New Car Review: 2005 Ford Mustang GT
Oct 5, 2004
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: 2005 Ford Mustang GT ENGINE: 4.6-liter V8 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 300 hp @ 5,750 rpm/320 lb-ft @ 4,500 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual FUEL ECONOMY: 17 mpg city/25 mpg highway WHEELBASE: 107.1 in. LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT: 188.0 x 73.9 x 55.4 in. TIRES: P235/55ZR17 BASE PRICE/S ... Continue reading
Sep 30, 2004
2005 Scion tC Fun for all By Mark Fulmer <br> Editor-in-Chief Forget what you read about Scions being for Generation X, Y, or Whatever. Half of the xA's and xB's sold in America are to middle-aged folks, and so it shall be with the new sporty coupe, the tC. Useful, cost-effective and entertaining vehicles simply glide ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 ST
Sep 30, 2004
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS As part of Ford's ``Year of the Car'' program for 2005, the sporty Focus has gotten a makeover. Mid-product cycle styling freshenings are common in the industry, but, although the styling is indeed freshened, the most important changes to the `05 Focus are not visible. The model li ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Land Rover LR3
Sep 23, 2004
The all new 2005 Land Rover LR3 A quantum leap in the evolution of the SUV By Manrico Delcore & Mary Beth Debicki The all new 2005 Land Rover LR3 (or Discovery 3 as it will be known outside North America) is the first Land Rover to be designed since Land Rover and BMW parted ways in mid-2000 and it represents a re-affi ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT
Sep 23, 2004
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS It's hard, now, to imagine life without minivans. Over twenty years and ten million of its own minivans ago, the then-Chrysler Corporation (now Chrysler Croup of DaimlerChrysler) invented the genre, and full-size station wagons were history. Being number one makes one an inviting t ... Continue reading
New Car Review - 2005 Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG
Sep 18, 2004
I’ve just said good-bye to a truly great automobile, the C55 AMG. To a casual observer it is just another C class Merc but boy oh boy, are they in for a surprise! Coming home on 101 a somewhat over-excited young man caught up with me and decided to follow about 10 inches from my bumper. Not for long as I floored ... Continue reading
Sep 18, 2004
Letter from Europe – September 2004 Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief After all the SUVs in the States it was interesting to remind myself that somehow Europeans manage to get from A to B in considerably smaller cars just as quickly and far more economically. For the Hungarian Grand Prix Ford very kindly lent m ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Mercedes-Benz C320 Sport Sedan
Sep 9, 2004
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Mercedes-Benz was one of the first luxury automakers to realize that it needed to make its products attractive to a new generation, and it has been one of the most successful at this difficult task. A line once noted for conservatively-severe, squarely Teutonic styling has become m ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Cadillac STS
Aug 29, 2004
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: 2005 Cadillac STS ENGINE: 4.6-liter V8, 3.6-liter V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 320 hp @ 6,400 rpm/315 lb-ft @ 4,400 rpm (V8) 255 hp @ 6,500 rpm/252 lb-ft @ 3,200 rpm (V6) TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 116.4 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 196.3 x 72.6 x 57.6 in. TIR ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Chrysler 300C
Aug 26, 2004
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The name comes from the past, but there is no nostalgia about the 2005 Chrysler 300C. It is an up-to-date take on the large American car, and a successful fruit of the Daimler-Chrysler merger. Quick history lesson: Set the clock back 50 years, to the first Chrysler 300. It got its ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible Touring Edition
Aug 26, 2004
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Normally, with a test car I drive within a 75-mile radius of home. The driving is likely typical of what you do - shopping and day trips, highways and byways, commute traffic and, if I'm lucky, a chance to unwind on clear back road. But last week was different. I had planned a two- ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Pontiac GTO
Aug 25, 2004
THE AUTO PAGE<br> By<br> JOHN HEILIG<br> <b>SPECIFICATIONS</B> <p> <b>MODEL:</B> Pontiac GTO<br> <b>ENGINE:</B> 5.7-liter V8<br> <b>HORSEPOWER/TORQUE:</B> 350 hp @ 5,200 rpm/365 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm<br> <b>TRANSMISSION:</B> 6-speed manual<br> <b>WHEELBASE:</B> 109.8 in.<br> <b>LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT:</B> 189.8 x 72.5 x 5 ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI
Jun 18, 2004
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320CDI ENGINE: 3.2-liter I6 diesel HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 201 hp @ 4,200 rpm/369 lb-ft @ 1,800-2,600 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 112.4 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 190.3 x 71.3 x 57.0 in. TIRES: 225/55 R16 STICKER PRICE: $55,085 This ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
Jun 4, 2004
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG<p> SPECIFICATIONS<p> MODEL: 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid ENGINE: 2.3-liter Atkinson cycle inline 4/94 hp permanent magnet synchronous motor HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 133 hp @ 6,000 rpm/129 lb-ft @ 4,500 rpm TRANSMISSION: Electronically controlled CVT WHEELBASE: 103.1 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 174.9 ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Saab 9-2X
May 21, 2004
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Saab, at the moment, is one of the ``other'' European premium brands, and probably not the one that comes to mind for most people when asked to name a European sport-luxury car maker. Saab would like to change that, and is succeeding. Sales were at record levels last year, and Saab ... Continue reading
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