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 The 2009 Sportage builds off of the award-winning 2008 Sportage, named Cars.com’s “Best Bang for the Buck.” The Sportage LX with AWD is equipped with the base 140hp 2.0 liter 4 banger and only comes with a 5 speed manual gearbox. The EX trim level requires the optional V6 engine, while the LX can be had with either the base four banger or the 2.7 liter V6. The 173 hp V6 offers only an automatic transmission, and adds a premium audio system and power sunroof. It also has power windows, door locks and air conditioning. Unlike some of the more dainty SUV Crossovers, Sportage is built with occasional off-roading in mind. The prices for the 2.0 Sportage LX with AWD start at$20,195 |
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 The Suzuki Grand Vitara 5 door SUV is in the 3rd year of its second generation design. This is a REAL crossover because it has elements of BOTH a unibody AND a full frame chassis. That design allows the vehicle to tolerate more off road abuse than most of its pure unibody competition. 4wd versions are available in Premium, X Sport and Luxury trim levels. The least expensive AWD Grand Vitara is the Premium version, and it mates a manual transmission with a 166hp, 2.4 liter 4 cylinder engine. This combination gets the "single mode" 4wd system, while V6 versions get the more sophisticated Full Time 4 mode system. The base (Premium) Grand Vitara with the 4wd option and manual gearbox starts at $20,349, but only in RED! All other colors are priced higher! SCAM!!! |
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The 2010 Subaru Forester is also in its second year after a 2009 redesign. The boxier outline of the new Forester has proven to be Subaru's best selling vehicle. It is offered in 5 trim lines for 2010. The 2.5X is one of the best values in the crossover SUV segment. The 2.5X Premium adds a 10-way power driver's seat, large panoramic power moonroof and interior enhancements and offers an available All-Weather Package (heated front seats, heated side mirrors and windshield wiper de-icer). The Forester 2.5X Limited includes the All-Weather Package and offers more luxury. For performance, the 2.5XT Premium and 2.5XT Limited are powered by the 224-hp turbocharged/intercooled Boxer engine. Prices for the Forester 2.5 X start at $20,295. |
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 The Base Matrix is not available with AWD. AWD is available for the Matrix S version only. For some reason, the Toyota website refers to the car as the Matrix 10. (It took me a week to figure out it meant 2010 Matrix - duh! Sometimes our prejudices get in our way. Like mine with Toyota. Learn from that. Make sure your prejudices don't get in YOUR way.) In terms of visual appeal, it is about a 3; not a 10. Selecting the "build-it" option for the $20,760 Matrix S with the 2.4 liter motor and the automatic transmission delivers a page that has in its heading, "Starting at $16,550". No, it doesn't!!!! IT STARTS AT $20,760!!!!!!!!! |
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 The Jeep Compass engines are now called "World" engines. Are you kidding me? No I'm not. The honchos at Jeep seem to really believe we're all idiots. They think if they call their painfully anemic powerplants "World" engines that somehow we will believe that they are the world's best instead of the worlds slowest. The upside to these powerplants is better fuel economy. So if economy is more important to you than performance, these just might be your cup of tea. The 4WD Compass 2.4 liter powerplant includes a 5 speed manual transmission. So if gear banging turns you on, you'll do it cheaply here. . Hmmm... I wonder if anyone makes a turbo kit....Prices on the Compass Sport with the 4WD option start at $20,470 |
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 The 2009 Pontiac Vibe with AWD has a 158hp 2.4 liter inline 4 cylinder motor with a 4 speed transmission. The hoped for manual transmission option is not there for the AWD version. This car is a sister to the Toyota Matrix, and shares that car's Corolla based platform and driveline. This as close as anyone is going to get to an AWD GM car. Although its still called a compact SUV, to me, its a compact wagon. Because it is a joint project with Toyota, it is not shared across the rest of the GM lineup. The baseline AWD Vibe starts at $20,475. |
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 The 2010 Subaru Legacy is built on a new platform that increases room and comfort. The Legacy offers 3 levels of performance; the Legacy 2.5i, 2.5i Premium and 2.5i Limited -- are powered by a revised 170-hp 2.5-liter 4-cylinder Boxer engine (with available PZEV rating) and are equipped with a new standard 6-speed manual transmission or the new Lineartronic ™ CVT. The Legacy 2.5GT is available in Premium and Limited trim, powered by a new 265-hp turbocharged / intercooled Boxer engine. The Legacy 3.6R , Premium and Limited trim versions are powered by a new 256-hp 3.6-liter engine. The 3.6R is exclusively equipped with a 5-speed electronic automatic transmission. Compared to the 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine it replaces, the new, more powerful 3.6 has can run on regular-grade fuel, rather than premium. Prices for the base, manual transmissioned Legacy 2.5i start at a reduced $19,995. |
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