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This fall, a new Elantra arrives in Hyundai showrooms.

Fresh face for top of Nissan lineup - Nissan Maxima.

Welcome to Let’s Talk Cars

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This week VehicleVoice introduces you to AutoPacific’s Automotive Futures Center in Southern California. The analysts and experts of AutoPacific do in-person research at the this facility that is one-of-a-kind kind in the world. AutoPacific clients from the USA, Europe, Japan, Korea and China use thte Automotive Futures Center to identify what American consumers really want in their next cars and trucks.
Also on tap, we begin a new occasional series called Test Drive, where we spotlight a specific vehicle and a specific destination. This week it’s the Volvo S80 and the Colorado Rockies, where there’s still plenty of snow to add a twist to our test drive. David Barrett is behind the wheel [...]

Welcome to Let’s Talk Cars

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This week VehicleVoice introduces you to AutoPacific’s Automotive Futures Center in Southern California. The analysts and experts of AutoPacific do in-person research at the this facility that is one-of-a-kind kind in the world. AutoPacific clients from the USA, Europe, Japan, Korea and China use thte Automotive Futures Center to identify what American consumers really want in their next cars and trucks.
Also on tap, we begin a new occasional series called Test Drive, where we spotlight a specific vehicle and a specific destination. This week it’s the Volvo S80 and the Colorado Rockies, where there’s still plenty of snow to add a twist to our test drive. David Barrett is behind the wheel [...]

Mazda hits mid-size SUV segments with two all-new, market-relevant products.

Infiniti G35 - volume anchor of Infiniti lineup - receives 2007 freshening.

In the flurry of COTY awards, the Best Cars for Teens seems soft and not particularly well thought out. It appears like a no teen was asked for their opinions and only government- and industry-available information was used. Based on AutoPacific and VehicleVoice research Teens (or lets broaden that to GenY buyers) most likely would buy a used car (because they can afford it) or larger vehicles (because they aspire to them).

The Ford 3.5L V6 gets 265-horsepower on regular grade fuel. That means the first vehicles to get it should feel pretty darn nice. Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKZ all get the new powerplant. And, Ford says that the 3.5L will be its high volume powerplant of the future.

The Ford 3.5L V6 gets 265-horsepower on regular grade fuel. That means the first vehicles to get it should feel pretty darn nice. Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKZ all get the new powerplant. And, Ford says that the 3.5L will be its high volume powerplant of the future.

Whenever a high volume mid-size sedan is introduced it is, by definition, big news. These high volume sedans are the mainstream movers of the auto market. The king of the hill is the Toyota Camry, new for the 2007 model year and on the market in Spring 2006. Camry is the top selling "automobile" on the market. The Honda Accord is the second of the top tier Japanese heavyweights. The Nissan Altima is the third of these top tier Japanese competitors. Just about every buyer of a mid-size car looks at one of these three entries before buying.