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Q Which BMW models have all-wheel drive?

A While it continues to tout thevirtues of rear-

wheel drive, BMW hasgotten into all-wheel drivein a big way in recentyears, making it availableon several car models aswell as its SUVs.

The BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system isoffered on 2012 versionsof the 3 Series coupe and wagon, 5Series sedan and GranTurismo hatch-

back, 6 Series coupe and convertibleand 7 Series sedan. It is standard onthe X3, X5 and X6 SUVs. BMW isexpected to add all-wheel drive as an

option for the redesigned3 Series sedan startingthis summer.

The xDrive system isbiased toward the rear,normally sending 60percent of the power tothe rear wheels but cansend up to 100 percentto the front wheels as

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All-wheel drive is available on some BMW vehicles, including the X3 SUV.

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TOKYO — Toyotabounced back from safetyrecalls and natural disas-ters, selling 4.97 millionvehicles globally in thefirst half of the year to re-take its crown as theworld’s top automakerfrom General Motors Co.

The Japanese compa-ny sold about 300,000more cars and trucks thanGM did in the first half ofthe year, a lead largeenough that it will be diffi-cult for GM to catch Toyo-ta in the final six monthsof 2012.

GM sold 4.67 millionvehicles during the firsthalf. Both companies re-leased their numbersWednesday.

For Toyota MotorCorp., thenumbersunder-line a powerful reboundfrom a period of dismalsales, and the resilience ofits brand as it gains trac-tion in new markets suchas China and SoutheastAsia while clawing backlost U.S. market share.

Both companies havesaid in the past that theydon’t care about the globalsales leadership and arefocusing on making prof-its. But the crown is a mat-ter of corporate pride forboth automakers.

GM doesn’t plan todrop out of the race,though. The company’ssales and market sharegrew in China, and Chev-rolet, its largest brand,has seen record growthfor seven straight quar-ters, spokesman Jim Cainsaid. GM sales should risebecause 70 percent of itsU.S. models will be refur-bished or all-new in thenext two years, said Cain.

“We are in the earlydays of the most aggres-sive rollout of new prod-ucts,” he said.

Toyota’s productionwas hit by the earthquakeand tsunami in northeast-ern Japan last year andthen by flooding in Thai-land, an important pro-duction base for the auto-maker. Before those di-sasters, its sales weredented by massive U.S.

safety recalls, totalingmore than 14 million vehi-cles since the quality con-trol problems emergedthree years ago.

But the company’s fac-toriesandsalesrecoveredfaster than expected,making it very hard forGM to catch Toyota be-tween now and the end ofthe year, said Jeff Schus-ter, senior vice presidentof forecasting at the LMCAutomotive consultingfirm in Troy, Mich.

Also, GM has a biggerpresence than Toyota inEurope, where auto saleshave fallen dramatically,and China, where theeconomy is starting toslow, Schuster said.

Volkswagen AG was inthird place in the salesrace. The company saidthat it sold 4.45 million ve-hicles in the first half.

Toyota takes globalsales lead from GMBy Yuri KageyamaAssociated Press

Toyota sold 4.97 million vehicles globally for the first sixmonths of this year. The Japanese company makes thePrius. AP

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The Soul has helped boost Kia sales by 18 percent for the first half of the year.

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Kia is on a roll with strong sales, but itaims to stick with its vaunted 10-year

warranty. The automaker’s executivesstood by the 100,000-milepowertrain policy.

“We continue to get thecross-shopping set,” saidTom Loveless, Kia’s U.S.sales chief. “Customers whoare continuing to purchaseother brands who are com-ing to Kia expressly for (thewarranty) . . . actually makethe decision to purchase because of thewarranty coverage. I see no reason tochange. It’s part of the Kia recipe.”

Sales are churning right along, up 18percent through the first half of the year.

Does Kia need the warranty? Thebrand ranks below average in J.D.

Power’s three-year VehicleDependability Study, butConsumer Reports saysfour out of the automaker’ssix ranked vehicles haveaverage or better reliability.

“We’re growing in themeat-and-potato segments,”Loveless said. He expectsthe boxy Soul to find more

than 100,000 buyers for the second yearin a row as the brand builds on its 22ndconsecutive monthly sales record.

Kia commits to long warranty

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The 2013 Versa sedan is rated at 31/40 mpg with one of its transmissions.

