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Contents: Hardware – Comparison Test: Dirty Speed, Done Dirt Cheap (Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Honda Civic Si, Mazdaspeed 3 Grand Touring, Mini John Cooper Works Clubman, Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, Subaru Impreza WRX, Volkswagen GTI); Preview: Nissan 370Z (And many thanks for not screwing up a pretty good thing); Road Test: Acura TL SH-AWD (For those times when you absolutely, positively have to get to the Bat Cave, may we suggest the tenacious traction of the SH-AWD); Long-Term Test: 2007 Acura RDX (A street fighter disguised as a breadbox, Acura’s turbo-four CUV blows hot. And cold) Drive Lines – Preview: Volkswagen Golf (Looks like a Golf, yearns to be a Phaeton); Preview: Toyota Venza (A bit of something for everyone); Short Take: Volkswagen Jetta TDI (Massive torque and refinement. Plus Uncle Sam will make it worth your while); Short Take: Hyundai Elantra Touring (It won’t turn heads, but it will reward it’s owner for his savvy) Columns – The Steering Column (After three decades of decline, is this the end for Detroit automakers?); The Mother Of All Sucker Traps (Route 66 has been gone for 20-some years, but the stories are still coming in); Lose One Wheel, Save Some Fuel (We drive a three-wheeled Wildfire and run over animal carcasses) Upfront – Retro Mustang, Take II (If you loved the last one, you’ll like the new one); Dirt Road (An electric Nissan and Porsche, Acura RL gets a V-8, Leno sued over a Duesy); Showstoppers (We check out L.A. first, then we’re off to Paris); Hell For Helio (Racer accused of tax fraud) 10Best – 10Best Cars (Once again, we catalog the best antidotes for the automotive blahs); The Readers’ Contest: 10Best Car Parts For Home Décor (Exploding engines, bent cranks, and one of Henry’s lovely carbs wind up giving Martha Stewart a little doodad envy); * Best Car-Show Horror Story; * Best Ancient Car; * Most Costly Fill-Up; * Best Fuel-Saving Act Of Desperation; 10Best Winners And Losers (Ten who won, 10 who lost, and a few who bungled their credit default swaps); Backfires (Toothless creatures, Aaron does India, A writer wins every Knight Rider ever made); Gear Box; Last Page (Franz Kafka’s garage)
Issue: January 2009
Condition: Very Good