Car and Driver - December 2014

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CA R A N D DR I V ER M AG A ZI N E
040
COMPARISON TEST
PITTSBURGH
SQUEALERS
Chevrolet Camaro
SS 1LE, Dodge
Challenger R/T
Scat Pack, Ford
Mustang GT.
by Jared Gall
062
COMPARISON TEST
HORSES OF
BABYLON
The nal battle
between horse and
car is happening in
Central Park.
by John Pearley
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068
ROAD TEST
ROBOT DANCE
Lexuss RC F looks
like Gundam, moves
like Rerun.
by K.C. Colwell
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FEATURE
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OPERATOR
The Rolls-Royce
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LONG-TERM TEST
2013 AUDI S7
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which is also not
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ARMAGEDDON DAYS
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With the Macan Turbo,
Porsche downsizes the
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COLU M NS
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caranddriver.com
JOHN PHILLIPS
A grey business with
color.
037
032
AARON ROBINSON
We put men on the
moon, then made racing
just like it.
038
EZRA DYER
A car in a barn is money
in the bank.
U PF RON T
021
CAR TALK
Connected cars, safety,
and the coming
apocalypse.
026
HOW TO . . .
108
MAKE A JET
ENGINE, CHEAP
Hop on the highway
to the danger zone
or at least to the
emergency room.
028
112
CHEVY COLORADO
Chevrolets attempt to
take Tacos off the menu.
116
TESTED BMW 428i

GRAN COUPE
Permutation No. 37b.
118
MINI COOPER S
HARDTOP 4 DOOR
The closest thing yet to
a Mini sedan.
120
TESTED MINI COOPER

HARDTOP
Hanky-panky prohibited.
ETC.
011
BACKFIRES
Fomenting revolution.
094
ROAD-TEST DIGEST
Test results, tabulated.
128
WHAT ID DO
DIFFERENTLY
Chris Karamesines.
INFOGRAPHIC
ARCHITECTURAL
DIGEST
Hate platform sharing?
Youre in for a bad
decade.
030
FIRST DRIVE
2015 GMC CANYON

Mid-size utility without a
full-size commitment.
COWS VS. CARS

Whos the real polluter
here? Hmm, Mr.
Holstein?
CARandDRIVER.com/
2015GMCCanyon
032
2014 NISSAN JUKE

NISMO RS
Far betterand funkier
than expected.
TRACK CLINIC
112
ON THE W EB
ROCK STEADY
The Lime Rock Park
circuit may have only
seven turns, but its
trickier than it looks.
DRIV ELINES
106
2016 AUDI TT
Ingolstadts little
dumpling, nicely cooked.
108
INSTRUMENTED TEST
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INSTRUMENTED TEST
2014 AUDI S1
The ultimate
subcompact that we
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FIRST DRIVE
2016 AUDI TTS

More power, more style,
more TT.
2015 PORSCHE
CAYENNE TURBO
Turbo used to strictly
mean turbo. Now?
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2015CayenneTurbo
TOYOTA CAMRY
The old family-sedan
uff and buff.
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Sic your dogs on us at:
I was going to buy a new Volkswagen

GTI but am now considering the BMW
228i, six-speed manual of course.
Thoughts? Or should I just rough it in a
Ford Fiesta ST and save $15,000? Torn.
BRIAN CODY
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA
JOHN E. MOLINARI, ESQ.
FREEPORT, NEW YORK
your new publishing company.

KURT KUCZEWSKI
LIVONIA, MICHIGAN
Dont worry, Kuczewski. Weve moved

on to the 2017 CorvetteEd.
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

Autobiography Dynamic Oerwrought?
JOHN BROMER
EASTON, CONNECTICUT
Erm, ratherEd.
Why the Occupy movement exists.

Since when?
I L LU S T R AT I O N S BY B R E T T A F F R U N T I
STEPHEN BOND
GROVE CITY, FLORIDA
I hate that you felt the need to inject

politics into a car magazine, but if
youre going to do so, at least get
your facts straight. The Occupy
movement is a result of too many
spoiled brats going to expensive
liberal-arts schools on mommy and
daddys dime who resent that those
going into the business world will
likely earn more than them, never
mind the fact those evil businessmen
inevitably bust their asses working
long hours, often risking their own
capital to build and grow a business,
employing people and paying lots of
taxes along the way, and generally
contributing more to society than
any Womens Studies major could
ever hope to do. So all in all, pretty
much the same reasons that got King
Obama elected twice.
JAMES PRUDENTE
HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK
2015 Jettas forgo the new Golfs MQB

structure. So, which structure will they
use? You have said previously that my
2014 Jetta uses an MQB chassis with
independent rear suspension.
DON WALKER
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Weve never said that the Jetta is on MQB,

mostly because its notEd.
Is the Chevy Trax replacing the

Captiva? If not, what is the major
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Will Chrysler continue to produce the
Town & Country minivan, or does
discontinuing the Dodge Grand
Caravan in 2015 mean the demise of the
minivan by Fiat Chrysler altogether?
PHIL HELLER
EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
The Buick Encorebased Trax isnt

replacing the warmed-over Saturn Vue
known as the Captiva. The Captiva,
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dead for 2015. Speaking of the dead, while
Dodges version of the minivan is dead,
the Chrysler T&C lives on, as does the
Ram Cargo VanEd.
Let these words of Otto von Bismarck

guide your thinking: The great questions
of the day will not be settled by means of
speeches and majority decisions but by
iron and bloodEd.
In other news, how exactly do Porsche

911 GT3s window their engine blocks
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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the block along with engine oil, which
sprays onto hot exhaust manifoldsEd.
FREE-MARKET COMBUSTION
In Kevin Camerons On the Persistence

of the Internal-Combustion Engine
column in September, he accidentally
makes the case for the current infusion
of electron propulsion. Motors are
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fewer government subsidies than their
Dino-blood cousins. Did you know
the oil industry received more than
$20 billion in 2013 alone, whereas
electric-vehicle subsidies are around
$7 billion? I agree that the petrol peddler
will be around for decades to come, but
given the introduction of electron
power at nearly every automaker, Car
and Driver better gear up the Save the
Engines campaign immediately.
JOHNMICHAEL MONTEITH
KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON
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My September issue
arrived mid-month,
and Im happy to
report that it was
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MARK NAHMIAS
SAN TAN VALLEY, ARIZONA
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MARK BRIGGS
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
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JACKSON (1%)
GENERAL (24%)
LONG-TERM HONDA
ACCORD (2%)
COLUMNS (8%)
UPFRONT (10%)
BACKFIRES (6%)
RAM 2500
POWER WAGON (1%)
MERCEDES-BENZ
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LINCOLN MKC
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JOHN BRADY
MANASSAS, VIRGINIA
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TACOMA, WASHINGTON
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INTERNET HELICOPTER
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CHAGRIN FALLS, OHIO
Let us pause here for a fact-check break.

