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Contents: Road Tests – Chevrolet Cobalt SS vs. Mazdaspeed3 vs. Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart vs. Subaru Impreza WRX (Four sub-$30,000 turbocharged sport-compacts vie for your hearts and checkbooks); Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 (Now with bigger helpings of power and handling, and a fiendishly green paint job) Features – Bling Quartet (Tuned vs. production: Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Turbo, Acura NSX and Cadillac CTS); Citroen 2CV-VIVA LA FRANCE (Bringing back the darling of the French working class, two cylinders at a time); The Quail: A Gathering Of Eagles (A tribute to Dan Gurney’s open-wheelers, Porsche’s 959 and Valentino Balboni); Brooklands Double Twelve (A time machine that works far better than the one in Napoleon Dynamite); Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe (European road/Euro-Tunnel trip in Rolls latest, Goodwood-Calais-Reims-Geneva); Long-Term Test (Bolt-on performance baubles for the Scion xB and Mazdaspeed3); Phil Hill 1927-2008 (Formula 1 World Champion, gentleman, friend. Phil’s larger-than-life spirit and generosity touched all who knew him) First Drives – Cadillac CTS-V (With the heart of the ZR1 Vette, this Caddy’s acceleration is pulse-quickening); Dodge Challenger SE & R/T (The SRT8’s great, but don’t overlook the 5.7-liter V-8 and 3.5-liter v-6 versions); Alfa Romeo MiTo (Not for U.S. consumption – yet – this scrappy front-drive Alfa portends the future); Honda Fit (Making the most of its 1.5-liters, the new Fit doesn’t throw out the fun with frugality); Chevrolet Camaro LT (Matching the V-8 Mustang’s 300 bhp, the V-6 LT is a strong steed indeed) Columns – The Road Ahead (Write Your Congressman: Politics and car craziness coexisting, introducing R&T‘s new editor); Ampersand (Honda S3000: Honda’s high-strung roadster revived; an Abarth-Lotus venture, and Audi updates); Side Glances (A Few Good Weekends: Elkhart Lake and Oshkosh; race cars, planes and a brush with celebrity); Sport (Super Mario: Three decades after his F1 reign, Andretti ponders why America hasn’t repeated); Pole Position (Everything Old Is New Again: In racing, it seems the more things change, the more they stay the same); Tech Tidbits (CO2 – Billions And Billions Of Ton: Deserts getting their just dessert in CO2 absorption) Departments – Your Turn; People, Places & Things; Road Test Summary; Tech Correspondence; Finishline; PS
Issue: November 2008
Condition: Very Good