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2002 Audi A4 3.0 CVT Part 2: Update
I almost bought, well leased, my wife an A4 about 2 1/2 years ago. It's a car I've really liked ever since it hit the street back in 1994.... more |
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2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Part 3: Update
Our Porsche 911 is the most blessed of the cars in european car's long-term stable and, sadly, it is also the most cursed. The blessings... more |
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Long-term Update: 2002 Audi A4 3.0 CVT
It was late on a Friday night. The kids were in a Gran Turismo-induced game coma, so I brought out a bottle of Cabernet, popped the cork,... more |
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2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Part 3: Update
We're a rather spoiled lot here at european car Magazine. All the cars we drive/test/report on range from good to great cars, with great... more |
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2001 BMW M3 Convertible: Long-term Wrapup
The M3 is the brawniest-looking car you're likely to see on the road today. Take it up a mountain road loaded with sightseers who insist on... more |
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2002 Jaguar X-Type Sport - Long-Term Update: 2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Sport
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2001 BMW M3 Convertible - Long-Term Wrapup: 2001 BMW M3 Convertible
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2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Part 1: Intro
Jaguar has made no bones about how important the X-Type is to its future. This four-door sports sedan was designed to be the car that... more |
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2000 Audi TT Part 1: Intro
Fresh off the boat, its gleaming silver paint looking more like a technical detail than simply an exterior color, the 2000 Audi TT Quattro... more |
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2001 BMW 330i Part 1: Intro
As automobile manufacturers scramble to devise the next Big Thing--lately, it's taken the shape of a hybrid truck/car, car/van, van/truck... more |
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2000 Audi TT Part 2: Update
What the hell is it?" more |
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2000 Audi TT Part 3: Update
So Kim Basinger calls and says she wants to come over--right now. Ten minutes later there's a knock on my door. It's Kim, she looks great,... more |
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2000 Audi TT Part 4: Update
My emotions while driving the TT alternate, depending on what I am trying to accomplish, between utter bliss at what a pleasurable... more |
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2000 Audi TT Part 5: Update
I am not a betting man, no Jimmy the Greek. Ask my friends. I am not a gambler; I participate in office pools only to avoid the peer... more |
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2000 Audi TT Part 6: Wrap-up
Some cars enter our long-term fleet almost unnoticed, while others are eagerly awaited and cause people to pour out of the building for a... more |
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2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 2: Update
Imagine that you have the keys to a Boxster S for the weekend, perfect weather, and no particular plans nor requirements for your time. The... more |
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2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 3: Update
The driver is doing everything wrong. Braking mid-apex, accelerating at the wrong time, short-shifting, taking lines less defined than a... more |
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2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 4: Update
I've never admitted this before: I like torque. I realize that doesn't sound too extreme, until you understand that "I like torque" should... more |
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2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 5: Update
Our relationship with the sports car of the fleet has been both delightful and disappointing. Time spent behind the leather-wrapped... more |
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2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 6: Wrap-up
Over the last year, the Boxster S has been living in our stable of long-term cars, and it's been like owning a powerful, well-mannered... more |
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2001 BMW 330i Part 2: Update
To equate desirability with exclusivity is the undoing of the nearsighted snob. Such pretentious fools aim their reconstructed noses at... more |
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2001 BMW 330i Part 3: Update
When discerning flaws and compromises is your stock in trade, a car like the BMW 330i presents a problem. There is very little not to like.... more |
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2001 BMW 330i Part 4: Update
This BMW is the perfect car for hauling heinie. It is invisible. The collection of automotive urban legends that lives around our offices... more |
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2001 BMW 330i Part 5: Wrap-up
When people find out what I do for a living, I get hit with one of two questions: "What's your favorite car?" or worse, "What's the best... more |
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2001 BMW M3 Convertible Part 1: Intro
There have been many weekends in my life I've anticipated with great excitement. It had been a long time, however, since I'd looked forward... more |
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