The sculpted hood of the silver coupe pointed faithfully in the right direction as I turned the wheel ever so slightly to compensate for the mild understeer. Something about the way the hood bulges twist inward, gives me a sense of stability I am unaccustomed to feeling in a twenty thousand dollar sports car. This is fun as it was meant to be: solid, great looking and affordable.
Having driven previously that day through the main highways of Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe, it was time at last to let the 2001 Tiburon loose on the back roads of Niagara’s wine country. Vineyards flashed by in an endless flicker of images as I slid the gears through their appropriate sequence, building speed with every shift.
Tiburon’s standard transmission is a fully synchronized five-speed manual with a pull-type clutch for reduced pedal effort, coupled with a balanced gear set that matches the most effective gear ratios with the engines torque and horsepower ranges. All in all, it works very well.
The Saturn Vue is getting greens every year, and a new 2009 model to be introduced in the fall of 2008 will feature a two-mode system designed to 50-percent improvement in fuel economy and a significant reduction in emissions.
Saturn added a Green Line hybrid model to the Vue Lineup for the 2007 model year. That model paired a four-cylinder engine with a single-mode hybrid system.
Dodge introduced big rig styling to the full-size pickup market in 1994, and the move paid off. Dodge Ram market share tripled. As it nest signs for the Ram 2009, Dodge is sticking with the big rig formula, but going for a more refined look, the opposite direction from Ford.
Due to go on sale this spring, the next Ford Shelby GT500 benefit from Sorry learned from the ultra high-performance 2008-2009 Ford GT500KR. The next GT500 will also be improved inside thanks to interior developments applied to the updated base models. It’ll come in Coupe and a Convertible version.
When it comes to going green these days, the 2010 Toyota Prius is truly unlike any other car. Boasting the best fuel economy of any mass produced car on the market, eco-friendly materials and insanely low emissions, the 2010 Toyota Prius is the smartest green car anywhere.
