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Cadillac CTS and Infiniti M Garner IIHS Top Pick Status

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Cadillac and Infiniti have been increasingly aiming for their German competition as of late. The CTS and M, as mid-size models, are both crucial to each of their respective manufacturers in achieving that goal. Safety is a highly important aspect for customers when purchasing a new vehicle, and all luxury manufacturers aim to score well [...]

2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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Acura just rolled out the new 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon at this year’s New York Auto Show. They are going to sell this ride in America, and I don’t see anything wrong with that. What I do see as being a bump in the road is whether American’s will buy it or not. One [...]

2010 Acura MDX Review

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Test vehicle: 2010 Acura MDX 3.7L V6 with 6-speed automatic transmission One of the trends from the past decade has no doubt been luxury SUVs. Even Porsche dived head first into the market with the Cayenne, with Acura has releasing its competitor into the marketplace – the three-row Acura MDX SUV. Since its introduction it [...]

Acura Prices New ZDX

Friday, November 20, 2009

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Acura’s latest product, the “four door sports coupe” ZDX, is set to go on sale December 15th of next month. With the on-sale date fast approaching, the company has released pricing information and fuel mileage estimates on the ZDX. This follows BMW’s release of pricing information for the 5-Series Gran Turismo. Acura has chosen to price [...]

Acura’s ZDX: Thoughts and New Pictures

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Last month, the ZDX made its first appearance as a production model at the Orange County Auto Show. The release included some of the details that have been missing from past announcements. A new “category” is emerging in the United States for vehicles that just refused to be categorized (if that makes sense). BMW arguably [...]

Acura TSX Sportwagon Announced

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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Honda hasn’t exactly been on a product rampage lately. Stylistically the recent cars from the Honda brand haven’t been hits, but even more lately than usual – the CrossTour Crossover in particular. The latest product from Acura, the ZDX crossover is good looking and seems to have the makings of a winning product inside and [...]

2010 Acura ZDX Is Here, And Confusing

Monday, August 17, 2009

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I’ll be the first to admit that I simply don’t understand the direction “crossovers” are traveling in. It seems like they’re becoming less and less useful, and more and more like rolling fashion statements – for fashion victims. Or the fashionably ignorant. Anyway, while it’s fun to revel in shock at the fact that this [...]

Update on the Acura NSX

Sunday, August 16, 2009

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Acura is definitely in a difficult place right now. It’s struggling to have a true identity in the competitive luxury field. Honda has set high goals for it but is apparently not following through on giving the brand the tools it needs to succeed. I don’t see FWD vehicles cutting it if it wants to [...]

Retrospective: Sterling Motor Cars

Friday, August 7, 2009

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Brands in the US come and go, seemingly with the changing of the seasons. The fact is we have a fairly volatile marketplace – much more prone to fluctuations of consumer needs and wants seemingly on a day-to-day basis than most other markets. When gas is cheap, we buy pickups with 6.0L 400bhp V8′s. When [...]

V8s and RWD a No at Honda

Saturday, July 25, 2009

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Honda is a company that has stuck to a pretty consistent philosophy over the years. They’ve been known for reliability and economical sensibilities. Not much to be excited about, but you know you could depend on them. I’ll admit to never being a Honda fan though, especially with the styling we’ve seen recently – Element, Ridgeline, [...]