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Contents: Driving The Future – Introduction Driving The Future (Cars are going electric. But does that mean they’ll be appliances?); Preview 2011 Chevrolet Volt (GM looks into it’s crystal ball, again); Preview 2011 Dodge Circuit EV (Surprisingly fun despite a hefty load of batteries); Feature Mr. Fisker’s Good Karma (The greening of the automobile presents a chance to reinvent the car business); Short Take Mini E (A Mini range, too) Hardware – Comparison Test We Have Liftoff! (Ferrari California vs. Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG); Road Test 2010 Jaguar XFR (Driving a 510-hp Jag XFR on a dirt track is just wrong. So how come it feels so right?); Road Test 2010 Ford Taurus Limited (The Taurus moves upscale, if not completely back into our hearts) Drive Lines – Preview 2010 Lotus Evura (Expanding the Lotus lore); Short Take BMW X6 x Drive50i (You’ll pardon the styling); Preview 2010 Lexus IS250C/IS350C (The littlest Lexus turns on the ultraviolet); Preview Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider (Earplugs not included); Preview Artega GT (Porsche lover builds Porsche beater); Short Take 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe (Seduced again by power, beauty and comfort) Features – Unprotected Text (We investigate if sending messages on your phone while driving is more LOL than OMFG); Tire Test: The Unusual Suspects (Could any of these nine affordable summer tires have possibly knocked off the expensive Michelin PS2?); Lightly Used Cars: Vette Dreams (V-8 power for the price of a hot hatch, with the security of GM’s certified used vehicle program) Upfront – BMW Bets On 3 (New variations due for the popular 3-series lineup); Hearing Voices (Our guide to recognizing the voices of actors who have colonized car commercials); How To: Run The Corkscrew (Riding the famous roller coaster at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca); Donkey Show” Fob Job (Car thieves steal your keyless-entry codes?); They Built Excitement (A Pontiac tribute to the best of the brand); Tech Dept.: BMW’s Wheel Torque-Vectoring System (New SUV diff works to perk up handling); Backfires (Waiting for Gadot’s cars; Panamera hate mail; What Dirty Harry would do); Gear Box (Affordable navigation); What I’d Do Differently (Malcolm Bricklin) Columns – Shang ‘Em Ha! (What happened to our car show? It relocated to China); Thoughts On My Last Day (What I’ve seen in my four decades at Car and Driver); Road-Testing A Relationship (Friends don’t let friends ride along); Pitiless Advice For This Rattner (Blow up CARB, hang drunks, pass a gas test
Issue: August 2009
Condition: Very Good