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Contents: Hardware – Comparison Test: Sportscenter (BMW 135l, Mazda RX-8 R3, Nissan 370Z, Pontiac Solstice GXP); Road Test: 2010 Mazda 3s Grand Touring (Shoot everything except a big wad of cash); Road Test: BMW 335d (Forget the fuel-economy payoff. Just stomp the pedal and smile); Comparison Test: Hidden Talents (Ford Fusion SE, Honda Accord EX-L, Mazda 6l Touring); Specialty File: Lingenfelter Supercharged G8 (Think of it as a GTO sedan) Drive Lines – Short Take: 2010 KIA Soul Sport (A practical, upbeat errand hopper); Short Take: Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (Helps to have a suffix trailing your name); Short Take: Volkswagen CC 3.6 4MOTION (Eyebrows are being raised everywhere); Short Take: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid (A curious choice for a hybrid) Columns – A Letter To Our Readers (From Alan Lemarchand, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc); Sticking It To The Man (Give us the dough, and nobody gets hurt) Features – Gone In 8 Seconds (Behind on your car payments? Well, kiss your assets goodbye); Sport Racing Without Rules (Once upon a time, it was “anything goes.” Five designers imagine doing that today) Upfront – Taurus Sho: Back From The Dead (Ford resurrects its performance sedan); Detroit Auto Show (Even in a big downtown, sex still sells); Dirt Road (China claims a plug-in first, tiny Chevy Beat minicar gets the green light, Nissan offers an even-quicker GT-R); Bahn Storming (Here are the rules for no-rules driving on the German autobahn) Backfires – Inferior décor, Bat sheet, Route 66 suckers; Gear Box; High Fives – This month: Pickups and Premium Coupes; Road Test Digest; Ask Us Anything – Cavity search, Direct injection, Pipe proliferation; This Car And Driver Are new classics dorky? Bob Simpson votes no
Issue: April 2009
Condition: Very Good