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2004
New Car Reviews
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2004's Cadillac ESV is a luxurious yet hefty SUV that pampers with performance and style - the best of both worlds.
[CADILLAC ESV REVIEW] |
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The 2004 Lincoln Navigator is a luxurious SUV, leaving
little room to question its claim as a worthy challenger
to the Cadillac Escalade. The Navigator was the original full-sized SUV market.
[LINCOLN NAVIGATOR REVIEW] |
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There is nothing busy looking about this car.
It's almost as if some highly intelligent alien
dropped a perfectly formed, streamlined mini
space ship with wheels on the road in hopes we
could all jump in.
[INFINITI G35 COUPE REVIEW] |
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Much to the chagrin of the competition, Hyundai
is quickly becoming recognized as a manufacturer
of quality vehicles. Gone are the days of hiding
your Hyundai in the garage .
[HYUNDAI XG REVIEW] |
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Like the Kia Rio, which has ranked as the lowest-priced
new car in America for the last few years, the 2004
Chevrolet Aveo (pronounced Ah-VAY-oh) five-door
hatchback and sedan are built in South Korea.
[CHEVROLET AVEO REVIEW] |
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The Honda Pilot seems to have struck a cord with
discerning consumers. Like its more expensive family
member the Acura MDX, the Pilot has been a sales
winner from the beginning.
[HONDA PILOT REVIEW] |
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I am left then to ponder a great mystery and decide
for myself the best way to categorize this most
ingenious automobile. Is the all-new Mazda RX-8
a real sports car, or one of the sexiest
sedans ever built? [MAZDA RX-8 REVIEW] |
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Restyled for 2004, improving its already refined
good looks, Sebring offers a new front fascia offers scalloped
headlights and a rakish grille. 2004's Sebring appears potent.
[CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE REVIEW] |
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2004 Malibu impresses with its comfortable ride,
pleasant appearance, solid platform, more powerful
V6 - not to mention its many features and clever
new hatchback model. [CHEVROLET MALIBU REVIEW] |
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test car had leather-trimmed seats that had well-aligned
stitching, upscale, textured ceiling fabric and
soft-to-the touch plastic dashboard and window ledge
material [SUZUKI VERONA REVIEW] |
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new 2004 V6 Cayenne is called simply “Cayenne.”
It is a totally new personality differing from the
S and the Turbo and its Touareg cousins. It is more
agile, more svelte because it had to be for the
smaller engine. [PORSCHE CAYENNE REVIEW] |
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| Women
are the majority of buyers of Saturn's sport utility
vehicle, the VUE. For 2004, they're getting a surprising
and improved package, a
spirited ride that comes, interestingly enough, from
a Honda V6 under the hood. [SATURN VUE REVIEW] |
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5 series for 2004 has undergone the first total
redesign in eight years, the fifth since the series
was inaugurated in 1975. The new one is larger in
both size, price, and technological innovations
(like the polarizing iDrive system). [BMW 5 SERIES REVIEW] |
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| This
first SUV from a German company best known for selling
cars for the common people is attracting attention
-- and awards. It's a well-proportioned
SUV that eschews brutish style is decidedly upscale. [VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG REVIEW] |
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crisp exterior designs hint at the car's athletic
persona and its powerful engine, although the spacious
passenger cabin
portrays a different image. This contradiction really
makes Maxima stand out. [NISSAN MAXIMA REVIEW] |
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| A
car so swift that Dodge ranks the performance of
the SRT-4 second only to the awesome Viper SRT-10
supercar in the current Dodge fleet .
All of this power plus a price
tag that comes in at under $20K. [DODGE SRT-4 REVIEW] |
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The
XLR roadster is the new Cadillac halo car.
If the XLR's expressive
looks don't convince you, its performance and handling
should.
[CADILLAC XLR REVIEW] |
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exception to all of the squared-off sheetmetal and
high-hiking roof rails of popular SUVs are the elegant
curves and slinking posture of a new type of sport-ute
-- the Infiniti
FX. [INFINITI FX REVIEW] |
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| Based
on the subcompact Impreza platform and derived from
Subaru's WRX performance car, the WRX STi has more
juice from a larger engine and more sporty paraphernalia for "The Fast and the
Furious" crowd.
[SUBARU WRX STI REVIEW] |
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new 2004 Buick Rainier is a more sound-insulated
and cushioned-ride version of the mid-size SUV that
parent company GM has been selling since the 2002
model year.
[BUICK RAINIER REVIEW] |
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| America's
favorite vehicle gets a makeover for 2004. Whether
you're a man or a woman, you'll love the new stylish
interior -- we put the new Ford F-150 to the test!
[FORD F-150 REVIEW] |
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| We
test out the curvy coupe variation of ION, the compact-class
marque in the line of Saturn from General Motors.
[SATURN ION QUAD COUPE REVIEW] |
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Revamped
for 2004, the Pontiac Grand Prix is not another
ho-hum family sedan. It is stylish, sleek, powerful
and does it all without losing its efficiency.
[PONTIAC GRAND PRIX REVIEW] |
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| Redesigned
for 2004, the new package design for the Mercedes
CLK Series looks absolutely stunning in an emotional
statement of curvaceous sheetmetal.
[MERCEDES-BENZ CLK REVIEW ] |
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This
new minivan has a space-age, Jetson-family feel
inside and exterior styling that looks almost like
a concept car plucked from an auto show stage.
[NISSSAN QUEST REVIEW] |
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| Still
handsome and still clearly a Jaguar the new XJ has
lost the distinctive drooping tail section without
losing its pure driving pleasure. The XJ8 continues
the progress. And the delight.
[JAGUAR XJ8 REVIEW] |
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| "L"
stand for Long, as in wheelbase. A longer wheelbase
means smoother cruising on uneven surfaces and for
tall folks in the cushy backseat it means cross-legged
riding comfort.
This new, larger A8 tops the charts of the German
luxury sedans. [AUDI A8 L REVIEW] |
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| A
car so unique-looking that even Bentley drivers
are ogling it. Yes,
it's a Chrysler, but you might even think of this
stylish new model as a decently-priced Mercedes
-- it is built in Germany...and with some
Mercedes parts, after all. [CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE REVIEW] |
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| Although
it has the same number of seats as a minivan, the
Pacifica doesn't drive like a large vehicle and
doesn't have a minivan shape or stodgy minivan image.
A
functional family vehicle that's also hip and stylish?
Go figure! [CHRYSLER PACIFICA REVIEW] |
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After
five years in production with the RX 300, a luxury
crossover pioneer, Lexus has developed a new version
as a 2004 product that's larger and faster than
the predecessor. Say 'hi' to the RX 330!
[LEXUS FX 330 REVIEW] |
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| A
spring 2003 addition to Acura's lineup,
the TSX is intriguing road machinery for shoppers
looking for an entry-level luxury sedan. [ACURA TSX REVIEW] |
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| You’d
think with a name like Endeavor, Mitsubishi’s
newest crossover vehicle would include a picture,
or something, about outer space. But even without a
tangible link to the heavens, the five-passenger,
mid-size Endeavor comes with lofty goals.
[MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR REVIEW ] |
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