Description
Contents: Road Tests – Ferrari California (We travel to Italy to test this new Ferrari named after The Golden State); Road Test Update * BMW X6 M * Mazdaspeed3 * Audi R8 FS1 5.2 V10 Quattro * Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (This months updates. Proof that diversity is the name of the game in 2010) Features – Ferrari 458 Italia (Do you think Ferrari would put the Italia name on just any old car? Think again); Audi R8 Odyssey, Part 1 (A long-term test of the trans-America variety, with visits to membership racetracks); Maximum Velocity (Euro tuners take to the circle-shaped Nardo test track in Italy for a top-speed contest); Long-Term Test (In which we welcome the Hyundai Genesis and update you on the Jetti TDi and 370Z) Competition – Daytona And Beyond (The 2010 Grand-Am season will be hard fought. Especially in the Rolex series); Blame Montoya (Why are F1 drivers Trulli and Salo testing NASCAR stockers? Just Juan reason) Technical – BMW Tech Talk (The engineers in Munich are hard at work on a variety of fascinating issues) First Drives – Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (Like the original Gullwing, the SLS mixes in some GT with its sports car heart); Porsche 911 Turbo (Stuttgart’s flagship now has direct injection and PDK with actual paddles); BMW X6 Hybrid (Lots of high technology in here…but this X6 still doesn’t get especially good mpg) Columns – The Road Ahead (Research As A Way Of Life: At Honda Motor Company, that’s just the way it is…); Ampersand (The Viper Lives: And a 2010 ACR sets a new track record at Laguna Seca); Side Glances (Signs That You Might Be A Car Guy: With full apologies to comedian Jeff Foxworthy); Tech Tidbits (‘Minivans Smell Of Diapers:’ Bears at our national parks have discerning noses (and eyes)); Trackside (Trofeo Abarth 500: A Silverstone sampling of this one-make series featuring the tiny Fiat 500); The Podium (It’s All About Racing: From slot cars to NASCAR, Chip proves he’s an owner extraordinaire); Speed Zone (Wearables For The Well-Dressed Car Guy: Driving shoes, Serengetis, belt buckles, all you need); Countersteer (The Aftermarket And The Economy: A lively SEMA show fuels our optimism) Departments – Focal Point; Revved-Up; Your Turn; Tech Correspondence; Road Test Summary; The Finish Line; PS
Issue: February 2010
Condition: Very Good