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Test Drive Notes

We drive lots of cars. Some of them are magnificent. Others make us yearn to get back behind the wheels of our '52 MG TD and '87 Colt Vista, respectively.

After we've had a chance to drive a new car, we'll sit down and spend hours debating everything from the car's handling, reliabilty, and comfort...right down to the relative merits of the cupholder. The results are our test drive notes. We hope you find them useful.

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Tom and Ray
Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers

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RECENTLY TESTED
Tommy's MG TD (1952)
 Pontiac G6 (2005)
Ford Five Hundred (2005)
 Chrysler 300C (2005)
Hyundai Sonata (2006)
 Scion xA (2005)
TEST DRIVE NOTES
Acura:
Acura MDX (2003)
RSX-S (2002)
3.5 RL (2000)
3.5 RL (1998)
SLX (1998)
Audi:
allroad (2002)
TT Coupe (2000)
A4 1.8T Avant (1999)
BMW:
BMW 5 Series (2004)
745Li (2003)
M Coupe (1999)
323i Sedan (1999)
328i (1999)
328is (1999)
540i (1998)
318ti (1998)
Z3 (1998)
Z3M Roadster (1998)
Buick:
Regal (1997)
Riviera (1997)
Skylark (1997)
Cadillac:
Escalade (2002)
Catera (2001)
deVille DTS (2000)
Fleetwood (1997)
Catera (1996)
Chevrolet:
Chevrolet Malibu (2004)
TrailBlazer LTZ 4WD (2002)
Chrysler:
Chrysler 300C (2005)
Chrysler Pacifica (2004)
PT Cruiser (2001)
Town and Country (2001)
Cirrus (1997)
Town and Country (1997)
Daewoo:
Nubira (1999)
Dodge:
Stratus (2001)
Dakota Quad Cab (2000)
Ram Sport Pickup (1999)
Caravan Sport (1997)
Dart (1963)
Ford:
Ford Five Hundred (2005)
Explorer (2002)
Thunderbird (2002)
Focus (2001)
Contour SVT (1998)
Ranger STX (1998)
Crown Victoria (1997)
Expedition (1997)
F150 XLT (1997)
Mustang (1997)
Mustang SVT (1997)
Aspire (1996)
GMC:
GMC Yukon XL Denali (2004)
Suburban (1996)
Honda:
Honda Element EX (2003)
Civic Hybrid (2003)
Insight (2001)
CR-V (2001)
Odyssey (1999)
Accord (1998)
CR-V (1997)
Hyundai:
Hyundai Sonata (2006)
Hyundai XG350 L (2004)
Hyundai Elantra (2004)
Elantra GT (2002)
Accent (2001)
Sonata (2000)
Infiniti:
G35 (2003)
Q45 (1999)
QX4 (1999)
Jaguar:
Jaguar X-Type (2003)
XJ8 Vanden Plas Supercharged (2001)
XK8 Coupe (2001)
XK8 (1997)
Jeep:
Liberty (2002)
Wrangler Sport 4.0 (2001)
Grand Cherokee (1999)
Land Rover:
Discovery (2000)
Discovery (1997)
Lexus:
Lexus RX 330 (2004)
IS300 (2001)
ES300 (1997)
LX450 (1996)
Lincoln:
Town Car, Cartier Edition (2001)
Town Car (1999)
Navigator (1998)
Town Car (1998)
Mazda:
Miata SE (2001)
Tribute (2001)
MPV (2000)
Miata (1999)
Millenia S (1999)
Mercedes Benz:
C230 Sports Coupe (2002)
ML430 (2001)
CL500 (2001)
SLK 230 (1999)
E320 (1999)
ML430 (1999)
ML320 (1998)
E320 (1997)
SLK (1997)
S500 (1996)
Mercury:
Cougar (1999)
Mountaineer (1997)
Mystique (1997)
Mini:
Mini Cooper (2003)
Mitsubishi:
Montero LTD (2001)
Eclipse GSX (1999)
3000GT (1997)
Montero (1996)
Nissan:
Sentra SE-R Spec V (2002)
Altima 2.5 SL (2002)
Xterra SE 4WD (2002)
Frontier (2001)
XTerra (2000)
240SX (1998)
Altima (1998)
Maxima (1998)
Sentra (1998)
Pathfinder (1998)
Quest (1997)
300ZX (1996)
Oldsmobile:
Aurora (2001)
Aurora (1996)
Pontiac:
Pontiac G6 (2005)
Grand Prix (1996)
Trans Sport (1996)
Saab:
9-5 Aero (2004)
9-5 (2001)
9000 (1997)
Saturn:
VUE (2002)
Scion:
Scion xA (2005)
Subaru:
Outback (2005)
WRX (2003)
Forester (2003)
Outback H6-3.0 VDC (2001)
Forester (1998)
Impreza 2.5 RS (1998)
Impreza GT (1998)
Impreza Outback (1998)
Legacy 2.5 GT (1997)
Legacy Outback (1997)
Suzuki:
Suzuki XL-7 (2003)
Grand Vitara (1999)
Sidekick (1998)
Toyota:
Toyota Sienna (2004)
Toyota Prius (2004)
Matrix (2003)
Camry (2002)
Sequoia (2001)
Prius (2001)
Celica GT-S (2001)
Camry Solara (2000)
Echo (2000)
Camry (1999)
Land Cruiser (1999)
RAV 4 (1999)
Avalon (1998)
Corolla (1998)
RAV4 (1998)
Camry (1997)
T100 (1996)
Volkswagen:
VW Phaeton (2004)
Volkswagen Touareg (2004)
Passat W8 (2003)
Golf 1.8T (2000)
Beetle GL (1999)
Jetta GLX (1999)
New Beetle (1998)
Passat (1998)
Jetta (1997)
Volvo:
Volvo XC-90 (2003)
S60 T5 (2001)
V40 (2000)
C70 (1998)
S70 (1998)
V70 XC (1998)
V70-R (1998)
850 Wagon (1997)
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