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2011 Jeep Liberty
Posted in Car Reviews, Jeep on May 13th, 2011
The Jeep Liberty was launched to replace America’s populer compact SUV the Cherokee. Be it on mud or snow, it has the ability to compete with any other compact SUV.
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- 2011 Jeep Liberty
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- 2011 Jeep Liberty
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- 2011 Jeep Liberty
The new 2011 Jeep Liberty is much improved in terms of riding and handling on the road. Old soft look has been replaced with more rugged look. The new Liberty gets revised independent front and multilink rear suspension. The Jeep Liberty comes in three trim-level Sport, Renegade and Limited editions.
The Jeep Liberty comes with a 3.7-liter, V6 engine with 210-horsepower that achieves 16-mpg in the city and 22-mpg on the highway. The all-wheel-drive version achieves 15-mpg in the city and 21-mpg on the highway. A four-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard and a six-speed manual transmission is optional.
The new Jeep Liberty offers more passenger room and features. Standard equipments are body-colored grille, front and rear bumpers, and moldings, remote keyless entry and power-operated and heated foldable side mirrors. Buyers can opt for 16-inch, 17-inch or 18-inch wheels. Other optional features are express-up windows, roof rails, full-open canvas roof system and chrome grille.
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Title › 2011 Jeep Liberty
Standard safety features are smart key that immobilizes the engine in a theft attempt, side curtain airbags, all-disc antilock braking system, electronic stability control with electronic roll mitigation and all-speed traction control. A parking assist system which includes a sonar-based warning system with audible and visual alerts is optional.
The new Jeep Liberty has got a bigger cabin. Dashboard controls are well laid-off and easy to use. Both front and rear legroom and shoulder room are adequate in the Liberty. The loading space is big enough with 31.5 cubic feet of loading capacity. On folding the rear seats the loading space increases up to 64 cubic feet.
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2011 Infiniti G Coupe
Posted in Car Reviews, Infiniti on May 12th, 2011
The 2011 Infiniti G Coupe is a performance-oriented four passenger luxury sports coupe. The G Coupe offers a blend of sleek looks, strong performance, high-tech features and aggressive pricing.
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- 2011 Infiniti G Coupe
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- 2011 Infiniti G Coupe
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- 2011 Infiniti G Coupe
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- 2011 Infiniti G Coupe
Standard equipment includes navigation system, dual-zone automatic climate control, 8-way power-adjustable front sport seats, sunroof, rearview camera, keyless entry and starting, Bose audio system with 9.3-gigbyte Music Box hard drive, performance brakes, XM satellite radio, USB port, leather upholstery, automatic bi-xenon headlights, Bluetooth cell phone connectivity, universal garage door opener, limited-slip differential, fog lights and P225/45R19 front and P245/40R19 rear summer tires on unique alloy wheels.
Safety equipment includes front side airbags, curtain side airbags, dual front airbags, tire-pressure monitor, active front head restraints, anti-lock brakes with brake assist and electronic brake-force distribution, traction control and electronic stability control.
The 2011 Infiniti coupe uses a tuned version of Infiniti’s 3.7-liter V6 engine. It makes 330 horsepower and 272 lb-ft of torque. Fuel efficiency is around 19 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the highway. A 7 speed automatic transmission is standard. An option of six speed manual transmission is also available giving 17 mpg city / 25 mpg highway. An All-Wheel-Drive version is also available known as Infiniti G 37x AWD.
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Title › 2011 Infiniti G Coupe
The cabin feels luxurious with lots of details and use of quality materials. Multiple seat adjustments along with the standard power tilt/telescoping steering wheel tmakes driving the G Coupe comfortable. The back seat lacks headroom and legroom. The front seats power forward to allow access to the back seat. The trunk is rather small, at 7.4 cubic feet but the rear seat folds down to allow some longer items to fit.
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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Posted in Car Reviews, Jeep on May 8th, 2011
The new Jeep Grand Cherokee has it all that an offroader should have. The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is completely overhauled with a new chassis which it shares with the Mercedes M Class, a new engine and smoother and refined styling. The new Cherokee also gets new independent rear suspensions to give better ride, more powerful and fuel efficient engine, more space in the cabin and lots of features that can match with any luxury car. The Cherokee is available in three trim-level Laredo, Limited and Overland, each further divided as Front-Wheel-Drive and All-Wheel-Drive.
