Honda isn’t known for fun, sexy, or high performance cars. But there are exceptions to every rule. The S2000 is the often forgotten competitor to the Miata, Z4, or Boxster. And since they’ve been made since 1999, there are a lot of chances to find one in any price range.
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After it’s rough start in the 90s, Infiniti remains the unsung player in the Luxury Sedan market. Now, with the second generation of their G35 sedan, they’ve got BMW square in their sights.
Can this G35 actually compete with the BMW 3 Series, grand-daddy of sports sedans? We took it to the same mountain [...]

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Lincoln is trying hard to reinvent itself. Like Cadillac, who wanted to attract someone besides retirees looking for a boat to float down the highway, Ford’s luxury division seeks to live it’s new slogan: “Reach Higher”.
Gone are the days of the Continental. And now everything in the Lincoln lineup starts with MK. [...]

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Another side-by-side market segment review from the recent LA Auto show. Here we compare those amazing little hatchbacks trying to be all things to all people: The roughly 200hp Hot Hatchback crowd of the Volkswagen GTI, Mini Cooper S, Dodge Caliber SRT4, MazdaSpeed 3, and Volvo C30.
Sitting in a car can tell us how [...]

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The first in a series of side-by-side reviews done at the LA Auto show. Here we compare the Suzuki SX4 and the Honda Fit. What’s a brand new, entry level, do-everything offer these days?
Sitting in a car can tell us how it might feel to live with, but not how it’ll feel to [...]

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The Icon. The benchmark. The car that pioneered the “sports sedan” segment since the beginning. If you’re looking for a medium-sized four door, you’ve probably considered this car. So we set out to see if it’s still defining the class.
The list of competitors for the 3 Series BMW covers nearly every [...]

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The current variation of Mazda’s Miata, the MX-5, is actually the third generation of their iconic convertible. Late in the life of the second generation they gave it to the folks at MazdaSpeed, their in-house tuner. (Like the “M” vehicles for BMW, or “AMG” for Mercedes). The result, was this turbocharged MazdaSpeed [...]

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Before the more refined and focused Z4, BMW’s first foray into the small RWD convertible was this Z3. A great sales success, boosted by an appearance in a James Bond film! Everyday Driver gets some seat time in this first German attempt at beating the iconic Miata at it’s own game.

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After a series of ever larger and slower body styles slowly watered down Nissan’s fantastic “Z-Car”, it burst to new life in 1990 with a widely adored slick shape. A perfect candidate for a Random Review. And it helps that Todd owns this one.

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In the car-world’s ever present quest to unseat the 3-Series BMW, Audi gives us their A4. Or, in this case, the all the more outdoor gear friendly quattro wagon version. And since this one has a unique styling package rarely seen outside of europe we found it to be a perfect car for [...]

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