2009 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works Hardtop Review
Oct 1, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works Hardtop The recent spike in fuel prices has been bad news for many high-performance car makers and drivers, but not for Mini and its enthusiasts. The newest members of the Mini lineup, the John Cooper Works models available in both hardtop and Clu ... Continue reading
Sep 18, 2008
SEE ALSO: Jaguar Specs, Prices and Comparisons - Jaguar Buyers Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Jaguar XF If Jaguar made its reputation with fast, luxurious, and beautiful sports cars exemplified by the XK series from the original XK 120 of 1949 through today's XK, it has also built some fine sedans to ... Continue reading
2009 Subaru Outback 3.0R Limited Review
Sep 14, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Subaru Outback 3.0R Limited For many automakers, crossovers are the new thing. For Subaru, well, Subaru invented the "car with SUV characteristics" crossover concept back in 1995 with the first Outback, and has successfully been selling a variety of Outbacks ever since. Which ... Continue reading
Aug 16, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 Volvo V70 Volvo has been building wagons since 1953, and has made the genre a specialty. If the Swedish automaker has a small presence in the general automotive marketplace, it is a major player in the wagon class throughout the world. Wagons are a minor sideline for most manu ... Continue reading
2008 BMW 128i Convertible Review
Aug 16, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 BMW 128i Convertible It may be hard to believe at this late date, but in the early 1960s BMW was a faltering manufacturer of baroquely-styled luxury cars and small sedans and coupes powered by flat-twin engines derived from the motorcycle division, which supplanted the single- ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Toyota Corolla S Gasoline prices, if dropping slightly from recent record highs, are still expensive. And vehicle sales reflect that. For many years the best-selling vehicles in the US were full-size pickup trucks. Now that honor goes to compact sedans, and the Toyota Corolla ... Continue reading
2009 Nissan Murano SL AWD Review
Jul 21, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Nissan Murano SL AWD Back when it was launched in 2003 as an early 2004 model, the Nissan Murano was different from the then-typical SUV or even crossover. It was named after an Italian city known for artistic glassmaking, not some ferocious beast, imposing tree, or technical ... Continue reading
2008 Ford Fusion SEL I4 Review
Jul 20, 2008
SEE ALSO: Ford Specs, Pics and Prices â Ford Buyers Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS When the Ford Fusion debuted as a 2006 car in late 2005, it heralded a new commitment to cars by Ford. The Fusion slotted into the lineup below the larger Taurus-replacement Five Hundred (which is now back to being call ... Continue reading
Jul 17, 2008
SEE ALSO: BMW Specs, Prices and Pictures - BMW Buyers Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 BMW X3 3.0 si It may look like a small crossover SUV in design, but BMW's X3 is unlike any such vehicle in its chassis dynamics and performance. BMWs are justly famed for their abilities in both categories, and the 20 ... Continue reading
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI SportWagon and Volkswagen Tiguan (H2 Fuel Cell) HyMotion Prototype Preview
Jun 22, 2008
By Carey Russ While Japanese and American automakers tout gasoline-electric hybrids as the solution for high fuel economy, Europeans, represented in the US by the Germans, see diesel as the way. And, with the availability of low-sulfur diesel fuel, the newest generation of clean diesels will be sold throughout the coun ... Continue reading
2008 Infiniti G37 Sport 6MT Review
Jun 22, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 Infiniti G37 Sport 6MT The Infiniti G coupe is ostensibly the coupe model of the G35 sedan, but... if, when the Nissan 350Z made its debut in 2003, anyone wondered why there was no 2+2 model, that question was answered by by Nissan's upscale Infiniti division, with its G35 cou ... Continue reading
2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman Review
Jun 16, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman "Enlarging the brand" usually means more offerings to customers, and while this is true concerning the Mini Cooper Clubman, an addition to the lineup, the Clubman also enlarges the Mini. But BMW's British subsidiary hasn't succumbed to the "longer, lower, ... Continue reading
Jun 5, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Second-year changes to a new car are usually minor, limited to trim and option variations. And with the second-generation Volvo S80, there are the usual small interior and exterior changes. There is also a bit more. There is a completely new model, the S80 T6 AWD. As might be guess ... Continue reading
Preview: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
Jun 1, 2008
By Carey Russ Crossover sport-utilities are like sensible shoes or health food - good for you, perhaps, but ultimately bland and boring. Just as a mix of tofu and brown rice, healthily unspiced and without even basic salt, is unlikely to excite your taste buds, the average small crossover is unlikely to excite that par ... Continue reading
Jun 1, 2008
<p>DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD<br> WITH CAREY RUSS</p> <p>2008 Jaguar XKR Coupe <p>Building on the performance and looks of the regular XK by supercharging the 4.2-liter AJ-V8 engine and adding subtle musculature to the bodywork, the XKR is a fine example of a Grand Touring car, an oft-misunderstood term. What does the abbre ... Continue reading
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