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For the 2013 model year, the Nis-san Versa sedan gets improved

gas mileage, a new transmissionoption and more standard features.The 2013 Nissan Versa sedan, whichgoes on sale inAugust, is available inthree trims, 1.6 S, 1.6 SV and 1.6 SL.

Fuel economy has improved onthe Versa sedan with a continuouslyvariable automatic transmission; it’snow rated at 31/40 mpg city/high-way, an improvement of 1 mpg cityand 2 mpg highway. The CVT isstandard on SV and SL trims and is

available on the base S trim. CVT-equipped models now come with astandard rear spoiler.

For 2013, the S trim is availablewith a choice of three transmissions: afive-speed manual transmission, theCVT and a new four-speed automatictransmission, which gets 26/35 mpg.

The Versa sedan can now beequipped with a backup camera onthe SL trim with the Tech Package.SL-trimmed models come standardwith a passive keyless-entry system,remote trunk release, sunvisor exten-sions and a driver’s armrest.

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Versa steps up gas mileage

DETROIT — Ford is re-calling nearly 485,000 Es-cape SUVs to fix stickinggas pedals that can causecrashes.

The worldwide recallaffects the 2001 through2004 model years that arepowered by 3-liter V-6 en-gines with cruise control.It comes just over a week

after U.S. safety regula-tors began investigatingthe small SUVs, which arecalled Mavericks inEurope.

The U.S. NationalHighway Traffic SafetyAdministration has re-ceived 68 complaintsabout the problem, includ-ing 13 crashes, nine inju-ries and one death. A teen-age girl died when an Es-capecrashed inArizona in

January.It’s the third recall in

two weeks for the Escape,which was the top-sellingSUV in the U.S. lastmonth. A week ago Fordrecalled 11,500 of the all-new 2013 models with 1.6-liter engines because thefuel lines can crack andleak gasoline, causingfires. A few days beforethat, it recalled 10,0002013 Escapes to fix carpet

padding that could inter-fere with braking.

On the older Escapes,the cruise control cablescan snag on the plasticcover atop the engine andcause the gas pedals tostick, Ford said. For theproblem to happen, thepedals must be pushed toor near the floor, and thecruise control cablesmust have been bent ormoved from their posi-

tion, Ford spokeswomanMarcey Zwiebel said. Ca-ble positions can bechanged when the SUVsare serviced, she said.

“This is not a situationwhere the engine wouldaccelerate or go into awide-open state on itsown,” she said.

Dealers will replacethe fasteners on the en-gine cover, raising it sothere’s plenty of room for

the cruise control cable.In the meantime, Escapeowners can take their ve-hicles to dealers, who willdisconnect the cruise con-trol and eliminate the riskof theproblemhappening,Zwiebel said.

The recall affects421,000 Escapes in theU.S. The rest are in Cana-da, Mexico, Europe, Asiaand some smaller mar-kets.

Ford to recall 485,000 small SUVs to fix throttlesBy Tom KrisherAssociated Press

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■ 3.6-liter V-6; six-speed automatic; available backseat TV; avail-able MP3-ready hard drive. For 2012, the SEL trim level gainsrain-sensing windshield wipers and push-button start, while theSEL Premium now includes a blind-spot warning system.

■ City: 17 mpg; Highway: 25 mpg

■ The Routan shares the same boxy shape as the Town & Countryand Grand Caravan, but its face wears Volkswagen’s sloping grilleand lower air dam. The headlights incorporate rounded sections forthe outboard bezels. Exterior features include: optional power slidingdoors; optional power liftgate; optional xenon high-intensity-dis-charge headlights; optional fog lights; optional roof rack.

■ The Routan’s dashboard carries two distinct layers separatedby metallic trim. Unlike the Town & Country and Grand Caravan,whose dashboards received substantial upgrades last year, theRoutan gained only a redesigned multifunction steering wheel.Interior features include: standard removable second-row cap-tain’s chairs that fold onto themselves but not flat into the floor;standard three-seat third row drops flat into the floor; optionalbackseat entertainment system with two flip-down screens.

■ A driver’s knee airbag and side-impact airbags for the front seatsjoined the Routan’s standard side curtain airbags last year. Includ-ing the required dual front airbags, the Routan has a total of sevenstandard airbags. Safety features include: standard antilock brakes;standard electronic stability system.

■ All rear seats fold flat; 3.5-liter V-6 engine; cloth or leatherupholstery; low step-in height. Four trim levels: S, SV, SL and LE.Satellite radio is now standard on SV and SL trims.

