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• 2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara – Decent Compact SUV
• 2010 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited – Long-Term Road Test Update
• 2011 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew 4×2 3.7 V6 – Short Take Road Test
• Is This the Engine of the Future? In-Depth with Matti Holtzberg and His Composite Engine Block
• MC Customs Bentley Continental
• The Continental: Audi A2 Delayed, More Matte Paint, and Driving Two Hot Opels
• 2010 BMW 750Li xDrive – Long-Term Road Test
• Fuel-Saving Devices Debunked: Dynamic Ionizer, Fuel Doctor FD-47, and Three More Tested – Gearbox
• April 2011 Sales: What the Headlines Don’t Tell You
• Rennsport Rallywagen: VW to Enter World Rally Championship With Polo R WRC

2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara – Decent Compact SUV Posted: First Look : In every group, there are some individuals who are better or superior than others and hence that stands out, while the remaining just blends perfectly into the background. The 2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara that we are covering today is sadly one of the latter ones. But that's not to say that the [...]

2010 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited – Long-Term Road Test Update Posted: Now on the home stretch, our long-term Legacy continues to satisfy. Date: May 2011 Months in Fleet: 14 months Current Mileage: 34,154 miles Average Fuel Economy: 22 mpg Average Range: 407 miles Service: $675 Normal Wear: $0 Repair: $417 The last time we checked in with our long-term <link1>Subaru Legacy<link>, the car was dragging its [...]

2011 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew 4×2 3.7 V6 – Short Take Road Test Posted: Base engine? Call it a great starting point. What Is It? It's the least-powerful F-150, which borrows the least-powerful Mustang engine. Least powerful, however, doesn't mean weak: Ford's 3.7-liter V-6 makes 302 hp and 278 lb-ft of torque in the truck and ostensibly replaces the old 292-hp 4.6-liter V-8, which it bests in horsepower, modernity, [...]

Is This the Engine of the Future? In-Depth with Matti Holtzberg and His Composite Engine Block Posted: Carbon-fiber composites have infiltrated practically every nook and cranny of today's supercar. We've got carbon monocoque structural cores, carbon-ceramic brake rotors, and carbon-fiber-reinforced body panels. Taking this approach to the radical extreme, Formula 1 constructors have long used molded carbon-fiber suspension, wing, and transmission-housing components. Contemporary F1 steering wheels are even made of this light, [...]

MC Customs Bentley Continental Posted: This Bentley seen here is most likely the most customized Continental Supersports on the United States highways. Owned by MLB pitcher Carlos Silva, it first received a unique body kit from the tuners at MC Customs in Miami, Florida. Then the addition of the SV- 31C Xtreme Concave Savini Wheels will make your jaw drop [...]

The Continental: Audi A2 Delayed, More Matte Paint, and Driving Two Hot Opels Posted: Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. The Audi A2 could be delayed. Rumor has it that the market launch of the subcompact, [...]

2010 BMW 750Li xDrive – Long-Term Road Test Posted: Lucky Number 7: BMW plays it safe with the new 7, and we win. At 2:17 a.m. on June 6, 2010, an 800-yard-wide tornado packing winds of up to 135 mph ripped through the tiny hamlet of Dundee, Michigan. In its wake were damaged homes, uprooted trees, and utility poles scattered about like toothpicks. Amid [...]

Fuel-Saving Devices Debunked: Dynamic Ionizer, Fuel Doctor FD-47, and Three More Tested – Gearbox Posted: Fuel’s Gold: Too good to be true? The key to any hustle is a believable story. It's no different with fuel-saving flimflams, which often claim to exploit some small, overlooked factor that automakers or oil companies don't want you to know about. Normally, we wouldn't give a second thought to fuel-economy hucksterism, but our dedication [...]

April 2011 Sales: What the Headlines Don’t Tell You Posted: Virtually every automaker doing business in the U.S. had good news to report for April 2011. Chalk it up to increased consumer confidence (whether that’s justifiable, it’s impossible to say) and a slew of new models hitting the market. Also, April 2010 sales were extra lousy, making it easy to show improvement compared to last [...]

Rennsport Rallywagen: VW to Enter World Rally Championship With Polo R WRC Posted: We recently saw the finalized version of the Mini Countryman WRC, and, with the abandonment of the four-meter minimum length, Ford has downsized its World Rally Championship entrant from the Focus to the Fiesta RS WRC. Volkswagen is now also jumping into the fray with its Polo R WRC. Announced by VW board member Dr. [...]

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