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2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
The first-generation Ford Explorer Sport Trac rode on the bones of the 1991 Explorer (which was itself derived from the 1980s-era Ranger), and while its combination of an SUV cabin and a short pickup bed was intriguing, its meager underpinnings betrayed its ap more |
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2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
There had been warnings about money-grubbing Mexican cops, so the deft U-turn by two Nogales motorcycle patrolmen, just as we were pulling away from the curb, made us reach for our pesos. Lieutenant Antonio Lopez Aguilar dismounted his Kawasaki and thrust forw more |
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2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
It looks as if Mitsubishi has found the sweet spot for sporty convertibles. If you want a four-passenger droptop for less than $30,000, there are half a dozen economy car-based, front-wheel-drive alternatives, but none offer as pleasing a combination of sporti more |
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2007 Toyota Camry
It's illuminating to sit in a conference room and listen to a parade of Toyota executives freely describe the outgoing version of the Camry, the automaker's most successful and important vehicle, as "vanilla," "bread-and-butter," "ordinary," "boring," and "uni more |
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2007 Chevrolet Tahoe
Ann Arbor- If you think huge is a mortal sport-utility sin, move on. But if you still need huge in your SUV, then you'll want to take a closer look at the new Chevrolet Tahoe. We have no quarrel with its size; we only want to know how this new Tahoe does its 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 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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2006 Lincoln Zephyr
New York- Seeking to expand its buyer profile beyond livery drivers (Town Car) and rhinestone cowboys (Mark LT pickup), Lincoln is pitching its new Zephyr-and the next Aviator, a crossover-as hip combinations of luxury and value. Yes, Lincoln really thinks it more |
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2006 Hyundai Azera
La Jolla, California- If a carmaker wants its new sedan to be cross-shopped with the sophisticated Avalon, as Hyundai wishes for its new Azera, then it copies every page from Toyota's playbook that it can. It starts with a comparable list of standard equipment more |
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2006 Buick Lucerne
Aiming for Lexus, hitting Cadillac. more |
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2005 Subaru Legacy GT Four Seasons Test
It's a long way from the rugged, agricultural cars of Subaru's 1970s youth to the company's current idealized self-image as a Japanese BMW." So reads the very first entry in our Subaru Legacy GT Limited wagon's logbook, which continues: "Nevertheless, the late more |
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2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara
You might not bash it over rocks as readily as you would the last generation Grand Vitara, but that's only because you want to treat it better. more |
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2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
An afternoon of flogging the Charger SRT8 around Laguna Seca Raceway proves the car to be one great performance bargain. more |
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2006 Volkswagen Passat 3.6L V-6
With an all-new six cylinder, the VW Passat is armed with the power and equipment to do battle in the sedans wars. more |
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2006 Chevrolet Impala
America's third-best-selling car gets a refresh and a V-8, but are these changes enough to keep the Chevy on top? more |
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