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Brady Holt, a UMD junior, has had a lifelong fascination with cars and helping people choose one to buy. He'd like nothing more than to take your auto advice questions. You can reach him at: dc.car.examiner@gmail.com.

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A week in the 2010 Subaru Outback: Day 3 (highway driving and fuel economy)

Friday, November 20th, 2009

The continuously variable transmission, which constantly changes its gear ratios to maximize performance and fuel economy, has many detractors. CVTs...
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A week in the 2010 Subaru Outback: Day 1 (introduction)

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

When a review of the redesigned 2010 Subaru Legacy sedan appeared in this space over the summer, it praised greatly improved interior space and gas...
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Review: 2010 GMC Terrain SLE-1 V6 -- which engine is best for this excellent compact SUV?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 · 5 comments

Advertising for the new 2010 GMC Terrain has been focused on one number: 32 – this compact car-based SUV’s EPA highway miles-per-gallon...
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Review: 2010 Ford Taurus Limited -- it's better as a family car than a $39,000 luxury sedan

Sunday, November 8th, 2009 · 1 comment

In 2005, Ford introduced an extremely spacious, thoroughly competent, and thoroughly dull large sedan called the Five Hundred. In 2008, the company...
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Review: 2010 Volkswagen Golf -- it's closer to ideal, but still an engine shy of 'perfect'

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Volkswagen has always pitched its least expensive cars as a quality cut above the competition, with a higher level of refinement and solidity than the...
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Review: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado -- 'the last American convertible'

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The 1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible was a dinosaur even in its day – it was massive and it was nearing extinction. This car stretches nearly...
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Review: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL -- a modern luxury sedan with a few modern flaws

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It hasn’t been easy to follow Buick’s passenger-car lineup in recent years. In 2005 and then again in 2006 new, unfamiliar names together...
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Review: 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5X Limited -- honest basic transportation done right

In too many cases, descriptions of a car as “basic” or “honest” or “competent but unexciting” are employed as...
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A week in the 2010 Subaru Forester: Day 8 (how big is it?)

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Most cars grow over time, as each redesign tries to add more space than the car it replaces. But automakers are also aware that compact exterior...
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A week in the 2010 Subaru Forester: Day 7 (using the navigation system)

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Driving through an unfamiliar part of Northern Virginia after some light hiking in Manassas National Battlefield Park, my passenger and I were glad...
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