CAR & DRIVER 2006 DEC - AUDI R8 & Q7, MUSTANG FR500GT

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)         NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE: Unruly No More

2)         COMPARISON TEST--SENSIBLE SHOES: Somewhere South Of 20 Grand There's A Sweet Spot Of Cheap Miles And Wide Smiles. Are We There Yet?

3)         ROAD TEST--FORD EDGE SEL PLUS AWD: A Postcard From The Edge

4)         THE KING OF ALL MUSTANGS: Testing the New Ford Mustang FR500GT

5)         MARS ROVER--ROVER AND OUT AFTER: 300 Million Miles, NASA Coaxes A Few More Feet From Its $820 Million Beaters

6)         LONG-TERM TEST: LAND ROVER LR3 HSE--Sumptuous And Strapping, Our 40,000-Mile LR3 Has A Mixed Metier

7)         TECH STUFF: A Tire For All Seasons? Wet. Dry, Or Snow: Which Is Best?

8)         SPORT FAKING IT: It Takes A Fair Amount Of Talent To Broadcast A Formula 1 Race When You're Nowhere Near It

9)         THE STEERING COLUMN: A New Look, More Information On The Web, But The Same Hard-Hitting Style

10)   HUMMERS IN HAPPY MEALS: The Truck That Makes 'Em Crazy, Even As A Toy

11)   TIRES AND TESTING: Why We Do Things The Way We Do

12)   ALFA ROMEO TEASE: Knockout Coupe Coming, But Don't Ask When

13)   THE DIRT ROAD: New Line Of Scions, Ford Saves The Town

14)   AUDI TT-S: The Sports Car Gets Real

15)   PARIS AUTO SHOW: Understanding The Euros

16)   AUDI R8 PREVIEW: An Exotic Promises Everyday Practicality

17)   SATURN SKY RED LINE: Short Take Mini-Corvette Styling

18)   AUDI Q7 V-12 TDI: Preview Just Mental

19)   MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 CDI 4MATIC: Short Take Tons O' Torque

20)   MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS PREVIEW: Sweet Dreams

21)   BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GTC: Preview Ragtop Of The Rich And Famous

Plus other sweet automobile items.