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Written by Jeff Zurschmeide
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
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 It's precisely what you think it is The Audi R8 is the state of the art in German supercar technology. It’s got 420 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque pumped out of a normally-aspirated direct injection 4.2-liter DOHC V8 engine. Power is delivered to all four wheels through Audi’s advanced R-Tronic 6-speed “clutchless manual” transmission and legendary Quattro all wheel drive system. The car will do 0-60 in 4.4 seconds, and has a top speed governed to 187 MPH. The least expensive R8 comes in at $109,000, and the R8 we tested is priced at $137,000 - that’s what it costs to take home the finest engineering that European automakers can provide.
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Written by Jeff Zurschmeide
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
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The snowpack in the high country of the Pacific Northwest has been twice the normal level in the first half of 2008. As I write, many lovely summer driving roads in the mountains are still closed, and some may not open at all this year. So I was pleased to get a chance to spend a week in the all-wheel-drive BMW 328xi. I had a trip to central Oregon planned, and a luxury AWD sports coupe was just the car I needed.  Fast, Capable, and Stylish
The BMW driving experience is well-known – a solid-feeling, quiet, comfortable, powerful car with every bell and whistle known to mankind provided for you. The 328 came with a 6-speed automatic transmission, the normally aspirated 3.0-liter version of BMW’s legendary straight-6 engine, and a coupe body graced with BMW’s latest design language. |
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SUV
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Written by Jeff Zurschmeide
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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For over ten years, the Forester has been the “secret Subaru” - the car that true Subaru cognoscenti prize but don’t talk about. If you talk about it, then everyone will know the secret and want one.  A Bigger, Taller Ride
The Forester is built on the Impreza chassis, and uses primarily Impreza running gear. Its boxy shape belies its true performance potential, which is significant. In 2004 and 2005, the turbocharged Forester XT received the same 2.5-liter EJ257 engine as the high-zoot Impreza WRX STi. That engine was mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and a final drive ratio of 4.44 to 1, as opposed to the taller ratio in the STi. There were some ECU and turbo differences, but the XT carried the heart of an STi and a final drive ratio that gave the little wagon tremendous acceleration.
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Hatchbacks
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Written by Jeff Zurschmeide
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
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A few weeks ago, we reviewed the MINI Cooper Clubman and found it generally good, but substantially underpowered to suit our tastes. We believed that the MINI Cooper S Clubman would be the Clubman to have, and we're happy to say we got our chance to put the S Clubman edition through its paces in beautiful Carmel Valley, Calif. this week and it lived right up to our high expectations. .jpg "Image") The Cooper S Clubman is the real thing The second year of the turbocharged engine has lost none of its zip, and the Clubman's long wheelbase makes for a quick, yet stable platform. We're still not fans of the new dash design, but if you're shopping Clubman, you really need the S version to keep the Sport in the world's best real Sport Utility Vehicle. |
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Hatchbacks
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Written by Jeff Zurschmeide
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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I have to admit right at the start that I’m a MINI fan. We bought my wife a MINI Cooper back in 2004 and it’s been an automotive love affair ever since. After a year of competing for the driver’s seat, I bought my own MINI Cooper S in 2005. We’re a MINI family and I’ve never had a car I loved as much.  Sporty and Utilitarian Vehicle!
So it’s no surprise that the whole family was jumping for joy when we got to spend a week driving the new MINI Cooper Clubman - the extended wheelbase “micro-wagon” version of BMW’s diminutive hatchback. With its “funkier than thou” looks and extra legroom in the back, we wanted to see if the Clubman has the same mojo we love about our daily drivers. |
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