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Honda wants to silence its critics when it rolls out the new Accord this week. The automaker, chastened for cheapening the Civic compact earlier this year, says that won't happen with the midsize Accord.

The driver’s seat cushion on the Dodge Charger kept squeaking as the car hit bumps in the road. It was starting to get annoying. Like a pesky mosquito, the problem came and went a few times during a week-long test-drive recently. Fortunately, no other obnoxious sounds disturbed the car’s quiet, comfortable interior. The only other glaring fault was its finicky Garmin navigation system.