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Piston Slap: Modesty, Korean Purgatory and The E60
Rodrigo writes: Hello Sajeev, I’m being offered a 2005 BMW 545i with 78,000 miles on the clock. Well-equipped with the sport package and manual transmission, it’s being offered at $18,000 (negotiable)...
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Here Comes The Hotstepper — And By “Hotstepper” We Mean “Manual-Transmission...
In my fawning review of the Kia Rio 5-door, I noted that the six-speed manual transmission was only available with the base model. When the B&B complained, I commented that Loaded...
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Question Of The Day: Have We Passed The Peak Of Cheap?
The good old days of late summer 2009. It was a great time to buy a new car. Monthly new car sales in North America had plummeted to under 10 million units. Access to financing seemed to be near...
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Review: 2014 Ford Fiesta Hatchback (With Video)
For many Americans, the words “Ford Fiesta” dredges up memories of a claustrophobic rattle-trap competing with “Geo Metro” for the title of Worst American Small Car. Personally, the only time I ever...
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Supplier Woes Lead To Lada’s First-Ever Loss Of Monthly Sales Crown
Since the first Ladas left the assembly line in the 1970s, the automaker has always held the top spot on the sales podium, month after month, year after year. Until November 2014, that is. Automotive...
View Article2016 Rio Olympics: The Cars of Brazil
I’ve been glued to various screens watching The Games of the Thirty-First Olympiad, much like many of you, I assume. Streaming some lesser-known sports, such as kayak slalom, which resembles a water...
View ArticleAce of Base: 2017 Kia Rio LX
Yesterday, we learned the Kia badge might not be good enough for Stingers in its home country. Around here, the slinky sedan will still carry the nameplate, despite the brand’s humble beginnings....
View ArticleAce of Base: 2018 Kia Rio LX Sedan
About a month ago, departed Sales Tim (not newly-arrived Boss Tim) wrote about Kia’s littlest car and found it to be an inoffensive hatch that could stand to make a bit more power. His, and the...
View ArticleAce of Base: 2019 Kia Rio S 5-Door
When exactly did it come to pass that hatchback versions of small cars were generally priced higher than their sedan counterparts? It’s not true in every example but, more often than not, one will...
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