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Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Low and slinky Volkswagen CC has much to recommend it | The Detroit News | detnews.com When the subject is styling, Volkswagen is the alpha and the omega of vehicle manufacturers. In the early days, it offered the microbus, with all the design panache of a steamer trunk or a soldier's footlocker, though there was some hope because the original Beetle actually had some charming curvy lines. Now it presents us with the 2009 CC, which is so slick and sensuous that it eclipses anything the German company has ever offered, including the ill-fated Phaeton luxury car. The CC -- VW says the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-17 13:26:17 Article Views Rating: 167 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > New Acura RL 2009 Research the new 2009 Acura RL at NewCar.com. The 2009 RL is available in a Sedan bodystyle, and comes with a standard V6 engine. The Acura model gets 22 miles per gallon.The Acura RL is the top tier sedan manufactured by Honda and sold under the luxury brand. Acura rebadged the fourth generation Honda Legend as the Acura RL, which it replaced starting in January of 1996. The RL is said to stand for "Road Luxury" though others have suggested that it stands for "Replaces... Full article... Article added: 2008-10-13 12:38:27 Article Views Rating: 449 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > 2008 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan Shown What Edmunds.com says Although generally competent and comfortable, the aging 2008 Volvo S60 falls short of its German and Japanese rivals in regards to driving dynamics, refinement and overall desirability. Pros Superb front-seat comfort, long list of safety features, comfortable ride. Cons Soft suspension tuning limits handling potential, steering lacks feedback, turbo lag and torque steer in T5 model, tight rear legroom. What's New for 2008 For 2008, the high-performance "R" model has been... Full article... Article added: 2008-09-26 11:51:54 Article Views Rating: 425 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > 2009 Acura TSX Acura started the event in New York with a rush. As music pounded a rhythm designed to stir emotions to a fever pitch, the new 2009 Acura TSX sprang from undercover at full speed, stopping just as quickly at center stage. A few more feet and it would have been sitting in my lap. With an entrance like this, who needs coffee in the morning?“With powerful looks and performance, the debut of the new TSX has taken an enthusiastic bite out of the Big Apple,” said Dick Colliver, executive vice... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-11 08:53:44 Article Views Rating: 509 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > What In The World Is Wrong At Lexus? Listen to the news and watch the figures, and there is little doubt the economy is in turmoil. This is often echoed by manufacturers who lead us to believe the ground had shifted below them and they were caught with too many gas guzzling SUV’s on the lots. While I have no doubt to a degree this is true, it isn’t the main reason all of the manufactures are slumping.The simple fact remains some brands appeal to different demographics, and those groups in general may be more... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:30:25 Article Views Rating: 227 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > Lexus Leaps Forward In JD Power and Associates VDS Dependability Study Deterioration in vehicle quality during the first three years of ownership—determined by comparing long-term dependability rates to initial quality problem rates—strongly affects overall customer satisfaction as well as customer willingness to recommend their vehicle model, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Vehicle Dependability StudySM VDS released today.The study, which measures problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old 2005 model year vehicles, finds that, on... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:30:22 Article Views Rating: 225 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > Lexus leads J.D. Power dependability for 14th straight year Click above for results 2008 J.D. Power Dependability StudyJ.D. Power and Associates has just released its 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study that attempts to measure vehicle quality throughout the first three years of owning a vehicle, and for the 14th year in a row Lexus leads all manufacturers with a rating of just 120 problems per 100 vehicles PP100. This year's runner up, surprisingly, is Mercury, though it's a distant second at 151 PP100. Cadillac 155 PP100, Toyota 159 PP100 and Acura 160 PP100... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:30:19 Article Views Rating: 233 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > 2010 Acura NSX Honda works on the new model of Acura NSX and seems like the company had some changes for the car since the Nürnburg show, Germany, in June. The auto with the face of a wild cat lost its zebra stripes and received a very popular now silver color. At the Nürnburg 2010 Acura NSX made its red-hot lap within 7 minutes and 37 seconds. One of the reasons of the good result is the car does not have enormous rear wings as other autos do. Some people project it can do at least 10 seconds better at the autumn... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:29:59 Article Views Rating: 249 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto dependability scores improve Industrywide the long-term dependability of cars and trucks increased 5 percent, but General Motors Corp. saw many of its volume brands slip in a three-year J.D. Power and Associates quality study released this morning. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus brand topped the 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study, the 14th consecutive year the brand held that position. Ford Motor Co. also faired well: All three of its brands scored marked improvements and the Ford brand's 7.7 percent decline in reported quality problems... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:29:56 Article Views Rating: 107 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > Lexus rates highest in latest J.D. Power dependability study, followed by Mercury and Cadillac Lexus has once again taken top honors in the annual J.D. Power and Associates vehicle dependability study, a position it’s held for the past 14 years. Last year, however, saw Buick sharing the top spot but in the latest study the GM division has slipped to sixth place. The annual study looks at a number of measures in determining the dependability scores, but the key factor is the number of problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old 2005 model year vehicles. The study found that, on... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:29:46 Article Views Rating: 226 |
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