While Ford didnt take money from the
Troubled Asset Relief Program, as did GM
and Chrysler, it did take $5.9 billion in
federal loans in 2009 from the Department
of EnergyEd.
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4. An X is more (unless its less roof), an X M is oh so much
more, but an x is not an X. An i in front of a number means
hybrid, but an i after a number means gas. Okay, I got it.
ANDREW GIBSON
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
everything from Buicks to Cadillacs, and

GMC, whose every product is a re-blinged
Chevrolet! He then says that Lincoln stole
the exterior styling from the Q5 and the
interior is borrowed from the MKZ, which
barely whimpers luxury. And then he
also mentions another unimpressive

number, the 2.3-liter MKCs 4000pound curb weight, although he seems
perfectly okay with the 4300-pound
weight of the BMW X4 on page 56!
To me the new Lincoln MKC is
attractive inside and out and priced
thousands of dollars less than the
competition. Lets hope it will help regain
much-needed sales for the Lincoln brand.
TWO DOORS DOWN
The Mercedes S-class coupe is why the

Occupy movement exists? Some might
agree, but Im afraid that the Benz design
team has foiled your class-warfare-based
analysis of its newest creation [Crystal
Baller, September 2014]. I mean, why
else would it make it look exactly like a
Buick from the backside, surely the only
angle that we the peasantry will ever see?
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are left in a yellow light, they run it every
time. Thats not the information they need.
They need a yes or no decision. Debby Bezzina,
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. C A R TA L K
This Box
Will Spark
a Safety
Revolution.
CONNECTED CARS MAY REEK OF
THE COMING APOCALYPSE, BUT THEY
COULD BE A BIG BOON TO SAFETY.
by Cliord Atiyeh
photography by ROY RITCHIE
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cles to notify each other of speed, location,
conditions.
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spond with stoplights, construction signs,
pedestrian alerts to bus drivers, who see
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Toyota, and Volkswagensupstability control.
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cars have aftermarket devices
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replace) existing
the largest of its kindis giving systems. But there integrated into their rearview
are many other
us a guided tour. Funded in
mirrors or dashboard displays.
potential uses for
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part by the National Highway
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cheapest, easiest methods of
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or those nearing a
starting a V2V network; they
gram is an ongoing experiment
green light of an
involving more than 2800 vehisimply broadcast their location
approaching redcles and 73 lane-miles in the
light runner.
but dont receive any alerts.
northeast part of the city.
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square miles of Ann Arbor with
full V2I coverage. Its also planning to install sensors across
120 miles of metro Detroit
freeway.
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or not well make it before the
light turns red. Another driver
in a connected vehicle about
200 feet ahead slams on his
brakes, and almost instantly the
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university hospital, an area with
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above what home cordless
phones use) will provide
instant connectivity with
surrounding vehicles and
roads. Existing cellular and
satellite networks, with their
clogged bandwidth and all-too-familiar
dead zones, wont be able to keep up
with V2V alerts. Instead, each car will
be tted with a dual-band radio similar
to a Wi-Fi transmitter. Relying on a
GPS sensor, this radio sends and
receives 10 location signals (or alerts
and road info) per second. Encrypted
security certicates, much like what
your web browser uses when you shop
online, ensure the driving data is
genuine. Theyre issued by a protected
central server (at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory in Tennessee) and renew
every ve minutes to prevent longterm vehicle tracking and potential
hacks. In the Ann Arbor pilot program,
small roadside radios in weatherproof
boxes [see Shopping List] attach to
trafc-light poles at curves and
intersections; theyre connected to
the trafc-control center and other
trafc lights throughout town.
When you put radar on a car, you see

other vehicles right away. When you put
V2V on a car, you only see other connected
vehicles, said Mike Shulman, technical
leader of Ford global driver assistance and
active safety. Well be fusing them
together when thats available.
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of more than 250 million light vehicles,
the adoption rate wouldnt be limited to
just the 15 million to 16 million new vehicles purchased every year. None of
the pilot vehicles, including our van, rely
on built-in cameras, radar, or
LIDAR. Instead, they use radio
signals between vehicles [see
Codetalkers, above]. That
means anyone with a used car
could upgrade to a full suite of
functions that work in real time
and are less handicapped by poor
weather or visibility.
As the government sees it, V2V
will cost automakers about $329
and 3.5 pounds of extra mass per
car if it starts rolling out in 2020.
(NHTSA estimates it will take
until 2058 to reach full national
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network will cost $60 million per
year, which could be covered by a
$3 fee on each new-car sale. If only
two intersection-assist features
An attentive driver might not
need these alerts. You are now
free to move about the cabin.
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like this to record when alerts are sounded
and to rene the warning parameters.
proliferate, NHTSA estimates

they could prevent up to
592,000 crashes and save as
many as 1083 lives each year.
Once its well oiled and
running smoothly, V2V could
eventually save us more than
$201 billion in accident-related
costs each year. And unlike
autonomous driving, V2V isnt
stirring lawyers into a tizzy.
There will be lawsuits over
system errors, but for now,
NHTSA and the automakers we
spoke with havent raised any
major concerns.
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already implementing connectivity measures. The 2017
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making mobile apps that could
warn pedestrians and bicyclists
of an impending collision.
But for all of V2Vs momentum, there are still plenty of
obstacles to its full-scale adop-
tion. The Federal Communications Commission hasnt blocked the V2V frequency
from other wireless devices, which could
open the airwaves to interference at best
or condemn the whole thing to failure at
worst. The Society of Automotive Engineers hasnt completed its proposed V2V
standards, and the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers still needs to
agree on network protocols, particularly
to convince us that the NSA
wont be monitoring our every
move and tracking us as we
drive. That likelihood is remote.
No consumer V2V component
currently in development stores
any information; they simply
transmit locations and speeds
A SENSOR
and send alerts when they
IN EVERY
detect an imminent collision.
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Either way, the system would
NHTSA, as well as
need
to be impenetrable; a
Honda, is exploring
hacked V2V infrastructure could
the possibility of
vehicle-toincite unprecedented chaos.
pedestrian
Then theres the issue of percommunications
(V2P). Considering
sonal choice. Could we defeat
how often the
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buzzes, beeps, and
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displays messages,
municipalities, or will monoliths
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this could actually
like Google and Verizon win
warn a bicyclist or
lucrative government contracts
a pedestrian whos
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front of a vehicle,
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tial
questions that must be
stopping Honda
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some of the rst
goes into protecting vehicle
V2P systems. And
occupants in a collision, the
if drivers dont
have to pay as
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cars, that other major in-theworks safety tech, V2V is awfully
simple, with
only a few basic
requirements.
ROADSIDE
TRANSMITTER
Roughly 10x10 inches,
this transmits shortrange dual-band radio
signals (one band for
transferring security
certicates, the other
for alerts) good for 1000 feet in clear
weather and unobstructed areas. It
attaches to a trafc-light pole.
IN-CAR EQUIPMENT
With the same specs as the roadside
transmitter, the in-car unit is smaller
since it doesnt need a weatherproof
case. Slightly bigger than an external
hard drive, it installs easily in the trunk.
A combo GPS-and-antenna n goes on
the cars roof. It requires no bumper or
grille-mounted sensors, so its unlikely to
be damaged in an accident. In practice,
researchers envision there being four
kinds of in-car devices:
1. Vehicle-Awareness Device. This has
no connection to the vehicle or capability
to process or display alerts of any kind.
It is simply a radio transmitter that
broadcasts basic information like
location and speed to other vehicles.
2. Aftermarket Safety Device. This
will allow almost anyone to retrot his
or her older vehicle with full V2V
functionality. Safety messages are sent
and received, and appropriate alerts are
provided to the driver.
3. Retrot Safety Device. Wired into
the vehicles CAN-bus electrical system,
this will require the cooperation of
automakers to open up their proprietary
vehicle networks to these devices.
4. Original Equipment. Integrated
from the factory into the vehicles
dashboard, these will use LED lighting,
infotainment systems, and other
displays and audio functions. Theyll
also merge V2V data with existing
driver assists that rely on cameras,
radar, and other sensors.
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how is up to you. Below are just the basics.
Make a Jet
Engine, Cheap
USE A TURBOCHARGER TO HOP ON THE
HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONEOR AT LEAST
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turbocharger. We
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stripping one
from a diesel. The
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itll make. A turbo
with a 4.5-inch
compressor inlet
can yield as much
as 350 pounds of thrust. Make sure you pick
a turbo that turns freely and has all its
blades intact, with no signs of heat stress.
Avoid variable-vane turbos, as theyll only
add unnecessary complexity.
STEP TWO:
Disassemble and
clean.
STEP THREE:
Reassemble and
mount to
whatever
contraption you
plan to power. A
bench is a good
idea in the R&D
phase.
STEP FOUR: The heavy fabrication phase.
First up: building the ame tube. This is
where the fuel (Step Eight) mixes with the
compressed air and is ignited. Use the
internet (many sites are dedicated to this
hobby) to determine the precise dimensions
to maximize the thrust for your particular
application. A rough ballpark:
Flame tube diameter = 2x the diameter of
compressor
intake. Flame tube
length = 6x the
diameter of
compressor
intake.
Drill holes in the
ame tube. Again,
the internet can
help with this, but
the diameter of
the holes should
increase
approaching the turbine inlet. The total area
of the holes should equal that of the
compressors intake.
STEP FIVE: Fabricate
the combustion
chamber to house
the ame tube.
The tube should
be about 1.2
inches larger in
diameter than the
ame tube,
regardless of the
intake diameter.
Make it just long
enough to t the
ame tube and
connect to the
turbine. Plumbing
anges work well
for end plates.
Full welds are
required.
STEP SIX: Attach
the combustion
chamber to the
turbine inlet.
STEP SEVEN:
Connect the
compressor outlet
to the combustion
chamber. Use
steel tubing or
high-temp silicone
hose the same
diameter as the
compressor
output. Plumb
this tube at
90 degrees to the
combustion chamber and slightly off-axis,
so the air swirls around the ame tube.
STEP EIGHT:
Construct fuel,
oil, and ignition
systems. The
turbos shaft
typically rides on
a thin layer of oil.
You will have to
keep the oil
owing and cool.
A turbojet can run
on propane,
kerosene, diesel,
or jet fuel (Jet A).
Jet A will give you
the most thrust,
but propane is the
easiest because
its under
pressure and
quick to vaporize.
Either way, you
will need an
ignition source,
such as a spark
plug. If your fuel is
diesel, kerosene, or Jet A, you will need
propane to serve as a pilot to get the
combustion chamber up to operating
temperature and eventually ignite the oil.
Its a good idea to meter as much of this as
possible. Install gauges to read fuel pressure,
combustion-chamber temperature, and
turbine temp.
STEP NINE: Build a
starter. Leaf
blowers work well
for this.
STEP TEN: Doublecheck all your
ttings before you
attempt a start.
STEP ELEVEN: Turn
on the ignition
and fuel systems. Throttle the jet with fuel.
Oh, and wear eye and ear protection. These
things are dangerous and crazy loud.
NOTE: Many details are missing. You can use
this guide as a starting point, but additional
fabrication, plumbing, and design is strongly
recommended. And make sure to count your
ngers after every experiment.
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. HOMOGEN EITY
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shifted the numbers
toward small cars. The
projected top 10 for
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platforms.
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of the two terms, describing a set of vehicles with common hard points or
specic dimensional parameters, typically constituting the engine bay, re
wall, and crash structure. Architecture refers to a platforms derivatives,
either different evolutions of the platform or dimensional variations.
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. RU M I N A N T
RU I N AT I O N
caranddriver.com
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL on

