2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG Cabriolet Review
Apr 8, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG Cabriolet For aficionados of Mercedes-Benz performance, the letters AMG are magic. They stand for the names of the company founders, Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher, and Aufrecht's hometown of Grossapach, Germany. Aufrecht and Melcher were long- ... Continue reading
2005 Kia Sportage EX 4x2 Review
Apr 1, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Kia Sportage EX 4x2 Korean manufacturer Kia started out in the American marketplace, like many import automakers before it, by selling subcompact sedans. Yet Kia became best-known for its second offering, the compact Sportage SUV. Timing is everything, and the timing was right ... Continue reading
Preview: 2005 Volkswagen New Jetta
Mar 24, 2005
By Carey Russ With the exception of the Touareg sport-utility, Volkswagen has spent the past few years filling each of its product lines with a multitude of niche vehicles. Now it's time for something different, the all-new 2005 Jetta. The Jetta is the most popular Volkswagen in the U.S., which makes the coming fifth-g ... Continue reading
Mar 24, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Toyota Camry LE ``Ah,'' you're thinking, ``to lead the life of an automotive road test columnist. Drive expensive luxury cars to exotic faraway destinations, and live the life of affluence....'' Nice fantasy, for someone. Meanwhile, back in the real world, I'm driving a Toyota ... Continue reading
Mar 17, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS When it debuted in the second-generation Lexus GS lineup in model year 1998, the V8-powered GS400 added serious performance to Lexus's expected refinement and luxury. Its styling was an evolution of that introduced on the original inline six-cylinder GS 300 back in 1993, but bolder ... Continue reading
Mar 11, 2005
Preview: 2005 Audi A4 By Carey Russ (c) 2005 Up to now, Audi has been the unknown German luxury-sports car manufacturer, at least in the U.S. Up to now. That is posed to change, with the imminent release of the 2005 version of its core model, the A4, and the A4's sports-oriented S4 sibling. The new A4 follows close on ... Continue reading
2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 Sedan Review
Mar 3, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Does the 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 sedan have an identity crisis or a dual personality? One one hand, it's a luxurious upper-mid level executive luxury sedan with all of the considerable heritage of a Mercedes-Benz; on the other, it's a rip-snorting, V8-powered muscle car with handli ... Continue reading
Feb 22, 2005
By Carey Russ PALM SPRINGS, CA: Seven years since the debut of the Lexus RX300? My, how time flies. The RX was one of the most significant vehicles in recent automotive history, as it created the now-burgeoning luxury crossover-SUV category. It quickly became the Lexus sales leader, and its successor, the Lexus RX330, ... Continue reading
2005 Ford Freestyle AWD SEL Review
Feb 22, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Ford Freestyle AWD SEL A generation ago, the new Ford Freestyle wouldn't have existed. Instead, its place would have been taken by a Five Hundred wagon. For the Freestyle is built on the same platform as the Five Hundred and so could logically be thought of as the Five Hundred ... Continue reading
2005 Audi A6 3.2 Quattro Review
Feb 10, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Audi A6 3.2 Quattro AT6 If Audi is not the best-known of the premium German automakers - yet - it is the most influential throughout the industry in styling, interior design, and drive technology. And most of that influence was has been way of the second-generation A6 sedan, i ... Continue reading
2005 Ford Five Hundred Limited AWD - Review
Feb 3, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Ford Five Hundred Limited AWD It seemed like the ink was barely dry on the paperwork for Ford's buyout of Volvo Cars in 1999 when I first heard the rumor: the next-generation Taurus would be based on the Volvo S80. As automotive industry rumors go, that was a pretty wild one - ... Continue reading
Jan 26, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Scion tC ``As above, so below'' goes the old saying. If it wasn't originally about automotive economics, no one told Toyota. As Lexus was created a decade and a half ago, to sell cars more expensive than traditional Toyota offerings, so Scion was created a year and a half ago, ... Continue reading
New Rocket/Car Review: 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
Jan 26, 2005
By Carey Russ You say that modern cars are boring? You think they are antiseptically-sterile and have no character? Well, yes, some are that way. Actually, many are that way. But not all - try a quick jaunt in the latest iteration of Mitsubishi's legendary Lancer Evolution series of rally cars for the street, the MR. I ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Buick LaCrosse CXS
Jan 20, 2005
2005 Buick LaCrosse CXS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Trucks, particularly SUVs, looked to be taking over not long ago, but across the industry, cars are making a comeback. And this is especially true at Buick. It's newest offering is the LaCrosse, a new name for a new mid-sized Buick sedan, and it promises to ... Continue reading
Luxury Car Review: 2005 BMW 760i
Jan 14, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 BMW 760i Although executive luxury cars like the BMW 760i are, almost by definition, reserved for relatively small numbers of wealthy people, the influence of such cars goes far beyond their modest sales numbers. Befitting their top-of-the-line status, they are used by their m ... Continue reading
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