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2014 Toyota Tundra

15
One area where the Japanese have not been able to eat the proverbial lunch of Detroit's Big Three has been full-size pick-ups. To date, none of the Japanese 1500s have been...

2014 BMW X5

6
When you've got a good thing going - and BMW's X5 has been going good for almost 15 years - you don't mess with it. Not fundamentally. Keep what's good -...

2014 VW Beetle R-Line Turbo

21
Back in the Pleistocene - you know, before the '90s - a "quick" Beetle (the original Drittes Reich model designed by Dr. Porsche and you-know-who) was a 12 second car. Not in...

2014 VW Passat 1.8 Liter

19
One of VW's chief calling cards has always been efficiency. For a long time - until very recently, in fact - VW was the only car company selling affordable diesel-powered cars....

2014 Lexus ES350

9
Who says badge engineering can't work? GM (and Ford, too) got heckled for years  . . . for doing it wrong. For taking, say, a Chevy Cavalier, adding some chrome here, a...

2014 BMW 6 Gran Coupe

18
You want one thing but - sigh - you need something else. Can the two be reconciled? Certainly. It is simply a question of not expecting perfection. Your spouse, for instance, probably doesn't conform...

2014 Nissan NV 200

15
Remember the Chris Farley skit about living in a van down by the river? In this economy, it's no joke - because it may just come to that for many people....

2014 Toyota Corolla – Addendum

7
The Age of the Economy Car is officially over. Try and find one. I mean, try and find a new car that has anything in common with a Chevette, a Pinto, an...

2014 BMW 4 Series

7
Two things separate the men from the boys when it comes to sport coupes. One, a rear-drive layout. Two, a unique layout. Many sporty coupes are FWD - and "spun off" sedans. They're not...

2014 Acura MDX

3
Acura has performed a Jenny Craig miracle with the new MDX. The just-updated 2014 is bigger - and quicker. But it's also much lighter (by more than 500 lbs.) and a...
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