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It's too bad they don't offer stability control on their Legacy, Forester, Impreza, or Baja.

I'm glad to hear he's okay. Tell him to get a new GTI... stability control and curtain airbags are standard. And it's 80% stiffer.

212101[/snapback] Yes, they prefer these kinds... C&D's "Best Luxury SUV" 3 years in a row.

32 MPG city is competitive with the Japanese... good job Hyundai.

C&D is based in Ann Arbor, MICHIGAN.

Right, as in medical visit claims.. "Rear-end collisions are frequent, and neck injuries are the most common serious injuries reported in automobile crashes. They account for 2 million insurance claims each year costing at least $8.5 billion. Such injuries aren't life-threatening, but they can be painful and debilitating." They test the seat, but not the crumple zones, safety cage, etc. I'd prefer an actual rear collision, but I guess that's too expensive.

I actually like this interior... The piano black radio surround really makes a difference.

"Rear impact rating" is also misleading, as they're testing headrests; there's no actual rear end collision involved. Head rest design is more of an insurance claim issue, like their 5 mph bumper tests, than actual life-and-death safety.

Misleading article from people who know nothing about cars... the Cobalt, Corolla, and 3 are one of the "safer" small cars.

Five years ago, were there internal service error 500s every 20 minutes?

Rabbit sales could EASILY triple... if VW actually sent some here. The largest VW dealership on the west coast has two in stock. Meanwhile the nearby Honda dealer has forty Civics.

Oh, by the way, Sports Car Illustra... I mean, Car & Driver, will always be biased toward fun-to-drive, enthusiast-type cars. Perhaps Truck Trends or something caters to you better.

No, C&D are GM people. They're just being candid in this EXT review.

CAR AND DDRiVER IS BIAS! (... even though the Focus was one of their 10Best five years in a row...)

The Rabbit is a fabulous car and a fabulous deal. I agree with the results... the only questionable ranking is the Sentra.

Nice... something practical, fun-to-drive, and inconspicuous looking all at the same time.

So they reskinned an Aero-X?

I finally went ahead and saw the video, btw... and it reminded me of Jeremy Clarkson trying to use the voice command on the old S-class. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htgtVucUHPg

They're everywhere. I've seen five today and yesterday. Same with the new LS.

AURA for me... or better yet, next on the Epsilon hierarchy, the 9-3.

They're gonna have to try harder. Go to the parking lot of any 99 Ranch supermarket, and you'll be lucky if there are any new domestics at all. The last time I went, it was.... Honda, Honda, Toyota, Toyota, Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Toyota, Toyota, Lexus, BMW, Lexus, Acura, Honda, Honda, Toyota, Volvo, Toyota, Toyota, Toyota, Toyota, Mercedes, Toyota, Lexus. What's hilarious is that inside the market, every shopping cart had CHEVY AMERICAN REVOLUTION ads, and there were Chevy posters everywhere else. It didn't work.

I wouldn't call them gimmicks... they genuinely aid visibility, and they're useful in the same way towing mirrors are to large trucks. Parking radar and auto-tilt mirrors don't replace the driver, but they make reversing safer.