This is a capable and stylish urban transporter let down by weak driving dynamics. If you want a retro wagon, the PT Cruiser is still the better package. 2006 Chevrolet HHR Smooth and quiet ride, lots of cargo space, attractive interior, excellent visibility, versatile sound system. Weak brakes, sloppy handling, engines lack low-end pull and [...]
The Romeo 156 (known internally as the type 932) is a compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show as the replacement for the Alfa Romeo 155. Cars were assembled at Fiat Group factory in Pomigliano d’Arco, Italy and General Motors facility in Rayong, Thailand (production in Thailand [...]
The 2009 Dodge Charger is a large sedan available in SE, SXT, R/T and SRT8 trim levels. Rear-wheel drive is standard, while the SXT and R/T are available with all-wheel drive. Standard equipment on the SE includes 17-inch alloy wheels, air-conditioning, full power accessories, a tilt and telescoping steering wheel, keyless entry, cruise control and [...]
Rather than being a direct development of the previous carbureted VFR750F engine, the Honda VFR800FI Interceptor engine was a detuned and longer-stroke power plant based on the fuel-injected RC45 race engine. The RVF750R RC45 engine, although a development of the VFR750R RC30 and originally derived from the VFR750F RC24, was very different as the gear [...]
This car is an automobile that was produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978, when it debuted as a subcompact car, to 2007, when it was replaced in all markets by the Nissan Tiida. It was originally conceived as a replacement for Nissan’s first front-wheel drive platform, the Nissan Cherry family (models E10 and [...]
Interior designers get a hold of the Q, sprucing, coloring and covering everything in beautiful new materials, even the clock on this car masquerades as a handcrafted timepiece. Additional touches include map pockets to the front seat backs. The 1993 Infiniti Q45 is a full-size luxury car that served as the flagship of Nissan’s Infiniti [...]
2000 Daewoo Leganza attractively styled and decently equipped, this unproven brand’s most recent foray into the North American market was the joint venture that produced the Pontiac LeMans econo-car between 1988 and 1993. So notorious was that model for lousy quality that GM gave Daewoo the boot and halted production. Seven years later, Daewoo, trying [...]
I bought the 2007 Dodge Caliber brand new off the dealer lot. At 13,000 miles the oil control valve and the cv joint in the rear had to be replaced. At 19000 miles the outter tie rod was replaced. At 50000 miles, I now have a leak in the oil pan the same outter tie [...]
The Daewoo Lacetti is a compact car made by the South Korean automaker GM Daewoo since 2002. The first-generation Lacetti was available as a four-door sedan, a five-door hatchback or a five-door station wagon. The sedan and wagon were designed by Pininfarina, and the hatchback by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The hatchback, known as Lacetti5 in South [...]
The 1997 Firestorm used an all new 90-degree V-twin. The bike introduced several new design concepts such as the “semi-pivotless frame”, side radiators, single-casting engine case, connecting rods with cap screws instead of nuts, and the largest carburetors Honda ever put on a motorcycle (48 mm). “Semi- Pivotless frame” meant that engine was a stressed [...]