■ City: 19 mpg; Highway: 24 mpg

■ The Quest is distinguished by black pillars that combine with tint-ed rear and side windows to lend a floating-roof appearance. Promi-nent chrome grille strip, chrome door handles and a spoiler atop thesquared-off rear end. Standard 16-inch steel wheels; available 18-inch alloy rims; available power-sliding side doors; available moon-roof, xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights and power liftgate.

■ All five rear seats can be folded forward to form a flat cargofloor. Because the third row folds forward rather than back, there’sa deep well behind it that remains usable even when the seats areflat. In the SL and LE, the two third-row segments are spring-loaded to fold flat at the pull of a lever. Interior features include:standard cloth upholstery; available leather with heated frontseats, memory feature for driver’s seat, backup camera, iPodhookup and Bluetooth connectivity, navigation system, Bosestereo and backseat entertainment system.

■ Nissan has enhanced the standard tire pressure monitoring sys-tem with Easy Fill Tire Alert, which chirps the horn once the speci-fied pressure is reached so you know to remove the air hose. Frontseat-mounted side-impact airbags; front-seat active head restraints;side curtain airbags protect all three seat rows in the event of aside-impact collision or rollover; antilock brakes; electronic stabilitysystem; blind-spot warning system optional.

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New or notable

Seating seven in minivan style

COMPARISON2012 Volkswagen RoutanStarting MSRP: $27,020 to $44,280

2012 Nissan QuestStarting MSRP: $25,990 to $42,350

Safety

Fuel economy

Interior

Exterior

The Routan,Volkswagen’s

version of theChrysler Town &Country andDodge Grand Car-avan minivans, hasseating for sevenin three rows.Redesigned for the2011 model year,the Nissan Questminivan also seatsup to seven peoplein three rows.

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For the 2013 model year, the AudiA8 gets a series of new engines and

trims, bringing down the model’s over-all starting price.

The 2013 A8 now has four enginechoices instead of two. The new A8 canbe equipped with a carryover 500-horse-power, 6.3-liter W12 or two new engineofferings: a twin-turbocharged 4.0-literV-8 (replacing last year’s 4.2-liter V-8)or a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6.

A new Audi S8 model is equippedwith a 520-hp, twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8. All the models are mated to aneight-speed automatic transmission and

Audi’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system.TheV-6A8 will be available in regular

and long-wheelbase body styles, and itis EPA-rated at 18/28 mpg city/highway.

The V-6 model comes standard with anavigation system, rain-sensing wipers,real leather and wood cabin accrue-ments and an adaptive suspension for$73,095 (including an $895 destinationcharge). This is a significant decrease inthe starting price of the A8 comparedwith the previous model, which wasn’tavailable with a V-6.

The V-6 and W12 A8s are availablenow, and the V-8 model is coming thissummer. The S8 will go on sale this fall.

New A8 engines offer options

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A backup camera and “soft-touch” dash will be available on the VW Jetta.

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The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta sedanreceives an extensive revision,

including updated interior appoint-ments and new featureson some trims such as abackup camera and LEDdaytime running lights.A hybrid also joins theJetta’s lineup for 2013.

The 2013 Jetta sedanwill be available in S,SE, SEL, TDI and GLItrims. The S trim modelwith a sunroof and trims above it getan adjustable front center armreststandard. SE and TDI trims getpower-reclining driver and front-pas-senger seats, new metallic trim on

the dash and door panels, and aleather-wrapped steering wheel andshifter, all standard.

All SEL trims will have a “soft-touch dash,” VW said.

The TDI Premiumwith Navigation trim getsa six-way power driver’sseat and new 17-inchalloy wheels standard.

The performance-ori-ented GLI trim nowcomes standard withlaunch control, which

helps tame wheelspin on modelsequipped with an automatic trans-mission. GLI models with naviga-tion also get a backup camera andLED daytime running lights.

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DEARBORN, Mich. —Plummeting sales inEurope — and no hope fora quick fix in the troubledregion — hurt Ford’s sec-ond-quarter profit andforced the company tolower its full-year earn-ings forecast.

Ford joined a string of

other multinational com-panies — including UPSand Xerox Corp. — in cut-ting its profit forecast forthe full year because ofweakness in the region.The company expects tolose more than $1 billionin Europe in 2012, doubleits estimate from the be-ginning of the year.

