Brian Sy

Reviews

September 11, 2008

• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Subaru Legacy

  

  

  A fun, fast, four-seasons family ride.

  Anyone seeking a practical, dependable, and all-around nice sedan for family transport has about a million models to choose from. The Legacy is certainly one of them, but over the years, Subaru has …more

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• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Saturn VUE

  

  

  A thorough redefinition of "Vue."

  When GM redesigns a car, it usually slaps on a new name to give off the illusion of freshness, no matter how superficial the actual changes. The General took the opposite approach with Saturn's new …more

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• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Pontiac G6

  

  

  More famous than rich.

  Try naming another middle-market sedan that's stirred up gossip like the Pontiac G6. Can't do it. Back around its launch in late 2004, the G6 reached instant fame when Oprah gave away 276 of them to …more

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• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Nissan Versa

  

  

  Not bad for a budget buy.

  Upon its introduction, the Versa somehow got grouped in with Asian subcompacts like the Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, and Suzuki SX4. Maybe it's because of the Versa's hatchback body (a sedan followed …more

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• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Nissan Sentra

  

  

  Perfect for those who buy cars by the cubic foot..

  Nissan doesn't seem to be making much progress in its quest to eliminate overlap within its car lineup. In 2007, the company's new "entry-level" Versa was born as a bigger car than the outgoing …more

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• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Nissan Altima

  

  

  The finest family four-door money can buy.

  Time has proven the mid-size sedan market to be a tough nut to crack. Despite the 20-plus automakers battling for attention, consumer buying patterns have largely trimmed things down to a dichotomy …more

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• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C Class

  

  

  Not much new, but somewhat improved.

  The prior generation of the C-class seemed to be a bit of an experiment. Throughout its seven years, there were sedans, wagons, hatchbacks, and a whole bunch of different engines (including an odd …more

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• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Mazda Mazda3

  

  

  A cut above the other compacts.

  Most automakers are content to let their small cars serve as basic transportation and little else. Mazda is no longer one of them. When the time came to replace its old Protégé in 2004, the …more

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September 10, 2008

• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Jeep Wrangler

  

  

  The world's most legit SUV.

  Off-roading. You hear about it, you see it in commercials, and you know it sells SUVs. Not nearly as many people ever actually tackle the wilderness, but those who do have long known the one SUV …more

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• Brian Sy reviewed a 2009 Jeep Liberty

  

  

  Squared off and bulked up for the new year.

  Despite the presence of the new Compass, Patriot, and four-door Wrangler, Jeep chose to keep the long-running Liberty a part of its now-massive SUV collection. It's understandable, since its …more

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