Performance

Backing up revamped styling for 2008 is a new 302-horsepower V-6 engine with direct injection, mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with sport mode and manual shift features. Paddle shifters are absent. The new six-banger helps build speed quickly, and the tranny is plenty smooth in normal conditions, but push the envelope and the V-6 emits an unrefined tone. For its part, the alternate transmission selections work as intended, though the sport setting sometimes opted for the wrong gear during aggressive driving. We recorded 16.9 mpg over nearly 1,000 miles.

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