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2010 Volkswagen CC has plenty of style, but a balky drivetrain
By James R. Healey, USA TODAYPay more, get less. What a deal. In the case of the Volkswagen CC, a stylish sedan based on the midsize Passat, headroom is tighter than Passat’s, there are seats for just four instead of five and the trunk is smaller — and the CC sells for about $2,000 more.
Oddly, however, it works.
CC has been the second-best-selling VW, behind the Jetta compact, but ahead of Passat, almost since its launch as › Continue reading
2010 Volkswagen CC has plenty of style, but a balky drivetrain
By James R. Healey, USA TODAYPay more, get less. What a deal. In the case of the Volkswagen CC, a stylish sedan based on the midsize Passat, headroom is tighter than Passat’s, there are seats for just four instead of five and the trunk is smaller — and the CC sells for about $2,000 more.
Oddly, however, it works.
CC has been the second-best-selling VW, behind the Jetta compact, but ahead of Passat, almost since its launch as › Continue reading
Ford’s Lincoln MKT crossover SUV rides high with inner style
By James R. Healey, USA TODAYNEW YORK — Oh, MKT, how we would love to loathe thee for thy overwrought grille, gratuitous sheet-metal bump, compromised third-row headroom.
But we just can’t.
MKT, in case you’ve lost your way in Lincoln’s thicket of MK-something nomenclature, is the Lincoln version of Ford Flex; a full-size crossover SUV.
Usually, hopping back and forth between a Ford and the equivalent Lincoln vehicle › Continue reading