The results underscorethe importance of Europe

to Ford, where it faces aneconomy in crisis. Fordrelies on the region forabout 25 percent of itssales and revenues. Saleshave fallen to 20-yearlows as buyers shy awayfrom big purchases.

“This is a very serioussituation,” said Ford ChiefFinancial Officer BobShanks. “It’s going to takequite a long time for

Europe to work throughthese issues.”

The automaker still ex-pects a strong overall op-erating profit in 2012, butit will be lower than the$8.7 billion in 2011. Previ-ously, Ford had expectedto make about the sameamount as 2011.

Ford earned $1 billion,or 26 cents a share, in thequarter, down 57 percent

from $2.4 billion, or 59cents, a year earlier. With-out one-time items, in-cluding the sale of twoparts factories, it earned30 cents. That beat WallStreet’s forecast of 28cents.

Quarterly revenue fell6 percent to $33.3 billion.

Ford posted a $2 billionprofit in North America inthe second quarter thanks

to higher pricing andhighly anticipated newvehicles like the Ford Es-cape. That was up 5.3 per-cent from a year earlier.

But losses elsewhereswamped North Ameri-can gains. Ford lost$404 million in Europe,down from a profit of$176 million last year.Sales of cars and trucks inthe region fell 15 percent.

European losses hurt Ford’s 2Q profitBy Dee-Ann DurbinAssociated Press

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The EPA has tested Cadillac’s smallest sedan, the 2013 ATS, and rated itat 22/33 mpg city/highway and 26 mpg combined.

The EPA’s rating applies to the ATS’ baseengine: a 202-horsepower, 2.5-liter four-cylin-der.

Also available are a turbocharged 2.0-literfour-cylinder making 272 hp and a 3.6-liter V-6 that makes 321 hp. The EPA has not yet ratedthose engines.

Cadillac’s ATS compact sport sedan, at left,will start at $33,990, including an $895 desti-

nation charge, when it goes on sale this summer.

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For the few who need its capabili-ties, the Chevrolet Suburban hasfew peers. For many, the 2012

Chevrolet Suburban is yesterday’sdinosaur, but if you need an SUV of itsilk, it’s actually the efficient choice.

The Suburban comes in regular-duty1500 and heavy-duty 2500versions. For 2012, trailer-sway control is added.

The Suburban 1500packs a curb weight ofnearly 3 tons, for whichGM’s familiar 5.3-liter V-8is no match. The SUVpicks up speed at a leisure-ly pace, needing a good prod on the gasfor enough passing oomph. In city driv-ing, any call for immediate power is metwith initial hesitation.

Even as the V-8 roars to its highestrevs, the acceleration is modest. At leastit’s a consistent sensation, regardless ofload: Five adults and a few weekendbags invoked similar performance.

The drivetrain has a best-in-classEPA rating of 15/21 mpg city/highway

with rear- or four-wheel drive. Still,make sure you need the truck-basedChevy’s towing capacity.

Towing capability comes out to 8,100pounds in the Suburban 1500. The 2500

beats the group with 9,600pounds of capacity. Itreturns 12 mpg in com-bined city/highway ratings.

The SUV corners like itsnautical full-size SUVpeers. But in other situa-tions, the steering still dis-appoints. Ride comfort is

excellent in the 1500 LTZ.Remove the 50/50-split third-row

seats and fold down the second row, andmaximum cargo volume is a crossover-beating 137.4 cubic feet.

The Suburban, which seats seven tonine, is the best-selling full-size SUV. Acertain chunk of drivers still need V-8towing capacity with a minivan’s appetitefor people and cargo, and enough of themexist for the segment to stick around.

The ChevroletSuburban can

seat up tonine.

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Cadillac sport sedan to get 33 mpg

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2012 Chevrolet Suburban 1500Starting MSRP: $42,220 to $58,115

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Ford expects its first plug-in hybrid to be able to go more than 20 mileson electric power alone. The automaker also projects the C-Max Ener-

gi, above, to deliver a total range of 550 miles.The Energi wagon is the plug-in gas/electric sibling of the C-Max Hybrid.

The Energi has a bigger battery pack than the C-Max Hybrid and uses a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and an electric motor powered by a lithium-ionbattery pack to make a combined total of 188 horsepower.

According to Ford, the C-Max Energi should get the city/highway com-bined equivalent of 95 MPGe. The wagon can be fully charged overnight ona household 120-volt outlet.

The Energi will start at $33,745 when it goes on sale this fall.

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