2011 Cars

2011 Bentley Mulsanne Review
Estimated Price: $300,000
Are you a fan of wealth and taste? Then the 2011 Bentley Mulsanne is your cup of Darjeeling. The British brand’s all-new flagship is alluring, powerful, and sophisticated, as well it should be for an estimated price of $300,000.

2011 Chevrolet Cruze Review
Estimated Price: $16,000
Look out world, here it comes. General Motors tries again to field a global car, this time a new compact sold in the U.S. as the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. An overachieving turbocharged four-cylinder engine promising 40 mpg on the highway is a highlight, but about that styling…

2011 Chevrolet Malibu Review
Buffeted by bankruptcy, striving to re-invent itself, GM points to this handsome midsize sedan as an example of the company at its best. But without new styling or fresh features, can the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu justify that billing?

2011 Chrysler Town & Country Review
Estimated Price: $26,000
Fiat’s in the driver’s seat at Chrysler, and the Italians have never piloted anything like a good-old American minivan. Learn what that could for the 2011 Chrysler Town & Country

2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Review
Estimated Price: $25,000
This legendary American minivan faces brutal competition from redesigned Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna rivals. Will Dodge’s new owners at Fiat help the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan fight back by granting it fresh styling and an advanced new engine?

2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Review
Estimated Price: $23,000
A pillar of stability in the uncertain house of Chrysler under Fiat, the 2011 Ram 1500 is among the few Dodge products worth preserving – and worth your hard-earned dollars. See what could be in store for this impressive half-ton pickup.

2011 Ford F-150 Review
Estimated Price: $22,000
America’s top-selling vehicle is poised for an underhood revolution. All signs point to a 2011 Ford F-150 engine lineup that includes the hot twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6. And sources hint it’ll make 400 horsepower.

2011 Ford Fiesta Review
Estimated Price: $14,000
Europeans have enjoyed it for years and now Ford’s bringing it to the U.S. The hot-looking, fuel-sipping, fun-driving 2011 Fiesta subcompact aims to raise the small-car bar.

2011 Ford Flex Review
Estimated Price: $30,000
The 2011 Ford Flex will continue its segment-stretching ways by blending seven-passenger room with 350-horsepower zoom. This indeed is a crossover of another color.

2011 Ford Taurus Review
Estimated Price: $26,500
It’s big, it’s bold, it’s back; the 2011 Ford Taurus needs to sustain momentum generated by the glitzy launch of the reinvigorated 2010 Taurus. Good thing it brings plenty of style and attitude to the table.

2011 Ford Taurus SHO Review
Estimated Price: $38,000
Total performance tempered by high-tech: with more than 360 EcoBoost horses, all-wheel drive, Sync interface, and radar sensors, the 2011 Ford Taurus SHO connects with the road and the Web.

2011 Honda Accord Review
Estimated Price: $22,000
Honda’s engineering acumen shines in this spacious, refined car that’s more rewarding to drive than a modestly priced midsize has a right to be. There was room for improvement on the styling front, however and the 2011 Honda Accord sedan is in line for its first appearance update since 2008. Let’s hope it emerges looking as sleek as the Honda Accord Coupe.

2011 Honda Accord Crosstour Review
Estimated Price: $31,000
Honda goes out on a limb with a five-seat wagon that turns its Accord sedan into a crossover crossbreed. It isn’t exactly pretty, but that doesn’t mean the 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour isn’t interesting.

2011 Honda Civic Review
Estimated Price: $16,000
Civic fans await the redesigned 2011 Honda Civic the way 1960s boomers anticipated every new Beatles album. What will the class pacesetter do for an encore? How will the all-new version look and perform?

2011 Honda CR-V Review
Estimated Price: $22,000
America’s best-selling SUV rides into 2011 on the heels of updates to styling, power, features, and fuel economy. The changes were more subtle than you might expect. Should Honda be tinkering more with a winning formula?

2011 Honda CR-Z Review
Estimated Price: $23,000
Can a hybrid be a sports car? Honda’s going to make the case that it can with the 2011 Honda CR-Z. This lightweight two-seat coupe has green credentials and futuristic styling. But is it a sports car?

2011 Honda Element Review
Estimated Price: $21,000
Will Honda abandon its box on wheels in favor of an aerodynamic new crossover based on the redesigned 2011 Civic? Or would it be braver to show the Nissan Cube, Scion xB, and Kia Soul how to really get square?

2011 Honda Fit Review
Estimated Price: $15,500
It’s a rounded car in a squared-off world of Nissan Cubes and Kia Souls. But the 2011 Fit promises to continue delivering an individual kind of Honda cool.

2011 Honda Insight Review
Estimated Price: $20,500
Back for its second model year, the 2011 Honda Insight hybrid hopes to catch on after a slow start. It costs around $20,000 and gets over 40 mpg. Why haven’t buyers flocked to Honda’s sleek hybrid-only four-door hatchback?

2011 Honda Odyssey Review
Estimated Price: $28,000
How can Honda improve what’s already the best-looking, best-driving, and best-selling minivan? Get the latest lowdown in this preview of the redesigned 2011 Honda Odyssey.

2011 Honda Pilot Review
Estimated Price: $30,000
Strong sales suggest buyers love its macho styling, so designers have little motivation to drastically alter the appearance of the 2011 Honda Pilot. But the appeal of this solid midsize crossover SUV goes deeper than its looks.

