To my eyes--and I'm not saying this to be funny/mean--the Juke, to my eyes, looks like a physically deformed animal. I can say a lot of negative about the Aztek, but I reserve the 'physically deformed animal' comment for the Juke.
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In a world of bland, wind tunnel driven designs, the Juke stands out. You certainly won't lose it in a parking lot, unlike some MB owners who need an app on their smart phone to find their car.
The wife really likes them; she's not a fan of the sedan style and likes to have either a wagon or hatch - she currently drives a Mazda CX-7.
I've test driven one (FWD with stick shift). Pretty quick and nimble.
I have noticed in the past some evidence of negative bias in Edmunds reviews of some GM cars, notably how Pontiac Solstice had a "reputation for poor reliability" which was not born out by their own reliability ratings of the same model.
I also just noticed the Buick Verano review had "mediocre base engine" under "cons". In the review the base engine had a 0-60 time of 9 seconds which they said was "slow for this class"
However their review of the Acura ILX had the same 0-60 time of 9 seconds which it said was "average" and had no mention of the lack of power in the "cons" section.
Incidentally, the optional engine in the Verano does 0-60 in 6.6. secs vs. 7.1 secs. for the optional Acura engine.
Me too on the Juke. But what do I know? I'm on my second Crosstour......at least it shares in the powertrain revisions of the new Accords. We all have things we like the looks of that others can't stand, even if we're 500 grand-a-year automotive designers.
maybe they were referring to mileage when they claimed it as mediocre?
The Base ILX with it's 2.0 litre engine is rated at 24/35 while the small Buick is rated at a marginal 21/32. btw, a 2013 Honda Accord with a V6 is rated at 21/34...
Also, while I have never driven an ILX, I have driven the 2.0 litre in other Honda applications and in typical fashion it loves to rev and sounds great doing so. I've had numerous Rentibus with the 2.4 and while it's gutsy off the line, it gets raspy at higher RPM's. Not a fun engine to wind out at all...
The Buick's 6-speed is commendable tho, and I hope the ILX matches it in the future , although I forsee the CVT making an appearance instead.
Wow, the Fusion essentially matched the Accord in February 27,875 vs. 27,999 (granted the Fusion has much higher fleet sales). Regardless, the Fusion had a great month. Malibu lagging big time. Only 14,817 which is actually a drop from January and a drop of 5k units from last Feb.
I am sure people holding off on the E helped me get a good deal on my new car. I've also read that the S is leasing as cheap as the LS - although it costs a bit more.
Hey, I helped the US auto market ...maybe not a US automaker (although they do have US operations), but the dealer still puts something into the economy.
Hey, I helped the US auto market ...maybe not a US automaker (although they do have US operations), but the dealer still puts something into the economy.
I just had a new escape rental. There seem to be a lot of them just like Equinox. Anyway, it seemed well built and drove fine, but not better than a less expensive CRV. However, it just felt cramped and narrow to me - maybe just my build. Personally, I think the Equinox is a nicer highway cruiser.
I gotta say, even though I'm a GM guy, I just do not like the looks of the Equinox. I like the Terrain better. I didn't like the looks of the new Escape at first, but it's grown on me. I've spent a couple hours riding in one and have driven one probably fifteen or twenty miles. It drove fine I thought although seems like a fair amount of road noise, which seems more commonplace in cars today than even a few years ago IMHO.
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It drove fine I thought although seems like a fair amount of road noise, which seems more commonplace in cars today than even a few years ago IMHO.
That's certainly been the case with the last two cars my wife has had. My Expedition has less road noise than my wife's Taurus, It's not even close really. The only difference is the Taurus has less wind noise at highway speeds. But road isolation between the two are night and day.
Also, I find the ride in the Taurus overly firm and busy. Ironically, I prefer how the Expedition rides and drives in most situations. It's even easier to park since the turning radius is 40' for the Expedition vs. 42' for the Taurus and I can actually see out of the Expedition.
RX dominates, beating the next 2 combined. I would maybe categorize it in the group below, especially since Lexus will launch a smaller crossover soon. It would still win its class.
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Jeep just had to go and steal its thunder, though.
The Aztek reigned as King of Ugly for a long time, so Nissan got lucky that Jeep rescued them.
No, you would need to add 250 pounds of plastic cladding to the Juke to make them comparable. :shades:
Split headlights don't work. When you see a car head on, that's the face, so we expect to see a pair of eyeballs.
When you have lights up high, middle, and low, it really throws you off. Makes the front look busy.
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Lots of iffy design work on the roads today, so I guess it is "contemporary".
Thing about the Juke is at least it's somewhat cohesive. The Azwreck was just a big ol mishmash of designs and it just looked tacked together IMO
Those taillights are probably taller than the rooflines of some sedans back then. "Baby got Back"... :shades:
In a world of bland, wind tunnel driven designs, the Juke stands out. You certainly won't lose it in a parking lot, unlike some MB owners who need an app on their smart phone to find their car.
