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First Drive: 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports

Bentley has always been something very sophisticated: a beautiful appearance combined with smooth ride. And 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports fits this definition as well. The car weighs 2.5 tons, but when you press gas pedal, it flies from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds.
Sitting on soft leather seats it is easy to entrust yourself [...]

Not All Big Pick-Ups Are Safe

Just a few months ago (in July 2008) Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) was testing small pick-up trucks. Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, Dodge Dakota/Mitsubishi Raider, Ford Ranger/Mazda B Series and Nissan Frontier showed negative results. The most upsetting news was about side crash impact. None of them could give enough protection to a driver [...]

Saab 9-3 SportCombi – Car for Fun Drive

As you know, the crossovers have been among us for years. We had them as kids; our parents loaded us into those Ford LTD Country Squires (or equivalent Chevy behemoth) to take us to Grandma’s or on some family vacation. So when I got an opportunity to test the Swedish-built 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero [...]

First Drive 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione.

The corner was slow, even unremarkable. A constant-radius, 2nd-gear curve that happened to be a part of Circuito de Balocco, Fiat’s official test track, although it could have been any decent-size roundabout in the world.
Back From the Brink of Front-Wheel DriveThese are such simple pleasures that it seems absurd that one of the world’s most [...]

First Drive: 2009 BMW 135i

To put it plainly, the 2009 BMW 135i is more than merely good. It raises the standard of measure for small coupes to a whole new level of excellence. It is one of the purest expressions of the BMW character since the 1971 BMW 2002 tii.
This is not another space-efficient front-wheel-drive hatchback. Instead BMW’s classic [...]

First Drive: 2008 Aston Martin DBS.Be James Bond at 191 mph

Low, sleek and yet self-consciously aggressive, the 2008 Aston Martin DBS is the ultimate expression of the contemporary Aston Martin.
The 2008 Aston Martin DBS is the car that Aston CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez describes as “thunder and lightning.” Aston Martin must achieve the prestige of Ferrari to survive as an influential manufacturer of sports cars, [...]

Video Of Our Driver`s License Test

That’s us driving. And our poor, dead driving instructor. We’re so very sorry.
Worlds Most Annoying Passenger – Watch more free videos
Thanks to Autoblog for the link. Those guys are just neato.

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First Drive: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha

In order to create the new, more powerful 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha, the engineers at GM’s off-road brand had to take a couple steps backward.
The standard H3’s inline five-cylinder might be technologically unique and suitably tractable for off-roading, but it’s hopelessly overmatched by the H3’s weight, especially on the road. So, sure enough, the Hummer [...]

Test Drive: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer DE

What a strange way to make a first impression.
At first glance, it was like someone in Mitsubishi’s PR department made a mistake; there’s no way they knowingly sent us such a basic version of their new Lancer. My tester, after all, was the entry-level DE model with just one option, an $1,800 package that bundles [...]

Test Drive:2007 BMW X5 4.8i

When BMW introduced the X5 in late 1999, they created a whole new type of vehicle – a luxury SUV that handled like a: well, BMW. With wide street tires, taught body control and sharp steering response, this SAV (sport activity vehicle in Bimmer lingo) was clearly not made for boonie-bashers. It was aimed squarely [...]

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