2011 Hyundai Elantra Review
Estimated Price: $15,000
The 2011 Hyundai Elantra sedan is a last vestige of the old Hyundai. By contrast, the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring wagon is a glimpse of this ambitious South Korean automaker’s promising future. Find out why.

2011 Hyundai Sonata Review
Estimated Price: $20,000
Get ready to see if this South Korean automaker can sustain the momentum that makes rivals nervous. The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is all-new and looks striking. Hyundai’s top-seller is going Camry and Accord hunting.

2011 Kia Sorento Review
Estimated Price: $20,000
Kia is no longer the randy tag-along to big-brother Hyundai. This South Korean upstart has its own ambitions. One is to shake up the crossover SUV segment with the redesigned 2011 Kia Sorento, the first vehicle from its spanking new U.S. assembly plant.

2011 Mazda 2 Review
Estimated Price: $14,500
Why sit around and watch the 2011 Ford Fiesta change the subcompact game when you’ve got a car that’s its underskin twin? The 2011 Mazda 2 comes to the U.S. from Japan and Europe with an armload of awards and high hopes.

2011 Mini Crossman Review
Estimated Price: $24,000
Where rivals come down a size to join the growing ranks of subcompact car-SUV crossovers, Mini bulks up to create the 2011 Mini Crossman. Can this high-riding four-door all-wheel-drive wagon deliver that magic Mini mojo?

2011 Nissan Altima Review
Estimated Price: $21,000
The fourth-generation of these extroverted sedans and coupes is rounding its final turn. Don’t expect the 2011 Nissan Altima to cross the finish line meekly, however. That’s just not the Altima way.

2011 Nissan Cube Review
Estimated Price: $15,000
Free your inner asymmetric with this four-wheel escapee from some Salvador Dali canvass. The 2011 Nissan Cube hides a roomy cabin and a genuinely entertaining driving manner under wonderfully odd sheetmetal. It’s easy to park, too.

2011 Nissan Maxima Review
Estimated Price: $31,000
The 2011 Nissan Maxima isn’t likely to tamper with a formula that’s reinvigorated this proud Nissan nameplate. But change may be on the horizon. Diesel V-6, anyone? How about a 2012 facelift?

2011 Nissan Sentra Review
Estimated Price: $17,000
It’s an awkward-looking underachiever, and that’s unlikely to change for 2011. But there is value in the 2011 Nissan Sentra lineup, if you know where to look.

2011 Nissan Versa Review
Estimated Price: $12,000
Versa doesn’t get the respect it deserves, but small-car fans know its hatchback version is a stout little overachiever. Will the 2011 Nissan Versa close the book on this hidden gem’s first design generation?

2011 Toyota 4Runner Review
Estimated Price: $29,000
Return with us now to those thrilling days when real SUVs had truck-rugged frames, square-jawed styling, and off-road suspensions. The 2011 Toyota 4Runner is all that, and more.

2011 Toyota Camry Review
Estimated Price: $21,000
It’s the Dwight Eisenhower of midsize cars: conservative and avuncular, but strong where it counts, and, upon reflection, surprisingly effective. See how the 2011 Toyota Camry closes out the sixth generation of a remarkably popular sedan.

2011 Toyota Corolla Review
Estimated Price: $17,000
Nothing more effectively embodies the take-no-chances side of Toyota than the popular, populist Corolla. The 2011 Toyota Corolla is hardly apt to stray, not with the allegiance of millions of happy owners at stake.

2011 Toyota Matrix Review
Estimated Price: $18,000
You might have to wait for the 2012 model to see if Toyota can fix the styling. But the 2011 Toyota Matrix promises great utility, economy, and reliability in a compact wagon that’s easier on the pocketbook than on the eyes.

2011 Toyota Prius Review
Estimated Price: $22,000
The poster-child for hybrid design is successfully defending its best-seller status against the upstart Honda Insight. Find out how this futuristic 50-mpg hatchback does it, and what the future may hold for the 2011 Toyota Prius.

2011 Toyota Rav4 Review
Estimated Price: $23,000
The 2011 Toyota RAV4 is probably the last edition of this popular compact SUV. A fully redesigned fourth-generation model is likely due for 2012. There’s lots of life left in this wagon, however, especially if you like your crossovers with some conjones.

2011 Toyota Tundra Review
Estimated Price: $24,000
The Japanese giant’s plan to become a heavyweight in the full-size pickup field hasn’t exactly gone smoothly. Ford, Dodge, and Chevy still dominate, but the 2011 Toyota Tundra isn’t about to throw in the towel.

2011 Toyota Sienna Review
Estimated Price: $24,000
It’s the first all-new Toyota minivan since 2004. Will the redesigned 2011 Toyota Sienna have the styling, refinement, power, and technology required to hang with the latest edition of its arch rival, the Honda Odyssey?

2011 Toyota Yaris Review
Estimated Price: $13,000
The 2011 Toyota Yaris draws the curtain on a successful subcompact-car design. Explore the final edition and take a look ahead to the all-new 2012 Yaris.

2011 Toyota Venza Review
Estimated Price: $28,000
Toyota’s sexiest ride is a high-roof wagon that plays the crossover card its own way. Learn what the 2011 Toyota Venza brings to the fight against its hot new archrival, the Honda Accord Crosstour.