Test Drive: 2011 Nissan Juke FWD CVT

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If you're in the market for an interesting, cheap car, your choices are pretty limited. Most everything with an MSRP below $20k these days is about as much fun as kissing your sister.  Sober.  So what's the budget-limited car guy to do?  Buy a ragged-out Mustang GT?  Sure, that's one option.  But if you're a delightful nonconformist with a taste for the bizarre, perhaps you should steer your rear to a Nissan dealer. First, let's make one thing clear.  The Juke has styling that you either love or hate. Not much middle ground, for sure.  Personally, I think the styling is a little bizarre and derivative all at the same time, but it's better than every rolling Ambien out there for preventing boredom.  The front

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Front-Wheel Drive Coming To BMW

BMW is and has been one of the premier purveyors of performance luxury vehicles in its (year) existence. This is the brand built on the slogan "The Ultimate Driving Machine." While the core models have remained true to the brand's original mission, new additions have drifted further and further away - the recently introduced BMW X1 and 5-Series GT, to give a few examples. BMW has been on a relentless quest for volume , and it seems to now be going at any lengths to achieve those goals. wE thought MINI was supposed to fill the inexpensive, volume role, but we guess not. The confirmation of front-wheel drive models came at the BMW Annual Accounts Press Conference by Dr. Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the BMW AG Board of

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