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Contents: Comparison Test: V-12 Fury! In Europe With 4 Grand Tourers (Aston Martin DB9, Bentley Continental GT, Ferrari 612 Scaglieti F1, Mercedes-Benz CL600) Road Tests – Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 (Chrysler gives its Crossfire a swift kick. You may need to bring a fanny cushion); Scion tC (A loaded pocket rocket that’s light on the pocketbook); Cadillac STS V-8 (The kindly old barber of Seville trades scissors for a switchblade); Mazda 6 Wagon (Zoom-zoom with a back room) Previews – Porsche 911 Carrera (More power, and more high-tech tricks); Mini Cooper Convertible (To keep heads turning, the Mini goes topless); Hyundai Tucson (For heavy breathers, this one offers only a platonic relationship); Hummer H2 SUT (A paramilitary pickup for those who have little or nothing to pick up); Ford Escape Hybrid (Billy Ford makes the first payment on a brash promise – fuel-sipping SUV’s) Features – Sneaky Previews (An unauthorized look beyond this fall’s new-car horizon); The Candy Man (Craig Naff, the sultan of sheetmetal, creates car confections); Sport: 2004 One Lap Of America (Maybe it’s time for a name change. How’s ‘The 192 Hours Of Brock’ sound?) Short Takes – Cadillac SRX V-6 (A sporty family hauler); Toyota Corolla XRS (Boy racer in prep-school shorts) Columns – The Steering Column (Fresh blood and a key promotion as we approach 50); Backfires (Chrysler savior, playing games, lying dynos); Brock Yates (Surely a Nobel Prize isn’t far away); Patrick Bedard (At the pumps. High prices and low motives); John Phillips (Name-dropping at Porsche’s Rennsport II); Upfront (New Audi A3, Hyundai gaining, show us the money); Last Page: Reader Sightings
Issue: August 2004
Condition: Very Good