Archive for the '$20000 - $25000' Category
2007 Saturn Aura Review
Thursday, October 18th, 2007The 2007 Saturn Aura really wants to be a European sport/luxury sedan, but its attempts fall short. It has a fairly beefy high-tech engine and paddle shifters for its six-speed automatic, which make up the sport part of the equation. However, its unruly drive train delivers more power than the car can handle. Although not [...]
2007 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid Car Review
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007Saturn’s mantra for the 2007 Vue Green Line is, “go green without going broke.” While GM’s first hybrid SUV may use entry-level technology as its green credentials, the Green Line is a competitively priced proposition for those looking for economy and utility. The standard Vue Green Line interior combines a scarcity of technology with some [...]
Honda Element EX-P 2006 Review
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007When we reviewed the 2005 Honda Element last year, we found beneath its bizarre, boxy exterior a practical, spacious people-mover with plenty of cargo room and a number of surprisingly advanced audio features. Well, there’s not much change to report for the 2006 model year. The 2006 Honda Element retains all of the preschool plastic [...]
Mercury Milan (2006)
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006The essence of the 2006 Mercury Milan seems to be familiarity. From the benign outside appearance to the boilerplate interior design to the run-of-the-mill engine choices, the Milan is just pleasant rather than pleasing, predictable instead of impressive.
2007 Jeep Compass Limited
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006The 2007 Jeep Compass marks a new chapter in the Jeep story: it is the first front-wheel drive Jeep ever, and also the first not to be “trail rated”–the imprimatur with which Jeep has trumpeted its off-road prowess to date. Instead, the Compass is a contender for the first Jeep to be “town rated.” With [...]
