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December 2003 |
2005 Lotus Elise It is the best Elise yet, and for Americans wanting a race car for the road, it's worth the six-year wait. Lotus Cars USA, which has been subsisting on the sale of a handful of Esprits a year, hopes to expand its annual sales to 2500.   |
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April 2004
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Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata A Miata with muscles, for a pittance more. |
Car and Driver
June 2006
Tony Swan |
Road Test Review: 2006 BMW M Roadster Proof that more is not a monolithic concept. |
Car and Driver
February 2005
Tony Swan |
Bad-Boy Sedans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR Edition vs. Subaru Impreza WRX STi. The rematch. |
Car and Driver
October 2005
Csaba Csere |
Mazda MX-5 The prototypical entry-level sports car gets faster and better. |
Car and Driver
November 2004
Tony Swan |
Executive Adrenalators The defending champ, the Audi S4 Quattro, is back for its first title defense, but the challengers are new. |
Car and Driver
September 2003 |
Superfour Challenge Once again, we gather a group of souped-up cars for an annual thrashfest, but this year we give the little guys a chance. |
Car and Driver
October 2004
Patrick Bedard |
Sustainable Sports Sedans Matched up against the BMW 3 series: The Acura TSX... the Audi A4 1.8T... The Volvo S40 T5... The Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Limited... |
Car and Driver
June 2005
Tony Swan |
Ford Mustang GT Convertible How does the performance of the convertible Mustang GT stack up against that of the coupe? And what's the verdict on structural rigidity? You'll like the answers. |
Car and Driver
November 2003
Barry Winfield |
Honda S2000 More flexible, better balanced, still demonic. There's a revised S2000 coming our way as a 2004 model, and it features a ton of improvements designed to neutralize the few criticisms we had about the old car. |
Car and Driver
September 2004
Larry Webster |
Chevrolet Corvette Z51 Although most new-generation Corvettes have been a dramatic departure from the previous version, the C6 Corvette is not a clean-sheet design. |
Car and Driver
March 2004
Tony Swan |
Sport: The Longest Night of Thunderhill We join the field for America's most entertaining 25-hour race. Also, America's only 25-hour race. |
Car and Driver
November 2003
Larry Webster |
Morgan Aero 8 The old British groaner gets a stunning makeover. The Aero 8's combination of vintage looks, excellent performance, and rarity -- only 50 or so will make their way to the US in 2004 -- makes it undeniably cool. |
Car and Driver
June 2005
Dave Vanderwerp |
Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG The Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG is a stylish roadster that's not afraid to perform. |
Car and Driver
June 2004
Larry Webster |
Porsche Carrera GT It is an incredible car, with a plethora of juicy technical details and glorious thrust from a mid-mounted aluminum V-10 engine. We learned about both during a day of testing and driving at Italy's Adria International Raceway. |
Car and Driver
June 2006
Aaron Robinson |
Road Test Review: 2007 Saturn Sky Not so much a maxi Miata as a Corvette junior petite. |
Car and Driver
November 2006
Aaron Robinson |
2007 Mazdaspeed 3 - Road Tests Mazda's militant wing launches a rocket into WRX territory. |
Car and Driver
September 2005
Larry Webster |
Mazda MX-5 Although it is the biggest-selling roadster of all time, the story of the MX-5 is one of a low-priority prototype, unconvinced managers at Mazda headquarters, threats of resignation, and a car that was very nearly front-wheel drive. |
Car and Driver
December 2004
John Phillips |
Ford Mustang GT The verdict? With it's vastly improved ride, slicker shifter, more power, and same old friendly price, it's the best Mustang since April 17, 1964. |
Car and Driver
October 2005
Tony Quiroga |
Pontiac Solstice The architecture of the new roadster from GM was inspired from the Corvette, but was designed to be a lot less expensive to engineer and build. |
Car and Driver
November 2004
Tony Quiroga |
Mercedes-Benz SLK350 Fire up the SLK350, and what you'll notice is the mechanical symphony played by the dual exhaust. The previous SLK's 185-hp, 2.3-liter supercharged four-cylinder engine never sounded this good |
Car and Driver
August 2006
Larry Webster |
Features Review: The Homemades Yes, you can build a sports car for just a few grand. |
Car and Driver
August 2003
Patrick Bedard |
The Blow Dryers Five two-seaters for blurring the fence posts and mussing your hair: A comparison of the Audi TT Quattro, BMW Z4 3.0, Honda S2000, Nissan 350Z Touring, and Porsche Boxster |
Car and Driver
June 2004
Tony Swan |
Kappa Kapers A first take on GM's new sports car, the Pontiac Solstice, and the future of its family. |
Car and Driver
December 2005
John Phillips |
Affordable Roadsters Revisiting the comparison between the Mazda MX-5 and Pontiac Solstice. |
Popular Mechanics
