New Midsize Passenger Cars

Notable Features

• All-new flagship sedan
• Replaces Arnage
• 6.8-liter V-8, eight-speed automatic
• Handcrafted interior

Notable Features

• New for 2011
• Platform hails from Europe
• Choice of four-cylinder power, including turbo engine
• Manual or automatic
• Optional adaptive suspension

Editor's note: Full details of the 2011 Cadillac CTS are not available, but information on the 2011 Cadillac CTS and CTS V coupes follow. The CTS coupe is the third body style in the CTS lineup. The two-door CTS is 2 inches shorter from bumper to bumper, and it sits roughly 2 inches lower. The coupe has asleeker profile and there are no visible door handles on the outside. The nose is subtly different, and the distinctive tail is marked by a center exhaust outlet. The 3.6-liter V-6, manual transmission and limited-slip differential are standard. All-wheel drive and an automatic transmission are optional. Two suspension tunings are offered, as are the sport seats from the performance-optimized CTS-V. 

Notable Features

• All-new exterior and interior design
• High-efficiency four-cylinder engine
• Six-speed manual or automatic transmission

Notable Features

• Unchanged for 2010
• Standard AWD
• 300-hp V-6
• Available collision mitigation system

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• New manual transmission
• Choice of V-6 engines
• Available AWD
• Voice-activated navigation

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• FWD or rear-biased AWD
• Available 350-hp V-8
• Six-speed automatic

Notable Features

• Based on A6 sedan
• 435-hp V-10
• Six-speed automatic, AWD
• Upgraded brakes
• Sport-tuned suspension
• Updated navigation system

Notable Features

• Google Maps search function
• RWD or AWD
• Sedan or wagon
• Up to eight airbags
• Lane departure warning system

Notable Features

• Google Maps search function
• RWD or AWD
• Sedan or wagon
• Up to eight airbags
• Lane departure warning system

Notable Features

• Google Maps search function
• RWD
• Only available as a sedan
• Up to eight airbags
• Lane departure warning system

Notable Features

• 360-hp, 4.8-liter V-8
• Manual or automatic
• Coupe or convertible
• Lane departure warning system
• 18- or 19-inch wheels
• Seats four

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• Redesigned for 2010
• Two available V-6 engines
• Four-cylinder available in fall 2009
• Available AWD
• Standard six-speed automatic
• Available rear DVD screens

Notable Features

• New wagon version
• New 3.0-liter base V-6
• Optional AWD
• Manual or automatic transmission
• 556-hp CTS-V

Notable Features

• New wagon version
• New 3.0-liter base V-6
• Optional AWD
• Manual or automatic transmission
• 556-hp CTS-V

Notable Features

• 302-hp V-6 or 320-hp V-8
• 469-hp STS-V discontinued
• RWD or AWD
• Available lane departure warning system
• Available blind spot warning system

Notable Features

• 2.4-liter four-cylinder can now run on E85
• Six-speed automatic transmission standard on 1LT
• Four-cylinder or V-6
• Six-speed automatic available on certain trim levels

Notable Features

• Sedan or convertible
• Side curtain airbags (sedan)
• Two convertible roofs, including retractable hardtop
• Optional heated and cooled front cupholder
• Optional navigation system

Notable Features

• Related to Chrysler Sebring
• Available V-6
• Standard ABS

Notable Features

• Choice of four-cylinder engines
• Manual or CVT
• SRT4 dropped
• 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine dropped

Notable Features

• Restyled for 2010
• Related to Mercury Milan
• Four-cylinder or two V-6s
• Manual or automatic
• Available AWD
• Available blind-spot warning system

Notable Features

• Based on redesigned 2010 Fusion
• Gas/electric drivetrain
• 41 mpg city
• Available tax credits through March 2010
• LCD gauges
• 700-mile-plus range in city driving on one tank of gas

Notable Features

• Sedan or coupe
• Optional high-output four-cylinder
• Optional V-6 with cylinder deactivation
• Standard stability system
• Optional knob-based navigation system

Notable Features

• All-new for 2010
• Hatchback version of Accord sedan
• Standard V-6
• Available AWD
• Large, controversial grille
• Unique gauges and wood trim

Notable Features

• Six airbags
• Standard stability system
• Standard USB and MP3 jacks
• Optional navigation system

Notable Features

• Four-cylinder or V-6
• Manual or automatic
• Available navigation system

Notable Features

• 272-hp V-6
• 10 standard airbags
• Optional glass roof
• Optional heated and ventilated front seats
• Pre-Collision System option

Notable Features

• Redesigned for 2010
• 263-hp V-6
• Standard heated, cooled front seats
• Optional blind spot warning system with backup warning
• FWD or AWD

Notable Features

• Optional 272-hp V-6
• Manual or automatic
• Standard stability system
• Optional blind-spot warning system

Notable Features

• Redesigned for 2010
• V-6 or V-8
• RWD or AWD
• Diesel option planned
• Drowsy-driver detection system

Notable Features

• Restyled for 2010
• Related to Ford Fusion
• Four-cylinder or V-6
• Manual or automatic
• Available AWD
• Available blind spot warning system

Notable Features

• Mercury's first hybrid car
• Ability to travel up to 47 mph on electric power
• Driver-configurable LCD instruments
• Optional 8-inch navigation screen
• Standard stability system

Notable Features

• Four-cylinder only for 2010
• Standard automatic transmission
• Standard side curtain airbags
• Standard stability system

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• Nissan's first gas/electric hybrid
• Optional navigation system, backup camera
• Combined 198-hp drivetrain
• Hybrid-specific CVT tuning

Notable Features

• Coupe, sedan or hybrid
• Manual or CVT
• Standard keyless start
• Optional 270-hp V-6
• Optional navigation system

Notable Features

• 290-hp V-6
• CVT
• Standard stability system
• Optional panoramic moonroof
• Shares platform with Altima

Notable Features

• Full redesign for 2010
• Larger, restyled interior
• Choice of two engines
• Optional CVT automatic transmission
• 3.6-liter six-cylinder replaces 3.0-liter
• Standard AWD

Notable Features

• Full redesign for 2010
• Larger, restyled interior
• Three engine choices
• Manual or automatic
• Standard AWD
• Standard electronic stability system

Notable Features

• Minor styling updates for 2010
• Stability system now standard
• Upgraded standard four-cylinder
• Available V-6
• New USB audio compatibility

Notable Features

• Four-cylinder or V-6
• Seven airbags
• Available automatic high beam headlights
• FWD or AWD

Notable Features

• Coupe styling with four doors
• Based on Passat sedan
• Four-seater
• V-6 or turbo four-cylinder
• Manual or automatic
• Front- or all-wheel drive

Notable Features

• Turbo four-cylinder
• Side-impact and side curtain airbags
• Optional adaptive headlights
• Standard six-speed dual-clutch automatic

Notable Features

• New R-Design trim
• 35-hp six-cylinder engine
• Standard rear booster seats
• Available high-tech safety features

Notable Features

• New, lower-emissions six-cylinder engine
• Standard AWD
• Second-row booster seats