| Sometimes, watching the evolution of the | | | | Buick has responded with the 2010 LaCrosse a |
| automobile from year to year is a lot like trying | | | | welcome surprise for anyone who figured that |
| to measure the way societies evolve over time: | | | | the recent bankruptcies at GM and Chrysler |
| sometimes the changes occur so slowly that you | | | | spelled doom for both companies ingenuity. |
| don't realize you're in another era until you're | | | | Among the most significant changes in these cars |
| already been there for awhile. Looking at the | | | | are the incorporation of modern tech features |
| most significant changes in cars for the 2010 | | | | and interior comfort fused with the solid drivability |
| models, however, you might get the feeling that | | | | that was once a staple of GM manufactured |
| this year's evolution is something else entirely. | | | | automobiles. |
| Indeed, many of the most significant changes in | | | | Some of the most significant changes in cars this |
| cars this year are radical enough to signify a sea | | | | year involve the previously mentioned |
| change in the way many of us will view | | | | technological advances. Gone are the days when |
| automobiles from this point forward. | | | | stepping into your car meant stepping away from |
| Among the most significant changes in cars this | | | | the modern amenities of your home and office. |
| year is one that is a welcome sign for many | | | | The ability to combine information and |
| consumers struggling to keep pace with economic | | | | entertainment the so-called infotainment factor |
| uncertainty. Many of the 2010 models are | | | | has to be one of the most significant changes in |
| redesigned versions of previous models that have | | | | cars not only in this year, but perhaps in decades. |
| seen changes designed to bring down their cost | | | | Another of the most significant changes in cars |
| to consumers. Others have sought to hold down | | | | this year is the leveling of the manufacturer |
| costs while still managing to incorporate some of | | | | playing field. Whereas companies like KIA were |
| the newer technologies that seem to define the | | | | once thought of as manufacturers of cheap |
| most significant changes in cars in most other | | | | automobiles both in terms of price and quality |
| years. | | | | this year has seen the Korean automaker make |
| One example of a car that embodies some of | | | | major strides in terms of its quality and interior |
| the most significant changes in cars for this year | | | | options and features, while still maintaining its |
| is the Ford Fusion, Motor Trend's Car of the Year. | | | | reputation for cost savings. Check out the KIA |
| The most significant changes in these cars this | | | | Forte if you have any doubts. |
| year represent a nearly total renovation of the | | | | Identifying the most significant changes in cars in |
| model. With its new hybrid technology, the Fusion | | | | any given year is never an easy feat. As you can |
| has moved the goal line on fuel economy for | | | | see, this year has been no different, since the |
| hybrid sedans in the mid-size category. In addition, | | | | changes have taken so many different forms. |
| it has incorporated many of the most modern | | | | Perhaps the most significant changes in cars for |
| technological enhancements, including voice | | | | 2010 have to do with the way in which this year's |
| operated control over everything from your | | | | body of cars now blends affordability, |
| phone to your iPod as well as new satellite travel | | | | technological prowess, and interior luxury like |
| advisory features. | | | | never before. |