2012 Chevrolet Orlando – Purpose-Built For Your Life

Introduction 2012 Chevrolet Orlando is a five-door compact multi purpose vehicle with seven passenger seating capacity, and is designed and engineered by General Motors Korea under Chevy division for worldwide markets. Initially it was launched as concept car at 2008 Paris Auto Show and in the year 2009, at it extended product review, General Motors previewed the production spec Orlando and confirmed the production. Like all Chevy models currently introduced to the market segments, the Orlando doesn’t follow convention. Its design is part crossover and part multi purpose vehicle that breaks the rules of historically conservative class. The all new compact multi purpose vehicle of the company brings boastfulness to the class by providing bolder look, thanks to its crossover inspired silhouette  [...]

2012 Fiat 500 Abarth – A Very Small Car In A Very Big America

Faithful to small, yet wicked saying coined for the cars of Karl Abarth in the year 1960, the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth comes to America with racing traditions, which have made it success on the racetracks and roadways of Europe – aggressive and purposeful styling, world class precision and performance, limited production volume and high power to weight ratio. Mr. Olivier Francois, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Fiat Marque at Chrysler Group LLC said that introducing the all-new Abarth to America allows the company to reach out to driving enthusiasts seeking Italian performance at attainable price. The Fiat 500 Abarth brings to life a revolutionary racing heritage and becomes an Italian high performance vehicle for everyday commuting, with its purpose-built design and track tuned lightweight  [...]

2013 Toyota Land Cruiser Review

Introduction The revolutionary Toyota Land Cruiser currently celebrated its 60th anniversary since its introduction in Japan and has remained constant in United States model line-up of Toyota for over 5 decades. The 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser has evolved over time from standard from standard all wheel drive utility vehicle in its early years to luxury sport utility vehicle with eight-passenger seating capacity marketed in 188 nations. For 2013, the Land Cruiser gets interior and exterior styling enhancements. Besides these, it will now be equipped with standard features such as new driving performance features along with plethora of important convenience and safety features. Amongst many popular equipments, which were initially offered as optional features, are now available as standard, including  [...]

Top 10 Diesels and Hybrids With the Shortest Break-Even Periods

Selecting a diesel or hybrid car can often result in large fuel savings. Many of these cars are pricey as compared to gasoline model equivalents and the price premium can take several years to earn back at the pump. As such, it can be helpful to consider the green vehicle’s break-even period while evaluating choices. The break-even period is an amount of time it takes for the car’s fuel savings for offsetting its premium. These 10 diesel and hybrid cars provide the shortest break-even periods than other gasoline model equivalents. Besides break-even period, we have listed gasoline model with which each diesel or hybrid is compared. 2011 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Diesel Compared to: 2011 Mercedes Benz GL-Class Price premium: $961 Fuel savings: $694 Break-even period: 1.4 years The  [...]

2011 Consumers Top Rated

The top rated cars by consumers. Coupe For Less Than $25,000: 2011 Mini Cooper With German engineering and British character, the 2011 Mini Cooper is a solid choice for small cabriolet or coupe, providing sharp handling, highly customizable, stellar fuel economy, pioneering cabriolet roof, excellent all-around performance in JCW and S variants and endearing retro styling. The Cooper offers the driving enthusiast with combination of engineering, untraditional attitude and fun to drive performance. The suspension in Cooper gets rear and front anti-sway bars as standard equipment, while MacPherson strut suspension helps provide incredibly tight front wheel drive handling. All Mini Cooper models come with multi link rear suspension, which helps keep your wheels at their optimal angle to  [...]

2013 Infiniti JX

Introduction 2013 Infiniti JX will shake up the status quo when the pioneering seven-passenger luxury crossover sport utility vehicle joins the company’s lineup in spring 2012. It is an upcoming midsize luxury crossover SUV that offers comfortable seating capacity for seven passengers and will be launched by Nissan, Japanese automobile manufacturer’s division called Infiniti. The concept version will be introduced at 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance show with production version scheduled at 2011 Los Angeles Motor Show. It will be marketed in Spring 2012 as 2013 model and is underpinned by elongated Nissan Murano platform. At Infiniti, design elevates each curve, each line into breathtaking experience. The bold curves of signature Infiniti grille make every entrance truly unforgettable,  [...]

2013 Toyota Aygo Review

Introduction 2013 Toyota Aygo is a fun to drive small car with large personality whether you are out and about in the city or out on long drives on great open road. With highly responsive steering and no-road tax, the Aygo is a perfect combination of fantastic driving experience and urban styling. With Toyota Optimal Drive as standard and low CO2 emissions, owning the Aygo is as good as it is the environment. The convenience of electric front windows and remote central locking comes as standard in Aygo+, Aygo Blue and Aygo Go. The cleverly engineered Aygo cabin is light and airy, while there is room to accommodate four adults in comfort. The two-tone Mestizo Grey interior trim offers a combination of good looks and durability. The Advanced technology blends with seductive design and outstanding  [...]

