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Driven: 2014 Mazda6 GT
The 2014 Mazda6 is exactly what we expect from a Mazda sedan: it’s fun without sacrificing comfort. It’s affordable, but still feels techy and advanced. It’s stylish without being in-your-face. We aren’t sure how it’ll fare in a world dominated by Camrys, Accords, and Fusions, but if Mazda can get customers behind the wheel, we think it’ll be a pretty easy sell.
LA 2012: Auto Show Wrap-Up
With press days for the LA Auto Show nothing more than a memory, it’s time to compile everything that debuted leading up to and during this year’s show. It was a decidedly green show this year (not that uncommon for the LAAS), with more than a few electric vehicles. Ford’s Fusion range was crowned Green Car Of The Year, which isn’t hugely surprising if you’ve read our reviews.
Driven: 2013 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ 2.0T
Until now, Chevy only offered its Malibu as a mild-hybrid Eco and a rather tepid 2.5-liter four-pot. The arrival of the 2.0T delivers a healthy power boost to the Bowtie’s bread-and-butter sedan.
Detroit 2012: Live Photos Of The 2013 Ford Fusion
Ford helped to kick off this year’s Detroit auto show in fine style this morning, filling the venerable Joe Louis Arena with its fully new, and particularly sharp-looking, Fusion range.
First Look: 2013 Ford Fusion
Ford has unveiled the new generation of its Fusion mid-size sedan today. The new car is a significant upgrade over the old Fusion, boasting a host of new technologies and fuel-efficient powertrains. For fuel-sippers, hybrid and plug-in hybrid Fusions will also be available.
Quick Drive: 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
To me, the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid feels like a much different car than the Ford Fusion Hybrid. Not that it really drives any differently, but it just has a different atmosphere inside the cabin. Touches like the leather, wood trim, and generally higher-quality materials immediately set it apart. The general comfort level is uplifted a bit, and the inclusion of features like the multi-way power seats and easy-to-use climate control are on hand to make the occupants feel like they’re in a more luxurious vehicle. It’s things like this that make Lincoln feel like its own brand—a case for Ford to keep it.
Quick Drive: 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid
The role in the world for the Fusion Hybrid seems to be as the slightly better handling alternative to Toyota’s Prius. What one gives up to drive the Fusion versus the Prius— hatchback functionality, some fuel economy, and Toyota residual value—is made up for on a day-to-day fun basis. Sure, the Fusion may only be 10 percent more fun to drive than the Toyota, but that small amount adds up with the occasional fast corner, or spirited session when taking the long way home from work.
Secondhand Gems: $25K Hybrids That Don’t Suck
As much as it pains us to say it, petrol north of $3.00 per gallon is looking more and more like the new norm, never mind the $4.00 per gallon prices most of us are paying right now. The good news is that, unlike the 1970s when manufacturers abandoned virtually all bastions of horsepower and performance in the name of emissions and fuel economy, today we live in what could well become the golden age of performance—a time when even family sedans and V-6 pony cars make 300 horsepower.
Quick Drive: 2011 Ford Fusion SE
Especially after driving sedans like the Hyundai Sonata and the Suzuki Kizashi for our recent comparison test, I can’t help but find my opinion of the Fusion cooling just a bit. There’s no question that the Fusion is a nice-handling and competent car, but the newest entries in the mid-size segment are starting to move it down a bit on the segment’s “most desirable” list.
List: Top Ten Longest Range Vehicles
With the departure of our BMW X5 xDrive35d, we began talking about vehicles that not only offered decent-to-good fuel economy, but also packed massive gas tanks to allow outrageous distances between fill ups. We set a minimum of 600 miles per tank, and got our numbers by multiplying the gas tank size by the EPA estimated highway mileage. Here are the results.
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