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Archive for January, 2009
Price Range: $25,975 - $29,250 Body Style: SUV Performance & Efficiency: 2,672 cc 2.7 liters in-line 4 front engine with 89.9 mm bore, 105.0 mm stroke, 10.0 compression ratio, double overhea… ================================================= Toyota Venza Performance & Efficiency Standard Features - 2,672 cc 2.7 liters in-line 4 front engine with 89.9 mm bore, 105.0 mm stroke, 10.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder - Unleaded fuel 87 - Multi-point injection fuel system - 17.7 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 14.7 - Power: 136 kW , 182 HP SAE @ 5,800 rpm; 182 ft lb [...]
SUV sales have dipped, but that doesn’t mean that there’s no reason to buy. There are more incentives, more price breaks and better interest rates than ever on the new SUVs and crossovers gathering dust on your local dealers’ lots. So, I’ve compiled a list of About.com’s Best SUV Deals. To make the list, a vehicle must have current (as of 8/08) availability, opening the competition to 2008/early 2009 models. Beyond that, the criteria are subjective — my assessment of price-to-value, vehicle quality, desirability and overall excellence. SUV deals - read the complete article
The car companies can barely give away an S.U.V. these days. The latest evidence of this comes in the form of three more closings of factories making S.U.V.’s. According to that New York Times article, S.U.V. sales plunged by more than 40 percent this year, compared to a 16 percent decline for new vehicles overall. Here is the puzzling thing. The apparent cause of death for S.U.V.’s was high gas prices. Doesn’t that mean that with low gas prices S.U.V. sales should come back to life? I can think of a few reasons why that might not be the case: [...]
SUV (sports utility vehicle). Article on DNA India Powerful, brattish, even stylish, this brute has become the pet horse(power) for boosting the family’s status. As salaries bloat and the economy booms, you might just hear the vrroom vrroom of SUVs in your neighbourhood. No wonder sellers are smiling: already, over a dozen brands have launched in India in the last couple of years and half a dozen more are queuing up. Yes, the SUV craze is driving Mumbai nuts. Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty says his Hummer H2 is a superride, not just for the four-wheel drive, power and comfort, but also for style and [...]
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