Climate Change and a study published in the
Nature Climate Change journal sort annual
global greenhouse-gas emissions thusly:
11.8 gt comes from
agriculture, forestry, and
other land use (AFOLU)
4.6 gt of AFOLUs
share comes from beef
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The nonprot Environmental Working Group claims that if Americans replaced
all the beef in our diets with chicken, the GHG savings would be equivalent to
parking about 26 million cars. But what if we just replace half?
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how many pounds of meat the
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BEEF
CHICKEN
Emissions from beef and chicken in

current diet: 8672 pounds GHG.
REPL ACING HALF TH E BEEF

IN A FOUR- PERSON FAM ILYS
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THAN 3300 POUN DS PER YEAR
ABOUT TH E SAM E SAVINGS AS
DAD TRADING IN TH E CORVETTE
FOR A CAM RY.
Emissions from beef and chicken in

modied diet: 5312 pounds GHG.
According to recent research,

these are the number of pounds
of GHG emissions attributable
to the production of each pound
of those meats.
2014 Chevrolet Corvette 6.2-liter:

518 grams of CO2e per mile, 13,700 pounds in 12,000 miles of driving.
2014 Toyota Camry 2.5-liter:
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. L I M E R O C K PA R K
Rock
Steady
LIME ROCK MAY HAVE ONLY SEVEN
TURNS, BUT THIS CONNECTICUT
MAINSTAY IS TRICKIER THAN IT LOOKS.
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. T R AC K C L I N I C
TURN
caranddriver.com
AN EXTENSION
THAT C LIM BED TH E
H I LLSI DE WAS TO
BE PART OF TH E
TRAC K , BUT TH E
BUI LDERS RAN OUT
OF MON EY.
HISTORY
1&2
RIGHTHANDER
TURNS
This corner is a fast

bend leading onto the
No-Name Straight, so a
good line and a hard
exit are critical. A
proper execution of
Lefthander sets you up
for an easy entry into
Four from the left edge
of the track. Get all the
way into the apex, as
the tracks camber will
provide additional grip.
Unlock the wheel and
add power as soon as
you can for a blast up
the straight.
BIG BEND
Probably the most famous corner at the track,

this is actually two tightly linked right-handers.
The rst one is at the terminus of the long front
straight and is deceptively fast. Its a key place to
practice late braking, and you should decelerate
all the way until the apex. Then, add a bit of
throttle and hold the
car against the curbing
as much as possible.
Dont track out all the
way, because Turn
Two, also called the
Hook, is best entered
from the middle of the
track. Just breathe the
engine a bit on entry
and drive a late apex,
as this turn leads to
the Lefthander.
Lime Rock is the third-oldest continuously

operating road-racing track in the country, after
Road America and Watkins Glen. It was built in a
corneld in 1955 at the behest of Briggs
Cunningham and other SCCA ofcials,
and the rst race there was in 1957.
Rather quick and with only seven
corners, Lime Rock feels even
shorter than its 1.5 miles. The
Connecticut squires have long
prohibited racing on Sundays, but
Lime Rock saw a lot of headline
racing in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
It was the main East Coast track for
the classic Trans-Am and Can-Am
series and hosted IMSA races
during the heyday of the ultrafast
GTP cars. During the 70s it was
also Car and Drivers home track
and the venue for our ve Reader
Challenges, which pitted editors
against readers in various SCCA
showroom-stock racers [see
SAM POSEY
Lessons in Humility].
STRAIGHT
The track lay largely unchanged
IS A BIT LESS
through 1989, when the John
THAN 2200
Morton chicane was installed at
FEET LONG.
the top of the Uphill corner. Morton
barely survived a ery crash after
his Nissan GTP car got airborne
here while prepping for the 1988
race. The track was repaved in
2008 and two alternate corner
congurations were added,
including one to replace the
Morton chicane. But the original
TH E TRAC K LENGTH WAS
circuit remains in use for most
H ISTORICALLY QUOTED AS
amateur events.
1.53 M I LES , M EASURED
Skip Barber, founder of the
WITH THAT PIN NAC LE OF
excellent drivers school, has owned
SC IE NTIFIC PREC ISION, A
the track since 1984, and the facility
C H EV Y STATION WAGON.
EVER SINC E TH E TRAC K WAS
hosts a full schedule of events
REPAVED IN 2008 , LRP HAS
ranging from schools hosted by Skip
BEEN TRYING TO GET
Barber Racing
PEOPLE TO JUST SAY 1.5
and the Porsche
M I LES . TH E DUDE
ABI DES .
Club of America
to modern-day
IMSA races.
Skips instruction
book for Lime
Rock helped
inform this story.
TURN
LEFTHANDER
The only left turn on the

circuit, it bends well over
100 degrees and also
requires a late apex.
Fortunately, you dont need to be all the
way on the right for the entry. Drag the
brakes as you bend into the turn, using
the release of the brakes to rotate the
car toward the apex. Stay close to the
left side of the track on exit to set up for
the critical Turn Four that follows.
LAP MAP
TURN
DOWNHILL
This is the fastest turn on the circuit.

