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Contents: Special Section Lightning Lap No. 5 (For the fifth time, we shake down the year’s hottest metal at VIR); Road Test Ford Explorer Limited 4WD (Looking to be relevant again); Comparison Test Dough Boys (Hyundai Equos versus Lexus LS460L); Pranks Coyote Ugly (Going custom-car AWOL in Mitsubishi’s Outlander Sport. Viva la personalizacion!); Long-Term Test 2009 Audi A4 (Very German, very germane) Columns – Eddie Alterman (Doktor Piech, I presume); John Phillips (Yes, a car manufacturer once sent me money); Aaron Robinson (Face it: your virtual life won’t be complete without a virtual McLaren Fl) Upfront – Dr. Piech’s Legacy (A look back at the Doktor’s influence on the VW group); Taxi Tough (How New York City’s Midtown Operating Group keeps its 205 Crown Vic’s hacking); Calling All Cars (Three new cop cruisers enter the chase in 2011); Tech Dept. The High-Fiber Diet (Forged Composite explained); Pop Quiz Rate Your Road-Driving Skills Drivelines – Preview Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (A race car for the private-jet set); Preview 2012 Bentley Continental GT (Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss); Preview 2012 Ford C-Max (Putting the ‘mini’ back in minivan); Preview – Chrysler 200 (The new Chrysler puts a better face on the Sebring); Preview Morgan Aero SuperSports (Guaranteed to mesmerize 200 glassy-eyed followers); Short Take Mercedes-Benz CL550 (Heavy, handsome, and habit-forming, too); Short Take Mini Cooper S Countryman All4 (Putting the ‘maxi’ into the Mini) Etc. – Backfires (Super-dooper cars; and hey, not so funny there); Gearbox (Automotive spyware); What I’d Do Differently (John Coletti)
Issue: February 2011
Condition: Very Good