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Contents: 2010 New Cars – 2010 New Cars (When you fall down, pull yourself up and out of bankruptcy court. Attaboy); Short Take Acura TSX V-6 (A four-cylinder steps up to a V-6); Preview Aston Martin DBS Volante (For the special agent on holiday); Quick Take Bentley Continental GTC Speed; Short Take Buick Lacrosse (Are Buick’s best days still ahead?); Road Test Cadillac SRX4 (Downsizing trips the sticker, but there’s another price to pay); Preview 2011 Chevrolet Cruze (Just what the government ordered); Preview Chevrolet Equinox (Refinement saps any joy from the latest Equinox); Road Test Ford Taurus SHO Ecoboost (Twin-turbo V-6 commands respect, but somehow it seems like Dad’s car); Short Take 2011 Ford Fiesta (Make our day: Send the Euro version here); Preview: Jaguar XJ (A big leap forward); Short Take Kia Forte SX (Good value, respectable, handsome); Short Take Lexus HS250h (A hybrid on a luxury mission); Short Take Lincoln MKT Ecoboost (A postmodernist boat tail emerges with a pair of turbo smoothies); Comparison Test Five At Fifty (Audi A4 3.0T Quattro, BMW 535i, Infiniti M45, Jaguar XF, Mercedes-Benz E350); Short Take Mini Cooper Convertible (It’s got everything but an S); Short Take Nissan Nismo 370Z (Putting adventure on the table); Preview Porsche Panamera (Uh, remember how you laughed when Porsche built an SUV?); Preview Subaru Legacy (More space and better fuel economy) features – The Truth About EPA Numbers (Where do these mileage figures come from?); Lightly Used Cars: E-Classes At 50% Off (Mercedes has been selling CPO cars for 20 years, and it’s easy to see why) Columns – Why I Love New-Car Season (Because sometimes Schumacher shows up); Train Versus Automobile (Mass versus misjudgment); Have You Driven A Lincoln Lately? (Mr. Mulally seems to be the real thing) Upfront – 2011 Grand Bentley (A new flagship from the crew from Crewe); How To: Launch A Porsche 911; Swede Deal (Mysterious Koenigsegg puts Saab back in Swedish hands); Big-Brother Nation (A guide to the states where police have red light and speed cameras in operation); Tech Dept: Nissan 370Z’s Synchrorev Match (Throttle blips make every shift smooth); Backfires (Camaro vs. that other car; Tata Fever; Li’l CPO); Gear Box (Wireless headsets); What I’d Do Differently (Bill Lester)
Issue: September 2009
Condition: Very Good