The entrance is downhill, but just past
the turn-in the hill bottoms out. Take
advantage of the extra grip afforded by
the compression and tighten your
steering momentarily or youll run out
of track at the exit. And you cant
afford to lift there, as Downhill exits
onto the front straightthe longest on
the trackand any loss of speed will
plague you for the next 2000-plus feet.
illustration by BRYAN CHRISTIE DESIGN
T R A C K P H OTO G R A P H Y BY R I C K R O S O
034
WHAT
TO
DRIVE
JAGUAR F-TYPE: Finally, Jag builds a

successor to the C-, D-, and E-types that
raced here. Dont turn off the electronic
aids until youve mastered the line.
CAR AND DRIVER APPROVED
SCION FR-S: Its a tin-top

throwback to the earliest cars
to race at Lime Rock. And, like
the track, it proves you dont
need much power to have fun.
BMW M4: Ms of any

vintage come into their
own on the track, where
you can fully exploit
their stiff suspensions
and powerful engines.
With nearly two dozen Porsche

Club of America track days
last year, its practically Lime
Rocks mascot.
FASTEST
LAP
43.11 SECONDS
P.J. JON ES
TOYOTA M K III GTP
MAY 1993
This turn has a pronounced

rise and peak, so point the
car in early and the
compression just after the
apex will provide extra grip
to keep you on line. Not
much braking is required
here, but the key is to
nish turning before the crest of the hill. You
want your steering wheel to be straight when the
tires unload. Theres a guardrail close by on the
outside, ready to bite you if you screw it up.
TURN
UPHILL
WHERE
TO STAY
$A MEADOW HOUSE,
LAKEVILLE.
Across the street
from the track and
cheap. But its a
B&B with only six
rooms, so book
early.
$$MOUNTAIN VIEW
MOTEL, GREAT
BARRINGTON,
MASSACHUSETTS.
Although its across
a state line, its only
24 miles away and
$100 or so a night.
And its not a chain.
$$$SHARON COUNTRY
INN, SHARON.
Looks like a motel,
but the rooms are
very nice and its
within eight miles of
the track. Theres a
covered bridge
nearby.
TURN
WEST BEND
Brake just slightly in a straight line and turn with a bit

of throttle. Take a classic line through this fast corner
and kiss the inside curbing. But be careful because
the curbing radius doesnt match the corners. The
camber goes negative at the track-out point, so lastminute steering inputs wont keep the car on track.
SURVIVE
FIVE? TAKE
ADVANTAGE
OF TH IS
OPPORTUNIT Y
TO BREATH E .
BUT DONT
BLINK .
035
WH I LE YOU RE STI LL YOUNG
H I S TO R I C A L P H OTO G R A P H Y/
L I M E R O C K PA R K A R C H I V E S
LESSONS IN HUMILITY
By September 1972, Car and Driver was so deep into SCCA Showroom Stock racing that
it seemed like a good idea to challenge the readers to a race. Technical editor
Don Sherman recast a long-term, 30,000-mile Ford Pinto as Project ReaderBeater and
threw down the gauntlet. Seventy-seven cars showed up for the rst race, which we
covered in the January 1973 issue. People who didnt want to compete got free beer.
Sherman and executive editor Patrick Bedard both crashed, but associate editor
Jim Williams held on for a sixth-place nish. Bedard won Reader Challenges two and three,
the only staffer to triumph in any of the events. After featuring the Challenge in ve
consecutive January issues, we called it quits. Renault picked up the October date for its
LeCar Challenge, and we featured an airborne Ford Bronco on our January 1978 cover.
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by John Phillips
A GR EY BUSI N ESS W ITH COLOR.
There is no black and white, this is a grey
business.
So says Rick Mears on page 427 of the 546-page
book Making It Faster: Tales from the Endless Search
for Speed by Dan Binks and Norm DeWitt. I mention the page number because Ive developed a
habit of allowing a book 100 pages to grab my
attention. If by then it hasnt, I toss it. That is, I throw it across the room. I recently hurled
Wolf: The Lives of Jack London, a biography, a good 15 feetand, really, how could you make
Jack Londons life boring? And eons ago, I completed an NFL-worthy Hail Mary of James
Clavells 1376-page Noble House, which arrowed into a wall and awakened the tenant next
door, who later told me she thought I was engaged in some sort of wrestling match, which,
come to think of it, I was.
Anyway, Making It Faster is not about Rick Mears but mostly about peripatetic Dan
shag carpeting.
Tech inspectors
may hate Dan Binks,
but no one else does.
he fashioned for a Roush Trans-Am Mustang. He had scooped out portions of the
tanks foam insert to create hidden cups
and trays, gaining a bonus three gallons.
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inch of tire stagger and could alter the
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front down and hook it onto the apron,
which would really build up the pressure in

the right rear . . . so the air would expand
and the tire would grow. And he recalls
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geese considered to be a highly intelligent
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because of the turbulence, the dirty air.
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night, [Neil] would go around and look at
everyones designs and write Post-it
Notes. So, the design team would arrive in
the morning and see what the Design
Fairy had left.
Then theres racing engineer Gordon
Kimball, who said of his era working with
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interested in the engine. The rest of [the
car] was only something that was carrying
the engine.
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race-car designer Trevor Harris, who took
an investigative ride with a frustrated
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mess that was the 1990 IMSA GTP Nissan:
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for me, hanging on for dear life. When I
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speed . . . Going down the hill [at Elkhart
Lake], it got to the point that the vertical
shaking was so bad I could not see . . . it
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RX-7 he crewed for Tommy KenQNYY AUR_R dR_R `\ ZN[f YRcR_`
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seat. Binks insisted that Kendall
read the gauges at the end of the
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that I could get them only one
every lap, recalled Kendall.
Todays factory-backed Corvettes tell
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to everything . . . I think there are about
200 telemetry points. He then notes with
pride that his latest wiring harness is 10
pounds lighter.
Ultimately, how could anyone not
enjoy a book that quotes men named
Ammar Bazzaz and Sander Donkers? At
my house, Making It Faster thus gathered
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Three Great American

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ITS HARD TO RECONCILE THE 2015 FORD MUSTANG
and its competitors with the city in which muscle cars were
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Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE

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Its nowhere near as thorough a rework,

but the 2015 Dodge Challenger greets the
redesigned Mustang with some cosmetic
surgery of its own, including a new nose
and rear fascia. Dodge continues to vigorously plunder its past with the new R/T
Scat Pack, which takes its name from a
1968-71 Dodge marketing program and
takes its engine from the modern-day SRT.
The 6.4-liters output creeps up to 485
horsepower and 475 pound-feet of torque,
embarrassing the outputs of the Mustang
and Camaro. The Scat Pack also upgrades
the brakes and includes the Challengers
new Super Track Pak, which lowers the