July 16, 2009
Basem Wasef |
2009 Lotus Elise SC MPG Test Drive: Hypermiling a Tesla Cousin Lotus founder Colin Chapman was famously obsessed with trimming weight from his race cars, and his philosophy of eliminating unnecessary poundage also yielded surprisingly fuel-efficient sports cars. |
Car and Driver
June 2005
Larry Webster |
Do-It-All Compact Pickups Chevrolet Colorado LS... Dodge Dakota SLT... Honda Ridgeline RTS... Nissan Frontier LE... Toyota Tacoma SR5... |
Car and Driver
October 2003
Larry Webster |
Nissan Pathfinder Armada LE It looks a lot like someone just declared war on Ford and GM with their common-platform trucks and SUVs. |
Car and Driver
July 2004
Larry Webster |
Audi S4 Quattro Cabriolet A sports car without compromises. |
Popular Mechanics
July 3, 2008 |
10 Fun Convertibles That Won't Pinch at the Pump or the Lot A variety of convertibles are reviewed with prices, specifications, and the "fun" factor of each model is provided. |
Car and Driver
January 2005
Barry Winfield |
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Pedigree, power, and paradox find a home in the new SLR. |
Car and Driver
January 2005
Tony Swan |
Acura RSX Type-S Subtle updates, subtle results---still a jewel of a car. |
Car and Driver
December 2003
Aaron Robinson |
Specialty File: Smart Roadster This nifty little sprite of a roadster, currently sold only in Germany, is cheap, tiny, and a lot of fun. |
Car and Driver
April 2006
Barry Winfield |
2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT In this stylish ragtop with a dash of panache, the great outdoors is just 19 seconds and about 26 grand away. |
Car and Driver
December 2004
Patrick Bedard |
Honda Accord Hybrid The hybrid that always could have happened finally did. The Honda Accord Hybrid is a performance car that gets excellent mileage, too. |
AskMen.com
January 30, 2004
Paul Anderson |
5 Concept Sports Cars Here are five of the most recent and interesting sports concept cars. |
Car and Driver
May 2004
Csaba Csere |
Golden Oldies Racing Vintage racing offers an excellent way to explore the driving challenges posed by such geriatric machines, as I learned last November behind the wheel of a race-prepped Jaguar E-type at the Palm Beach Sports Car Classic at Moroso Motorsports Park in Florida. |
Car and Driver
May 2006
Tony Quiroga |
Preview Review: BMW Z4 M Roadster We've been waiting for the M division of BMW to work its magic on the Z4 roadster since the two-seater debuted in '03. |
Car and Driver
August 2006
Robin Warner |
Short Take Review: 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata Sport Automatic Heresy need not slow you down too much. |
Car and Driver
March 2007
Tony Swan |
Sport: The Day (and Night) of the Diesel We team with BMW to go without spark for the fourth NASA 25-hour at Thunderhill. Our trophy may have been for sheer persistence. |
Car and Driver
June 2004
Patrick Bedard |
Full-Size Minivans After 600 miles in the latest crop of Mommymobiles, we think the minivan snubbers, shunners, and eschewers are doing themselves a dum-dum. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
6 Convertibles You'll Love For a lot of guys, there's just nothing better than putting the top down and going for a drive. With summer right around the corner, here are some convertibles that are worthy of your dreams. |
Car and Driver
August 2003
Tony Swan |
Ford Thunderbird A little more thunder, a little too late. The Thunderbird does seem to be in need of some sort of showroom stimulant. Ford's approach, in addition to boosting engine output, is to make the car more collectible by limiting production to "four or five" years. |
Car and Driver
February 2006
Larry Webster |
Lotus Exige Although it's impractical and expensive, driving an Elise can take you places you haven't been since you stopped taking Vicodin. And now a second Lotus model will join the Elise this year. |
Car and Driver
February 2007
Aaron Robinson |
2007 Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hardtop Grand Touring The upscale climb continues. |
Car and Driver
April 2004
Larry Webster |
Dodge SRT-4 America's best performance deal just got sweeter. A review of the new improvements made to the Neon SRT-4. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
5 Weird Cars On The Market If a quirky car makes you feel unique and, by extension, confident, then it's the buy for you. Try these on for size: The 2004 Honda Insight... The 2005 Pontiac Aztek... The 2005 Lotus Elise... The 2004 Toyota Prius... The 2004 Honda Element... |
Car and Driver
November 2006
Robin Warner |
2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Roadster - Short Take Road Tests More power, but at a price. |
Car and Driver
April 2004
Ron Kiino |
Long-Term Test: Honda Element 2WD EX Life in this odd box brings surprising utility and enjoyment, with dabs of unexpected wear and repair. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2010
Lawrence Ulrich |
The Greening of the Supercar Ferraris, just like Fords, must now conform to environmental regulations |
