CAR & DRIVER 2006 FEB - EXIGE, CHALLENGER CONCEPT

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)         EVERYDAY HEROES: Acura TSX vs. Honda Accord EX V-6 six-speed vs. Mazdaspeed 6 vs. Pontiac G6 GTP vs. Volkswagen Jetta GLI

2)         REBELLIOUS BOXES: Chevrolet HHR LT vs. Chrysler PT Cruiser GT vs.  Honda Element EX-P vs. Scion xB

3)         2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S550: Where else con you get the Aktion Gesunder Rucken's seal of approval?

4)         2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ: Will gas pains hobble GM's cash cows?

5)         CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX SS: Traveling salesmen get a dream car

6)         BENTLEY CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR: It's all about being special

7)         DODGE CHALLENGER CONCEPT: Once again, Dodge prepares a challenger for the Mustang

8)         2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER: A show car comes to life

9)         LOTUS EXIGE: The perfect track toy

10)   2007 TOYOTA YARIS: Tiny tots from Toyota

11)   HOW TO GET THAT NEW-CAR TEST DRIVE: Basically, you gotta make the salesman comfortable. Here are 15 tips for success

12)   LONG-TERM TEST: PORSCHE CAYENNE S--The poseur Porsche excels at cruising but proves pigeon-toed around town

13)   THE GREAT, BIG-SHOULDERED ROAD: The 55-year-old New Jersey Turnpike has been the highway to the American Dream, and 'a kind of hell of loneliness and despair' along the way

14)   SPECIALTY FILE: MALLETT LS2 V-8 SOLSTICE--V-8 witchcraft SPORT: ACURA RSX CHALLENGE: A hop-up contest among editors proves that David can still clock Goliath

15)   LAST PAGE: Reader Sightings

Plus other sweet automobile items.