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shocks and larger anti-roll bars. Think of
the Scat Pack as an SRT without the badges
and for $7500 less. At $39,490, our base
Scat Pack was both the cheapest and the
most powerful car in this test.
A whole year has passed since the Chevrolet Camaro got its new head- and taillights, but its not yet wearing grooves in
the porch with its rocking chair. The 426hp SS 1LE is more or less a ZL1 without the
supercharger. It pilfers a bunch of suspension parts, a strut-tower brace, close-ratio
transmission with a cooler, and a high-pressure fuel system from the ZL1. With
Recaros lifted from the Z/28, a boisterous
dual-mode exhaust, and a few other extras,
the Camaro tallies at $41,880.
If not Detroit, then where do cars like
these belong? To test their high-tension
suspensions, we set a course four and a half
hours southeast to Pittsburgh and the
Allegheny foothills. Just as many of
Detroits assembly lines have slowed and
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thrives as an Appalachian Silicon Valley,
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drawing the likes of Apple and Google and

consistently ranking among the best cities
in America for just about anythingstarting a business, raising a family, or drunkenly brawling at football tailgates. And had
Henry Ford settled in these hills instead of
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that handles might not be such an anomaly.
3. Dodge Challenger
R/T Scat Pack
The Challenger R/T is the only car in its
class weighing more than two tons and,
until now, was the only one with less than
DODGE CHALLENGER
R/T SCAT PACK
+ An SRT engine and
soundtrack without the SRT
premium.
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Looks and feels like an
original Challenger that was
stung by bees.
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mass would be better.
400 horsepower. Fitting the SRT engine

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was an inspired move. From the ornery
cough at startup to the active exhausts
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more pound-feet of torque than the
Camaro, the Challenger posted a better
quarter-mile run than either enemy, both
of which are lighter.
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a factory front-brake line-lock mode for
mega burnouts.)
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but the Scat still doesnt stick as well as the
other two. Its 0.91 g on the skidpad is a full
tenth behind the Camaros performance,
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Its big and fat, but with the SRT engine and
decent body control, this Challenger is
quicker and handier than you probably think.
Dodges engineers have done an impressive

job of taming the Challengers bulk, but
they would do better if they could simply
reduce it. Its the longest, widest, tallest,
and heaviest car here. If we wanted to make
a bad pony-car joke, we might call the Challenger a Clydesdale. But that would be inaccurate; its more like driving Hillsdale,
Michigan (population: 8305). It feels about
1.5 lanes wide. Out on rural Pennsylvanias
Midget Camp and Hypocrite Creek roads,
we pined for one of our other, smaller cars.
At least theres plenty of crush space
around all occupants should you meet anything larger than a three-wheeled tuk-tuk
head-on. The Dodge is huge inside, with
the most spacious front seat and the tests
only real, habitable back seat. We know
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inch wheels in the trunkor, if youd like
to stick with the Scat Pack theme, 16 cubic
feet of fertilizer. And when it came time to
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about the Challengers comparatively
cushy ride. But neither was anyone quite as
impressed with the newfound control of
that big body after sampling either of the
two other cars here.
045
CHEVROLET
CAMARO SS
1LE
VEHICLE
BASE PRICE $34,500

PRICE AS TESTED $41,880
DODGE
CHALLENGER
R/T SCAT PACK
FORD
MUSTANG GT
$39,490
$39,490
$32,925
$45,885
197.9 inches
75.7 inches
57.5 inches
116.2 inches
63.4 inches
63.8 inches
F: 56 cubic feet
R: 38 cubic feet
16 cubic feet
188.3 inches
75.4 inches
54.4 inches
107.1 inches
62.3 inches
64.9 inches
F: 55 cubic feet
R: 32 cubic feet
14 cubic feet
pushrod 16-valve V-8

391 cu in (6410 cc)
485 @ 6000
475 @ 4200
6000/6400 rpm
8.7
DOHC 32-valve V-8

302 cu in (4951 cc)
435 @ 6500
400 @ 4250
7000/7000 rpm
8.8
6-speed manual
rear
1 2.97/7.2/46
2 2.10/10.3/66
3 1.46/14.7/94
4 1.00/21.4/137
5 0.74/28.9/176
6 0.50/43.1/155
3.90
6-speed manual
rear
1 3.66/6.0/42
2 2.43/8.9/62
3 1.69/12.7/89
4 1.32/16.3/114
5 1.00/21.3/149
6 0.65/34.2/164
3.73
F: control arms, coil

springs, anti-roll bar
R: multilink, coil
F: 14.2-inch vented,
grooved disc
R: 13.8-inch vented,
grooved disc
fully defeatable,
competition mode
F: struts, coil springs,

anti-roll bar
R: multilink, coil
F: 15.0-inch vented
disc
R: 13.0-inch vented
disc
fully defeatable,
traction off,
competition mode,
launch control
Pirelli
P Zero
F: 255/40ZR-19 96Y
R: 275/40ZR-19 101Y
DIMENSIONS
190.6 inches
75.5 inches
54.2 inches
112.3 inches
63.7 inches
63.7 inches
F: 52 cubic feet
R: 31 cubic feet
TRUNK 11 cubic feet
LENGTH
WIDTH
HEIGHT
WHEELBASE
FRONT TRACK
REAR TRACK
INTERIOR VOLUME
POWERTRAIN
ENGINE pushrod 16-valve V-8
376 cu in (6162 cc)
POWER HP @ RPM 426 @ 5900
TORQUE LB-FT @ RPM 420 @ 4600
REDLINE/FUEL CUTOFF 6200/6600 rpm
LB PER HP 9.1
DRIVELINE
TRANSMISSION 6-speed manual

DRIVEN WHEELS rear
GEAR RATIO:1/ 1 2.66/7.7/51
MPH PER 1000 RPM/ 2 1.78/11.5/76
MAX MPH 3 1.30/15.8/104
4 1.00/20.8/137
5 0.74/28.4/156
6 0.50/41.1/144
AXLE RATIO:1 3.91
CHASSIS
SUSPENSION F: struts, coil springs,
anti-roll bar
R: multilink, coil
BRAKES F: 14.0-inch vented
disc
R: 14.4-inch vented
disc
STABILITY CONTROL fully defeatable,
traction off,
competition mode
Goodyear
TIRES Goodyear
Eagle F1 Supercar
Eagle F1 Supercar
G: 2
245/45ZR-20 99Y
285/35ZR-20 (100Y)
C/D TEST RESULTS

ACCELERATION
030 MPH
060 MPH
0100 MPH
0150 MPH
1/4-MILE @ MPH
ROLLING START,
560 MPH
TOP GEAR, 3050 MPH
TOP GEAR, 5070 MPH
TOP SPEED
1.9 sec
4.5 sec
10.3 sec
30.2 sec
12.9 sec @ 111
1.9 sec
4.4 sec
10.2 sec
27.0 sec
12.9 sec @ 113
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4.5 sec
10.4 sec
25.4 sec
13.0 sec @ 113
5.1 sec
11.0 sec
10.8 sec
156 mph (gov ltd)
4.8 sec
11.5 sec
11.3 sec
176 mph (drag ltd)
4.9 sec
9.6 sec
9.0 sec
164 mph (gov ltd)
151 feet
149 feet
0.91 g
42.0 mph
0.95 g
43.0 mph
4226 pounds
55.1/44.9
20.5 inches
3810 pounds
53.8/46.2
20.0 inches
18.5 gallons
91 octane
14/23 mpg
16 mpg
16.0 gallons
93 octane
15/25 mpg
17 mpg
55 dBA
85 dBA
72 dBA
49 dBA
81 dBA
72 dBA
CHASSIS
BRAKING, 700 MPH 145 feet

ROADHOLDING,
300-FT-DIA SKIDPAD 1.01 g
610-FT SLALOM 44.2 mph
WEIGHT
CURB 3884 pounds

%FRONT/%REAR 52.6/47.4
CG HEIGHT 19.0 inches
FUEL
TANK
RATING
EPA CITY/HWY
C/D 700-MILE TRIP
19.0 gallons
91 octane
16/24 mpg
17 mpg
SOUND LEVEL
IDLE 52 dBA
FULL THROTTLE 86 dBA
70-MPH CRUISE 72 dBA
tested in Chelsea, Michigan, by K.C. COLWELL and ERIC TINGWALL
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047
HAD HENRY FORD SETTLED IN

