CAR & DRIVER 2007 APR - JUAN PABLO, R8 vs. 911 S

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)         COVER STORY: 2008 AUDI R8--If Jacky Ickx says this 420-hp car is cool, who's gonna argue?

2)         R8 vs. 911 S: An informal comparison

3)         COMPARISON TEST: PAY DIRT--Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Ram, Ford F-150, Nissan Titan, Toyota Tundra

4)         COMPARISON TEST: WINDS OF CHANGE?  Infiniti G35 and BMW 328i duel for size-medium sports-sedan laurels

5)         LONG-TERM TEST: LEXUS RX400h AWD: How green was our hybrid?

6)         SPECIALTY FILE: FORD F-l50 FX2 EXTREME--For anyone lusting after a hot-rod F-150, Ford offers the bolt-on parts

7)         PREVIEW: 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS--Sportier looks, sportier behavior

8)         SHORT TAKE: NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID--A very cautious me-too

9)         SHORT TAKE: FORD EXPEDITION EL LIMITED 4X4--Big as a spacecraft, and can tend to drive like one, too

10)   SHORT TAKE: CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED--The power problem is solved. Now work on that suspension

11)   PREVIEW: 2008 SMART FORTWO--The big thing in the little package

12)   BUSTED FROM CLOUD NINE: A day in the sky with airborne Ohio traffic cops suggests that tailgating and erratic driving will get you pinched more often than speeding

13)   CHECKERED PAST: Two legendary Car and Driver project cars spend the day in a match race of memories

14)   SPORT: JUAN PABLO, GOOD Ol' BOY--The tempestuous Colombian seems sure to put some fire into the often-bland belly of stock-car racing

15)   AUSSIEOME PONTIAC: Rear-drive G8 sedan from Down Under should give Chrysler's 300 all the competition it can handle

16)   DIRT ROAD: Automakers want battery subsidy from Uncle Sam, Chrysler to field two Nextel Cup cars, tough NHTSA crash rules are getting tougher

17)   THE 147-MPH SONATA: Arizona traffic camera nails a speeder, and will likely nail a whole bunch more

18)   THE STEERING COLUMN: After 30 years, the EPA finally issues realistic fuel-economy estimates

19)   BETTING BIG ON A BATTERY-AGAIN: Dreamers, and the press and dreamers in the press, go full-court cuckoo for electric cars

20)   A MILLION LITTLE PIECES: Months of toil and a $125,000 budget barrel straight for the wall

Plus other sweet automobile items.