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2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 S video review: As popular as Vanilla ice cream
The 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 S is like Vanilla ice cream.
It is smooth, easy to drive, and a bit boring.
The Altima competes in a very tough crowd that includes the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry. So is being Vanilla enough to take on the competition?
We recently had a chance to test and review the basic vanilla model of the Altima and we came away with a split decision.
Solid, basic, economical and reliable transportation or a fuddy-duddy car in need of a makeover?
Check out this first drive video review below to find out.
Top 5 facts you need to know about the new 2013 Ford Escape
Ford invited TFLCar.com to Dearborn, MI for a pre-L.A. Auto Show viewing of their all-new, rather clever 2013 Escape. When I first saw the thing, I pounded my chest and attempted to mate with it! Yes, it is that nice to look at. Fortunately, Ford was understanding and mildly restrained me with a host of stylized presentations.
Here are 5 facts you need to know about the 2013 Ford Escape:
Video: 2012 Audi A3 TDI versus KIA Forte SX Mashup Review
The 2012 Audi A3 TDI has been around for a half a dozen years and in that time many small five door cars have tried to copy the Audi’s blend of sporty driving fun and luxurious appointments.
One of those cars is the new KIA Forte SX.
It looks, drives and even has many of the same features of the Audi. It also cost $15,000 less than the upstart KIA Forte.
But does it have the moves and the value to keep up with the German car?
Check out this review as we mashup the KIA Forte with the Audi A3 TDI to see if imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery.
The 2013 Ford Escape goes global with new European inspired design
The 2013 Ford Escape is no longer your father’s old Escape. The new 2013 model now has a much more European design feel as it will replace the old Escape in North America and the Kuga in Europe.
The 2013 Ford Escape will get a big heaping of Ford’s Ecoboost turbo power with an optional and all-new 1.6-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder that produces 173 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque.
However the 2013 Escape will also be available with a top shelf 2.0-liter EcoBoost that cranks out 237 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque, and even a non turbo 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder, which pumps out 168 horsepower and 167 pound-feet of torque.
Video: Top 5 Small Economy Cars Reviewed
What’s the best small economy car that you can buy today, and does it have to get 40 MPH on the highway to really qualify as an economy car?
We at The Fast Lane Car are lucky to drive a different car every week so we’ve had the chance to drive many (if not most) the best small economy cars on the market.
Here are the top 5 small economy cars that we’ve driven in 2011.
Check out the video review below.
Revealed: at 200 MPH the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is the fastest Mustang ever
Read this very carefully: the 2013 Ford Mustang GT500 will have a 650 horsepower (yes – six hundred and fifty friggin’ horsepower) pumped through a supercharged, 5.8 liter V8. It will make 600 lbs-feet of torque and (please sit for this part… it will have a top speed of at least 200 miles per hour!
No, I am not sucking the jungle juice, smoking the reefer or eating happy mushrooms… this is the straight poop from Ford’s management. Many journalists have sat on this information for over a week and have chomped at the bit to get this out there. They even showed us 2013 Mustangs with some nifty updates, but nothing prepared us for the five-minute video presentation showing the test mule scorching the test track. Add to that Carol Shelby trumpeting the next Shelby GT 500 as THE vehicle that will kick the crap out of the competition and you have a room full of car-folk needing a post coitus cigarette.
“Sick” no?
2012 Jaguar XJ’s top speed jumps from 155 mph to 174 mph
174 mph…that’s very fast and perhaps only doable (legally) on the German Autobahn, but that’s also the new top speed of the very luxurious 2012 Jaguar XJ with the Sport and Speed Package.
The new for 2012 XJ Speed Package includes:
– aerodynamic splitter beneath front bumper
– aerodynamic splitter at the rear lip spoiler
– black mesh finish to the front grill
– red-painted brake calipers
– 20-inch wheels
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