by Chris Sawyer on October 7, 2009
The contenders are an interesting pair: Audi’s Q5 is derived from its A4 sedan platform, and powered by a longitudinally mounted 3.2-liter V6. Volvo’s XC60 T6 AWD, on the other hand, uses a heavily modified version of Ford’s EUCD (Ford Mondeo/Volvo S80) platform that is shared with the Land Rover LR2. Interestingly, each car had [...]
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automatic braking,
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collision warning,
compact SUV,
Crossover,
Drive Select,
Dynaudio,
Geartronic,
Haldex,
HMI,
lane departure warning,
LED running lights,
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rain-sensing windshield wipers,
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by Chris Sawyer on September 16, 2009
The semi-finalists for the 2009 Internet Car and Truck of the Year have been chosen by a jury of 12 Internet-based automotive writers. They were asked to choose the best offerings from among new or substantially revised cars, trucks, SUVs and CUVs introduced between November 2008 and September 2009. From this group came the seven [...]
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Audi Q5,
Audi Q7 TDI,
Car and Truck of the Year,
Chevrolet Camaro SS,
Chevrolet Equinox,
Consumer Choice Vehicle of the Year,
Ford Fusion Hybrid,
Ford Raptor,
Ford Taurus SHO,
Ford Transit Connect,
Internet Automotive Journalism Contest,
Internet Car and Truck of the Year,
Kia Forte sedan,
Mazda3,
Mercedes GLK,
Nissan CUBE,
Shelby GT500,
Volvo XC60