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April
2008
The Kia Rondo is an all-new vehicle. Kia calls it a five-door crossover utility vehicle.
The Rondo is capable of carrying seven adults. Yet it’s small, just 179 inches long. That’s 2.5 inches shorter than the six-passenger Mazda5. Sure, the Toyota RAV4 can seat seven, but it costs $3,000 more and offers less legroom in the third row. The Rondo gives you the size of the RAV4 at the price of the smaller Toyota Matrix; and we’re not big fans of the aging Matrix. Read the rest of this entry »
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8th
April
2008
The Opel Corsa celebrates its 25th birthday on August 30. Production first began on the Opel Corsa in 1982 at General Motors España’s plant in Figueruelas (Zaragoza). This anniversary coincides with the production of the eight millionth Corsa model at the Figueruelas plant: a Corsa OPC in magma red. With a 1.6-liter ECOTEC turbo engine (141 kW/192 hp), the OPC variant is the most powerful series production Corsa ever built. Combining the number of Corsa models produced in Spain with those built at Opel’s plant in Eisenach, Germany – from parts manufactured in Zaragoza –, the total number of Corsas produced in Europe is nearly ten million. Read the rest of this entry »
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8th
April
2008
Consumers take advertising slogans with a grain of salt, and rightfully so. That’s what makes it so hard to believe BMW’s tagline, “The Ultimate Driving Machine.” But BMWs really are fantastic driving machines, and the Z4 is the ultimate expression of BMW’s ultimate goal.
BMW replaced the Z3 with the Z4 in 2003, initially offering only a two-seat roadster body style. The hard-edged styling was controversial at the time, but over the years consumers have come to accept it. The styling was mildly updated in 2006, when BMW introduced new engine choices, a sensuous hatchback coupe, and a high-performance M model. The Z4 carried over virtually unchanged for 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
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