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Posted January 5 2009 12:27 PM by TT Editors
Still peeved over our 2009 COTY choice, don't agree with our TOTY , or our pick for SUOTY ? Then check out our overseas colleagues' work for a different take. Motor Trend China recently performed its own Car of the Year...
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Posted December 22 2008 11:39 AM by Melissa
It was only last week when the highs were in the 80s and the skies where blue as a bell in the high desert. But then came the snow! SNOW!! And then I was stuck.
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Posted October 15 2008 05:29 PM by Ron Kiino
Volkswagen affectionately refers to the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan as "the GTI of compact SUVs." Given that VW's cuddly crossover shares myriad parts-notably, the 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder-with the company's pocket-rocket,...
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Posted October 15 2008 04:11 PM by Frank Markus
Toyota has finally nailed this full-size-truck thing, just as the potential buyers are craigslisting their Cigarette boats, Boston Whalers, and Airstream campers. Surging gas-prices mean fewer folks can afford to fuel...
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Posted October 15 2008 11:27 AM by Edward_Loh
On paper, the powertrain of our 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5XT contender is nothing new or particularly special. Forester models receive a version of the 2.5-liter horizontally opposed four-cylinder found in the Impreza sedan....
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Posted October 15 2008 11:13 AM by Arthur St. Antoine
If everyone in the Ice-Cream Shoppe is ordering Fudge Peanut Ripple Marshmallow Mango Royale and you're ordering Vanilla, that new 2009 Nissan Murano parked outside probably belongs to you.
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Posted October 14 2008 04:29 PM by Scott_Mortara
Since last year's contest, a lot has changed with regard to the SUV market. Most manufacturers are going for the smaller, more fuel-efficient, and in some cases car based vehicles, the 2009 Lexus LX 570 is none of those,...
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Posted October 14 2008 12:26 PM by Mike Floyd
Despite a market that's run screaming from traditional truck-based SUVs especially, Kia remains confident that the 2009 Kia Borrego, the Korean automaker's first seven-passenger SUV, will be a sales success. After hustling...
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Posted October 14 2008 11:31 AM by Mark Williams
As if to emphasize the SUV and crossover market is slicing itself much too thin right before our eyes, we have three specialized competitors for this year's competition.
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Posted October 10 2008 04:44 PM by Ron Kiino
"Feels like a tallish sport coupe," says editor at large Arthur St. Antoine. Technical director Frank Markus agrees, at least that the EX seems little like an SUV, claiming, "It's a sport wagon in my book," while executive...
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Posted October 10 2008 11:03 AM by Kim_Reynolds
While some of our contestants were busy stretching the precepts of the SUV like taffy on a hot August day, a photo of the all-new 2009 Honda Pilot could be printed next to the SUV's dictionary definition.
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Posted October 9 2008 11:31 AM by Todd Lassa
The 2009 Ford Flex evokes various heydays of Ford wagons for our seasoned editors. It makes exec editor Matt Stone think of his friend's 1947 Woody. The concept version of the Flex was named Fairlane -- the 1957 and 1958...
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Posted October 8 2008 01:15 PM by Frank Markus
The 2009 Dodge Journey be a hit. Smallish car-based crossovers like the Journey are all the rage, and this one offers a miserly four-banger, a $20,750 opening price, and an optional third-row seat (V-6s only). Wow...
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Posted October 7 2008 02:44 PM by Matt Stone
Chevy's new three-row crossover proves among the more pleasant surprises in this year's Sport/Utility contest. The Traverse is the fourth General Motors' model built on its Lambda chassis architecture, others being the...
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Posted October 7 2008 02:17 PM by Arthur St. Antoine
Probably no vehicle in this year's field generated more buzz -- pro and con -- than the BMW X6 . "Considering its heft, this bad boy handles really well on the pavement," writes Floyd. "Useless but somehow cool," notes...
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