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Cool Small Cars: 2006 Kia Rio 5, 2006 Nissan Versa, 2006 Dodge Caliber, and 2006 Honda Fit
If you've been busy memorizing the stratospheric horsepower and torque numbers from Mercedes-Benz's latest AMG engine or reliving the muscle-car glory days with the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger concepts, you may not have noticed that small cars are gettin more |
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2007 BMW Z4 M Roadster vs 2006 Porsche Boxster S
The Porsche Boxster versus BMW roadster rivalry is certainly not a new one, as two different iterations of Z3-based M roadsters have been offered to Americans during the Boxster's tenure. The first one bowed in 1998 with the 240-hp, 3.2-liter six from the E36- more |
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2006 Mercedes-Benz S550 vs. 2006 BMW 750Li vs. 2006 Audi A8L
Mercedes-Benz S550: The Megalomaniac more |
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2006 Honda Civic Hybrid
Since the all-new Civic Hybrid looks virtually identical to the standard Civic sedan, it doesn't broadcast its driver's green credentials as loudly as the Toyota Prius does. That's OK, though, because the Civic feels more coherent than the Prius, with superior more |
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2007 Mazda MX-5 Cup
The Mazda Miata is currently the most popular road-racing car in America, so it's no surprise that Mazda quickly turned its new model into a racer to compete in the professional MX-5 Cup, which pits identical MX-5s against each other and offers enough prize mo more |
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2006 Honda Ridgeline
It's typical Honda: take a tried-and-true concept and reengineer it to within an inch of its life. more |
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2006 Mazda 5
Since Our four Seasons Fleet is filled with sedans and SUVs, we decided to diversify our cast of characters by adding Mazda's unique new 5. more |
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2006 BMW 330i
Will it be as rewarding to drive in the grind of the daily commute as it is on twisty two-lanes? more |
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2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca
Subaru's Legacy Outback kicked off the modern practice of combining a conventional station wagon with the raised-ride-height look of an SUV. more |
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2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
I'm driving the luscious Aston Martin V8 Vantage from L.A. to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, just loping along, not really paying attention as I click off miles. Cresting a rise, I spot a black-and-white in the hollow below, facing me with a radar gun visible in t more |
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2006 Volkswagen GTI
Monaco- When we first drove the new GTI more than a year ago (December 2004), it impressed us with its torquey, direct-injection turbo four-cylinder and solid chassis. It felt like a return to the formula that made the original 1983 GTI a cult icon for car ne more |
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Phantom to the Opera: 2006 Rolls-Royce Phantom
By day, l'Opra-Charles Garnier's neo-baroque opera house that was built between 1857 and 1874 and is now one of the prime tourist attractions in Paris-is almost permanently obscured by parked tour buses. In the evening it gets swamped by an endless stream of more |
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2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6
You're speeding up a mountain pass in a fast car, racing uphill, exploring an unfamiliar route as you cross a great natural barrier. You're not just driving, you're traveling, and it fills you with a sense of solitude and purpose. Such fine thoughts are in sho more |
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2006 Toyota Yaris
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA Toyota, which has already targeted the entry-level subcompact market with its Scion brand, will take another bite at this apple with the new Yaris hatchback and sedan. When it debuts in April as a 2007 model, the Yaris will face plen more |
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2006 Subaru Legacy Spec B
ANN ARBOR We are officially in mourning: Subaru no longer offers the Legacy GT wagon with a manual transmission. Here to help us get over our loss, however, is the limited-edition (only 500 examples), Legacy GT Spec B sedan. The Spec B is powered by the same more |
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