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- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Every 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee comes standard with Chrysler’s new 3.6-liter V6 producing 290 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. A five-speed automatic transmission comes as standard. It achieves 16 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the highway. A 5.7-liter V8 engine producing 360 horsepower and 390 lb-ft of torque is optional. The Four-Wheel-Drive Version of The Cherokee Laredo gets a FWD system called Quadra-Trac I, the Limited and Overland gets Quadra-Trac II as standard, which is also optional on the Laredo. The Quadra-Trac I FWD system allows the drivers to select different pre-programmed setting depending on the surface. Another FWD system “Quadra-Drive II” is optional on the Limited on Overland which adds electronic limited-slip differentials to both axles. The Overland further gets a Quadra-Lift air suspension.
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee comes standard with long list of safety features like stability and traction control, front side airbags, four-wheel antilock disc brakes, side curtain airbags and active front head restraints.
Standard equipment includes foglamps, cruise control, keyless ignition, automatic headlights, a power driver seat, dual-zone air-conditioning, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel and a six-speaker audio system with satellite radio, a CD player, a cargo cover, remote ignition, Bluetooth, an auto-dimming rearview mirror and a USB/iPod interface. Optional features include a power passenger seat, a back-up camera, leather upholstery and a nine-speaker stereo with HD radio, a subwoofer and a touch-screen interface.
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Title › 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
The Limited adds bi-xenon headlights, rear parking sensors, auto-dimming exterior mirrors, a dual-pane panoramic sunroof, automatic wipers, dual-zone automatic climate control, driver memory functions and heated front and rear seats. Optional equipments include power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, power tailgate, heated steering wheel and ventilated front seats. An upgraded Media Center package adds real-time traffic, a navigation system and 30GB of digital music storage. The Overland gets all the Limited’s options, plus special trim including a wood and leather steering wheel.
The new Jeep Cherokee gets wider seats, 4 more inches of extra knee room for the rear passengers. The cargo area is quite big with 35.1 cubic feet of space, folding the rear seats flat allows for about 68.7 cubic feet of maximum cargo capacity.
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2011 Infiniti M
Posted in Car Reviews, Infiniti on May 8th, 2011
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- 2011 Infiniti M
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- 2011 Infiniti M
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- 2011 Infiniti M
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- 2011 Infiniti M
The Infiniti M was first launched in the year 2003 with the combination of luxury and power. The new 2011 Infiniti M is completely redesigned with sleek and muscular look. The inside volume is significantly larger than before, but the overall vehicle weight is approximately the same as before.
The Infiniti M gets the same v6 and v8 engines but the new engines are bigger with more torque and horsepower. The Infiniti comes in two trim level the base Infinity M 37 gets
3.7L V6 engine with the output of 330 horsepower where the M 56 gets a 5.6L V8 engine producing 420 horsepower. Both the variants are available as FWD and AWD. Both engines now use a 7-speed automatic transmission with manual shift override. The new transmission features four driving modes, including Normal, Sport, Economy and Snow. Fuel efficiency is around 18 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway.
The Infiniti M is packed with features like 10-way adjustable and heated front seats, active noise control, a rear view monitor, Bluetooth, a USB port, an intelligent key system with dual-occupant memory system. The Deluxe Touring Package adds leather seating surfaces, a Bose Studio Surround sound system with 16 speakers and a suede-like headliner
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Title › 2011 Infiniti M
Standard safety features on all 2011 Infiniti M models include side-impact air bags, roof-mounted curtain air bags and dual-stage front air bags with seat belt and occupant classification sensors. Active safety features on all models include electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes. The optional Technology Package adds improves handling stability in slippery conditions.
The cabin is large and all the passengers will feel comfortably accommodated with plenty of head and legroom in front and rear. The boot is not the largest though, and access is a little restricted by the small opening.