The wife really likes them; she's not a fan of the sedan style and likes to have either a wagon or hatch - she currently drives a Mazda CX-7.
I've test driven one (FWD with stick shift). Pretty quick and nimble.
I also just noticed the Buick Verano review had "mediocre base engine" under "cons". In the review the base engine had a 0-60 time of 9 seconds which they said was "slow for this class"
However their review of the Acura ILX had the same 0-60 time of 9 seconds which it said was "average" and had no mention of the lack of power in the "cons" section.
Incidentally, the optional engine in the Verano does 0-60 in 6.6. secs vs. 7.1 secs. for the optional Acura engine.
How about a little objectivity, Edmunds.
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The Base ILX with it's 2.0 litre engine is rated at 24/35 while the small Buick is rated at a marginal 21/32. btw, a 2013 Honda Accord with a V6 is rated at 21/34...
Also, while I have never driven an ILX, I have driven the 2.0 litre in other Honda applications and in typical fashion it loves to rev and sounds great doing so. I've had numerous Rentibus with the 2.4 and while it's gutsy off the line, it gets raspy at higher RPM's. Not a fun engine to wind out at all...
The Buick's 6-speed is commendable tho, and I hope the ILX matches it in the future , although I forsee the CVT making an appearance instead.
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Options quickly make the ILX's price less appealing; smallish trunk; no automatic transmission or top-end features for sport-oriented 2.4L model.
Maybe they ran out of room.
But Gregs claims of Questionable "Objectivity" on the part of the Edmunds staff is IMO, exaggerated, if not completely false.
Best Feb in 5 years!
With Caddy up 20%, too.
Fusion and Escape both set Feb records.
Looking at the sales, it looks like Equinox sales have been solid, there were a few months that were down, but the last 3 have been pretty good.
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Hopefully other conclude cost cutting does not pay.
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Edit: no, spoke too soon. US sales were up 11% which more than makes up for the tiny drop in Canada.
So their roll continues.
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Hey, I helped the US auto market ...maybe not a US automaker (although they do have US operations), but the dealer still puts something into the economy.
Same for my Honda, Mazda and Kia! :shades:
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If they do move I bet it would be towards Philly.
GM leads in this market...and comfortably.
I expect they stay in Jersey though. They also have a couple of other facilities in the area and I believe they are looking to consolidate somewhat.
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That's certainly been the case with the last two cars my wife has had. My Expedition has less road noise than my wife's Taurus, It's not even close really. The only difference is the Taurus has less wind noise at highway speeds. But road isolation between the two are night and day.
Also, I find the ride in the Taurus overly firm and busy. Ironically, I prefer how the Expedition rides and drives in most situations. It's even easier to park since the turning radius is 40' for the Expedition vs. 42' for the Taurus and I can actually see out of the Expedition.
Camry 31,270
Accord 27,999
Fusion 27,875
Altima 27,725
Sonata 16,007
Impala 15,424
Malibu 14,817
Optima 13,195
Verano 4,171 +147.1%
ILX 1,997; hybrid 154
CT 1,182 -25%
A3 392 -16.4%
Buick ain't doing so bad. More than 10 times the number of A3s sold, but that's the old A3.
IS 1,532 -23.8%
Regal 1,474 -44.1%
TSX 1,358 -58.1%; wagon 214 -41.3%
Pretty even fight. Some would put the IS with the class below.
Cclass 7,302 +39.4%
3series 6,973 -13.9%
ES 4,817 +67.4%
G 3,670 -15.3%; coupe 859 -26.6%
LaCrosse 3,667 -29.9%
ATS 3,382
A4 2,635 -3.1%
CTS 2,566 -43.9%
TL 2,216 -28.1%
A5 1,173 -4.8%
MKZ 945 -62%
The 2 Caddys combined would be in 3rd place.
5series 4,248 +5.1%
Eclass 4,211 +0.1%
XTS 2,169
A6 1,370 +40.9%
GS 1,108 -51.8%
MKS 922 +7.6%
M 514 -55.3%
RLX 16
RL 11 -59.1%
RLX has not really ramped up yet, and RL is out of production so those were left overs. Infiniti M is invisible.
Sclass 923 +16.4%
LS 803 +61.8%
7series 709 -36.9%
A8 395 +22.3%
Pretty balanced. People like the LS face lift.
RX 6,938 +24.8%
SRX 4,108 -17.6%
RDX 2,795 +189.1%
Q5 2,753 +57%
GLK 2,420 +48.5%
X3 2,175 -23.2%
FX 595 -46.3%
EX 150 -52.2%
RX dominates, beating the next 2 combined. I would maybe categorize it in the group below, especially since Lexus will launch a smaller crossover soon. It would still win its class.
