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Compact sports sedans.(Canada Extra)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)

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Report, page 52; Ratings, page 53

All of the tested upscale sports sedans and the crossover vehicle are available in Canada.

 
                                      Acceleration (sec.) 
 
Make &        Price range    0-50 KM/H  0-100 KM/H  80-100 KM/H    500 
model                                                            Meters 
 
UPSCALE SPORTS SEDANS 
 
Infiniti G  $37,990-$47,700        2.5         5.9          2.9    16.1 
 
Acura TSX     32,900-40,300        3.4         8.8          3.9    18.9 
 
Audi A4       38,300-77,000        2.7         7.7          3.0    17.8 
 
Volkswagen    31,975-44,975        3.0         8.1   ...
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