2006 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon Review
Mar 22, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon A quandry: you want a car with sports performance, and especially value handling. You view driving as a pleasurable activity, not a chore. But you need room for four people, and even, sometimes, large or bulky objects, so a sports coupe or sedan won't wor ... Continue reading
Mar 17, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Chevrolet's Corvette has a unique place in the sports car pantheon. For most of its history, it has been the only true sports car built by a major American automaker. And, since V8 engines found their way under the fiberglass hood in 1955, the `Vette has ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2006
By Carey Russ (c) 2006 I need a fast. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. And no, I don't mean that I need to stop eating. I just need a fast.<p> A fast is Volkswagen's mascot for its newest offering, the 2006 GTI. It looks like some sort of prop for a cheap sci-fi movie, a mutant robo-rabbit with glowing red eyes, ... Continue reading
2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited Review
Mar 13, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited From Subaru, the company that brought you Outback and Forester, names connoting the uninhabited wilderness, comes Tribeca. Tribeca is a fashionable district in New York City - the ``triangle below Canal Street - hardly verdant unspoiled acreage. But i ... Continue reading
2006 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE Review
Mar 2, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE The Maxima has topped Nissan's sedan lineup since its debut in 1981. Since those days, it has always been sportier than the average mid-size sedan, and a touch more upscale, and has often borrowed its engine and a bit of character from Nissan's series of Z ... Continue reading
2006 Subaru Forester XT Review
Feb 24, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Subaru Forester XT There have been two dominant traits in Subaru's lineup over the years. The company first came to notice long ago as the maker of small all-wheel drive wagons with excellent all-weather capability. And then, starting in 2001 in the U.S. (and much earlier in E ... Continue reading
Feb 16, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD<br> WITH CAREY RUSS<p> 2006 Volvo XC90 V8 AWD<p> The XC90 SUV has been a success for Volvo, which should not surprise anyone. After all, Volvo is best-known for wagons, and what is the modern SUV if not an update on that most useful type of vehicle. Based on an enlarged version of the platform fou ... Continue reading
2006 Kia Sedona Minivan Preview
Feb 12, 2006
First Review: 2006 Kia Sedona Minivan By Carey Russ Which of the following words or phrases doesn't come to mind when thinking about a minivan? a) practical b) useful c) spacious d) convenient e) fun to drive. For most minivans, the correct answer is likely e. And, in truth, this is not a problem for minivan buyers. Th ... Continue reading
2006 Jeep Commander Limited Review
Feb 12, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Jeep Commander Limited What was the first sport-utility vehicle as we now understand the genre? Any answer is bound to be controversial, but the Willys-Overland, produced from 1946 through 1962, and the Jeep Wagoneer, its successor from 1963 through 1991, stand out as some of ... Continue reading
Western Automotive Journalists' Media Days Set at Monterey
Feb 2, 2006
San Francisco, CA - February 2, 2006 -The members of Western Automotive Journalists (WAJ), North America's 2nd largest group of working automotive journalists, will once again descend on the Monterey peninsula for their 14th Annual Media Days event, on March 23rd and 24th. Media Days allows all group members to drive a ... Continue reading
2006 Jaguar S-Type VDP Edition Review
Jan 27, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Jaguar S-Type VDP Edition If introduction of the Jaguar XK in 1996 showed that the venerable British automaker was truly alive and well after some turbulent years, it was the debut of the S-Type in model year 2000 that emphasized Jaguar's vitality. The XK, after all, was a pre ... Continue reading
Dec 30, 2005
<b>Preview:</b> 2007 Toyota Yaris<br> By Carey Russ <p> Have you ever noticed that cars seem to get ever larger and more expensive? Take, for instance, the Toyota Corolla. Once tiny, the current Corolla is about the size of the first-generation Camry. And the Camry is now at the large end of mid-sized. So what to do to ... Continue reading
Dec 30, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Subaru WRX Sedan Subaru Before: The unofficial official car of the snowy northern corners of the country, and then creator of the Outback SUV-car crossover. Functional, practical, but not particularly exciting. Subaru After: Serious all-wheel drive high-performance excitement. ... Continue reading
2006 Mercury Milan Premier Review
Dec 22, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Mercury Milan Premier Mercury, like all automakers, would like to attract new and younger customers. And that's a challenge. Many of the young, upscale potential Mercury customers are people who have grown up with imports, and have never considered an American-brand car. And m ... Continue reading
2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS Review
Dec 15, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS General Motors is not normally thought of as a niche marketer, but times are not exactly normal at GM. And perhaps that is making the once-conservative corporation a little more adventuresome. If so, there is a silver lining to the cloud. Consider, as ... Continue reading
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