THE HILLS AROUND PITTSBURGH INSTEAD
OF THE FLATLANDS OF DETROIT, AN
AMERICAN CAR THAT HANDLES MIGHT
NOT BE SUCH AN ANOMALY.
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single-purpose. The suspension trades
comfort for capability to a degree that is
hard to appreciate anywhere but on a track,
and this interior would feel cramped and
cheap at half of the 1LEs price. We expect
the sixth-generation Camaro to bow next
year and for it to be a tidier package. Turn
the 1LE team loose on a smaller, lighter car
and even the new Mustang will be feeling
the heat.
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more than a liter of displacement to the
others, but performance doesnt suffer for it.
remarkable how tight this car feels. The

slightest steering input results in an immediate reaction. A salesmans pen on the tile
beneath a front tire would register as a
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INTERIOR STYLING 10
EXTERIOR STYLING 10
REBATES/EXTRAS* 5
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FLEXIBILITY* 5
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ENGINE NVH 10
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The Mustang GT seems perpetually almost

out of gas. Its 16-gallon fuel-tank capacity
is at least a couple of milk jugs too small.
outs. Ford cautions that it is intended for

use only on racetracks and that racing
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Porsche Macan Turbo
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ARMAGEDDON
DAYS
ARE
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PORSCHE DOWNSIZES THE
CAYENNE TO GREAT EFFECT.
by Je Sabatini
The world will forever remember the tragedy of September 25, 2002. Porsche
unveiled the Cayenne on that day, shocking the Paris auto-show crowd with
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ever since: Porsche announced that it was immediately ceasing production of
its 911 and destroying all spare parts for the venerable sports car.
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story in which one 911 owner said: Every

S.U.V. Ive seen is driven by some soccer
mom on her cellphone. I hate these people,
and that Porsche would throw me into that
category made me speechless. Our own
reaction was only slightly more levelheaded:
Its either a brilliant marketing scheme or
a sure sign that The End is near.
Twelve years later, Rapture is still a
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with the 2015 Macan. This time, the true
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cause to complain that Porsches smaller
crossover is based on the Audi Q5, with
which it shares some structure and a 110.5inch wheelbase. Perhaps Porsche Design
should work up a pitchfork for the catalog
might be a hot seller. Or maybe the faithful
could just accept that Porsche knows what
the hell its doing. Starting with a few comZ\[ àNZ]V[T` N[Q RÙV[T \ba aUR _Rà
with exclusive Porsche kit, the company
has produced the most-amazing-to-drive
crossover ever unleashed on Starbucks
drive-thrus.
Well get to that fun part of the story
shortly. First, well give those of you who
like to complain about the utter lack of
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these pages time to defenestrate your
magazine. If ever you folks were right, it
would be now. The Macan Turbo has a base
price of $73,295, while the Macan S, which
also happens to be turbocharged, starts at
$50,895. But the one you see pictured here
rings the bell at an almost-completely
loaded $104,440. Yes, Rod Serling himself
delivered our test car.
Defend if you will the personal choices
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test vehicle is indefensible, even by
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wheels, which scale up the stock rims from
19 to 21 inches. Some options make better
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Chrono package with launch control for
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Porsche, doesnt much sound
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$1290. And the Smoking package, which

seems worth getting even if you dont
smoke, just because its free.
None of the Q5 showscertainly not in
the new sheetmetal and aluminum clamshell hood. Roughly two inches shorter in
height than the Q5, the Macans greenhouse appears comparatively shrunken.
Huge wheels and 295/35-sized tires so
threaten to overwhelm the balance
between the upper and lower sections of
the vehicle that Porsches stylists created a
contrast panel running horizontally just
above the rockers. Borrowing vernacular
from the corporate dictionary, this sideblade does, in fact, keep the design from
appearing cartoonish.
A greater rake to the D-pillar shorts the
Macans cargo hold by more than a third
compared with the Audis, but the loss of
volume is mostly in the vertical plane.
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Porsche fashioned the interior after its

other vehicles, with the key to the drivers
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deeply contoured three-spoke multifunction steering wheel with proper paddle
shifters, shared with the 918 Spyder. Three
interlinked circular gauges in the instrument panel match those found in the entrylevel mid-engined Porsches and remind the
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The Sport Chrono clock sits atop the center
dashboard above a standard-issue seveninch touch screen for the navigation and
infotainment system. Adjustable sport
seats plucked from the corporate parts bin
set a new class standard for lateral support,
with enough side and thigh bolstering to
serve as an incentive to stick with your diet.
The second row is awfully tight, too, but not
in the good way.
Nowhere is the departure from Volkswagen Groups modular longitudinal platform more apparent than in the Macan
Turbos powertrain. Porsche bolts two
turbochargers to the 3.6-liter, 90-degree
V-6 from the Panamera, boosting peak
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pound-feet by 1350 rpm. With four-wheel
drive and a seven-speed dual-clutch PDK
transmission rather than the Tiptronic
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optional launch control, we clocked our
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Macan at 4.2 seconds to 60 mph. This is a

full second quicker than the Audi SQ5, the
previous standard-bearer for crossover
overkill. The turbo V-6 pulls hard all the
way to its 6800-rpm redline, though above
5000, the engine is more groaning than
singing; a Porsche aria is not part of the
Macans entertainment package.
No, a Macan is not a sports carat 4565
pounds, the Turbo lugs a lot of pig iron
but we pulled 0.89 g on the skidpad, a
respectable number that is competitive
with some excellent sports sedans. Would
it be too sarcastic to point out that, with the
Macan, Porsche has at least addressed the
long-standing complaint that the Cayenne
could stand to lose 500 pounds?
Braking events in the Macan Turbo are
almost as spectacular as the PDK-assisted
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free stops from 70 mph in just 150 feet.
Thats just two feet longer than the last Cayman stop we measured. While you wont
drive a Macan Turbo with the verve of one
of Porsches coupes, theres no crossover
that even comes close to delivering so many
thrills. And though we have yet to test the
Top: There is really nothing SUVish about

the Macans look. In prole it looks most like
a Citron C4 Cactus. Look it up; well wait.
theory, we imagine it might be easier to talk

yourself out of a ticket from behind the
wheel of a Macan than a Cayman.
Indeed, its not quite a Porsche sports
car: Little of whats happening at the
Macans contact patches gets communicated through its wheel, though the electrically assisted steering is satisfyingly
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the Macan Turbos handling, bolstered as
it is by physics-defying technology. The
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suspension make it seem smaller and lighter
during cornering, at least until it eventually
succumbs to understeer. Saying it drives
like a smaller Cayenne is not only obvious
but accurate.
Macans equipped with the air suspension ride 0.6 inch lower than those with
standard steel springs and can be lowered
a further 0.4 inch via a button on the center
console. We found that dropping the center of gravity with this low mode to be
preferable, minimizing body lean without
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three on-road chassis settings (comfort,
sport, and sport plus), our Macan struggled to absorb hard impacts and rough
pavement, likely a byproduct of its 21-inch
wheels. But when the surface is smooth,
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of the Porsche crest.
Of course, that crest is part of the
attraction for many status-conscious buyers, which is what truly irks the die-hards
more than any actual or perceived inadequacies in performance. Further to that
point, Porsche has been charged with
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women. This allegation is levied pretty
much every time the company introduces a
new model that is not a GT2 RS, and the
chick car trope is as inaccurate and
insulting as ever.
But a legitimate criticism can be levied
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the SUV. Yet, Porsches great innovation
with the Macan seems to be its price. It is
now selling a smaller package, the Macan,
for the same amount of money it formerly
charged for a larger one, the Cayenne. The
base 2014 Cayenne, a model that Porsche
eliminated when it announced refreshed
models for 2015, started at $50,595, which
is $300 below the Macan S. And the new
Cayenne S, which will use the same turbocharged V-6 as the Macan Turbo, is now
$75,095, $7300 more than last year.
Yes, the Macan is every bit another outstanding Porsche. And a brilliant marketing scheme as well.
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PORSCHE
SPECI FIC ATIONS
PRICE
AS TESTED ....................................... $104,440
BASE .................................................. $73,295
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive,
5-passenger, 5-door wagon

