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2013 VW Passat

27
The old Beetle was designed as "the people's car" - for European people. It was very small - and very small engined. The current Passat, on the other hand, was specifically...

2013 Infiniti JX35

3
No car salesman ever wants to find himself admitting to a customer that he just hasn't got what they're looking for . . . but the guy down the street does. Before...

2014 Acura RLX

11
Acura has what you might call a Lincoln Problem. Just as Ford is trying to jump-start its dead-in-the-water lux division (Ford sells more Mustangs in a year than Lincoln sells cars) Acura...

2013 Hyundai Sante Fe

23
If GM's board had simply hired away the entire management team at Hyundai back in '08 - and fired everyone at the Renaissance Center in Detroit - it would saved taxpayers...

2013 Nissan Quest

22
Minivans - traditional minivans - are becoming scarce. GM and Ford don't even make them anymore. That leaves Chrysler (Town & County - and its lower-rent Dodge sibling, the Caravan -...

2014 Mazda6

47
Cue '80s-era Queen... another one bites the dust. Another V-6, that is. The 2014 Mazda6 - all-new - is now also four-cylinder-only. The good news is the new "SkyActiv-G" four is stronger than the...

2013 Kia Rio

6
The Kia Rio I just spent a week driving around is an extremely fuel-efficient little car - one of the very best in its segment, actually. And not just on paper,...

2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo

19
The obvious often isn't until someone makes it so. For instance, adding a real-sized rear door to a sporty coupe - as Hyundai has done with the Veloster. Much better than one (or...

2013 Infiniti Q56

4
If  "you didn't build that" - then you might be interested in driving this: The 2013 Infiniti Q56. Few things on wheels give the finger to the OWS proletariat as lustily as...

2013 Mazda CX-9

5
Function matters - but form does, too. Especially when you've got a choice. Full-size minivans, for instance, sold in big numbers  . . . until less stodgy-looking (and driving) alternatives - same-size...
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