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Acura's MDX caters to customers shopping for a midsize SUV, while its ungainly new ZDX reportedly aims at those who seeking something more carlike. What, then, does Acura offer buyers who want a car, but with just a little more cargo space?

Why, a wagon, of course.inline_mediumwraptextright32822877/features/news/1003_2011_acura_tsx_sport_wagon2011-acura-TSX-sport-wagon-front-three-quarter.jpgTrue

Tradition holds that there's no replacement for displacement, but Hyundai's challenging that logic with its latest Sonata sedan. By strapping a turbocharger onto a four-cylinder, Hyundai can offer greater fuel economy, horsepower, and torque than most competitive midsize V-6 sedans -- but will customers buy into the logic that the buying less will, in fact, get you more?inline_mediumwraptextright27388667/features/news/1003_2011_hyundai_sonata_20t2011-hyundai-sonata-turbo-rear-three-quarter.jpgTrue

By ditching V-6 engines in favor of improved four-cylinder engines, Hyundai's clearly making fuel economy a chief priority with its 2011 Sonata -- but customers who want the utmost in fuel savings will likely look past the standard sedans and shop the new 2011 Sonata Hybrid, which makes its debut at the 2010 New York auto show.inline_mediumwraptextright32800896/green/news/1003_2011_hyundai_sonata_hybrid2011-hyundai-sonata-hybrid-front-three-quarter-motion.jpgTrue

Six years without any significant upgrades takes its toll on a car's sales volume. Take, for instance, the Scion tC: largely untouched since its debut in 2004, sales peaked at 80,000 units in 2006, but plummeted to 18,000 in 2009. Obviously, it's time for a chance, and Scion hopes the new 2011 tC, which debuts at this year's New York auto show, will help reverse this freefall.inline_mediumwraptextright28608643/features/news/1003_2011_scion_tc2011-scion-tC-front.jpgTrue

When Scion unveiled its tricked-out, Toyota iQ-based microcar concept at last year's New York auto show, executives insisted it was there to test America's appetite for ultra-small commuter vehicles. Apparently we're hungry for tiny transportation, as the automaker is using this year's show to publically unveil the 2011 Scion iQ.inline_mediumwraptextright32798685/features/news/1003_2011_scion_iq2011-scion-iQ-front-three-quarter.jpgTrue