2003 New Truck Review: Chevrolet Silverado LT 2500HD 4WD Extended-Cab Pickup
Nov 3, 2002
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Although the latest versions of Chevrolet's Silverado pickups are only a few years old, both the regular and HD lines have significant changes for 2003. Most apparently, all have new styling. No longer do the regular- and heavy-duty lines look different; both now have a common look ... Continue reading
2003 New Car Review:Toyota Corolla S
Oct 30, 2002
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Toyota Corolla S ENGINE: 1.8-liter DOHC four HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 130 hp @ 6,000 rpm/125 lb-ft @ 4,200 rpm TRANSMISSION: Five-speed manual WHEELBASE: 102.4 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 178.3 x 66.9 x 57.7 in. STICKER PRICE: $18,020 I don't know why I'm so impressed with ... Continue reading
Review 2003 Ford SVT Focus: Pocket Rocket and would be Honda Killer
Oct 21, 2002
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS A performance sedan, to most American automakers, is medium to large in size, and, ideally, has a large V8 in front, driving the rear wheels. That was the classic muscle car formula back in the 1960s, anyway. In a newer idiom, a tuned V6 drives the front wheels, but the car is stil ... Continue reading
Oct 18, 2002
By John Heilig SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Maserati Spyder (Coupe) ENGINE: 4.2-liter V8 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 390 bhp @ 7000 rpm/330 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm TRANSMISSION: Six-speed manual with Cambiocorsa option WHEELBASE: 96.1 in. (104.7 in.) LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 169.4 x 71.7 x 51.4 in. (178.1 x 71.7 x 51.4 in.) STICKER PRICE: $9 ... Continue reading
2003 New Car Review - VW Passat W8
Oct 15, 2002
2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 Base price: $37,900 Price as tested: $38,475 EPA mileage: 18 city/26 highway By Des Toups Is it a luxury car if none of the neighbors can tell it's a luxury car? That's the $40,000 question posed by the Volkswagen Passat W8, which wears the same clothes as the $22,000 Passat 1.8T but sports tw ... Continue reading
Review: 2003 GMC Yukon Denali AWD
Oct 11, 2002
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Need a luxury car that can hold seven or eight people, tow 8,200 lbs, and has all-weather, all-wheel drive capability? That sounds like a tough order to fill. Think you're out of luck? Think again. Think GMC Denali. The Denali is the premium version of the GMC Yukon, which is alrea ... Continue reading
Oct 8, 2002
2003 Honda CR-V EX Base price: $22,300 Price as tested: $22,740 EPA mileage: 22 city/26 highway By Des Toups Toyota may have invented the cute-ute as we know it, but Honda invented the cute-ute as we love it: tidy, car-based, inexpensive -- and something you didn't have to be a sorority sister to drive. Gimmick-free st ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 2WD
Oct 2, 2002
SYNDICATED AUTOMOTIVE NEWS SERVICES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The few full-sized sedans available today no larger than some of the ``compacts'' of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Yet people are larger, and Americans like space. So, as cars have gotten smaller, trucks have entered more lives. Large sport-uti ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT V6
Sep 12, 2002
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS If you haven't paid much attention to Hyundai recently, you're in for a surprise. The Korean manufacturer, once known for making cars people bought on low price alone, has gone considerably upscale in its offerings - but not at the expense of price. Today's Hyundais can go head-to- ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2003 Subaru Forester 2.5 XS
Sep 5, 2002
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS With its combination of SUV-like styling and ground clearance, all-wheel drive, and carlike ride and handling, the original Forester has been very successful for Subaru. But Subaru knows better than to sit on its laurels. The Forester was an early entry in the ``crossover'' car-lik ... Continue reading
Review: Honda RVT1000R - Good Breeding
Aug 29, 2002
By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor The year 2000 was good for Honda. Sales climbed to record highs both here and in Europe and the company introduced its first two-cylinder V-twin race bike. No doubt Soichiro Honda must have turned in his grave – very much in the same manner as Enzo Ferrari -when, some years ... Continue reading
Aug 22, 2002
2003 Mercury Marauder Base price: $34,495 Price as tested: $35,045 EPA mileage: 17 city/23 highway By Des Toups Huge and menacing in shimmering black, the Mercury Marauder -- a name resurrected from the 1960s applied to a sedan that dates to the 1970s -- aims to recapture the glory of big honkin' American iron. As a tr ... Continue reading
Aug 16, 2002
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Mazda Tribute ENGINE: 3.0-liter V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 200 hp @ 6000 rpm/200 lb-ft @ 4750 rpm TRANSMISSION: Four-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 103.1 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 173.0 x 71.9 x 69.3 in. STICKER PRICE: $26,669 The Mazda Tribute and Ford Escape are similar ve ... Continue reading
Hello LUV! Review 2003 Volvo XC90 - All New
Aug 14, 2002
by Marc J. Rauch, Exec. Vice President & Co-Publisher It was just a matter of time before Scandinavia's number one auto maker jumped into the sport utility vehicle market. Although it took them a while to make the decision, once they did, they did it big-time, hitting the ground solidly on all four tires. Moreover, in ... Continue reading
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