Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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Ford Fusion Sales Continue To Rise
January 1, 2012 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Ford Fusion Sales Continue To Rise

Next generation Fusion set for Detroit unveiling.

No doubt, the Ford Fusion is a hit. Since its introduction in 2006, sales have risen year over year except in 2008 when the industry imploded and sales dropped …

Bland is Back: 2012 Toyota Camry
November 28, 2011 – 6:39 am | 2 Comments
Bland is Back: 2012 Toyota Camry

By Harrison Card
Next generation Camry released for 2012 model year.

Toyota sells a lot of Camrys. The perennial best-selling car in America provides basic 5-passenger midsize sedan transportation needs for millions of drivers. Its reputation is …

Steering Problem Dogs New Hyundai Sonata
August 16, 2011 – 6:20 am | No Comment
Steering Problem Dogs New Hyundai Sonata

Hyundai issues service campaign to fix affected sedans.

Released in early 2010 for the 2011 model year, the current generation Hyundai Sonata has shaken up the midsize sedan segment, with a vehicle that is stylish, well …

2012 Ford Fusion Specs & Overview
August 5, 2011 – 7:01 am | No Comment
2012 Ford Fusion Specs & Overview

Current Ford Fusion is worth your consideration.
The Ford Fusion is on its last legs. No, not the model itself, rather the current generation of this popular midsize sedan is expected to be replaced, perhaps in …

Budget Passat Will Join Volkwagen Midsize Family
May 27, 2011 – 12:08 am | No Comment
Budget Passat Will Join Volkwagen Midsize Family

Herndon, Va. — Volkswagen of America, Inc., has announced pricing for its Tennessee-built 2012 Passat, an all-new model that will cost $7,000 less than the the 2010 VW Passat, the last generation model. With a …

2011 Subaru Legacy Specs & Overview
March 9, 2011 – 12:25 am | No Comment
2011 Subaru Legacy Specs & Overview

Offering all-wheel-drive standard gives the Subaru Legacy a clear advantage in a class where AWD is for the most part lacking. Only the Ford Fusion offers AWD as an option and with Subaru’s sterling reputation …

2011 Mitsubishi Galant Specs & Overview
March 8, 2011 – 12:24 am | No Comment
2011 Mitsubishi Galant Specs & Overview

Mitsubishi Motors offers several worthy models including the Lancer and Eclipse. Unfortunately, its midsize Galant sedan isn’t one of them. Certainly, its nicely optioned Galant SE sedan presents a value, retailing for under $25,000, but …

2011 Mazda 6 Specs & Overview
March 7, 2011 – 12:04 am | No Comment
2011 Mazda 6 Specs & Overview

With consumers having more than one dozen good choices among midsize sedans, developing a product that stands out is challenging for automakers. Mazda has had mixed success with its Mazda6 sedan built on a platform …

2011 Honda Accord Specs & Overview
March 4, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
2011 Honda Accord Specs & Overview

For more than three decades, the Honda Accord has attracted and served a loyal following of car buyers, standing on its well noted position as a quality, reliability and value leader. The Accord was introduced …

2011 Toyota Camry Specs & Overview
March 3, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
2011 Toyota Camry Specs & Overview

The best selling car in America for most of the past decade has been the Toyota Camry, a five-passenger midsize sedan. The Camry is built in Georgetown, Kentucky and is more “American” than any of …

2011 Nissan Altima Specs & Overview
March 2, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
2011 Nissan Altima Specs & Overview

The Nissan Altima is a five passenger midsize model, available in sedan or coupe and is powered by its front wheels. The Altima was introduced in 1993 and has been updated regularly since. The 2011 …

2011 Suzuki Kizashi Specs & Overview
March 1, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Specs & Overview

That Suzuki’s market position in the United States has almost completely dissolved is a given. The Japanese automaker went from more than 100,000 models sold in 2007 to fewer than 25,000 in 2010. Sales continued …

2011 Ford Fusion Specs & Overview
February 28, 2011 – 12:05 am | One Comment
2011 Ford Fusion Specs & Overview

The Ford Fusion was introduced for the 2006 model year and received a significant mid-cycle upgrade in 2010. This model replaced the Ford Taurus as the brand’s midsize sedan offering, providing a strong entry in …

2011 Hyundai Sonata Specs & Overview
February 21, 2011 – 3:56 pm | One Comment
2011 Hyundai Sonata Specs & Overview

Before 2010, the Hyundai Sonata was a “ho-hum” if not downright unappealing midsize sedan. In its earlier years, that didn’t matter as much because the competition offered much of the same. However, if Hyundai was …

2011 Dodge Avenger Specs and Overview
November 18, 2010 – 3:03 pm | 2 Comments
2011 Dodge Avenger Specs and Overview

Chrysler’s midsize offerings have been weak for many years, perhaps dating back to the days when the Chrysler LeBaron and Dodge 400 were sold. That has hurt sales because midsize sedans are the volume sellers …

Chrysler 200 Living Large In L.A.
November 18, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Chrysler 200 Living Large In L.A.

The Chrysler Sebring is dead, long live the Chrysler 200!
Chrysler took advantage of the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and favorable Southern California weather to introduce to the world its latest midsize sedan, the Chrysler …

Chrysler Sebring Renamed the Chrysler 200
September 14, 2010 – 12:55 pm | One Comment
Chrysler Sebring Renamed the Chrysler 200

Midsize sedan gets tweaked and renamed.

The Chrysler Sebring hasn’t lived up to the Chrysler LeBaron, the previous model name for Chrysler’s midsize sedan line. In recent years the Sebring has been overshadowed in the crowded …

Hyundai Takes Wraps Off of Sonata Turbo
July 14, 2010 – 8:08 am | One Comment
Hyundai Takes Wraps Off of Sonata Turbo

In March 2010, just two months after releasing the first of several 2011 Sonata models, Hyundai began to tease us with information about its upcoming Sonata turbo. That model, powered by a 2.0-liter twin-scroll turbocharged …

Volkswagen Releases Teaser Sketch
October 30, 2009 – 12:28 am | 2 Comments
Volkswagen Releases Teaser Sketch

You have to love the fun folks at Volkswagen. Promising editors that a high resolution photo of its proposed new Chattanooga-made midsize sedan was available for downloading, eager journalists streamed over to the designated page …