Articles tagged with: sedan
Top of the line 300 gets dressed to the hilt.
The Chrysler Group hasn’t had a luxury marque since the days when Imperial was part of its portfolio. Those cars, particularly the Imperials of the 1950s, …
Compact Elantra offers fluidic design, value and plenty of amenities.
The 2012 Hyundai Elantra is a five-passenger compact sedan, priced from $16,445, and loaded with such amenities and safety features as front and rear heated seats, …
Los Angeles debut of 2013 Lincoln MKS sedan and MKT crossover.
Lincoln MKS
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Lincoln has unveiled a pair of 2013 models at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, giving us a look at the design direction …
All new Hyundai Azera takes center stage.
Among Hyundai models, the Azera is easy to overlook. It is a large sedan, slotted between the wildly popular midsize Sonata and the premium Genesis line. Among Hyundai models, …
Motor Press Guild to Announce Winner at L.A. Auto Show.
The official announcement is still two days away, but the Motor Press Guild will use the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show as the backdrop for its …
Concept models are nothing but a tease. At least that is the way it used to be. Automakers would build a car, put it on display and promptly announce to giddy auto show attendees that …
Competitively priced 2012 Rio sedan debuts.
Subcompact car prices have been rising in recent years, with most models now selling for above $15,000. A lower price point for this segment is important, as it allows first-time …
Compact car, midsize presence.
I had the good fortune to be present for General Motors’ national press roll out for the Chevrolet Cruze in July 2010. That event, held in and around Washington, D.C., gave journalists …
Automotive journalists are not supposed to have their favorites or at least tell readers which cars they like or dislike. Journalism is all about objectivity, presenting the facts dispassionately and allowing the reader to decide. …
Venerable Panther platform spanned 32 years.
It was in 1979 when the Ford Motor Company introduced the Ford LTD Crown Victoria, a model that shared its platform with the Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car. …
The Infiniti M just may offer everything you want in a medium-size luxury sedan. That is quite a statement, but it is a good reflection of what this vehicle has to offer.
M Line
Infiniti’s M line …
Automaker leapfrogs competition with ZF-supplied automatics.
The first Chrysler built cars equipped with 8-speed automatic transmissions are now being produced, full-sized Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger sedans. The 2012 editions of both cars will continue to …
Popular selling sedan receives a nip/tuck.
When car manufacturers consider a next generation model, designers are given two choices: present an offering that is evolutionary or one that is revolutionary. The seventh generation Toyota Camry, a …
Potent V-6 engine powers this handsome midsize sedan.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Lexus made good use of a Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance crowd to unveil the next generation of its GS sedan, a five-passenger midsize luxury …
Chinese brands aims to reach first time car buyers.
SHANGHAI – General Motors, the company that cast off four brands in 2009, has added a new brand to it stable, a horse of a different stature. …
Stylish midsize sedan remains in strong demand.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. – The midsize Hyundai Sonata has endured as the longest continually selling Hyundai model in North America. When this vehicle was introduced in the late 1980s, it …
Nissan’s large sedan maximizes sportiness and lux appeal.
Large sedans are produced by each of the major automotive manufacturers, and are typically characterized as seating five passengers and costing in the neighborhood of $30,000. European models …
Sonic replaces the Aveo as the entry level Chevrolet.
General Motors has announced pricing for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, a subcompact car that will go into production this fall. Priced from $14,495, the Sonic replaces the …
2011 Kia Optima Hybrid
Kia Motors America announced on Tuesday that its all-new for 2011 Optima Hybrid will retail from $26,500 when it goes on sale in early June. This sedan, rated at 35 mpg city …
The Ford Taurus has celebrated its 25th anniversary, but the Ford Motor Company isn’t marking this important occasion. Quite frankly, the 2011 Ford Taurus is not like earlier generation models as this one is a …
General Motors has been updating most of its product line on time, but when it comes to its full size models, not so much. You can partly credit decreased customer demand for larger vehicles as …
Toyota’s Avalon is the Japanese automaker’s response to Buick and other premium American car brands. This vehicle, slightly larger and heavier than a Toyota Camry, is rated as a full size model, and is a …
On Monday evening, eastern time, General Motors unveiled the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu at an auto show in Shanghai, China. This model will go on sale in early 2012, replacing the current generation Malibu and will …
GM is pushing hard on getting its next generation Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan to the market, promising to unveil the vehicle at auto shows in Shanghai and New York later this month.
On April 1st, GM …
The Chevrolet Impala is an aged five passenger front-wheel-drive sedan, reintroduced in late 1999 as a 2000 model. Based on the same W-platform that underpinned the previous generation Buick LaCrosse, the Impala is nonetheless a …
The Hyundai Accent isn’t the most striking car in the subcompact segment, but it is notable for two reasons: its base sticker price is $9,985 and the Accent is actually fairly well crafted. Unlike the …
The Ford Fiesta is back and this time it is made in North America, Mexico to be exact. It has been three decades since this popular subcompact car was sold in the United States and …
The Hyundai Azera is one of the few Hyundai models not experiencing the recognition and attendant surge in demand enjoyed by the Elantra, Tucson, Sonata and Genesis, a mostly overlooked large sedan in the Korean …
Hyundai Motors has been disturbing most every automotive segment in the past few years, delivering new models which have raised the bar in various categories.
In 2009, it was the Genesis sedan and Genesis coupe, a …
Introduced for the 2005 model year, the Dodge Charger is a full size, five-passenger sedan and twin to the Chrysler 300. Where the 300 emphasizes luxury, the Charger is all about performance as its features …
Chrysler and Buick are competing brands, the former representing Chrysler’s top brand, the latter GM’s middle, but premium brand. Both brands sell four models, but Buick is the fastest growing make in America while Chrysler …
Chevrolet’s mid-size sedan offering received a tremendous boost when the next generation model was released for the 2008 model year. The design change was profound, taking a bland and boxy body style and replacing it …
The 2011 Buick LaCrosse is a five passenger midsize sedan, one of four models sold by Buick in the United States. The LaCrosse, introduced in 2005, was updated in 2010. It is one of two …
Like its Korean cousin, Hyundai, Kia has been making great strides in recent years to produce cars that are much more desirable than what they sold as recently as five years ago. The 2011 Kia …
When it comes to visual appeal, the Chevrolet Impala trails most other full-size models in this category. Indeed, when the latest generation Ford Taurus was released for 2010, the Impala’s age became strikingly apparent.
No matter, …
With the closure of Pontiac in 2009, the remaining Buick-GMC lineup lacked a sports sedan such as the G6 or G8 for customer consumption. That glaring omission was quickly resolved when GM decided to tap …
