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Two different engines are now offered on the Toyota Corolla for 2009-a 132-horsepower, 1.8L four-cylinder and a 158-horsepower, 2.4L four. Both engines come with a standard five-speed manual gearbox, but the optional automatic transmission has four speeds with the 1.8L and five with the 2.4L.
The Corolla comes in five different grades, including a base model, the mid-range LE, the well-equipped XL..... |
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North American Jaguar XF models will get either a 300-horsepower, 4.2L V8 for 2009, or a supercharged 4.2L V8 worth 420 horsepower. With either engine, the XF has rapid acceleration on par with some of the fastest German sports sedans. According to Jaguar, the standard XF can accelerate to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds while the supercharged model can do it in just 5.1 seconds.
The XF's gear selector uses..... |
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The 2009 Jeep Compass is powered by an economical 172-hp 2.4L 4-cylinder engine and comes with either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive and in two different models-the low-priced Sport or the more luxuriously equipped Limited.
A 5-speed manual transmission is standard on all models and a continuously variable transmission (CVT), which now comes with an Auto Stick function that allows the driver..... |
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The 2009 Lincoln MKZ is powered by a 3.5L V6 engine that makes 263 horsepower
and 249 ft-lb of torque. It is paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission tuned to
make especially smooth gear changes. The MKZ's intelligent all-wheel-drive system
is oriented for slippery road conditions and can seamlessly send more torque to the
back wheels even before the front ones slip. The system adjusts pow..... |
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