Enclave 5,241 +25.8%
X5 3,931 21.9%
MDX 2,946 -14.4%
Mclass 2,733 -19.8%
JX 2,300
MKX 1,883 -13.1%
Q7 920 +146.6%
GX 628 -6.9%
JX is one of the few Infinitis to do well.
X6 474 -5.6%
ZDX 25 -53.5%
Why bother, Acura?
500 3,302 +2%
Spark 2,836
Cooper 1,986 -18.2%
Smart 783 +1.8%
iQ 331 -60.1%
Wonder how many of those are Smart EVs?
Versa 13,100 +28.6%
Sonic 6,025 -23.7%
Fiesta 5,015 -9.1%
Accent 4,750
Fit 3,775 -7%; EV 15
Rio 3,339
Yaris 2,045 -41%
2 1,028 -61.9%
Cheapest car sells well here. HyunKia gets a lot from one platform (Veloster as well).
Corolla 24,999 +17.6%
Civic 22,713 -12.7%; Hybrid 433 -39.1%
Focus 20,808 -10.9%
Cruze 17,947 -12.1%
Elantra 16,219
Jetta 11,968 -6.8%
Mazda3 10,554 -6.4%
Sentra 10,058 -5.2%
Dart 7,720
Forte 5,003
Impreza 4,515 -28.7%
Golf 3,020 +9.7%
Toyota is getting a lot of mileage from an old design. I bet they'd like higher transaction prices, though. Golf is due for replacement.
Camry 31,270 -5.7%
Accord 27,999 +40.9%; PHEV 17
Fusion 27,875 +28%
Altima 27,725 -15.9%
Sonata 16,007
Malibu 14,817 -25.9%
Optima 13,195
200 11,446 +18%
Avenger 9,980 +52%
Passat 7,532 -8%
Legacy 3,745 +3.60%
Mazda6 2,702 -47%
Impala 15,424 +.06%
Charger 10,301 +41%
Avalon 5,703 +69.9%
Taurus 5,047 +16.6%
300 5,023 -35%
Maxima 4,927 -25.3%
Azera 795
Are those new or old Impalas, or a mix of both? Azera is invisible.
Camaro 6,171 -10.9%
Mustang 6,024 -18.1%
Challanger 4,911 +34%
Genesis coupe 2,517
FR-S 1,369
BRZ 420
370z 378 -31.6%
Miata 347 -20%
Surprising how high volume those muscle cars are.
Prius 17,812 -9.9%
C-MAX 3,183
Volt 1,626 +58.9%
LEAF 653 +36.6%
Insight 388 -47.7%
CR-Z 381 -14.8%
i-MiEv 337
Prius seems to outsell all the others combined. About 3 times as many. Volt still picking up, though.
Juke 2,829 -4%
Veloster 1,905
We wonder why they build these yet the Juke outsells the FR-S 2 to 1!
Soul 9,551
Cube 622 -9/5%
xD 596 -24.1%
Hamster win, others fail.
Outback 9,016 +2.9%
Venza 3,745 +46.1%
CrossTour 1,234 +20.1%
In order of attractiveness.
Escape 24,110 +29.2%
CR-V 20,668 -13%
Equinox 20,649 +15.7%
Rav4 13,329 +9.5%
Rogue 9,964 -25.8%
Journey 7,530 +21%
Patriot 6,329 +24%
Forester 5,529 -.7%
CX-5 5,451 +1,426.9%
Compass 3,776 +36%
Tucson 3,444
Tiguan 2,533 +11.1%
Sportage 2,334
Outlander Sport 1,644
I can't believe they sell that many Rogues.
Explorer 16,586 +58.9%
Edge 9,683 -8.1%
Pilot 9,614 +12.8%
Grand Cherokee 9,439 -26%
HighLander 9,310 +18.9%
PathFinder 7,014 +145.8%
Traverse 8,698 +9.2%
Sorento 7,945
Durango 4,749 +38%
Murano 3,987 -21%
CX-9 2,594 +27.8%
Toureg 835 +15.6%
Tribeca 194 +9.6%
Veracruz 65
Holy Explorer, Bat Man. Pathfinder sales up 146% with the unibody. Told you so!
Caravan 10,415 -18%
Sienna 9,209 +25.3%
Town & Countr 8,614 -10%
Odyssey 8,550 -6.9%
mazda5 2,260 +48.8%
Flex 1,662 -17.4%
Quest 1,131 -6.2%
Routan 424 -35.7%
Sedona 138
Dodge back at the top, I'm surprised Honda has slid so much. Kia needs to do a new minivan. We'll probably get a 7th crossover first. :sick:
I am surprised that the MB sedans are faring so well, as they are all aging designs. And GS down 51.8? Yikes. Volt is holding its own.
I saw an Acura ILX on the road for the first time today. I will say it looks better in person.