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2010 Honda Accord
Vehicle Type: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan or 2-door coupe
Estimated Base Price: $21,055 - $31,105
Engine Type: DOHC 16-valve 2.4-liter inline-4, 177 or 190 hp, 161 or [...]
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Vehicle Type: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
Estimated Base Price: $28,350
Engine Type: DOHC 16-valve 2.5-liter inline-4,156 hp, 136 lb-ft; AC permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor, 106 hp, [...]
2010 Cadillac CTS-V
Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear- or 4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan or 5-door wagon
Estimated Base Price: $37,555-$62,845
Engines: DOHC 24-valve 3.0-liter V-6, 270 hp, 223 lb-ft; DOHC 24-valve 3.6-liter V-6, [...]
Thunder Roadster
Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 1-passenger, 0-door race car
Price as tested: $14,995
Engine type: DOHC 16 valve 4-in-line, aluminum block and head, 4×1-bbl Mikuni carburetor
Displacement: [...]
2004 Jaguar XJ-Series
Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
Estimated base price: 60,000-$75,000
Engines: DOHC 32 valve 4.2 liter V-8, 294 hp; supercharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve 4.2 liter V-8, 390 hp
Transmission: 6-speed automatic with lockup torque converter
Wheelbase: 119.4 in
Length: 200.0 in
Width: 73.5 in
Height: 57.0 in
Curb weight: [...]
Most new models put on weight. The makers justify these weight gains by pinning it on customers who consistently demand more and more features, electronic equipment, and safety devices. Jaguar’s new XJ sedan, is the slim-line exception. It is more spacious and luxurious than any X that has gone before, but versions of it can [...]
Hard to believe, but no longer is a mere 349 horsepower de rigueur for a Mercedes E55 AMG. The company has decided nothing less than the supercharged V-8 of the ridiculously powerful SL55 AMG will do the job of intimidating the Teutonic heavy-metal opposition.
Just five years ago, about 350 horses established you as a credible [...]
Before the Mountaineer arrived in 1996 as a ‘97 model, Mercury had zip on the SUV shelf. Executives there complained that not having one was costing the division customers on the showroom floor. So Ford relented and gave its neglected upmarket cousin an Explorer fitted with Mercury badges, a comblike chrome grille, and restyled bumpers. [...]
The standard Bose® Surround Sound System transforms the Sport Seats of your 911 Turbo into from-row concert seats. Created expressly for the car’s unique acoustics, this system offers amazing sound reproduction, regardless of driving conditions.
The Bose approach to acoustic design mirrors the makers’ philosophy,
“First, engineer each component to the highest standards of performance, then integrate [...]
Materials and recycling
Porsche has always include the concept of lightweight design in terms of making a high performance sports car. The use of high tensile metals and aluminum alloys enables the company to develop cars which are lighter and stronger than those of who used conventional steel. The car design will benefit car owners as [...]
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