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2013 Range Rover: Improved in All Areas
No matter how adept a sport utility vehicle is at climbing rocks, fording streams, or tackling wild terrain, most of its life will be spent on hard pavement accomplishing the chores of everyday life....
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2013 BMW M6: Automotive Nirvana
We discovered it takes great restraint and discipline to make the 2013 BMW M6 coupe a daily driver. The actual daily commute is not the problem—the M6 is docile on the busy suburban streets when it’s...
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2014 Chevrolet Impala: Return to Glory
The Chevrolet Impala has been a star of the rental car fleets for the past decade, but that’s not the way it was in 1958 when the Impala was first introduced as the Chevrolet “luxury” nameplate...
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2013 Nissan Juke: Now With a Touch of NISMO
Many automakers have performance divisions —SRT at Chrysler, SVT at Ford, AMG at Mercedes, M at BMW, V at Cadillac. At Nissan it’s NISMO (Nissan Motorsports). Usually when the performance moniker is...
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2014 Acura MDX: Moving Forward
While Acura trimmed some significant weight from the latest version of its best-selling MDX crossover, it also cut horsepower and subtly advanced the design. This may sound like playing it too safe...
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2014 Lexus IS 350: A Redesign That Works
Lexus has taken its 2014 IS to the next level, gaining sports sedan status equal to such vaunted players as the BMW 3-Series, the Audi A4 and the newly minted Cadillac ATS. The redesigned sports sedan...
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2014 Jeep Patriot: Small Crossover with Iconic Jeep Style
The Jeep Patriot has a charm about it, an endearing quality that gives it an appealing demeanor despite some shortcomings. We like the rugged iconic sport utility stance with a hood that sits out...
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2014 Chevrolet Silverado: Solid Improvement
Our first look at the all-new Chevrolet Silverado full-sized pickup came last December when it was unveiled to the press a few weeks before the Detroit Auto Show. At first glance, it appeared devoid...
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2014 Infiniti QX70: A New Name for Crossover Enjoyment
Infiniti’s QX70 sport utility is loaded with a lot more sport than utility although it falls into the genre of a car-based SUV or crossover featuring some measure of off-road and bad-weather...
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2014 Kia Sorento: A Good Crossover Made Better
A very good Kia Sorento, mid-sized crossover, sport utility has been made even better with the 2014 model. Kia has endowed the newest Sorento with styling updates, an upgraded interior and a new, more...
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2014 Ford Fiesta ST: A Driver’s Car
Whether you’re driving U.S. Route 15, one of the country’s great north-south roads that stretches from southern New York to South Carolina or crossing through the Santa Monica mountains to the...
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2014 Hyundai Equus: Bang for the Buck
The Hyundai Equus luxury sedan is as feature-laden as such stalwarts of the full-sized ranks as the Lexus LS 460, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7-Series, and Audi A8; but for many thousands less making it...
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2014 Fiat 500L: Cute Becomes Practical
We’ve spent time with two mini 2-door Fiat 500 models over the past two years and both times the 500 “won” us and others over; even those whose previous knowledge of Fiat was limited. We remember one...
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid: The New Segment Leader
Honda has risen to the top of the mid-sized hybrid sedan ranks with its 2014 Accord Hybrid that promises an unprecedented 50 miles to the gallon in city driving, 45 mpg highway and 47 combined while...
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2014 Kia Cadenza: Sedan Excellence
Before we climbed into the all-new full-sized luxury offering from Kia, we knew we would like it because we were enamoured with its platform mate, the Hyundai Azera, after a 1,500 mile trek last year....
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2014 Kia Soul: It’s Got the Hamsters Dancing
The dancing hamsters have got to be loving life these days. The first Kia Soul “driven” by these amusing rodents has been transformed into a second-generation Soul that includes an upgraded interior,...
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2014 Toyota Corolla: A More Appealing Best Seller
For years the compact Toyota Corolla has been widely acclaimed for its reliability, fuel economy, and resale value, and it has been the sedan of choice for more than 10 million buyers in the U.S. for...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: Going in a New Direction
Compact crossovers are the family station wagons of the 21st Century and Jeep has a new contemporary entry in the burgeoning segment to do battle with such heavyweights as Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, and...
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2014 Cadillac CTS: All the Right Stuff
The outgoing Cadillac CTS was hard to classify, larger than the BMW 3 Series, but smaller than the 5 Series. Should it be considered a large compact or a small mid-sized luxury sedan? This...
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2014 GMC Sierra Denali: Pickup Luxury at Its Best
We were immediately taken with the plush leather and wood surroundings, a plethora of electronic goodies that we would rather not live without if given a choice, and a luxury-sedan quiet interior. But...
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