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Fuel Economy

Engines

The standard engine for a given model will usually be powerful enough for highway driving with moderate loads. However, if you drive on hilly roads, tow a trailer, or equip the car with air conditioning and powerful enough for highway driving with moderate loads. However, if you drive on hilly roads, tow a trailer, or [...]

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Size Up the Right Car

Interior and Trunk Capacity: MINICOMPACT: 4 passengers; less than 2.4 m3 (85 ft3) Advantages: Excellent for city driving; maneuverable; easy to park. Lowest fuel consumption of any type of car; some models claim 4.8 L/100 km (59 mpg) with diesel engine and manual transmission. Disadvantages: Poor passenger protection in a collision. Highway performance only fair [...]

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The New 2012 Acura TL

I really like the look of the new 2012 Acura TL. It’s sharp and sleek with just a soupcon of sportiness – just what you’d expect from a Japanese luxury sedan with pretensions of elegance. The reason I hate to say it is because I actually liked the look of its predecessor – the one [...]

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Prelude

RATING: Recommended. A totally revamped, reliable sporty compact. GENERAL COMMENTS: Having undergone a major redesign for 1992 – the fourth since its debut in 1979, the Prelude has always been a bookkeeper’s sports coupe: it’s complete,functional and rational without any hint of aggression in its styling or performance components. The 92 model carries on this [...]

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Comfort/Convenience

Pro: Clear gauges and instruments. User-friendly controls and instrumentation. Excellent driving position. Very comfortable, sporty front seating. Redesigned front seat bases provide more rear footroom. Easy entry and exit. Large trunk on sedans, and versatile hatchback design. Relatively quiet interior. Excellent visibility. Con: Conservative styling. Tacky imitation velour seat covering. The rear seat is not [...]

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The Honda Accord

GENERAL COMMENTS: The Honda Accord has always been the best performing family sedan on the market, and this year it gets better with a new station wagon and a few trim changes. Every time Honda redesigned the line, it not only caught up with the latest advances, but went slightly ahead. Strong points are comfort, [...]

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Hyundai Elantra

The Elantra SE is a well-rounded package with roomy cabin, a comfortable ride, nice fit and finish, and a quiet interior. It provides excellent braking and very secure emergency handling, aided by the SE’s standard electronic stability control. Fuel economy is respectable at 27 mpg overall. Acceleration is adequate if not breathtaking. Reliability has been [...]

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Gas Saving Sedan

The Refined Elantra SE Beats the very thrifty Corolla With record-setting gas prices and an ailing economy, more people are turning to small cars to ease the strain on their budgets. The good news is that you don’t have to make as many sacrifices as before. Even with prices under $20,000, the best of today’s [...]

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