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So you’re ready to spend about 35 large on a car, but you’re put off by a BMW 3-series because it reeks of conformity no matter how well it drives. You’re looking for something more special, a car that’s built with speed as the highest priority. It still has to be an everyday driver, but you want wheels that will get you from here to there as fast as possible in any situation. High-class looks

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Mugen, which means “without limits,”is Honda’s tuner of choice and has been since 1973. Although Hondas with Mugen goodies have been sold in the homeland for a quarter-century, the 2008 Civic Si sedan is the first such vehicle officially exported to the U.S.Basically, it’s an Si with a body kit, sport exhaust, and revised suspension. It looks like an import tuner’s dream: a huge, bigbore exhaust

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Although the Impreza WRX is ever the lovable bad boy who attracts the cheerleaders’ adoration, it is the practical Impreza 2.5i sedan and hatchback that do the heavy lifting in Subaru’s showrooms. For 2008, the Impreza has undergone a makeover—for starters, it’s 4.5 inches longer—although its driveline is little changed. The familiar 170-hp flat-four propels this latest Subie to 60 mph in 7.6

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Would you pay $70,000 for a Nissan? That, it seems, is the $70,000 question, and it’s what the Nissan GT-R currently costs in Japanese yen. When it arrives on our shores in mid-2008, the price will start at $69,850 plus destination and gas-guzzler charges which have yet to be determined. Stretching the price range of a brand is nothing new: Ford went into the stratosphere with the $153,000 GT and

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The great thing about the 430 Scuderia—a faster, lighter, and even more compelling version of the F430—is that Ferrari didn’t have to make it. Automakers create new versions of their existing models to stimulate sales, but with North American waiting lists at two years for the F430, Ferrari didn’t need to drum up showroom traffic.Ferrari people say the primary reason for building the Scuderia is

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Here are the first official images of the supercharged LS9, the heart that powers Chevy’s amazing Corvette ZR1. Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 IntercoolerThese leaked pictures provide the first official look at Chevy’s ultimate Corvette, the ZR1, which is set to be unveiled in January at the Detroit auto show. Granted, these images aren’t of the actual car, but isn’t this tasty engine the important part

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Updating an automotive icon like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is an unenviable task. After three generations and nine versions—only the last two have been sold in the U.S.—the ultimate interpretation of a rally-car-for-the-street theme is difficult to improve on, but it’s also getting a bit old. To use the obvious pun, how can the Evolution evolve? The answer is here in the form of the

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More details have finally emerged on the all-new version of Subaru’s top-spec version of its Impreza hatchback, the WRX STI. Based on the Impreza WRX five-door—yup, in case you hadn’t heard, the STI will be available only as a hatchback—the STI gets distinctly more aggressive body work, including pronounced fender flares, a deeper chin spoiler, and a larger parasol wing over the rear hatch.

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Does big become more attractive when it gains a half-step in the 0-to-60-mph dash?The question is pertinent because reducing that time-to-speed sprint is more than mere visceral gratification. When a vehicle is quicker to 60 mph, you can also expect it to be quicker through the quarter-mile and— of greater importance to most drivers—quicker in passing acceleration from 30 to 50 and 50 to 70.

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Alfa Romeo doesn’t resonate on many Americans’ lust radar, largely because the Italian manufacturer has not sold cars here for more than a decade. That’s changing next summer, though, when Alfa Romeo reenters the U.S. market with the $250,000 8C Competizione, with more models promised to follow in 2009.There is no mistaking that the 8C is an Alfa, as the diagonal hood creases and triangular

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Short Take Road TestsWhy the letter “F” in the new V-8–powered, 416-horsepower Lexus IS F? Simple: Toyota’s luxury brand and the letter F have a long history. In the mid-1980s, the Lexus luxury division was then just a classified notepad document codenamed “Circle F.” The first Lexus LS400 of 1989 was known internally as the “F1” or “Flagship.” And the stylized Fs on the 2008 IS F are drawn, it’s

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Your vintage sports car deserves the best treatment, which is why you always park it in the farthest, emptiest reaches of the lot, as far as you can get from the possibility of a casual door ding perpetrated by a careless shopper. You even park it straddling two spaces, to protect its tender flanks.To your horror, a quick trip into the department store, punctuated by two long hikes across an

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Air in the brake system can make your brake pedal feel spongy and vague. It takes only an hour or two to bleed the system. The fluid should be flushed every two to three years.Your elderly car has required little in the way of episodic repair, for which you're glad. But at your last scheduled maintenance, the service manager advised you that you would need to replace the brake pads, front and

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Timing belts last 60,000 to 100,000 miles. check your owner's manual for the manufacturer's replacement interval.Your six-year-old econobox is starting to show a bit of wear and tear, but everything mechanical still works fine. Until it doesn't. Specifically, the engine suddenly goes dead silent one fine day. Your mechanic says your timing belt failed, then he chuckles into his shirt pocket. Now

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Everyone knows there are control and capability benefits of all-wheel drive when you’re dealing with the elements—come sand or high water. Dropping an engine’s torque down to the ground with four tire patches instead of two would give any vehicle more traction. But headed to market in more and more performance cars are new systems that can seamlessly and instantaneously distribute torque to any

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Everybody wants his car to stand out. Big wheels and tires are one way—but have you checked the price of 20-in. rims with 30-series tires lately? Actually, there are cheaper ways to make sure you can find your car parked outside at the mall. Vinyl graphics can be had at auto parts stores, and any place that does window tinting will have catalogs full of graphics to order. You can find everything

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An inexpensive grease gun is all you need to lube chassis grease fittings. The grease comes in easy-to-replace cartridges so you don’t have to pack the gun by hand. Your car squeaks. It’s gotten to the point where the neighbors know you’re on the way home from half a block away because of all the “chirps” and “eeps” coming from your suspension. It’s embarrassing, man. It’s also potentially

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Satria Neo The Satria Neo was introduced in June 2006 as a replacement for the first generation Satria. Based on a new platform developed in-house by Proton (with some parts borrowed from the bigger Gen-2 and Waja), the car is currently only available in a three-door hatchback guise. The car was developed at a cost of RM500 million and four years, and was expected by Proton to generate a monthly

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The Proton Satria was a hatchback produced by Proton. Production started in 1995 for the first generation and ended in 2005. The new Satria Replacement Model (SRM), known as Proton Satria Neo was launched on 16 June 2006. The name Satria which means knight in Malay was chosen for Proton's 3-door hatchback to reflect the sportiness of the car.Manufacturer: ProtonProduction: 1995-PresentClass:

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The Proton Putra was a coupé automobile produced by Malaysian automobile company Proton. Production of the Putra started in 1995 for the first model and ended in 2000, but was briefly relaunched in limited numbers in 2004–05. The Putra is a two-door coupé which resembles both a Proton Wira and a Proton Satria on the front end. It is actually derived from Mitsubishi's Mirage Asti. The Putra's

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The Proton Perdana is a mid-size car produced by Proton. It is a “badge engineered” version of the seventh-generation Mitsubishi Eterna and is currently Proton’s exclusive car flagship. The car is Proton's first to offer an anti-lock braking system (ABS) and cruise control. This car was not exported to Europe, though it was tested by Britain's Top Gear magazine in their April 1999 edition, as

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