2016 Ford Explorer Review

The Ford Explorer gets a significant refresh, with smoother bodywork, an improved feature set, quieter interiors, and a stronger, more widely available 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder joining the lineup. For 2016, the Explorer gets its most significant update since 2011, but it’s not a complete redesign. The changes include new front and rear styling, a new top-spec trim level, and some new equipment. Mechanically, its most significant change is the arrival of a new EcoBoost four-cylinder engine.

In this year's Explorer, Ford has carried over the side sheet metal, but has changed just about everything else. With new front and rear styling, the Explorer has a more ‘finished’ and finely detailed look than ever before. It appears that there’s been an effort to visually lift the front end, with a higher, more defined mesh grille, while a chunky LED lighting arrays provide accents and the headlights have their own small radiator grilles. In back there’s a new sculpted spoiler and integrated exhaust tips, while the rear pillars are reshaped. Inside it does its best impression of a Taurus sedan in look and feel, albeit a little more upright.

·        VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 6-passenger, 4-door hatchback

·        PRICE AS TESTED: $53,575 (base price: $44,445)

·        TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode

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2016 Honda Ridgeline Review

The new 2016 Honda Ridgeline Diesel will be receiving a complete overhaul for an all-new truck design. In addition to the stylish chrome trim, the new truck is expected to come with a sparkling new rectangular grill. Though not confirmed yet, the car’s headlights will be integrating LED technology, thus reducing the strain on battery life.

Honda has also made it clear that the new 2016 Ridgeline will be featuring a sleeker, more rounded look, perfectly integrated with a longer roof. In brief, Honda is focusing on designing a truck that is not only beautiful, but beastly as well. That said; don’t let its exquisite structure fool you into believing the truck can’t actually cruise through bumpiest terrain imaginable.

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2016 Porsche 911 Review

The 2016 Porsche 911 is arguably the world’s most iconic performance car, so with a formula that’s not changed much over the last 50 years, when there’s a tweak in the model rage petrol heads sit up and take note. Especially when it’s this significant too, as with this face lifted ‘991’ version Porsche, the regular 911 line-up is now all turbocharged.

2016 Porsche 911 - Features & Specs

Highlights 

·        FUEL ECONOMY (CTY/HWY) 19/27 mpg

·        CAR TYPE                                         Coupe

·        TRANSMISSION                               7-speed Manual

·        BASIC WARRANTY                         4 Yr./ 50000 Mi.

·        BLUETOOTH                                     Yes

·        HEATED SEATS                               Yes

·        ENGINE TYPE                                  Gas

·        TOTAL SEATING                              4

·        CYLINDERS Flat                              6

·        DRIVE TRAIN                                   Rear Wheel Drive

·        NAVIGATION                                   Yes

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2016 Kia Sorento Review

The Kia Sorento has done just fine occupying a middle ground between compact and midsize SUVs. For 2016, a completely redesigned Sorento carries on this tradition, but its needle now swings a bit from one side off-center to another.

Every 2016 Kia Sorento comes standard with antilock brakes, traction and stability control, front side airbags, and front- and second-row side curtain airbags. Optional on the LX and standard on the EX, SX and SX Limited are a rearview camera, rear parking sensors and Uvo eServices (geo-fencing, speed alert and curfew alert for secondary drivers). Blind-spot and rear cross-traffic warning systems are optional on the EX and standard on the SX and SX Limited. The SX Limited can be equipped with the Technology package, which includes lane-departure and forward collision warning systems.

Notable Features

• Larger for 2016
• New interior styling
• New turbocharged four-cylinder engine
• Seating for five- or-seven occupants
• Increased wheelbase

Available Engines:

• 185-hp, 2.4-liter I-4 (regular gas)
• 240-hp, 2.0-liter I-4 (regular gas)
• 290-hp, 3.3-liter V-6 (regular gas)

Transmissions:

• 6-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual

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2016 Toyota Tacoma review

Ever since Toyota's little truck was actually little, it has earned a strong reputation for rock-solid reliability and tough, capable off - road performance. When it became the Tacoma, that reputation and the size of the truck grew. The 2016 Toyota Tacoma has a fantastic resale value, earning the top spot in Kelley Blue Book's Best Resale Value Awards. It dominates sales in its segment the current generation of Toyota's midsize pickup makes up about half of all midsize pickup sales. But as new competition comes to the segment, and the Tacoma continued to age, it was time for an upgrade. And it got a big one for 2016.

The Tacoma already had a solid foundation. Its frame is tough enough to handle fairly serious off-roading, and the truck manages to have a nice balance of being easy to park yet offering enough room to carry five passengers and gear. Toyota retained the same frame design, using more high-strength steel, a move that reduced weight while increasing rigidity. The wheelbase is the same, but the truck is longer and wider. Toyota took advantage of the new dimensions to improve interior packaging, increasing leg-, shoulder and hip room in the Access and Double Cabs.

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2016 Porsche Cayenne Review

After a brief hiatus, the base, GTS and Turbo S models return for 2016. Output is unchanged from 2014 in the base engine, but the GTS and Turbo S versions are both more powerful than on their last outings. The 2016 Porsche Cayenne is both sporty and indulgent, and its comprehensive lineup includes a diesel-powered model, a plug-in hybrid and a turbocharged V8. It might be the best all-around crossover on the market.

Four available engines in a single vehicle would be enough diversity for most automakers. But Porsche isn't like most automakers. In addition to last year's diesel, turbocharged V6, hybrid and turbo V8, the 2016 Porsche Cayenne gains a base V6, sporty GTS and the full-bore Turbo S. Power output ranges from 240 to 570 horses, with combined fuel economy on the spectrum of 23 mpg to who cares, as long as the tank isn't empty Burger King may have invented the "Have it your way" slogan, but Porsche could easily adopt it for its Cayenne crossover SUV.

Highlights

·        FUEL ECONOMY (CTY/HWY)      19/24 mpg

·        CAR TYPE                                         SUV

·        TRANSMISSION                               8-speed Shiftable Automatic

·        BASIC WARRANTY                         4 Yr./ 50000 Mi.

·        ENGINE TYPE                                  Gas

·        TOTAL SEATING                              5

·        CYLINDERS                                      V6

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2016 Nissan GT-R Review

The 2016 GT-R develops an additional 5 horsepower in non-Nismo versions thanks to electronic refinements. In Premium trim, 20-spoke wheels replace the previous 10-spoke design. A 45th Anniversary Gold Edition is added to the lineup to celebrate 45 years of worldwide GT-R production. The Track Edition version has been dropped. The 2016 Nissan GT-R is getting a bit up in years, and it shows up in the car's lower levels of refinement. But the car's Olympian powertrain and easy-to-drive nature still hold plenty of appeal.

Highlights

·        FUEL ECONOMY (CTY/HWY)      16/22 mpg

·        CAR TYPE                                         Coupe

·        TRANSMISSION                               6-speed Automated Manual

·        BASIC WARRANTY                         3 Yr./ 36000 Mi.

·        BLUETOOTH                                     Yes

·        HEATED SEATS                               Yes

·        ENGINE TYPE                                  Gas

·        TOTAL SEATING                              4

·        CYLINDERS                                      V6

·        DRIVE TRAIN                                   All Wheel Drive

·        NAVIGATION                                   Yes

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