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For 2010, Chrysler has slimmed down the choices on its Dodge Caliber hatchback and spiffed up the interior, to make the car more competitive with the best of its class. It now offers just two engines and two transmissions, slightly improving the gas mileage.

We've never rated the Caliber particularly high among compact cars, due to its below-par fuel efficiency and a grim, dismal, hard-plastic interior. The revised 2010 Dodge Caliber addresses both those complaints.

The base engine is now the 2.0-liter four, replacing a previous 1.8-liter option, with either a five-speed manual gearbox or a continuously variable transmission (CVT). EPA...

A few shots of what could be the 2011 Hyundai Sonata have surfaced on the Web.

Hyundai-Blog says its photos show the new Sonata during a photo shoot. The pics--one of which is shown here--indicate an ever-more sophisticated look for Hyundai's mainstream four-door sedan.

The current car shown below will get a brief 2010 model-year run before the South Korean automaker switches over to assembly of the new version.

Built in Alabama, the new 2011 Sonata will make its world debut in January at the 2010 Detroit auto show. A hybrid version will be shown later next year, and both cars will be on sale during 2010, with the gas-only Sonata arriving...

Britain's Autocar magazine has spied the 2010 Hyundai Tucson.

The new crossover vehicle is due in the U.S. later this year, but uncloaked versions have been undergoing testing all year. In April, Hyundai showed a Tucson-related concept car at the 2009 New York auto show. The production version will show up at next month's Frankfurt auto show, with its European "iX35" nameplate.

Front-drive and all-wheel-drive versions will be offered in the U.S. Tucson; a four-cylinder engine and a six-cylinder option are expected to power the new crossover.

Autocar has more photos, including interior shots--click over to their photos, and don't forget to...