CAR & DRIVER 2006 AUG - Z4 vs. CAYMAN S, MURCIELAGO

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)         BMW Z4 M coupe vs. Porsche Cayman S

2)         CONVERTIBLE CURRENCY: BMW 650i vs. Cadillac XLR-V vs. Jaguar XK vs. Mercedes-Benz SL550 vs. Porsche 911 Carrera

3)         CONVERTIBLE CURRENCY, PART 2: Recycling a 1971 280SL at 2006 prices

4)         PONTIAC G6 GTP CONVERTIBLE: High on style, this real smoothie comes with a right-on price

5)         2008 AUDI TT: Less charming, but more grown up

6)         MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS: Like rust one-upmanship never sleeps

7)         LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO LP640: We test-drive Lamborghini's new $320,000 superwedge, and a while later, one of their guys crash-tests it

8)         TAKES LEXUS RX3S0: To supple and silky they've added swift

9)         MAZDA MX-S SPORT AUTOMATIC: Heresy need not slow you down too much

10)   SAAB 9-3 AERO SPORTCOMBI: Whatever happened to that old black magic?

11)   LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE: Impressive in an unexpected way

12)   LONG-TERM TEST: SUBARU LEGACY 2.5GT LIMITED--In which we turn out to be the major problem

13)   THE HOMEMADES: Yes, you can build a sports car for just a few grand

14)   SAIL TO THE U.S.A. IN A CHEVROLET: How Luis Grass turned some very old Detroit iron into a seagoing escape vehicle. Twice.

15)   2006 CANNONBALL ONE LAP OF AMERICA: Major heat fails to unseat a cool customer

Plus other sweet automobile items.