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Review: 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis
Very little of substance has changed for the Grand Marquis since its 2003 redesign. Notable for 2005 are better airbag deployment modulation and a few cosmetic flourishes. more |
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2002 Hyundai Santa Fe Four Seasons Test
We feel prescient. Back in April 2002, we took note of Hyundai's surging popularity and felt it demanded closer examination-say, something along the lines of a Four Seasons test. more |
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The Insiders: The New Audi A6 takes on BMW, M-B
Who builds the benchmark of mid-size luxury sedans: BMW, Audi, or Mercedes-Benz? more |
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2005 Jeep Liberty Diesel
We recently drove the Liberty Sport diesel in England and found that you don't give up anything in the name of saving the planet. more |
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2002 Jaguar X-Type Four Seasons Test
It's probably fair to say that the Jaguar X-type has not lived up to expectations, neither for its manufacturer nor for those of us here who have been living with it for the past year. Jaguar intended for its smallest and cheapest car to blow the brand open wo more |
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2002 Acura RSX Type-S Four Seasons Test
Back in the 1980s, when Acura was just a babe in the woods, Honda's upscale brand sold its cars with the simple tagline "Precision crafted performance." But the ad campaign wasn't merely playing up the epistemological attraction of an invented name (Acura brin more |
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2002 Chevrolet Avalanche Four Seasons Test
The Chevrolet Avalanche had been in our Four Seasons fleet barely one week when it became apparent that we were in for a contentious year. In the very first logbook entry, truck aficionado and editor emeritus David E. Davis, Jr., expounded on the qualities of more |
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2002-2005 Land Rover Freelander
Meet the airhead of the Land Rover family. more |
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2002 BMW M3 Four Seasons Test
The current BMW M3 has been an all-conquering hero. In arguments around this office, its name is regularly invoked to slap down the claimed merits of other performance cars, even those considerably more expensive. It rebuffed the challenge of the Mercedes C32 more |
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2002-2005 Landrover Freelander SE3
Meet the airhead of the Land Rover family. That's not to say it's dumb, just a bit of an oddball. more |
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2002-2004 Porsche 911 Targa
To rally a Porsche 911 Targa in Canada's easternmost province, we pored over the road map--and the dictionary. more |
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2002 Chrysler Town & Country Four Seasons Test
The soccer-mom stigma attached to minivans may be the most undeserved rap since the original George W. was busted for pruning that cherry tree. The fact is, the minivan is the most universally loved vehicular format ever invented. Unruly kids straighten up at more |
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2002 Infiniti Q45 Four Seasons Test
Such a beautiful interior! Such a fine engine! And yet so many things about the 2002 Q45 disappointed us in the course of its year here in Ann Arbor. This seems to be the continuing conundrum of Infiniti's lovely Q-ship, a car with great promise and personalit more |
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2003-2004 Infiniti M45
BMW flattery in its sincerest form. more |
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2002 Ford Escape XLT - Four Seasons Test - Automobile Magazine
The 2001 Ford Escape was off to a rocky start before setting even one of its all-terrain tires on a dirt road. That is, the latest sport-utility from the Ford Motor Company was baptized by a forthright--if somewhat embarrassing--procession of recalls. At the t more |
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