, the company completes a product overhaul as comprehensive and logistically complex as the recent Mars rover landing.The launch of Hyundai's new midsize tall wagon-cum-CUV is, appropriately, no less convoluted. After all, this compact SUV will serve double duty in the automaker's lineup, poised to do battle...

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2013 Mitsubishi Outlander

IntroductionThe formula for a successful compact crossover is simple: plenty of space for five passengers and their stuff, lots of utility, fuel economy that makes the old Tahoe a distant memory and inoffensive, unremarkable design. The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander -- the end of the line for the current-generation model -- nails much of those criteria with the exception of the last. With its sharply creased exterior styling, the Outlander...

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2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid

What's New for 2013The 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is an all-new vehicle.IntroductionFord launched an ad campaign a few years ago hinged on a theme of "bold moves." Meant to project the automaker's new tolerance for risk and daring, the campaign underpinned the arrival of shake-up cars like the Flex, Fusion Hybrid and F-150 Raptor. Although the marketing bravado has since faded, Ford is still throwing the dice, this time with the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid...

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2013 Acura ILX Hybrid

Vehicle: 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid with Technology Package Odometer: 2,876 Date: 7/3/2012 Driver: Chris Walton Price: $35,295 (price as tested)Specifications: Drive Type: Front engine, front-wheel drive Transmission Type: CVT Engine Type: Naturally aspirated, port-injected inline-4 Displacement (cc/cu-in): 1,497/91.4 Redline (rpm): 6,000 Horsepower (hp @ rpm): 111 @ 5,500 Torque (lb-ft @ rpm): 127 @ 1,000 Brake Type (front): 10.3-inch...

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2013 Bentley Continental GT Coupe (4.0L V8 Twin-turbo AWD 8-speed Automatic)

This is, after all, the V8 version of the Continental GT, a car that gives up 2 liters, four cylinders and 67 horsepower to the W12 that's long been the darling of the 1 percent. The V8 Continental is lighter, cheaper and returns 40 percent better fuel economy.Fat cat? In the meager, 18-mpg combined, $176,725 V8? The injustice couldn't stand. When the light went green, the pedal went down; hipster-cyclist was in for the lecturing of his life.Addition...

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2012 Jaguar XK

When it comes to luxury sport coupes and convertibles, the 2012 Jaguar XK gets just about everything right. It starts with the exterior. The XK may not be as adventurous as its newer XF and XJ Jaguar siblings, but its sleek silhouette is often compared to the Aston Martin DB9 (never a bad thing). Inside, the XK isn't quite as grand as the newer Jags, but there's no denying the quality of leather, veneers and other materials that make up its cabin....

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2013 Cadillac ATS Sedan (3.6L V6 6-speed Automatic)

Cadillac isn't saying that its goal with the 2013 ATS sport sedan is the equivalent of kneeing BMW's 3 Series in the stomach, putting it in a headlock and wrestling it to the ground.But there's not a shred of doubt that Caddy's new baby is aimed squarely at the most competent compact sport sedan in the history of the world. That the small Bimmer served as the ATS's benchmark is unquestionable. Not just in Cadillac's statement: that the ATS will...

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DESIGN LOVERS, UNITE! VOLVO’S NEW S60 IS ON THE WAY

Volvo’s all-new S60 is about to break cover on March 2 at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, and the good news is that it is within a hair’s breadth of being a duplicate of the stunningly beautiful concept model that wowed the North American International Auto Show of a couple of years ago.It continues Volvo’s trend of introducing new cars with designs that have clearly been influenced by Scandinavian sensibilities in terms of shapes, colors, design...

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2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE REVIEW

Looking back at the beginning: the beginning of Volkswagen built one of the most successful cars of all time and not even give it a name. Why should it? After all, it was the Volkswagen! People loved it, and on all continents of the little car earned the nickname, according to exactly what he looked like: Beetle, Käfer, Vocho, Beetle, Fusca, or Maggiolino 甲壳虫! It embodies the concept of the automobile and the symbol of the democratization of mobility....

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