http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw RSS Feed for NWCN - Lifestyles - Driving NW en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:23:12 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/2012-Toyota-Prius-c-139106159.html Compared to the standard Prius, the c is 19 inches shorter, 2 inches narrower and around 540 pounds lighter. But the biggest reduction is one your wallet will appreciate. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/Driving-Northwest-The-Passat-SE-TDI-138675474.html Volkswagen certainly makes a strong case for buyers to go for their sedan. The Passat we get in the U.S. is a special larger version than the one sold in the mother country. Not enough? They’ve also dropped the price. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/Driving-Northwest-The-Kia-Soul-Exclaim-138223709.html For those who believe vanilla is only for ice cream there’s the Kia Soul. It’s not plain. Certainly not ordinary. Definitely not boring. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/2012-Subaru-Impreza-5-Door-137790628.html On a sunny day last week I took delivery of a 2012 Subaru Impreza, a car that was scheduled a few weeks back. Inevitably the rain came, hardly surprising in our soggy corner of the world. But then the Northwest got hit by Snowmageddon. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/Hyundai-accent-review-137283303.html We all can’t all live in mansions, nor can everyone drive a fancy high-end car. Fortunately even an inexpensive ride provides the luxury of transportation. The Hyundai Accent certainly offers good solid value. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/2012-Chevrolet-Sonic-a-great-subcompact-car-136825808.html The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic isn’t just good for an American car, it’s good for a world car. This news will be disorienting to an entire generation of car shoppers. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/The-Top-10-Cars-of-2011-136444073.html 2011 was an amazing year in the automotive world. It was comeback year for many companies, especially the Americans. Hyundai and Kia continued their relentless march of increased market share while many Japanese brands were battered by nature. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/2013-Chevy-Malibu-competes-with-top-mid-size-sedans-135757438.html Playing in the mid-sized sedan market is not for the feint-of-heart these days. The folks at Chevrolet submit the 2013 Chevy Malibu. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/Honda-Civic-Natural-Gas-is-a-new-clean-alternative-135345793.html It doesn’t use gasoline. Doesn’t run on diesel fuel or electricity either. http://www.nwcn.com/lifestyles/driving-nw/2013-Lexus-GS-350---reinvented-for-high-performance-driving-northwest--134928403.html Lexus understands its stigma as a numb boulevard cruiser and says it is changing its ways. Meet the 2013 Lexus GS 350, which we test drove on the Last Vegas International Raceway.