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
2003 Saab 9-3 Vector Sport Sedan Review
Jul 11, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Have Saab cars changed since the car-making portion of the company was absorbed by General Motors a few years ago? Yes. Has it been a change for the worse, with Saabs, previously known for their unique character and quirkiness, made into little more than badge-engineered Opels? Not ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2003 Lincoln LS Premium Sport
Jul 7, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS In common with most luxury automakers, Lincoln has a problem a few years ago. The customers who made Lincoln successful in the past few decades, for the most part, reached the age where they were not going to buy another car. Younger luxury car buyers, ``younger'' here meaning anyo ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Mazda6 ENGINE: 3.0-liter V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 220 hp @ 6,300 rpm/192 lb-ft @ 5,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual WHEELBASE: 105.3 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 186.8 x 70.1 x 56.7 in. STICKER PRICE: $25,445 Mazda has become famous (or infamous) for adding "Zoom-Zoom ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Jaguar X-Type ENGINE: 2.5-liter DOHC V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 192 hp @ 6,600 rpm/178 lb-ft @ 3,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual WHEELBASE: 106.7 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 183.9 x 70.4 x 54.8 in. STICKER PRICE: $29,950 (base) When I bought my Jaguar 3.4 sedan in the ... Continue reading
2003 Honda Accord coupe EX Review
Jun 22, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Honda Accord coupe EX ENGINE: 2.4-liter inline four HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 160 hp @ 5,500 rpm/161 lb-ft @ 4,500 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 105.1 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 187.6 x 71.3 x 55.7 in. STICKER PRICE: $22,960 I have to admit that I was impre ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Honda CR-V ENGINE: 2.4-liter inline four HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 160 hp @ 6,000 rpm/162 lb-ft @ 3,600 rpm TRANSMISSION: 4-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 103.1 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 178.6 x 70.2 x 66.2 in. STICKER PRICE: $22.860 There are lots of small sport utilities on ... Continue reading
2003 Mercedes-Benz C320 Sports Coupe Review
Jun 22, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Mercedes-Benz C320 Sports Coupe ENGINE: 3.2-liter V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 215 hp @ 5,700 rpm/221 lb-ft @ 3,000-4,600 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 106.9 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 171.0 x 38.0 x 54.3 in. STICKER PRICE: $33,805 Generally, the price of e ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: BMW X54.4i ENGINE: 4.4-liter DOHC V8 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 290 hp @ 5,400 rpm/324 lb-ft @ 3,600 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual WHEELBASE: 111.0 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 183.7 x 73.7 x 67.5 in. STICKER PRICE: $52,900 (est.) When BMW announced that it was getting into ... Continue reading
2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Review
Jun 22, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Toyota 4Runner SR5 ENGINE: 4.7-liter DOHC V8 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 235 hp @ 4,800 rpm/320 lb-ft @ 3,400 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 109.8in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 189.0 x 73.8 x 68.9 in. STICKER PRICE: $31,740 The fourth-generation Toyota 4Runner is ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The family sedan isn't going away any time soon, despite the popularity of SUVs. I've just finished a week with a 2003 Ford Taurus sedan, and it seemed that I saw myself, or at least my car, everywhere I went. Which is not all that surprising. The Taurus has been at or near the top ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2003
Maximum ‘X’ – but no game. The new Honda 600 RR is possibly the fastest bike I have ridden on any road. No, it isn’t as quick in a straight line as a Hayabusha nor many other ‘monster’ machines. But 0-100 mph is no slower or faster in real terms than the rest of the super hot rockets ... Continue reading
Jun 21, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Saturn Ion 3 ENGINE: 2.2-liter Ecotec inline 4 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 137 hp @ 5,600 rpm/142 lb-ft @ 4,200 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual WHEELBASE: 103.2 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 184.5 x 67.2 x 57.4 in. STICKER PRICE: $16,875 Saturn's success has been built on two p ... Continue reading
Review: 2003 Honda Element DX 4WD
May 29, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS People - friends, family, and strangers alike - ask me questions about cars. Interestingly, the car I have been asked about the most over the past year, by an extremely wide variety of people, is neither a 200 mph sports car nor an equally exotic ex-military SUV. It's a simple, ine ... Continue reading
Review 2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
May 25, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS There are plenty of small, reasonably-priced sports sedans available, but few of those could be called luxurious. Leave it to Volkswagen to add luxury touches to the compact sports sedan equation in its Jetta GLI. The Jetta is the most popular European-branded import in the country ... Continue reading
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