Jaguar Hits A Home Run The new Jaguar XF might be just the vehicle to jump start Jaguar sales. It is an attractive car that has garnered almost universal praise from the automotive press. In fact, two prominent publications gave it special honors. Automobile magazine named it one of its “All-Stars,” and Car and Driver [...]
A Worthy Successor Nissan had to walk a fine line when redesigning the new Z car. After all, they were replacing an icon that had attracted 250,000 customers worldwide. They sure didn’t want to screw up a good thing. Fortunately, for all of us who have admired the Z, Nissan got it right. You may [...]
A Hotter Pocket Rocket If you’ve had a yen for a MINI Cooper, but wanted a car with more serious power, wait no longer, there’s a new John Cooper Works version that comes straight from the factory. This MINI is known to aficionados as the “JCW, ” or the “Works” car. Up until now, owners [...]
Still Impressive Four Years Later When the BMW 645i was introduced for the 2005 model year, it was an immediate hit. Automotive writers, and car lovers alike, praised its head-turning styling. Autoweek magazine enthused, “even standing still, the car looks fast.” Everywhere I went, people admired its sexy look and wanted to know more about [...]
BMW Introduces a Lower Priced Ragtop Wouldn’t it be nice if you could buy a less expensive BMW convertible? Well, now you can. The new 128i drop-top sells for a cool $10,000 less than its 328i stable mate. Its base price is $33,875. At first glance, the 128i convertible looks like a bobtailed version of [...]
The Sporty Accord When you say “Honda Accord” most people think of a four-door sedan, but Honda also builds a coupe model too. While it’s no way near as popular as the sedan, it’s a car that shouldn’t be overlooked, if you are in the market for a sporty two-door. Some coupes are just sedans [...]
A5 Is A Strong Competitor In Its Own Right “The Audi A5 is the most beautiful car I’ve ever designed,” says Walter de’Silva, head of Volkswagen Group Design. And there is no argument that it is a gorgeous sports coupe. It drew a lot of admiring glances while I had it. My gray test car [...]
Audi Challenges BMW With S5 With the introduction of its high-performance S5 coupe, Audi has announced that it is ready to take on the BMW M3. Like the M3, the S5 offers outstanding power, superb handling and a muscular body. The S5 is the kind of car that turns heads. The week that I had [...]
Infiniti’s G Coupe Gets Even Better What’s in a name, or in this case, a number? For the Infiniti’s G37 coupe, it means a bigger engine and a host of other upgrades. The G37 replaces the G35 coupe from last year. The new G does not look radically different than its predecessor, but the redesigned [...]
Audi S4 Cabriolet Offers Style and Performance Looks can be deceiving. The Audi S4 Cabriolet looks a lot like its sibling, the A4 convertible, but instead of a four or six-cylinder engine under the hood, this Audi has a fire-breathing V-8. The A4 Cabriolets, with the smaller engines, are fun to drive, but the S4 [...]
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