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Contents: Evil Twins (Jekyll/Hyde pairings that make quick work of Willow Springs Raceway); Dodge Viper SRT10 vs. SRT10 ACR; Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder vs. Superleggera; Porsche 911 Carrera S vs. 911 GT3 RS; Ferrari F430 vs. Scuderia; Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs. ZR1 Road Tests – Racer Motors Mach 5 (He’s gainin’ on you so you’d better look alive; he’s busy revvin’ up the powerful Mach 5) First Drives – Dodge Challenger SRT8 (Firing yet another ’60s retro-rocket, Chrysler launches its Mustang/Camaro foil); Lotus Exige S240 (Weight, bad. More power, good. That, in a nutshell, is Lotus’s latest featherweight flyer) Features – Transsyberia Rally (A batalion of Porsche Cayennes in an event where the only given is uncertainty); Long-Term Test: Scion xB (We welcome Scion’s 2nd-gen box-ster, more about stylish utility than performance); Hank’s Last Drive, Part 1 (An odyssey involving Cadillacs, Marvel Mystery Oil and a legend taken before his time); Morgan Plus LS7 (From the “get a bigger shoehorn” files – a 505-bhp V-8 in Malvern Link’s finest) Columns – On The Road: Ford’s Taurus X Surprise: (Dashing through the snow in Ford’s 265-horse successor to the Freestyle); Ampersand: Saleen S7 Reborn?: (Our spies reveal the likely successor to the race-bred, California-built supercar); Side Glances: Appreciating Energy: (A new Ariens snowblower and a gallon of gas equate to near-invincibility); Tech Tidbits: mPa vs. MPa: (So really, what’s a billion of anything between friends? That depends on your nationality); Sport: Formula 1 Driver Ratings, 2008: (Sam Posey’s picks from the highly controversial 2007 season); Pole Position: Seeing What Makes Racing Tick: (Inner race-car complexities revealed at the PRI show in Florida) Departments – Your Turn; People, Places & Things; Tech Correspondence; Road Test Summary; Finish Line; PS
Issue: April 2008
Condition: Very Good