Auto Review: Acura ILX a Worthy Luxury Sport Sedan
At first glance, it’s the look — the aggressive grille, wheels and sharp, Jewel-Eye LED headlights — that suggests Acura is stepping up its game with the 2016 ILX. But the real proof is in its performance — that surge from a dead stop, the quick and smooth upshifts from Acura’s new dual-clutch automatic transmission, the tacky grip on corners. Add to that some new safety features, and you have a compelling argument that the ILX is...
Nuts and Bolts: 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
Bottom line: Anyone looking for a well-made, reliable, well-equipped, fuel-efficient midsize family sedan should seriously consider the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited. Ride, acceleration and handling: It gets good marks in all three, with one caveat: The battery pack and permanent magnet motor add noticeable poundage. You feel that weight in curves. Head-turning quotient: I thought I would miss Hyundai’s departure from fluidic...
Agency Probes Pricing of Prepackaged Items at Whole Foods
Its nickname is “Whole Paycheck” — but Whole Foods’ high prices were generally thought to be part of its luxury mystique, not wrongdoing or mislabeling. But now that New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs is investigating the grocery chain for “systemic overcharging for pre-packaged foods,” that may change. “It is unacceptable that New Yorkers shopping for a summer BBQ or who grab something to eat from the self-service aisles...
