Aluminum Leaper
Lighter the new car may be; noisier it is not. Quieter camshaft drive chains and tuned induction paths have helped reduce engine noise, and numerous procedures and material applications th...
2004 Cadillac XLR – First Drive Review – Car Hutt Reviews
Cadillac's long-range product plan calls for social climbing on a scale that would have impressed a certain Argentine harlot named Eva. In short, the company wants to sell really expensive...
An Important Advance
The Case For All-Independence
Before going further, some consideration of the rear suspension is appropriate. Wheel motion follows the pattern of wishbone suspension rather than swing ...
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 Super Archived Test – Review
From the October 1963 Issue of Car and Driver
Expensive? Only a few years ago you could pry a Porsche Speedster loose from a showroom for a shade under three grand. It seemed like a ba...
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 ...