Controllability and Roadability
The fully-reclining seats are firmer than they used to be, and not as cradling, but the range of adjustment remains enormous: fore-and-aft in small increments; seat rake angle in larger s...
1964 Lotus Elan 1600 Archived Test – Review
From the February 1964 Issue of Car and Driver
One of the daily office bull sessions, a few months ago, got off on the nature of enthusiasm and other similarly esoteric subjects, and w...
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...
Performance Options
Higher-rate front and rear springs are fitted, along with a 7/8-inch stabilizer bar at the front and a 3/4-inch bar at the rear. The half-shafts and U-joints are shot-peened, and are const...
2001 Porsche 911 Turbo – First Drive Review – Car Hutt Reviews
The bad news about the new Porsche 911 Turbo is that its owners are probably going to get a lot of speeding tickets. The good news is that if they can afford its $110,000 price, they can p...
Drivetrain and Ride Quality
The Owner's Manual warns that normal operating temperature is 210°F and that's exactly where the temperature gauge stabilized on our test car. Apparently the combination of reduced grille ...
2004 Acura TSX – Road Test – Car Hutt Reviews
Referring to the 1961 Ferrari 250GT California he "borrowed" from his best friend's father, the somehow sagacious and always rash Ferris Bueller eloquently proclaimed in the 1986 flick, "It...
Directional Stability was Extremely Good
Another thorn which the engineers had to consider was the limited-slip differential which increases understeer in direct proportion to its limited-slip qualities. Since it's not standard...
1971 Dodge Charger SE – Archived Instrumented Test – Car Hutt Reviews
From the March 1971 Issue of Car and Driver
TESTED
"Heigh ho, Lance. This is Rob. You know, Rob, I met you over at Samantha's during the Tactile Encounter session. I had on the purple Yv...
Brakes and Handling
It is in the handling department in particular that the Corvette proves itself the only true American production sports car. The steering is far from perfect but it is fast enough to allow ...