2012 Chrysler 300

Chrysler 300

            The Chrysler 300 first model year was 2005, and believe it or not it’s in 2012 it is only in its second generation. So let’s see how Chrysler planned to improve their only mid-size sedan.

Styling

            The 300 looks a lot different from its second generation but still holds the 300 family appearances. The front end of this car looks wonderful. In my opinion the 300 has the second most beautiful head lights, right behind Audi.  The hood of the 300 is wonderfully sculpted and lines seemed to be perfectly placed. It is a good thing that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder because I think the back of the 300 looks awful and it’s enough to make me not want it in my driveway. I do not like the slim fake Cadillac tail lights, and it’s even worse with that ugly silver white stuff around the tail light. I liked the first generations tail lights a lot better. I also do not like the overly sculpted trunk lid. To me it looks like Chrysler just tried too hard. With that out of the way the inside of this car is extraordinary.  It has lots of soft touches and it is one of the few cars that make wood trim looks good. The inside of this car looks so good to me that it almost made up for the ugly tail end. The Oversized head-unit and good quality knobs this car has one of my favorite interiors.

2012 Scion TC

Scion TC

            The Scion TC first smacked the pavement back in 2004. In my opinion it didn’t change much in its second generation. Watching other reviews and hearing other people talk they seem to see a difference but to me it looks like your average TC. If they did do any changing it wasn’t huge.

Styling

            I just love the styling of the TC, it’s just wonderfully done. I am a fan of thin headlights and grille, which this car flaunts as it heads down the road. Then when it passes you it blesses you with elegance of perfectly places square taillights. I have always been impressed with the look of the car. Although the outside is wonderful it doesn’t quite make it to the inside. The interior looks kind of childish to me. The bubble looking rings that they call speakers on the doors don’t help along with the over-simplistic layout of the dash. Now with that out of the way the steering wheel is fantastic, one of my favorite of the competition. Another note to add is this car is not meant for five people, even though the website claims it is, but that shouldn’t bother most people. If you are looking at a car like this you probably don’t have a lot of passengers or you have another car that can seat five people.

2012 Chevrolet Cruze

Chevrolet Cruze 

              The Chevrolet Cruze is a new car to Chevy’s line up. It replaces the Aveo this year and with the new name it can set up its own reputation.

 Styling 

              The Cruze is a very handsome car. It has a bold front end with a grill split by the Chevy bow tie and decently sized head lamps. The tail has a chrome strip in between perfectly shaped tail lights. All in all this car makes statements that I usually don't hearing from this American car company. The Inside of the Cruze is also very well done. The screen is nice and high and the layout is relatively simple. There are a lot of plastics but that is what you should expect in this class.

Trims

The Cruze has a total of four trims. The base trim is the LS and then you have 1LT, 2LT, and the LTZ. Then they have an ECO trim which is a super fuel efficient engine.

Power-Train

The Cruze has two engines. There is the 1.8 liter I-4 that gives you 138-hp and 123 foot pound of torque and the 1.4L turbocharged the has 138-hp with 148 foot pounds of torque.