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The 2011 GMC Terrain.

As easy as it is to take potshots at badge engineering (taking one vehicle, putting a different grille, taillights and nameplate on it and calling it something else), think about what it must be like to be a corporate cousin of a big volume brand like Chevrolet. You need product or your brand wont survive, and the fact, even prior to the great recession and Carpocalypse, is that the bucks arent there to build unique vehicles for each brand. Platform sharing...and the more blatant badge engineering...are the only way to go.



Thats GMCs lot in life and has been for decades. They finesse it by positioning themselves as more upscale...a good play for Acadia, Yukon and Yukon XL..a mixed bag when it comes to Sierra pickups, and for the Terrain? Well, its gotta be a tough sell.  Or so youd think. The Terrain actually sells mid-pack among 12 compact crossovers (the other 11 being the Ford Escape, Chevrolet Equinox, Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Toyota RAV4, Subaru Forester, Jeep Patriot, Jeep Compass, Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson, Mazda CX-7).




The 2011 GMC Terrain rear view.

Not that theres anything wrong with the Terrain. Its just that in the small crossover segment, theres only so much you can do to differentiate it from its sister under the skin, the Chevrolet Equinox.

GMC sent us a loaded Terrain SLT-2 AWD (all wheel drive). $31,650 base price, and after $6,435 worth of cargo management packages, navigation, audio system upgrades, swapping the 2.4 liter 4-cylinder for the 3.0 liter V6, the rear seat entertainment system, 19-inch wheels and trailering equipment, the bottom line (with $810 destination charge) was $38,895.

Thats $2,010 more than the similarly equipped 2010 model we tested last year, and also a couple grand less than loading up a 2011 Equinox in similar fashion would cost you.




The 2011 GMC Terrain interior.

And theres the trouble. It really is an Equinox. Is the GMC nameplate or the blockier, arguably more masculine stying of the Terrain worth $2,000?  For a few thousand people a month, the answer is yes.


2011 GMC Terrain AWD SLT-2

Base price: $31,650.

As tested:   $38,895.

Likes: Room, comfort.

Dislikes: High price as tested, low-ish gas mileage.

EPA estimates: 16 mpg city/22 mpg highway.

Honda Jazz variant of Honda cars sold in Indonesia most experienced again refreshments. From the Japanese Honda has announced plans to do a facelift for the Honda Fit or Jazz. Of course with this change in the Honda was able to maintain sales levels.

Striking changes is the design of a new front bumper and grille. There are two new colors are offered one of them "Vibrant Lime Green Metallic" as used in Jazz Hybrid. On the interior side of the rear bench seat can recline features extended back to 73 mm so that rear passengers can be more comfortable. Several other changes are cruise control, remote entry, an audio system AM / FM / CD with four speakers, a USB audio interface2, auxiliary audio input jack, MP3/WMA playback, Radio Data System (RDS), power windows, power mirrors, and power door lock.

2011 New Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa Concept car Prices and features expertise
The Zagato-designed Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa has been unveiled at the Villa DEste concours, and frankly, its spectacular. Driven by the Alfa 8C Competiziones V8, the TZ3 is very much in keeping with its 60s-era predecessors