The engine topped out at 300 hp (224 kW) from 1996 through 2004 on the STS, DTS and ETC models, making these some of the most powerful
domestic front wheel drive cars ever built.
Not exact matches
In what has long been the domain of the
domestic automakers, the Avalon offers full - size
car buyers a modern,
front -
wheel -
drive sedan with an impeccable history of excellent service, outstanding quality and best - in - class resale.
One foreign
car that puts a driver in mind of a
domestic in trim and ride, and that seems solidly made, too, is Nissan's new
front -
wheel -
drive Maxima, a conservatively but handsomely styled vehicle that packs a load of features for its price.
Sold as a four - door hardtop in
front - or all -
wheel -
drive versions, the
car - based Equinox does battle with the small
domestic SUVs (Ford Escape, Jeep Liberty) as well as the Asian cute - utes (Honda CR - V, Toyota Rav4, Hyundai Santa Fe).
The continuing popularity of Jeep, bold new models for the
domestic market such as the Dodge Ram pickup, Dodge Viper (badged as «Chrysler Viper» in Europe) sports
car, and Plymouth Prowler hot rod, and new «cab forward»
front -
wheel drive LH sedans put the company in a strong position as the decade waned.