This is the most radical car of the group for many reasons, mostly laudable, although one is loathsome. The Focus is a remarkably space-efficient package, very unusual for Detroit. It’s nine inches shorter than the Nissan, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, and Kia at the larger end, and more than three inches shorter than the next-up-the-ladder Suzuki. It’s [...]
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Sleek, attractive, and well finished, the Opel Calibra coupe came out of the box a pretty strong offering for the GM Europe team. Its 150-horsepower 2-liter 16-valve twin-cam four gave the top-line model an 8.2-second 0-60-mph capability and a top end of 138 mph. But the playing field changes quickly in the sport coupe game, [...]
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