2011 Honda Pilot 4WD Touring

The family Crossover Utility Vehicle segment is, to put it mildly, crowded. Every major automaker has at least one option from which to choose. Ford has four choices, while Toyota makes due with three options. Some models feature two rows of seating, while others boast room for up to eight. Then there are the more off-road capable options to contrast with the docile soft-roaders.

2011 Chevrolet Volt

There's something to be said for being at the right place at the right time. Had our primordial ancestors evolved legs and lungs while the entire globe was still awash in warm sea water, they would have gone belly up and we might have never made it to the top of the food chain. At this point in history, our entire species can thank generations of ancestors for not being squished, drowned, beaten, eaten or stabbed before cranking out offspring that would further the human race. One misstep to the left could have been all it took to eradicate entire lines of Homo sapiens progress.

2011 Kia Sportage SX

There's no replacement for displacement. Ask any man or woman who dined on the muscle cars that Detroit was serving in the '50s and '60s, and they'll tell you to always order the largest engine offered if you want to have any fun. Thing is, that tired old axiom just isn't accurate in the modern era. Downsizing is what's for dinner these days.

2011 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X

There was a time when body-on-frame SUVs dominated American roads, with nearly every major automaker offering some kind of four-wheeling fighter to suburbia's off-road pretenders. Nissan was no different, and at its peak in 2000, the eminently capable Xterra sold some 88,000 copies – the same year our colleagues at Motor Trend crowned it Sport Utility of the Year.

Toyota RAV4 EV

Ahh, the joys of driving a prototype vehicle. During the annual Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar in San Diego, California this week, Toyota brought in a handful of all-electric RAV4 EVs for us to tool around in, but there were some caveats: The route was decidedly highway-free; when it rained one afternoon, we were told it would be better to wait to drive the cars; and one journalist had a problem with his vehicle that made it sluggish. The biggest asterisk in the whole program, though, was that the RAV4 EVs we were testing are only a pale shadow of what the real RAV4 EVs will be like when Toyota releases them in the first quarter of 2012.

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2012 Vauxhall Astra GTC Specs Rebates Features Suspension Top Speed Color Price List Safety and Review





The 2012 Vauxhall Astra GTC will make world premiere at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 2012 Vauxhall
Astra GTC comes with with a choice of four engines. With 165PS, the 2.0
CDTi is an upgraded version of the diesel that’s fitted to some models
in the Insignia and Astra ranges. All engines have a diesel particulate
filter, six-speed transmission and Start/Stop as standard, maximising
economy and performance. Delivering 380Nm of torque (including overboost
function) the 2.0 CDTi engine provides excellent mid-range acceleration
for the GTC, combined with a 0-62mph time of 8.9 seconds and a top
speed of 130mph. That torque also allows the Vauxhall Astra GTC
a relaxed cruising gait, meaning a combined mpg of 57.6mpg and C02
emissions of just 129g/km. It also gives drivers a range potential in
excess of 700 miles.









The 2012 Vauxhall Astra GTC
Start/Stop and a six-speed gearbox are also standard on both versions
of the 1.4-litre Turbo petrol engine. With either 120PS or 140PS, the
1.4T achieves a combined 47.9mpg and 139g/km of C02 emissions, yet each
still delivers crisp performance with maximum torque of 200Nm delivered
between 1850-4200rpm. The most powerful engine in the range is the
1.6-litre Turbo, which produces 180PS and allows the GTC to hit a top
speed of 132mph.

“The GTC is a high-profile addition to the Astra range and one that’s
sure to appeal to anyone who loves cars and driving,” said Duncan
Aldred, Vauxhall’s Managing Director. “Better still, its chassis has
been fine-tuned by Vauxhall Engineering Centre in the UK, reflecting the
importance of our Millbrook-based operation, and also the fact that
the UK will be the dominant market for GTC when it arrives in showrooms
later this year.”

Price of the 2012 Vauxhall Astra GTC starts at £18,495 for the 120PS Sport 1.4 Turbo and extends to £22,430 for the 165PS SRi 2.0 CDTi.









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