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Contents: Road Tests – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series (A Benz from the Dark Side, with DTM-inspired bodywork and a twin-turbo twelve); Dodge Charger SRT8 vs. Pontiac G8 GXP (Ready to rumble: a bare-knuckled brawl between Motown’s 400-plus-bhp V-8 sedans); Road Test Update: Aston Martin DBS; Infiniti G37 S Sport GMT Sedan (The DBS trans-formed with the Touchtronic 2; the G gets the 3.7-liter VQ V-6) Features – The 600-Horsepower Club: Bentley Continental GT Speed; Chevrolet Corvette ZR1; Dodge Viper SRT10; Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano; Lamborghini Murcielago LP640; Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG (No jacket or tie required, but bring on the muscle – a collective…wait for it…3685(!)bhp); Long-Term Test (Introducing the Jaguar XF Supercharged, a CSi-worthy sample of divergent DNA) Technical – Eclectric Electrics: AC Propulsion eBox; Dodge EV; Mini E; Mitsubishi i MiEV; Tesla Roadster; Toyota RAV4 EV; Wrightspeed Xl (Have AC outlet, will travel. Performance testing a diverse group of plug-in EVs) Competition – Fun Cup (Old-school Beetle on the outside, tube-frame race car on the inside); Formula For Success (Jim Russell and Allen Berg racing schools offer carbon-fiber open-wheelers) First Drives – Honda FCX Clarity (A fuel-cell electric, available for lease, that offers a remarkably ordinary driving experience); Honda Insight (The insight hybrid returns, but this time with four doors and no rear fender skirts); Mercedes-Benz S400 Bluehybrid (S-Class size and sophistication with sub-compact fuel economy? Look no further); Kia Soul (Funky, practical and affordable, the Soul is the most personality-laden Kia to date) Columns -The Road Ahead (An Industry In Peril: The Big Three may be poorly managed, but resistant to change?) Ampersand (BMW Z4 Roadster: A retractable roof for Munich’s 2-seater; new Shelby GT500; M-B SLR Stirling Moss); Side Glances (The Classless Car: The rare automobiles that magically transcend economic and social status); Tech Tidbits (The Psychographer Will See You Now: Exploring universal design as it applies to the Flex); Trackside (Yankee Pride: American drivers and cars enjoy the sweet smell of victory in Formula BMW, FIA GT3); The Podium (Felipe Massa: Nearly an F1 World Champion, Massa is not bitter; he’s now more focused than ever); Countersteer (GT-R Versus 370Z: Of Nissan’s two high performance children, who does Mom like best?) Departments – Revved-Up; Your Turn; Tech Correspondence; Road Test Summary; Speed Zone; The Finish Line; PS
Issue: March 2009
Condition: Very Good