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December 2, 2011 | 
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has again put to the test some of the latest models of the last few months. Testing was carried out on seven of the cars most suited to families: the VW T5 Caravelle and the two smaller ones.
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Dodge Stratus and Chrysler Sebring – First Drive Review – Auto Reviews – Car and Driver
The opening-night preview of these cars turned out to be a bit like walking into the weekday matinee of a Broadway show and being greeted by a sign in the lobby announcing, “In today’s performance, the part of the dashing sports coupe, Avenger, will be played by Stratus, better known for his solid-citizen sedan roles. And standing in for Cirrus, the lead sedan, will be Sebring, just in from her world tour as a topless dancer.”
The “show” was a simultaneous rollout of four new cars built on two completely different platforms that formerly wore five different nameplates—Cirrus, Stratus, Breeze, Sebring, and Avenger—but now are limited to just the Stratus and Sebring monikers. The four-door versions, which still share their underpinnings with the Sebring convertible that “opened” last April in New York, are designed by DaimlerChrysler. Their now-homonymous two-door siblings are built by Mitsubishi, once again, on a stretched Mitsubishi Eclipse chassis.
Geneva motor show: Fiat Freemont
The Fiat/Lancia/Chrysler cross-pollination – or inbreeding, if you will – begins here, with a lightly reskinned version of the Dodge Journey.
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Cars’ Cool Factor Depends on Younger Generation
Kids don’t have the money to buy whatever new car they want, but they do have influence in convincing older buyers what to get.
“The complaint among teens for years was that they wouldn’t buy their father’s Oldsmobile,” said Rob Callender, spokesman for TRU, a Northbrook, Ill.-based subsidiary of Research International USA that specializes in the buying behavior and trends of teens and 20-somethings. “By the time Olds turned around its lineup with vehicles for younger buyers, it was too late. It went out of business.вЂ
2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X SportCombi – Short Take Road Test – Auto Reviews – Car and Driver
As engine outputs have risen over the past 25 years, front-drive cars have migrated toward four-wheel drive to give their overburdened front tires a break. Even Saab has finally capitulated with this Turbo X version of the
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A Haldex 4.0 center coupling shifts as much as 90 percent of the engine’s 280-hp output to the rear wheels via electronically controlled wet clutches. Its little digital brain anticipates when power is needed in back even before the tires slip. An electronically controlled clutch pack in the rear differential prevents side-to-side slip, while the traction control takes care of the front wheels.
The 2008 Jeep Renegade Concept
Sometimes a car company just wants to show off.
Bizarre, off the wall designs, over the top features and ridiculous power are some of the best ways to get all eyes on your product at one of the big international auto shows.
At this year’s Detroit Auto Show, it seems that in order to grab the most attention possible manufacturers are going green, and Chrysler is no exception.