New Car Review:2004 Acura 3.2 TL
Dec 31, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Review 2004 Acura 3.2 TL Technology, performance, and refinement are Acura hallmarks, and are all finely exemplified by the third-generation 3.2TL, all-new for 2004. It builds on the strengths of the previous TL, introduced in 1999, to give it a higher standard of luxury appointmen ... Continue reading
2004 Car Review: 2004 Audi S4 Sedan
Dec 11, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS If you believe a couple of Japanese automakers, rally replica sports sedans are the latest and greatest development in high-performance cars. If you were to ask Audi about that, the answer would probably be something like ``What took them so long to figure that out?'' Audi sold its ... Continue reading
Car Review: 2004 Cadillac SRX-V8 Review
Dec 8, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS In response to a changing marketplace, Cadillac has changed tremendously over the past decade. Nearly the definition of American luxury automobiles through the 1950s and `60s, Cadillacs became out of style with younger buyers by the early 1990s. Cadillac responded with more Europea ... Continue reading
Review: 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid CVT
Nov 13, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Transportation futurists are predicting that the automotive future belongs to electricity, with hydrogen fuel cells providing that power. Perhaps. But even the most optimistic observers don't expect commercial use of fuel cells before 2010. Until then expect to see more internal co ... Continue reading
Review: 2004 Volvo S80 2.5 AWD Sedan
Nov 6, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS When it was introduced for the 1998 model year, the S80 was a very revolutionary Volvo. It marked the beginning of the end of boxy styling, and set the mold for all subsequent Volvos to this day. It was the first large Volvo to have front-wheel drive, and the first Volvo to directl ... Continue reading
2004 Chevrolet Malibu LT - Review
Oct 9, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2004 Chevrolet Malibu LT Can an American sedan be based on a European platform? With the all-new 2004 Malibu, Chevrolet is betting that it can be done. The much-recycled name may be familiar, but the 2004 cars bearing it share essentially nothing else with any previous version. The ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2004 Saab 9-3 Arc Convertible
Oct 2, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Saab convertibles have been objects of automotive desire for nearly twenty years, and so Saab is at the forefront of the compact luxury convertible class. When the latest version of the 9-3 sedan, introduced a year ago, was being designed, a convertible version was planned from the ... Continue reading
Sep 25, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Acura, Honda's upscale division in North America, has undergone a transformation in the past few years, sharpening its focus and resulting in vehicles that combine sports performance with luxury in a unique and distinguishable manner. But the shifts have resulted in gaps in the Acu ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII - Review - Whoosh
Sep 18, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS WEEK 38 - (c) 2003 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII Admit it. If you're any kind of car enthusiast, you've had the fantasy of having a race car as your daily driver. Thirty years or more ago, with enough money, it might even have been possible. Sports prototypes were technical ... Continue reading
2003 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab 4x2 V6 - Review
Sep 11, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Toyota's compact pickups have been the standard by which all others are judged since the genre achieved popularity in the 1970s. And, while compact pickups seem to be falling from favor with some manufacturers, Toyota still has a strong commitment. The Tacoma line is responsible fo ... Continue reading
2004 Subaru Forester XT- Review
Sep 4, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS I was once asked by a car manufacturer's public relations representative to describe my idea of the perfect car. I think he was expecting me so say ``the car you are introducing today'' - a popular mid-sized sedan. Instead, feeling playful, I said something like ``it'd have the acc ... Continue reading
Aug 29, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS To many people around the world, ``Volvo'' is nearly synonymous with ``wagon.'' After all, Volvo has been building wagons for fifty years, starting with the PV445 Duett in 1953. And Volvo is the wagon leader, import or domestic, in the U.S. today, with around half of the market. Of ... Continue reading
USED CAR RELEVANT: 2004 Lexus RX330 Review - Bonus 20 Year Followup
Aug 7, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Think back to 1998. At that time, the norm for the entry-luxury sport-utility class was a traditional body-on-frame truck with extra appointments, in two- or four-wheel drive trim. Although such vehicles had truck strengths, especially towing and off-road ability, they also had tru ... Continue reading
2003 Lincoln Aviator Kitty Hawk Edition Review
Aug 3, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Lincoln hit a home run with its full-sized Navigator. If it wasn't the first full-sized luxury sport-utility, the Navigator was the one that seriously jump-started growth in the class. It also jump-started Lincoln sales. How to follow such a success? With more of the same, of cours ... Continue reading
2004 Toyota Sienna XLE AWD Minivan - 2004 New Car Review
Jul 24, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS When it debuted for the 1998 model year, the Sienna was Toyota's third attempt at minivan popularity. Following out of the footsteps of the boxy Van and bubble-shaped Previa, both rear-drive vehicles closer to small commercial vans than minivans in design, the Sienna was the first ... Continue reading
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