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2011 Honda Fit
Posted in Car Reviews, Honda on May 7th, 2011
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- 2011 Honda Fit
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- 2011 Honda Fit
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- 2011 Honda Fit Sport
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The new Honda Fit is as reliable, fuel efficient and innovative as its ancestor, but with an improved interior. The Fit has been built with the idea of maximizing interior space while keeping the package size small. The Fit only comes in two trim-level, Honda Fit and Honda Fit Sport. The Honda Fit tops in its class With great fuel economy, zippy performance, comfortable front and back seats and one of the most utilitarian cargo holds. The Honda Fit has a quicker steering ratio and the steering is well weighted, and overall feel is arguably best in class.
The Honda Fit comes with a 4-cylinder Honda’s i-VTEC (which better optimizes valve lift throughout the rev range) petrol engine and front-wheel drive. This one makes 117 horsepower from 1.5 liters and produces 106 lb-ft of torque at 4800 rpm. Power is delivered through a five speed manual transmission and a five speed automatic is option on both trim-level. With the manual it gives around 27 mpg in the city and 33mpg on the highway. The automatic version the fuel efficiency increases up to 28mpg in the city and 25mpg on the highway. The Fit Sport adds paddle shifters to the automatic transmission and it can also be had with vehicle stability control.
The Honda Fit comes loaded with features that are typically found on more expensive cars, such as a tilt and telescoping steering wheel and a passenger vanity mirror. The instrument cluster is stacked with futuristic blue gauges and Honda’s top-line navigation system is now available with sport automatic. A USB audio interface is also available with the Fit Sport.
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Title › 2011 Honda Fit
Every 2011 Honda Fit comes standard with ECU Immobilizer, High Mount Stop Lamp, stability and traction control, anti-lock brakes, front side airbags, side curtain airbags and active front head restraints.
In the cabin it is more functional and practical than luxurious, easy instrument cluster, lots of space. Both rows are comfortable with good amount of leg space and head space. The boot is quite large with 20.6 cubic feet of cargo volume, and a wide hatch opening adds to it’s practicality. The rear, bench seats flip completely flat at the pull of one lever adding extra loading capacity. The seat bottoms also can be turned upward for carrying tall things.
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2011 GMC Terrain
Posted in Car Reviews, GMC on May 4th, 2011
The 2011 GMC Terrain is mid-sized four door sport-utility vehicle with distinctive look. Long list of features, safety equipments and reliability makes it one of the top SUVs. The standard features in GMC Terrain gives you feeling of premium SUV if not luxury. The 2011 GMC Terrain is more refined, more fuel-efficient and affordable compared to other compact SUV.
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- 2011 GMC Terrain
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- 2011 GMC Terrain
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- 2011 GMC Terrain
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- 2011 GMC Terrain
The 2011 GMC Terrain comes standard with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder 16 valves engine producing 182 horsepower and 172 lb-ft of torque. The Terrain also comes standard with front-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel drive is optional across the board. With the six speed automatic transmission the Terrain achieves 22 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on the highway and with AWD it comes down to 20 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway.
An optional 3.0-liter V6 engine is available with SLE 2 and SLT 1 that produces 264 horsepower and 222 lb-ft of torque. It achieves 17 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway with front-wheel drive and 17mpg in the city and 20mpg on the highway with all-wheel drive.
Standard equipment on the SLE1 (base) includes foglights, tinted windows, heated mirrors, 17-inch alloy wheels, cruise control, auto-dimming rearview mirror, a backseat with sliding and reclining features, six-way adjustable driver seat, tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, rearview camera, OnStar and a six-speaker sound system with a CD player, auxiliary audio jack, iPod/USB interface and satellite radio.
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Title › 2011 GMC Terrain
The SLE2 adds automatic climate control, an eight-way power driver seat, roof rails, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, upgraded cloth upholstery, Bluetooth and an eight-speaker Pioneer sound system. The Convenience package adds heated front seats and remote engine start. The SLT2 gets rear parking sensors, a power tailgate (with adjustable maximum height), chrome exterior trim, driver memory functions and a sunroof.
Standard features includes front side airbags, antilock brakes, stability and traction control, side curtain airbags, a rearview camera and OnStar. Rear parking sensors are optional.
