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2005 Ferrari F430 - First Look
Breeding successful thoroughbreds involves knowledge, patience, money (usually) and the ability to stay focused on long-term goals. Throw... more |
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2005 Volkswagen Golf GTI - First Look
Predicting what will and will not become a cult classic is an exercise in educated guessing. Who knew when a film, a book, an album or a... more |
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2005 Porsche Boxster - First Drive
As a Boxster owner, I had a vested interest in how Porsche could improve this car. Why it never invited me to a focus group really hurt. I... more |
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2005 Audi A4 - First Look
The B6 A4, launched in 2002, is a mere 3 years old. So, imagine our surprise when Audi AG announced the all-new B7 for 2005. All new?... more |
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2005 BMW M5 - First Look
SMG skeptics, protest no more. The future of transmission technology is here and the path is utterly clear. The future begins with the... more |
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2005 Volvo XC90 V8 - First Look
It's a conundrum many auto enthusiasts with an eco-conscience face. You want to do right by the environment by driving a low-emissions,... more |
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2005 Jaguar XJL - First Drive
Here in car-culture crazed Southern California, the mantra of "you can never be too rich or too thin" could be translated into "your car... more |
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2005 Jaguar X-Type Sportwagon - First Drive
Jaguar has been in the news recently, some of it promising, such as a consumer quality study that pulled the Coventry cat up to third out... more |
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First Look: 2005 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Predicting what will and will not become a cult classic is an exercise in educated guessing. Who knew when a film, a book, an album or a... more |
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First Look: 2005 Audi A4
The B6 A4, launched in 2002, is a mere 3 years old. So, imagine our surprise when Audi AG announced the all-new B7 for 2005. All new?... more |
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First Look: BMW M5
SMG skeptics, protest no more. The future of transmission technology is here and the path is utterly clear. The future begins with the... more |
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First Look: Bliss
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2005 Porsche 997 Carrera - First Look
Designing to fit the 911 heritage is a big challenge. While it's a sports car, there's also that strong daily-use quotient. Your margin is... more |
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2005 Audi A3 - First Look
If the MINI Cooper opened the door for premium compact cars in the U.S., then Audi is about to storm through that gap with its... more |
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First Look: Mercedes-Benz A-Class
The original Mercedes A-Class was like the clever child who produces overcomplicated solutions to basic problems. Instead of building a... more |
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First Look: Volvo S60, V70, XC70
"From a historical perspective, Volvo Cars is often linked with the image of spacious sport wagons for families with young children." Taken... more |
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2005 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti - First Look
Fiorano. Say it slowly and with an Italian lilt. To Ferraristi everywhere it's a place of pilgrimage, the holy site where all Ferraris,... more |
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Aston Martin DB9 - First Look
The Italian Graziano six-speed manual transmission and the ZF six-speed automatic are mounted at the rear, driven by a carbon-fiber... more |
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First Look: BMW 1 Series
Even if you're the sort of person who thinks that budget airline seats are 'wonderfully commodious', you won't find the rear of BMW's new 1... more |
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2005 Saab 9-2x - First Look
Saab's strategy for survival is little different from the natural world's need for varied gene pools. Diversity guards against... more |
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2005 Audi A6 3.2 Fsi Quattro And 4.2 Quattro - First Look
It's hard being the middle child. You're neither eldest nor youngest, first nor last. You fight constantly for the attention that... more |
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Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 - First Look
In less time than it took to twist the steering wheel or even think about braking, the SLK 350 was hard upon the loose pack of cyclists,... more |
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First Look: Audi A8 TDi
The history of the last 20 years has been filled with tipping points--the moments when one commodity gives place to another. In the music... more |
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First Look: 2004 Land Rover Freelander
A recurring theme through Stephen J Gould's essays on natural history, especially those recounting the history of science and scientists,... more |
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First Look: SLK 350
In less time than it took to twist the steering wheel or even think about braking, the SLK 350 was hard upon the loose pack of cyclists,... more |
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