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Honda's midsize SUV seats eight, comes with side-impact airbags, high safety ratings and carries a V6 engine that generates 244 hp. ***

The Solstice ***

The Civic was recently and radically made over in style and specs into a much-heralded Prius-looking space-age ride. ***

Full-sized, reasonably luxurious and sporting a restyled body, the latest generation of Avalons falls somewhere between Tokyo taxicab and dad's Buick. ***

The Accord is a functional, dependable midsize sedan that's regularly among the country's top-selling vehicles. ***

The latest generation of the starter model in the brand's best-selling 3 Series comes as a coupe, a convertible, a sedan or a wagon. ***

This celebrated hybrid with the now-familiar silhouette was the right car at the right time ***

The Odyssey's Touring option includes leather trim, multiple cabin climate controls, parking sensors, satellite radio, tire-pressure monitoring and more. ***

The steady Highlander is built on the same platform as the flashier, pricier Lexus RX 330. ***

Ostentatious and powerful, the Corvette is still priced reasonably enough to draw the interest of a wide net of potential buyers. ***