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Contents: Road Tests – Lexus LS 460 (Longer, lower, wider, more powerful and more luxurious, this Lexus luxury sedan builds on what was already stable bedrock); Mazdaspeed3 (Mazda’s go-fast division builds a turbo front-driver that takes dead aim at the GTL…and pretty much hits the mark) First Drives – Audi S3 (Think of it as a TT DNA gene-spliced with an A3’s, for a 265-bhp awd hatch so hot it sizzles. But not for the U.S., yet); Bentley Continental GTC (Same great twin-turbo W-12, same air of class, but now with a folding top that makes for a 190-mph open-air thrill); Koenigsegg CCX (If the Saleen S7 seems too girl-next-door, perhaps we might interest you in this 806-bhp, carbon-fiber Swedish number); Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec (Stellar range, impressive economy, good power, lilac emissions, all with a bare minimum of diesel fuss) Features – Pebble Beach Memories (Phil Hill’s recollections of the inaugural race in 1950, driving a Jaguar XK-120 on the asphalt/dirt circuit); The Trophies (Credit where credit is due: a host of worthy recipients of the R & T Trophy, including a Triumph, a Siata and a Scarab); Into Africa (Waist-deep in river water, the new Jeep Wrangler continues foraging its off-road rep in the crucible known as Zambia); Long-Term Test (Tales of the high-rev pocket-rocket (Civic Si), the turbocharged mountain climber (A3) and the 800-pound gorilla (SRT8)) Technical – Changing Tires On Your Mazda MX-5 Miata (Baby’s got new shoes: a tire-test survey of popular aftermarket rubber) Columns – On The Road: Every Mile A Memory (It’s more about the journey then the destination. And when the destination’s Monterey, in an Aston, all the better); Ampersand: Pininfarina Ferrari P4/5 (A wild, Enzo-based recreation of a 1960s Ferrari sports racer, plus all the glitz from Paris, including the Audi R6); SIde Glances: So Many Summers (Sale of the Mini Cooper has caused a powerful performance-car vacuum in the Egan household. And physics being what it is…); Tech Tidbits: Che Bella Triumph! (Machinations surrounding the Triumph Dolomite, motorcycle-engine open-wheelers and secondhand memorabilia); Sport: Grand Prix, The First 100 Years (Author Tim Considine take us from the Golden Bennett Cup to Benetton and beyond in a short, illustrated history); Pole Position: Bad Boys, Bad Boys (Whatcha Gonna Do?) (Paul Tracy in a cape and Mexican wrestling mask? We dreamt that once. No, it actually happened! Can’t say that racing is dull) Departments – Your Turn; People, Places & Things; Tech Correspondence; Road Test Summary; Time & Place; Finish Line; PS
Issue: December 2006
Condition: Very Good