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Contents: 2006 Dodge Charger (An exclusive first-look at Dodge’s hot revival. We are not making this up. Mostly) Comparison Test – Sstainable Sports Sedans (Acura TSX, Audi A4 1.8T, Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Limited, Volvo S40 TS) Road Test – Toyota Tacoma Double Cab SR5 4×4 V-6 (Longer, wider, smoother, stronger and a whole bunch of other -ers) Previews – 2006 Audi A3 (The virtues of a sports car and wagon in a hatchback); Honda Odyssey (Honda’s slick minivan gets a gas-saving trick, a nicer ride, more flexible seats); Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster (If you liked A Clockwork Orange, you’re gonna love this); Land Rover LR3 (Land Rover gives birth to its first offspring conceived since the Ford wedding – and gee, it’s already a rugged grownup); Ford Freestyle (Ford backstrokes into a new segment already swimming with sharks) More Previews – Ford Five Hundred (Ford’s attempt to fill some very large shoes); Dodge Dakota (No, actually it doesn’t have a Hemi); Acura RL (A very trick drive system puts a middle roller among the high rollers) Features – 2005 Charting The Changes (Meet the 64 new kids on the automotive block); Terra Wind (An $850,000 motor coach you can fish from); Long-Term Test: Mini Cooper S (A stylish retro car runs hot and cold); Sport: Dodge Intrepid NASCAR Racer (Are NASCAR Nextel Cup race cars as crude as taxicabs? We find out) Short Takes – Buick Rendezvous Ultra (How a step up in class can also be a step out); Saturn ION Red Line (The dissidents at Saturn built one for us); Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR Edition (You could also call it the Evolution VII.V) Columns – The Steering Column (A surprising new active suspension); Backfires (Swedish beans, Cobalt blues, final final); Brock Yates (Notes from the back of a speeding ticket); Patrick Bedard (Can it be true? As safetyimproves, more road deaths); John Phillips (Might the future hold driverless race cars?); Upfront (2006 BMW 3-series, monster Hemi, driving in China); Last Page: Reader Sightings
Issue: October 2004
Condition: Very Good