Though The 2011 GMC Terrain is called compact crossover, it is larger than average compact crossover. Evev if you are a six plus you have enough space. It has got decent loading space, the sliding back seats slide forward to make a larger load space.
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2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring
Posted in Car Reviews, Hyundai on April 24th, 2011
Unlike the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Sedan which has gone complete transformation the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring remains the same except few minor features changes. It is a five door five passenger hatchback with ample amount of space inside. This affordable hatchback is not only good in handling but returns a good fuel economy.
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The Elantra Touring comes with only one engine choice, that is 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine with an output of 138 horsepower and 136 lb-ft of torque. A five speed manual transmission is standard and a four speed automatic is optional. The Hyundai Elantra Touring returns 23 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway, with the automatic transmission the highway economy drops to 30 mpg. The Elantra Touring reached 60 mph from a standstill in 8.7 seconds.
The 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring is available in two trim-level, Elantra Touring GLS and SE. The base GLS includes air-conditioning, full power accessories, heated side mirrors, a tilt steering wheel, cloth upholstery, 15-inch steel wheels, 60/40-split rear seats, keyless entry, a cooled glove-box and a six-speaker stereo. Options packaged as “Popular” includes foglights, roof rails, a trip computer, upgraded cloth upholstery, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel with audio controls, driver seat height and lumbar adjustments and a retractable cargo cover.
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Title › 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring
The higher trim SE gets all the features of GLS plus the “Popular” package and adds a sunroof, leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, 17-inch alloy wheels, heated front seats and, on manual-transmission models, a sport shifter. Rear spoiler and Bluetooth can be fitted as individual option in both the model.
Satandard safety equipments are antilock disc brakes with brake assist, traction and stability control, front-seat side airbags, side curtain airbags and front-seat active head restraints.
There is enough head and legroom in both front and back seats. The cargo room is quite large with 24 cubic feet of loading space with the rear seats up and a huge 65 cubic feet with the rear seats folded down.
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2011 Hyundai Elantra
Posted in Car Reviews, Hyundai on April 23rd, 2011
The 2011 Hyundai Elantra is the fith generation of Elantra. Unlike the previous versions of Elantra the new 2011 Elantra is completely revamped, not only it looks good from outside, it looks nice inside too. The Elantra is available in two trim levels, Elantra GLS and Elantra Limited.
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- 2011 Hyundai Elantra
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The 2011 Hyundai Elantra geta a all new engine. The 1.8-litre four cylinder engine produces 148 horsepower 131 lb-ft of torque at 4,700 rpm. It achieves 29mpg in the city and 40mpg on the highway when paired with a six speed manual gearbox. An option of six speed automatic is also available which is standard in the limited edition.
The Elantra GLS(base) comes standard with heated mirrors, keyless entry, 15-inch steel wheels, a 60/40 split-folding rear seat, trip computer, a tilt-only steering wheel and a six-speaker sound system with a CD player, full power accessories, satellite radio and an iPod/USB audio interface.
Additional features comes as optional package like the “Popular Equipment” package that adds air-conditioning, 16-inch steel wheels, cruise control and a telescoping steering wheel. The “Preferred Equipment” package adds Bluetooth, illuminated vanity mirrors and sun visor extensions, 16-inch alloy wheels, a sliding armrest on the center console and steering-wheel-mounted audio controls.
The Elantra Limited edition gets all the above features as standard plus gets foglamps, a sunroof, leather upholstery, 17-inch alloy wheels, and heated front and rear seats.
The “Navigation” package adds automatic headlights, keyless ignition/entry, a navigation system, a rearview camera, real-time traffic and weather updates and a premium 360-watt audio system.
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Title › 2011 Hyundai Elantra
Standard safety features includes traction and stability control, antilock disc brakes, active front head restraints, front seat side-impact airbags and side curtain airbags.
Though the 2011 Hyundai Elantra is rated as midsize compact sedan, the cabin looks and feels more spacious than it’s compitators. The well designed dashboard looks attractive and the materials used gives it a premium feel. With the new engine the cabin is quite. There are enough space for four passengers with good amount of leg and head space. The large trunk can hold up to 14.8 cubic feet of cargo.