December 11, 2012
Comments Off
The ambitious 2013 Ford Fusion comes tantalizingly close to setting a new standard for midsize sedans. A number of nagging little flaws hold it short of that, but there’s a lot to like about the elegant and advanced new Ford. In almost any other year, the new Fusion would be a jaw-dropping achievement. Arriving within […]
October 3, 2012
The Mid Size Class of 2013 5 of the 8 cars are completely new this year. The elders, the Hyundai Sonata and the Kia Optima are two years old and the Volkswagen Passat was introduced last year. Most of the cars are overachievers, the average hwy mpg is 35 . Hybrid models get as much as 48mpg city. […]
September 12, 2012
Subaru, Toyota and Honda builds the most reliable cars on the planet. Loyal owners trade their Legacy’s, Camry‘s and Accords for other Legacy’s Camry’s and Accords. The Camry and the Accord has been the first and second best selling car in the US for a number years. Last year, Nissan’s Altima moved in the second place. This year […]
July 13, 2012
If sales volumes accurately predicted quality, we might think Justin Bieber were a better musician than Mozart. But in many areas of life, the most popular things are not always the greatest. That certainly holds true for cars: the Ford F-150 and Toyota Camry may be the two top-selling vehicles in America, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they […]
June 28, 2012
Not too big, not too small best describes the largest and most competitive segment in the US car market. Mid Size cars. Once upon a time, General Motors owned the segment with it’s A bodied cars the Chevrolet Celebrity, Buick Century, Oldsmobile Ciera and the Pontiac 6000. By the mid nineties Toyota’s Camry took the sales crown from GM […]
April 22, 2012
To answer the obvious question… If your a big man, why would you drive or rent a small car? Well one, I like small cars, two I’m cheap. The Toyota Corolla in its present form has been around since 2006 and looks it. The compact and sub-compact segment is one of the hottest with nearly a dozen new […]
September 11, 2011
There is no car on the road that says get your ass out of the way like the Dodge Charger. Chrysler resurrected the Iconic name in 2006. The car sits on a platform shared with the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge Challenger. The 2011 models is new, the sides and the hood and rear end is reminiscent of the 1968 […]
June 12, 2011
Comments Off
"The Regal is a well honed sedan with a taut ,steady ride, sporty handling and excellent fit and finish'.
April 16, 2011
Comments Off
While the mid size (Honda Accord, Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry) is far and away the popular segment in the United States, the activity this year is the compact segment with 6 new models. This year the american manufactures has taken the lead. For many years with the exception of the Ford Focus, the […]
February 2, 2013
0