Sep 4, 2003
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Suzuki Verona ENGINE: 2.5-liter inline 6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 155 hp @ 5,800 rpm/177 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 4-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 106.3 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 187.8 x 71.5 x 57.1 in. STICKER PRICE: $16,499 - $19,499 For years Suzuki has cultivated a ... 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
Aug 28, 2003
2003 Infiniti FX45<br> Base price: $44,225<br> EPA mileage: 15 city/19 highway<p> By Des Toups The Infiniti FX45 is all sport, no utility, and it works so well precisely because it does not pretend to be both. This bobtailed wagon fails woefully at mainstream sport-ute tasks: It seats just four comfortably, has less ca ... Continue reading
Review: Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII
Aug 27, 2003
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO…it’s like two cars in one. By Bob Gordon As I got out of the silver Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII I had just parked in front of a local teen hang-out, a group of young men and women looked at me not with distain or the loathing that teens can lay on an old dad type, no even though I did n ... Continue reading
Carfax Kicks Sand In The Face Of Experian
Aug 18, 2003
Editors Note: A few days back I received an e-mail from Tyrone Walker an employee of Carfax who was eager to compare the results I received from Experian with those of their chief competitor. He asked if I would give him the VIN number of the RX7 in question so he could compare the Carfax Report with the report from Ex ... Continue reading
Aug 14, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS There have been more than a few changes at Mazda in recent years. After trying, and discarding, a conservative, middle-of-the road approach, the Japanese automaker is going back to its heritage and emphasizing sporty performance. The ads that imply that there is a little Miata in e ... Continue reading
Aug 13, 2003
Cadillac Ranks Highest in New-Vehicle Sales Satisfaction WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 13 -- More than one-fourth of the people who walked out of a new-vehicle dealership without buying said they did so mainly because they didn't like the way the salesperson handled their business, according to the J.D. Power and Asso ... Continue reading
Aug 12, 2003
2003 Ford Thunderbird Base price: $40,355 Price as tested: $41,890 EPA mileage: 17 city/23 highway By Des Toups The Thunderbird is a far better machine than Ford has been given credit for -- poised, gutsy and well-built -- and even after two years on the market, it still turns heads at every stoplight. What's amazing i ... Continue reading
Aug 11, 2003
DULLES, Va.--Aug. 11, 2003--America Online, Inc.-- -- AOL Autos Teams Up with Most Trusted Brands in the Auto Industry To Simplify the Car Buying Process: Edmunds.com, AutoTrader.com, Consumer Reports, Kelley Blue Book and More -- New Online Destination on AOL, CompuServe, and Netscape Represents Most Effective Way for ... Continue reading
Aug 11, 2003
JUST A BRITISH TAURUS, OR A NEW CLASSIC? By Marc J. Rauch, Exec. VP & Co-Publisher I remember once seeing a new Jaguar XKE in the early 1960s, when my family lived in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. Seeing an XKE parked on the street in that neighborhood was a momentous event. It was the topic of discussion in school ... Continue reading
Aug 11, 2003
WHATTA CAR! By Marc J. Rauch, Exec. VP & Co-Publisher Essentially, there are four steps to falling in love with the GTI, and frankly, they’re the same four steps to falling in love with every Volkswagen and Audi vehicle. Step 1: You get in the car ad sit down. There’s something about every VW product that j ... Continue reading
2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION - Review
Aug 11, 2003
THE CROTCH ROCKET WITH 4-WHEELS By Marc J. Rauch, Exec. VP & Co-Publisher The long awaited and highly touted Evo finally made landfall in North America, and it’s everything Mitsubishi said it would be. However, I must admit, it took two different tests drives for me to find that out. The first test drive was duri ... Continue reading
Review -2003 SUZUKI AERIO & AERIO SX - Review
Aug 11, 2003
THEY’RE SPUNKY! By Marc J. Rauch<br> Exec. VP & Co-Publisher Suzuki’s continued status, as one of the other Japanese brands, is really quite regrettable, especially for consumers who need a sensible economical alternative and want something a little different. The perfect case-in-point is the Aerio. While s ... 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
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