Top 10 Pet-Safe Vehicles

Ever thought how dangerous an unrestrained pet is in a moving car? Did you know that a 35 pound dog can also become a 2700 pound projectile in 35mph crash? As rising numbers of pet owners take to the roads with animals in tow, we have joined forces to reveal the top 10 pet safe vehicles. These days, more pets as compared to before travelling in vehicles; sadly, though, most drivers aren't taking the steps necessary to ensure that this travel is safe both for their pets as well as for them. Many of these animals ride unrestrained, increasing risk of fatality or pet injury during an accident. The animals aren't the only ones at risk: If you have an accident at 35 mph while toting your 60-pound unrestrained dog, your pet is capable of causing impact of up to 2,700 pounds, slamming into windshield,  [...]

Consumers’ Favorites: Best Convertibles

Convertibles have body style and glamour, which captivates the viewer in their charm. Their distinctive feature is rigid or flexible, folding textile roofs, detachable windows and hardtops that wind-down inside the doors, making the cabriolet an open air vehicle. Most cabriolets are luxury car with two doors or two-door cars and both are also known as all-weather cars and not meant for families because of their limited cargo and passenger space. With personalities ranging from boulevard cruiser to boulevard bruiser and cool retro styling, the Ford Mustang galloped to the lead with 15.6 percent of votes. What could be better than letting wind stream through your hair as your cabriolet roars down the highway? Unlike, when they first came off assembly line, today's topless cars are faster,  [...]

What Is a Hybrid Car? How Do Hybrids Work?

Hybrid-electric vehicles combine the advantages of electric motors and gasoline powertrains and can be configured for obtaining several objectives like enhanced fuel economy, additional auxiliary power for electronic devices, power tools and increased power. What could a Toyota Prius probably have in common with Ford Fusion, Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Silverado? All are equipped with hybrid powerplant, a propulsion system designed famous by Prius. While customers benefit from enhanced fuel efficiency, hybrids provide automobile manufacturers a way to meet ever tightening CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) needs and proposed limits on CO2 emissions. Defining Hybrid But what exactly is hybrid, and how does it work for enhancing fuel economy. A vehicle is a hybrid if it uses more than  [...]

Consumers’ Favorites: Best Cars for College Students

The well designed and well engineered Hyundai Elantra ran away with 1st place with 22% of votes. The incredibly versatile and space efficient Fit model of Honda took 2nd place with 13%. 2012 Hyundai Elantra The 2012 Hyundai Elantra symbolizes company’s emotional Fluidic Sculpture design principles. Fluidic Sculpture considers the interplay of wind with rigid surfaces for creating the illusion of constant motion. The award winning Elantra continues to combat high gas prices in 2012 by adding an ActiveECO System, which tailors transmission and engine control to smooth out throttle response and increase real world fuel economy by seven percent. Highlights for 2012 Elantra include dual shell horn for enhanced sound, new steering calibration for superior on-center feel, foglamps, passenger side  [...]

Top 10 Sedans With the Most Cargo Capacity

A sedan is defined as a vehicle with four-door featuring conventional trunk design. There are three standard sizes: full-size, compact and midsize. A saloon car (British English, New Zealand English and Irish English) or sedan (American English, Australian English and Canadian English) is a passenger vehicle in three-box configuration with A, B, and C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for cargo, engine and passenger. The passenger compartment gets two rows of seats and ample passenger space in rear compartment. While saloon cars aren’t quite as versatile like crossovers, hatchbacks and wagons, there are certainly plenty of models, which provide generous cargo space with tremendous utility. Those who are in the market looking for a four-door with particularly  [...]

Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Coupes

A coupe is a closed car body style, a precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and overtime. These cars are often hard-topped sportscars or sporty variants of saloon body styles with doors mainly reduced from four to two and close-coupled interior providing either two seats or 2+2 seating. In the 19th century, coupe was basically a closed four-wheel horse-drawn carriage, cut for eliminating forward mounted, rear facing passenger seats with single seat inside for two adults behind the driver. These coupes might be on a smaller side when it comes to size, but they come with big savings at the pump. Ranging from sporty and fun to luxurious, even economical, coupes take benefit of their lower weight and size for squeezing out every last mpg. With not a whole lot of  [...]

2012 Toyota Camry – Most Popular Midsize Sedan

Good New Web-based Entune system, which integrates navigation, audio and infotainment; refined cabin; revised styling. Bad Lacks manual transmission; lifeless steering in four-cylinder models. Introduction 2012 Toyota Camry is a four-door, front wheel drive five-passenger sedan, which continues its reputation of quality, safety and reliability into an all-new seventh-generation for 2012. Although completely redesigned, it plays it safe with styling revisions, which make it look slightly tougher and suspension updates that make it slightly livelier. The 2012 Camry debuts a sophisticated, bold new design with more spacious cabin, even quieter ride and enhanced driving dynamics than before. With multimedia technology, class leading safety and fuel economy added in, the end result is best  [...]