Mustang Convertible Begins Production; receives Car and Driver’s 10Best award

The 2005 Ford Mustang Convertible has begun production this week at Ford’s Auto Alliance International (AAI) plant this week. At the Job One Celebration, Car and Driver editor-in-chief Csaba Csere presented the 10Best award to AAI President, Phil Spender.
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Sure, it’s Fast. But it’s more than Fast photos by Blake Conner
“Effortless performance.” That’s about all that Suzuki cares to claim about its all-new GSX1300R Hayabusa. Conspicuously missing from Suzuki’s promotion of the Hayabusa is any mention of the bike’s top speed potential, quarter mile abilities, or anything else that might imply the possibility of this bike being blindingly, antisocially, anarchistically, frigging fast.
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Good points: value, brakes, practicality, performance, heritage.
Needs improvement: Turn in, transmission shift linkage, rear visibility.

For about $57,000 you can own one of the fastest cars in the world and still take the family to the local supermarket, or just revel in the fact that the Subaru WRX STi, even with its 300 horsepower, gets 22 mpg on premium.
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200HP Civic Si Concept Points at Future Direction for New 2006 Civic Si Coupe

The new Honda Civic Si concept made its world debut last February 10, 2004 at the Chicago Auto Show. The concept provided hints at the styling and performance direction of the new breed of Civic Si coupes to be introduced later this year.
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Bentley 6.0 Continental GT Mulliner Coupe Road Test

Okay, we only had it for the weekend, but we strongly believe at love at first sight. We are not talking logic here, we are talking about an affective domain easily swayed by such events as people coming out of building, stores, even homes to lust over its sculptured lines and beg just to peer into its leather coiffed interior.
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Good: Beautiful shape, absolutely first rate handling, excellent brakes, wonderful interior appointments, easy to park and manoeuvre, excellent gas mileage

Needs Improvement: Very low door opening make entry difficult, backseats are just too small, visibility limited to sides, slow acceleration until turbo comes alive, high trunk opening.
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2006 Honda Civic Sedan

With starting prices ranging from below $14,000 to above $20,000 (US) the new Honda Civic has reasserted itself at the head of the class with exceptional fuel mileage, ride, braking, and literally in your face instrumentation.
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Mazda RX 8 Car Review

The term practical sports car is an oxymoron, but in the case of the Mazda RX 8 it is not only accurate, but an understatement.

This is a tremendously fun car to drive, extremely well priced, and you get four useable doors to boot.
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The Volkswagen GTI 1.8 Turbo Road Test

What a differences a decades makes. Volkswagen’s GTI was the scourge of the hot economy-compact crowd just ten years ago and set the tone for young drivers who loved the pep and panache it provided. That was then this is now.
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Audi A8L Road Test

Nothing can approach the A8 Audi L in terms of its all wheel drive, smooth engine, interior space, and looks. Unfortunately, it comes with a significant price tag of AUD$213,100 in base form.

The question that immediately comes to mind is how it stacks up against the Lexus LS, Mercedes S500, Jaguar XJR, the BMW 7 Series, and others of that like.
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