1965 Shelby Cobra 427 – Road Test
Several years ago, the manufacturers of a posh British grand touring car got a fair amount of mileage o...
Race Breeding and Engineering
The barrels have alloy cooling fins and shrunk-in "Hirai" (a special cast iron) liners. The bore and stroke, at 3.15 x 2.60 inches (80 x 66mm) are fashionably oversquare, with a ratio of...
2004 Scion xA and xB – Specs
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door wagon
BASE PRICE: xA, $12,965; xB, $14,165
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve 4-in-line, aluminum block and head, Toyota e...
1965 Porsche 911 Archived Road Test – Review
From the April 1965 Issue of Car and Driver
TESTED
No contest. This is the Porsche to end all Porsches—or, rather, to start a whole new generation of Porsches. Porsche's new 911 model ...
2004 Mazda RX-8 – Long-Term Road Test – Car Hutt Reviews
Our long-term 2004 Mazda RX-8 traveled exactly 451 miles before the first thing went kablooey. Distant cheering could be heard from the Lincoln-Mercury, Volvo, and Mazda dealer across town....
The Nearest Thing to a Real Racing Car
Apart from this piffling complaint, we were rather favorably impressed with Mr. Shelby’s latest. It is, if nothing else, certainly the most sporting street machine we have driven in a long...
Rear Passenger Space has Been Eliminated Altogether
Inside, the Mustang GT 350 is practically a standard Mustang. A wood-rimmed steering wheel, which has a Cobra emblem at the hub, is added, and there is a small instrument “pod” perched ove...
2004 Chrysler Crossfire – Road Test – Car Hutt Reviews
It's been five years since the "merger of equals" led to the creation of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation, and whatever you may think of the founding fiction, this car represents the first r...
An Exhaust System that has Practically No Mufflers
Those curious enough to peer under the GT350’s hood will notice, in addition to the Cobra goodies on the engine, a tubular brace bolted across the engine bay—over the engine and just ahead...
An Executive Sedan
The ride selections are made on what Audi is calling a multimedia interface (MMI). It's a display-based "infotainment" system something like BMW's iDrive, but with much better ergonomics....