Best Car to Buy 2011
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Buying a new car can be a confusing and downright frightful experience, especially in these days of fluctuating fuel prices and financial uncertainty. Size and power are no longer the big draw cards for consumers, especially in the green car segment where electrics, hybrids and diesels are starting to become prevalent. Now more than ever consumers are turning to respected authorities on the new car market and one of the leaders is High Gear Media, whose network of sites provide some of the most informative and insightful automotive news and reviews on the web. And thus, to help consumers...
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2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe And Wagon: MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011The Cadillac CTS-V Coupe and Wagon are the winners of MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011 award. Why? Because they're two tire-shredding, lust-inducing, finely tuned, and well-crafted variations on a theme that belongs in any luxury and performance enthusiast's garage. Best of all, unlike some...
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MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Infiniti M56
The 2011 Infiniti M has already won a slew of awards, from best premium-priced interior (Ward's Auto) to Top Safety Pick (IIHS). So even if it weren't a massively updated, improved, and refined version of Infiniti's already impressive M sedan, the 2011 Infiniti M56 would deserve our attention for...
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MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Hyundai Equus
A Korean full-size luxury sedan? That's what most people ask themselves when they first hear of the 2011 Hyundai Equus. Then they start thinking about Hyundai, and its start in the U.S. But anyone familiar with the last several years of Hyundai proucts knows the carmaker has made unprecedented...
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MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Cadillac CTS-V Coupe And Wagon
Striking design, unearthly power, surprising refinement, and amazing value are the core features that drive the CTS-V Coupe and Wagon to the top of any list, and that's what's behind their place on our short list of Best Car To Buy nominees for 2011. We were one of the first outlets to get a ride...
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Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
The 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 might not be your first pick for a seriously capable, high-end performance coupe, but it should be on your short list at the very least. While it's still a Mustang on the inside--a very nice Mustang, but still--it's every inch the equal to much more sophisticated vehicles...
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You want sophistication, but with an edge. Or perhaps you want raw, unbridled action with a softer side. Whichever way you look at it, the Aston Martin V12 Vantage fits the bill. The so-called black sheep of the Aston Martin family, the V12 Vantage shoe-horns the company's biggest engine into its smallest car. The 6.0-liter V-12 mill turns out 510 horsepower and rockets the compact coupe to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds. Those numbers are no longer mind-blowing by modern standards, with the Corvette ZR1, Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 GT2 tromping all over them. But, as good as each of those cars are...
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Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Bentley Mulsanne
Bentley. The name alone conjures, alternately, images of elegant serenity and brashly overt consumption. But the 2011 Mulsanne, for all its in-your-face luxury, is every inch the elegant, refined, and elementally Bentley sedan. In fact, it's the most "Bentley" Bentley since 1928. Why is that?...
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Motor Authority To Name 'Best Car To Buy 2011'
The 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show will host a number of world and North American debuts, and among them will be the first annual luxury/performance Best Car to Buy Award from Motor Authority. Our award joins Best Car to Buy awards from our sister sites within High Gear Media, The Car Connection and...
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