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You Just Got Beat by a Civic

The Truth About Cars

Some of the times may be for minorly different track lengths thanks to variations over the years but still make for a fun comparison. It is the latter which is standard kit on the R, though the ones used in the record are available through Honda dealers.

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Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T RWD Prestige

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The simple reason is it can compete against luxury midsize SUVs from Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW, and beats them in several areas, not the least of which is costing $15,000 to $20,000 less. One very cool feature is the Blind Spot View Monitor. Heck, I had people comment they thought I was driving a Bentley.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? With this price I can buy a nice used C200 class Mercedes and still have money to afford Gas……uuuuuugh. Nor is the F-16 a particularly good example for automotive-speed aerodynamics, since it won’t even stay in the air at much less than about 180 kts.

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