OPTIONS: Burmester sound system, $4290; 21inch wheels, $3300; gray leather interior, $1730;
adaptive cruise control, $1600; Porsche Torque
Vectoring Plus, $1490; backup camera with front
and rear park assist, $1460; air springs with PASM,
$1385; lane-keep assist and lane-change assist,
$1380; Sport Chrono package, $1290; thermally
and noise-insulating glass, $990; carbon-ber
interior package, $940; Porsche Entry & Drive,
$810; carbon-ber sideblades, $720; rhodium
silver metallic paint, $690; ventilated front seats,
$660; trailer hitch, $650; aluminum gear selector,
$645; voice control, $595; Porsche Dynamic Light
System Plus, $580; Porsche crest on headrests,
$570; heated front and rear seats, $525; 6-disc CD/
DVD changer, $520; three-zone climate control,
$510; auto-dimming mirrors, $420; Porsche Car
Connect, $420; cargo management system, $380;
heated carbon-ber sport steering wheel, $365;
painted key, $365; comfort lighting package, $325;
telephone module, $260; rear-window sunshades,
$250; black window trim, $230; online services,
$210; center caps with colored Porsche crest, $185;
leather key pouch, $165; re extinguisher, $140; ski
bag, $100; smoking package, $0
STANDARD: power windows, seats, and locks;
remote locking; cruise control; tilting and
telescoping steering wheel; rear wiper
AUDIO SYSTEM: satellite radio; CD changer; DVD
entertainment; media storage; minijack, USB, and
Bluetooth-audio inputs; 16 speakers
................................. 110.5 in
block and heads
BORE X STROKE ... 3.78 x 3.27 in, 96.0 x 83.0 mm
DISPLACEMENT ................... 220 cu in, 3605 cc
COMPRESSION RATIO .............................. 10.5:1
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM ........... direct injection
TURBOCHARGERS ........... BorgWarner K0 series
MAXIMUM BOOST PRESSURE ................. 17.4 psi
VALVE GEAR: double overhead cams, 4 valves
per cylinder, hydraulic lifters, variable intake-valve

timing and lift and exhaust-valve timing
REDLINE/FUEL CUTOFF ........... 6800/7000 rpm
POWER ............................. 400 hp @ 6000 rpm
TORQUE .......................... 406 lb-ft @ 1350 rpm
DRIVETRAIN
TRANSMISSION
................... 7-speed dual-clutch

automatic with manual shifting mode
FINAL-DRIVE RATIO ......... 4.67:1, rear limited slip
4-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM ...................... full time
with automatic front-axle engagement,
hill-descent control
TRANSFER-GEAR RATIO ........................... 1.13:1
GEAR
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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MPH PER
1000 RPM
MAX SPEED
IN GEAR (rpm)
3.69 .........
2.15 ..........
1.41 ..........
1.03 .........
0.79 .........
0.63 ........
0.52 ........
4.7 ............
8.3 ............
12.4 ...........
19.4 ...........
22.0 ..........
27.6 ...........
33.4 ..........
33 mph (7000)
58 mph (7000)
87 mph (7000)
136 mph (7000)
154 mph (7000)
164 mph (5900)
160 mph (4800)
CHASSIS
unit construction with a rubber-isolated rear

subframe
BODY MATERIAL: steel and aluminum stampings
STEERING
ACCEL ERATIO N
BRA K I N G, 70-TO -ZE R O M P H
ZERO TO
FIRST STOP .................................. 150 ft

SHORTEST STOP ....................... 150 ft
LONGEST STOP ............................. 151 ft
FADE RATING ................................ NONE
TEST NOTES: Lives up to Turbo

badge. Launch control gets this two-ton
potato off the line like a 911. Acceleration
tapers off a bit at triple-digit speed. Every
run returned nearly identical times.
TEST NOTES: Porsche didnt skimp

on the braking system. Zero fade with
sports-car performance. Like the current
Boxsters and Caymans, there is a little
breathing room at the top of the pedal
travel.
W E I GH T
CURB ........................................... 4565 lb
PER HORSEPOWER ...................... 11.4 lb
DISTRIBUTION ......... F: 54.7% R: 45.3%
CENTEROFGRAVITY HEIGHT ..... 24.0 in
TOWING CAPACITY ...................... 1653 lb
FUEL
CAPACITY .................................. 19.8 gal
OCTANE .......................... 91 (required)
EPA CITY/HWY ...................... 17/23 mpg
C/D OBSERVED ..................... 16 mpg
HANDL ING
ROADHOLDING,
300-FT-DIA SKIDPAD .............. 0.89 g
UNDERSTEER ...................... MODERATE
TEST NOTES: Impressive body
control, though more understeer and less
grip than expected from the 295-sectionwidth tires. Thats nearly Chevy Camaro
Z/28 tire meat!
*C/D estimate.
INTERIOR DIMENSIONS
SAE VOLUME .......... F: 51* cu ft R: 45* cu ft
CARGO (SEATS UP/MAX) .......... 18/53 cu ft
RATIO ................................................. 14.3:1

TURNS LOCK-TO-LOCK ............................ 2.6
TURNING CIRCLE CURB-TO-CURB ....... 39.2 ft
SUSPENSION
F: ind; 2 lateral links and 2 diagonal links per
side; air springs; 2-position cockpit-adjustable

electronically controlled dampers; anti-roll bar
R: ind; 1 control arm, 1 lateral link, 1 diagonal
link, and a toe-control link per side; air springs;
2-position cockpit-adjustable electronically
controlled dampers; anti-roll bar
BRAKES
F: 14.2 x 1.4-in vented disc
R: 14.0 x 1.1-in vented disc
STABILITY CONTROL ............ fully defeatable,
launch control
WHEELS AND TIRES
WHEEL SIZE/CONSTRUCTION
..... F: 9.0 x 21 in
R: 10.0 x 21 in/
forged aluminum
TIRES .................... Michelin Latitude Sport 3
295/35R-21 103Y
rack-and-pinion with variable electric power assist
CAR AND DRIVER TEST RESULTS

SECONDS
30 MPH .............................................. 1.5
40 MPH ............................................. 2.3
50 MPH ............................................. 3.2
60 MPH ....................................... 4.2
70 MPH ............................................. 5.6
80 MPH .............................................. 7.1
90 MPH ............................................. 8.9
100 MPH ..................................... 11.0
110 MPH ............................................ 13.5
120 MPH .......................................... 16.8
130 MPH ........................................... 21.1
140 MPH .......................................... 26.7
ROLLING START, 560 MPH .......... 4.8
TOP GEAR, 3050 MPH .................. 2.7
TOP GEAR, 5070 MPH ................. 3.6
1/4-MILE ............ 12.9 sec @ 107 mph
TOP SPEED (GOV LTD) .............. 164 mph
LENGTH ...................................... 185.0 in

WIDTH ............................................ 76.1 in
HEIGHT ........................................ 63.4 in
FRONT TRACK .............................. 65.2 in
REAR TRACK ................................ 65.0 in
GROUND CLEARANCE .................. 7.1-9.1 in
INTERIOR SOUND LEVEL

