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By Duane Pemberton Website: http://www.nissanusa.com With the smaller-sized crossover SUV market on-fire, it’s becoming even more paramount for auto makers to find ways of distinguishing their offerings. This 2012 Rogue SL by Nissan has some nice features inside and out to make it a compelling vehicle to consider. Specs: All Wheel Drive 4 Cylinder Engine [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Website: http://www.acura.com The 2013 RDX has a few cool changes to the vehicle, the most obvious is the powerful V6 engine that really gets it up and moving in no time at all. This bonus, however, does come at a bit of a cost in the AWD system in that it goes [...]

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By Duane Pemberton The smaller-sized crossover SUV market is on fire right now and Mazda hopes to grab a big slice of that pie with its current CX-5 Sport edition. It’s a very capable vehicle for its size and does an admirable job of capturing the “Mazda Zoom-Zoom” feel to it.. Mazda has done a [...]

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By Duane Pemberton www.mbusa.com  

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By Duane Pemberton http://www.vw.com  

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By Duane Pemberton http://www.infiniti.com  

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By Duane Pemberton Company website: www.audi.com Audi is a brand that’s been a “driver’s car” brand since its inception – it takes legendary “German handling”, kicks it up a few notches all while doing a masterful job with sport and luxury. Specs: Engine & Performance Base engine size: 3.0 L Cam type: Double overhead cam (DOHC) [...]

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By Sarah Bagdon Company website: http://hoststudios.com/ Price: $25 So many wine products out there making pretty bold claims – that we here at WineFoot tend to curb on the cautious side when it comes to those kinds of products. Host Studios, located in Seattle WA, have a new in-bottle aerator on the market and to [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Stinky and noisy – two words that all too many have in their heads when discussing diesel but those are words of yesteryear and the 2012 Passat TDI is here to help abolish these adjectives about diesel. Rated at 40+ MPG on the freeway, it has no problems passing hundreds of miles [...]

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By Duane Pemberton The $20k price range continues to be a sweet-spot for those looking to save a lot on a new car such as college students and young families as well as teens and this Mazda 3 really does a good job of footing the bill. Specs: 2.0L 4-cyl. engine Automatic transmission Up to [...]

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By Duane Pemberton With its 5 Sport, Mazda is really hitting a neat little niche that other car makers seem to be avoiding – a “mini, minivan” that has a manual transmission and comes in a compact size. Specifications: Engine type: 2.5-liter DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder with VVT Horsepower: 157 hp @ 6000 rpm Torque: 163 lb-ft [...]

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When I was growing up, the name Fiat meant cars like the X1/9 and Spider which to me – at the ripe old age of 12 – meant super-fun cars that seemed to haul ass. Little did I know at the time that  Fiat was one of the leading car manufacturers in Italy and had [...]

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By Duane Pemberton So the look of the KIA Optima has created a huge buzz – I get it – why shouldn’t it? It has an ultra-aggressive look yet still has a good sense of refinement. In fact, out of all the sedans I look at lest year, the Optima SX Turbo was one of [...]

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By Duane Pemberton   Price: $23,285 Engine: 2.4L MIVEC in-line four-cylinder DOHC with variable valve timing Unleaded fuel Fuel economy: EPA (08):, 22 MPG city, 29 MPG highway, 25 MPG combined and 388 mi. range Multi-point fuel injection 15.5gallon fuel tank Power (SAE): 168 hp @ 6,000 rpm; 167 ft lb of torque @ 4,100 [...]

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The Outlander brand has had a loyal following for quite some time now and the latest 2012 GT S-AWC looks to keep that following going. It’s an all-wheel-drive crossover SUV that has a lot to offer in a very competitively priced packing. The front-end keeps a the now-typical “Mouth” on the front grill – it’s [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Introduction of controversy: This past year has been exceptionally tough for the Volt – from odd stores on Fox trying to label it as a sham, to yet others who complain about it being tax-payer subsidized. I’m not sure what the varying motivations are behind each one of those stories, however, I [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Auto maker’s website: http://www.suzukiauto.com/ With the sub-compact sedan such an important market for most auto-makers, it’s refreshing to see one that incorporates all-wheel-drive. While it certainly comes in lower-priced front-wheel-drive configurations, this AWD model would be my personal pick as a good little sedan to own up here in the inclement weather [...]

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By Duane Pemberton http://www.mazdausa.com The demand for fuel-saving daily commuter cars is at an all-time high, thanks mainly because of higher prices at the pump. Mazda’s “2″ is here to answer the call for that need and packs with it some nice features for such a relatively small package. First off is its styling – [...]

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