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Pros: Little turbo engine is surprisingly gutsy Smooth, balanced, and quiet ride Roomy, upscale interior Stylish, eye-catching exterior Potentially excellent fuel efficiency Cons: Acceleration isn’t terribly quick Real world mileage might not be so great A bit pricey for a compact car Houndstooth cloth pattern in base model LT is hard on the eyes The small car [...]
Hits Drop dead beautiful 510 horsepower raring to go Keeps driver involvement on full boil Misses Hair trigger in the rain Questionable reliability Five grand extra for 20 inch wheels The “R” version of the XK is the first fully worthy successor to the legendary XKE that Jaguar has produced in the 40 years that [...]
Hits Breakthrough engineering tour de force No driving sacrifice needed to validate green passport Interior design top notch Misses Even with tax rebate, pricey Not the package for the driving enthusiast 35 mile battery radius seems hardly worth the extra cost and weight You’ll be reading reams of technical information about this car in the [...]
Price Paid: $20,000.00 from private sale Review Date: February 9, 2011 Overall Rating: 5 of 5 Value Rating 5 of 5 Used product for: More than 1 year Strengths: Styling, attraction, curb appeal. performance, quietness, opulence, quick Weaknesses: I can’t really comment here. I am a home mechanic so I do most repairs myself and [...]
HITS: Euroslick styling Gem-like interior fittings Razor sharp handling MISSES: Lack of paddle shifters for dual clutch automatic HVAC dials where radio controls should be and vice versa Driving concentration distracted by Ford Synch GUI If you think of the Focus as Ford’s VW Golf beater, you’re aiming too low. Golf was just the low [...]
Hits Head-turning, stop-in-your-tracks good looks Impeccable handling Comfortable, quality interior Impeccable handling Misses Rear seat legroom not suitable for adults or even children Must be cautious when opening the doors in tight parking spaces Rearward vision is hampered by stylish design The CTS Coupe is a lot like a Chanel stiletto heel, entrancing to look [...]
Not all the concepts on show at this week’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show were from big name automakers or illustrious design houses. In fact, one of the hottest concepts to grace the stands in Geneva was actually designed and built by a small design firm based in Turin, Italy. The concept is the Sofia sedan [...]
Following on from 2008’s striking GTbyCitroen concept car, French automaker Citroen has unveiled a brand new concept car designed for the compact sports car segment. The latest concept was developed in partnership with the fashion experts GQ magazine and has been designed to provide “the ultimate gentleman’s drive”. The new concept is called the GQ [...]
Despite Spyker’s management reshuffles and purchase of Saab, the Dutch sports car company remains confident of launching several new models of its own in coming years. Already we’ve seen the introduction of the long-wheelbase C8 Aileron and C8 Aileron Spyder, but soon we may be able to add a new ‘Super Sport Utility Vehicle’ (SSUV [...]
We’ve said it before, but the term “supercar” is so overused and often ill-applied these days that it’s lost a lot of its meaning. But in the case of Aston Martin’s One-77, the word is reborn. This is one Super Car, and the video below demonstrates this with audio and video evidence. A haunting howl [...]