Archive for September, 2009


2010 Kia Soul

2010 Kia Soul
Basic Souls are motivated by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder sending 122 hp and 115 lb-ft of torque through a five-speed manual transaxle, but those are expected to represent but a sliver of the model’s total volume. Opting for an automatic transmission, ($950 extra in all trims), yields an immediate upgrade to the 2.0-liter four [...]

2010 Ford Transit Connect

2010 Ford Transit Connect
The 2010 Ford Transit Connect, set to hit Ford dealerships this summer, offers 135 cu. ft. of space and costs $21,475 including the destination charge, a price commercial outfits should find fairly appealing given its mission. To get that much covered cargo space in Ford’s lineup, you’d need to step up to [...]

2010 Volvo C70

2010 Volvo C70
Set to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Volvo C70 is a four-seat convertible with a three-piece steel roof that comes with an updated exterior design. The 2010 Volvo C70 will be available with three petrol engines: T5 with 230 hp/320 Nm, 2.4i with 170 hp/230 Nm and 2.4 with 140 [...]

2010 Toyota Tundra

2010 Toyota Tundra
Equipped with the 4.6, the Tundra—at least in the four-wheel-drive Double Cab guise we sampled—won’t light up its tires like it does with the 5.7-liter, yet it is perfectly adequate, allowing one to scoot around town with reasonable gusto and without fear of losing the rear end around every corner. Besides, as we [...]

2009 Toyota Matrix

2009 Toyota Matrix
The base engine remains a 1.8-liter four-cylinder that now has variable valve timing on both the intake and exhaust. Horsepower is 132, up six from ’08. For the first time, a bigger engine is offered—the 158-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder from the Scion xB, although it still has six fewer horses than the last XRS. [...]

2010 Jaguar XF

2010 Jaguar XF
The 2010 Jaguar XF is a 4-door, 5-passenger luxury sedan, or luxury sports sedan, available in 4 trims, ranging from the Luxury to the R. Upon introduction, the Luxury is equipped with a standard 4.2-liter, V8, 300-horsepower engine that achieves 16-mpg in the city and 25-mpg on the highway. The R is equipped [...]

2010 Jaguar XJ

2010 Jaguar XJ
The 2010 Jaguar XJ is a 2-door, 4-passenger luxury sports coupe, or luxury convertible, available in 4 trims, ranging from the XK Coupe to the XKR Convertible. Upon introduction, the XK Coupe is equipped with a standard 5.0-liter, V8, 385-horsepower engine that achieves 16-mpg in the city and 24-mpg on the highway. The [...]

2010 Jaguar XK

2010 Jaguar XK
One could almost confuse this for the Aston but for the garish over-application of silver plastic inside and out. In the cabin, the door panel switch surrounds look chintzier than anything in a car this expensive should, and outside, the R-specific front air intakes look like cheap plastic knockoffs of the real thing, [...]

2009 Toyota iQ

2009 Toyota iQ
Toyota unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show the production version of the 2009 Toyota iQ. The 2009 Toyota iQ is designed to obtain a five-star Euro NCAP rating and is anticipated that it will have a 100g/km CO2 emission level. The 2009 Toyota iQ will enter production late this year and will [...]

2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S

2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S
The most handsome visual highlighted of the 911 Targa is its 16.58 piazza-base schooner roof made up of two segments – an elegant sliding roof at the front and a more doable stalk at the rear. The roof slides smartly beneath the tailgate within seven seconds, conveniently offering almost five place [...]