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Sixth Place: 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco
VW hasn't had a sport coupe since the Corrado disappeared in 1994, but in 2008 we'll get an all-new Scirocco based on the next-generation Rabbit chassis. A 230-hp version of VW's 2.0-liter turbo four should power the base model, and an upmarket all-wheel-drive more |
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2009 Mini Clubman
From the outside, the next Mini will look remarkably similar to the one now plying U.S. roads. The cabin, however, will boast a cleaner, more user-friendly design, and the Chrysler-derived engines will be replaced by new turbocharged powerplants developed in c more |
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Seventh Place: 2009 Mini Clubman
From the outside, the new Mini looks remarkably similar to the one that's been plying U.S. roads for a few years now. The cabin boasts a cleaner, more user-friendly design, and the Chrysler-derived engines have be replaced by new turbocharged powerplants devel more |
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2009 Kia Soul
Surprise! It's another crossover utility vehicle. This time Kia joins in with the squared-off Soul concept that features the crossover-market's requisite "athletic attitude ... geared toward an active lifestyle." Kia says the Soul concept's styling is based on more |
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Ninth Place: 2009 Dodge Challenger
The Challenger sits on Chrysler's LX platform, best known as the basis of the 300C, and it is fitted with a 6.1-liter Hemi engine, which delivers 425 hp at 6200 rpm and 420 lb-ft of torque at 4800 rpm. The Hemi badge is worth its weight in gold. It evokes fond more |
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First Place: 2009 Chevrolet Camaro
It's Friday afternoon, our appointment with the Chevrolet Camaro concept car is at hand, and the gray clouds hanging over Milford, Michigan, don't look like they're going to disappear anytime soon. As we head east on I-96 toward the Milford exit, a few splatte more |
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Second Place: 2009 Porsche Panamera
Porsche's long-awaited fourth model, the Panamera sedan, will arrive in 2009. Check it out in our future cars preview. more |
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Third Place: 2009 BMW 135i
The six-cylinder engine in the 135i is the same 300-hp turbocharged unit as in the 335i, giving a top speed of 155 mph and a 0-to-62-mph time of way too quick. Externally, this one will be differentiated from lesser siblings by dual chrome tailpipes, chrome-pl more |
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2009 BMW 135i
The six-cylinder engine in the 135i is the same 300-hp turbocharged unit as in the 335i, giving a top speed of 155 mph and a 0-to-62-mph time of way too fast. Externally, this one is differentiated from lesser siblings by dual chrome tailpipes, chrome-plated g more |
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2009 Lexus LF-A
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