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In Context: Suzuki Kizashi GTS

by Chris Sawyer on January 5, 2010

Say the name “Suzuki” and the first thought for most people will be motorcycles. Quick, agile and sporting, the bikes have been everything the company’s cars have not. The Kizashi is a concerted effort to bring the cars closer to Suzuki’s motorcycles, and extend their appeal to riders who often look elsewhere when they need [...]

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In Focus: Fiat and Chrysler

by Chris Sawyer on December 23, 2009

One of my favorite automotive web sites is Austin Rover Online, a wonderful historical site full of more information than you could imagine on the cars made by Standard, Triumph, Austin, Rover, MG, and more.  What caught my eye this time was a story about the possibility that Alfa Romeo could follow MG into Chinese [...]

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In Brief: 2011 Kia Sorento

by Chris Sawyer on November 9, 2009

The crossover utility vehicle (CUV) market has exploded over the past few years as consumers switched from full-on sport utility vehicles with real off-road capability to people haulers adept at slogging through snow and ice. Cognizant of this change in the market, Kia moved the Sorento from a truck chassis to a car-based platform, fitted [...]

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Petit Le Mans, Panoz, And Clean Diesel Aficionados

by Mark Ewing on October 8, 2009

Editor Sawyer sent me this commentary from Road Atlanta.
“For years stick-and-ball sports have had their share of face painters and guys who wear multi-colored wigs while holding up placards with selected verses from the Bible. Racing, however, is a little different. And the proof of that is in this photo taken at the rain-shortened Petit [...]

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Compact SUV Face-Off: Audi Q5 and Volvo XC60

by Chris Sawyer on October 7, 2009

The contenders are an interesting pair: Audi’s Q5 is derived from its A4 sedan platform, and powered by a longitudinally mounted 3.2-liter V6. Volvo’s XC60 T6 AWD, on the other hand, uses a heavily modified version of Ford’s EUCD (Ford Mondeo/Volvo S80) platform that is shared with the Land Rover LR2. Interestingly, each car had [...]

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Open Road Podcast: Episode #037 (Audi R8)

by Mr Blonde on January 21, 2009

Episode #037, 2009 Audi R8 

Mr. White’s lucky streak continues unabated as he gets into an Audi R8. Unaccustomed as he is to such exotica, he proclaims the design superior to the F430, though Mr. Black and Mr. Blonde disagree. Discussion covers the engine, the lack of torque-vectoring, the fine exterior design and how it’s the [...]

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