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2013 Volvo S60 T5 AWD
What's white and Swedish and semi-swift? Give up? Answer: the Volvo S60 T5 AWD. Volvo positions the T5 as the base trim on its S60 sedan, forcing enthusiast buyers to shell out for T6 and T6 R-Design models. That said, base is relative in cars that cost over $30K or so. We spent a week with a T5 AWD version of the S60, trying very hard not to make jokes about ABBA, Ikea, and Swedish Fish. We failed.
2014 Lexus IS
Lexus has been trying to beat BMW at the mid-size sports sedan game since 1998, joining Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi in attempts to out-do the much-loved BMW 3-Series. The first and second generations of the Lexus IS fell short of the mark, but that doesn't mean they were terrible cars -- far from it. But overall competence isn't enough to get enthusiasts shopping in the near-luxury sports-sedan segment to part with their money.
2013 Hyundai Azera
Once upon a time, the Hyundai Azera was a bland near-luxury sedan that did well as a value proposition against other bland near-luxury sedans, thanks to its low price. That all changed in 2012, when Hyundai redesigned the Azera, giving it striking looks.
