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Well, now I understand what all the fuss is about: With one stroke, Hyundai has transformed the Sonata from rental-car, bottom-of-the-heap status to a legitimate threat to the kings of the lucrative and all-important mid-size-sedan segment, the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and Nissan Altima. The four-cylinder engine and the six-speed transmission work very well together and should indeed meet the needs of many people who thought they wanted or needed a V-6 engine, and the bonus is an amazing 35-mpg highway fuel economy rating. With 198 hp on tap and a relatively modest curb weight of 3200 pounds, the Sonata had plenty of power for my brief stint on the freeway, where I easily merged into the traffic stream and accelerated to 90 mph.inline_mediumwraptextright28740268/reviews/editors_notebook/1004_2011_hyundai_sonata_limited1004_07+2011_hyundai_sonata_limited+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

The GX is a very good choice if you're looking for an extremely well-equipped, luxuriously appointed, and genuinely capable off-roader. In other words, a Land Rover that won't ever break down. Its on-road manners are more than acceptable, with no scary body roll and minimal, if still present brake dive. There's likewise little to fault inside, even if it is possible at this point to get a Toyota 4Runner with almost as much leather. The small V-8 won't win any awards for efficiency or quietness, but it certainly muscles the GX's 5340-pounds around with authority.inline_mediumwraptextright27384512/reviews/editors_notebook/1003_2010_lexus_gx460_premium1003_z_03+2010_lexus_gX460_premium+side_view.jpgTrue