IDLE ........................................... 45 dBA
FULL THROTTLE ...................... 78 dBA
70-MPH CRUISING
tested by K.C. COLWELL
in Chelsea, Michigan
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PROMOTION
Horses of
THE FINAL BATTLE
BETWEEN HORSE AND
CAR IS HAPPENING
IN CENTRAL PARK.
by John Pearley Human
photography by Daniel Byrne
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We are as famous as
the gondolas in Venice.
Thats how iconic
we are in this city.
So says Ian McKeever with his Irish brogue
and the hyperbole that N]]N_R[aYfNRPa`NYY
the horse-drawn-carriage drivers in New
York Citys Central Park. Id say that 90 percent of the horses you see here, if they werent
here, theyd be dead.
Thing is, New Yorks mayor, Bill de Blasio, wants
them gone. And the animal-rights activists who helped
elect him last year have already produced an alternative: a 6400-pound electric dreadnought styled to
resemble brass-era motor carriages. Called the Horseless eCarriage, its intended to keep all the 160-or-so
current carriage driversevery one a card-carrying
Horseless eCarriage
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Teamsteremployed, while the

220-or-so geldings and mares currently in the tourist business are
retired to glistening glades where
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among self-actualized unicorns and
Technicolor rainbows. Or, conversely, if you believe the drivers,
shipped to a rendering plant.
Cars won the war against horses
more than 100 years ago, but heres
one lingering battle. It was a natural
for a comparison test, though it
would have to be conducted in the
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the private Central Park Conservancy that manages the place generally despises all automobiles and doesnt want the eCarriage in
the park, much less a car magazine testing one. And the leaders of
the pro-horse Historic Horse-Drawn Carriages of Central Park
NYC wanted nothing to do with us, either. Undeterred by the challenges and unwounded by those slights, we did it anyhow.
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to tell this story, we must. Gotham politics are an intramural blood
sport. Virtually everyone involved is a Democrat, the rhetoric is
over the top, the newspapers blast lurid headlines, celebrities stir
the pot on both sides, and real estate is often lurking at the core of
every issue. All New Yorkers have an opinion, though only 24 percent of eligible voters turned out for the last mayoral election.
New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) is
the animal-rights group behind the eCarriage. Founded in 2008 by
Steve Nislick, a 70-ish parkinggarage mogul who lives near Central
Park, the group has relentlessly
portrayed the horse-drawn-carriage
owners and drivers as cruel and
abusive to the animals. Its also been
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News, Nislick contributed $174,000
for the 2013 Democratic primary,
including money for attack ads
against putative front-runner Christine Quinn that many believe
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nomination. The mayor owes him
and his horse-hugging cohorts.
Considering Nislicks real-estate acumen, the carriage drivers
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a cynically veiled attempt to make a deal for the ridiculously valuable land under the stables in which their horses are housed. Ive
never been interested in these properties and do not want them
now, Nislick wrote on the NYCLASS website in January, further
promising to not bid on any of the four stables, all located in the
rapidly gentrifying west-side neighborhood of Hells Kitchen,
should they come up for sale.
DUVYRQR/YN`V\UN`]_\ZV`RQa\TRa_VQ\SaURU\_`RQ_Nd[PN_riages, no such legislation has yet made it to the contentious
51-member city council. And the issue
seems to be slipping down the mayors list of political priorities.
NYCLASS, though, had the eCarriage prototype ready for us to drive.
2. Horseless eCarriage
Jason Wenig of the The Creative
Workshop, a car restoration and fabriPNaV\[Ù\]V[1N[VN/RNPU3Y\_VQNV`
a smart carbuilder. Contracted by
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eCarriage, Wenig stuck with proven
components and came up with a
design that hits a sweet spot between
Disneyland and downtown 1907.
B[QR_ aUR SNbe \YQRafZR O\Qfwork sits a straightforward steel ladBehind its old-style wheels are
modern disc brakes, but the eCarriage
doesnt know that it shouldnt hit people.
Below right: Horses dont have any horns.
der frame with solid axles on leaf springs spanning a 158-inch wheelbase. Between the frame
rails are 72 lithium-ion battery cells sending
amperage forward to an 84-hp AC motor. The
184 pound-feet of torque is then routed through
a reduction gearset to a Dana 60 rear axle.
Its a big hoss. The eCarriages wheelbase is
28 inches longer than a 2015 Suburbans. The
eCarriage is taller, too, rising just over seven
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full foot taller than a Sub. Small and delicate
this three-ton horse liberator is not.
I called almost everywhere looking for
batteries, says Wenig, with a tinge of Brooklyn in his voice. Flux, Calib Power, A123 . . .
none of them were eager to work with me. So I wound up with these
batteries from Sinopoly in China. The array charges through a
standard SAE J1772 connector in about six hours. Fully charged,
says Wenig, its good for 100 milesmaybe longer when restricted
to a maximum 5 mph within Central Park.
Along Fifth Avenue, we saw a top speed of 24 mph, which took
the eCarriage more than 15 seconds to reach. The acceleration
itself is easygoing despite a wailing whine from the reduction
gears (something to be engineered out if it goes into production).
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and wood, and the craftsmanship is impressive. The paint is perfect and the details are beautifully rendered down to the custom grab handles.
Horseless
Its only up close that one notices that the
eCarriage
brake drums are painted covers over more+ Friendly
modern discs and the ancient-looking oil
headlamps actually contain LED elements.
countenance, nice
Hauling ones self up can challenge anybuild quality, can
ones dignity, but the three rows of bench
be recharged after
seats covered in button-tufted vinyl are
dying.
Expensive,
comfortable and its easy to stretch out in
not yet welcome in
back. The thick-rimmed wood steering
Central Park.
wheel sits on a towering column that feeds
= Nostalgia for
straight down to an unassisted 16:1 recirculating-ball steering gear.
a time that never
Combine the primitive column with repactually was.
lica BFGoodrich Silvertown bias-ply truck
tires mounted on 6.0x24-inch Forgeline aluZV[bZdURRY`N[QaUR_R`bYaVÙNgfàRR_V[TAURR\_aV`[aUVTU
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doorless eCarriage against a double-decker tourist bus.
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that its horse-drawn competition does. Especially when making
the U-turn the horses regularly execute in the middle of 59th Street
to get back to Central Parks entrance. But driving through the city,
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is a knockout right now, at the height of its novelty. But can it sustain that if it becomes a part of the citys background noise?
What the eCarriage lacks is history. If there were ever a time
when motorized carriages chugged through Central Park at the
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horses have cruised its greenscaped byways for more than 150 years.
The ultimate obstacle for the eCarriage, though, may be economic. Even if the vehicle price drops to $150,000 each, as
NYCLASS hopes (the prototype cost nearly three times as much),
thats substantially more than a $2500 horse plus a brand-new
HORSE-DRAW N HORSELESS
CARRIAGE
eCARRIAGE
VEHICLE
BASE PRICE
$10,000*
$150,000*
268 inches
73 inches
21.5 hands
100 inches
57 inches
62 inches
220 inches
88 inches
86 inches
158 inches
76 inches
75 inches
Hudson, 11-year-old
gelding
permanent-magnet
synchronous AC
motor
84 hp
46-kWh lithium-ion
battery
76.2
DIMENSIONS
LENGTH
WIDTH
HEIGHT
WHEELBASE
FRONT TRACK
REAR TRACK
POWERTRAIN
PROPULSION
POWER
ENERGY
LB PER HP
1 hp
grain and oats
1700.0
DRIVELINE
TRANSMISSION
DRIVEN APPENDAGES/
WHEELS
CHASSIS
SUSPENSION
BRAKES
TIRES
collar and hames

harness
1-speed direct drive
all
rear
F: rigid axle, leaf

springs
R: rigid axle, leaf
springs
F: steel horseshoes
R: 10.5-inch drum
F: 41x2, solid rubber
R: 53x2, solid rubber
F: rigid axle, leaf

springs
R: rigid axle, leaf
springs
F: 12.5-inch vented
disc
R: 13.0-inch vented
disc
BFGoodrich Silvertown
38x7, bias ply
2.0 sec
4 mph (gait ltd)
3.2 sec
13.5 sec
24 mph (redline ltd)
1700 pounds
6400 pounds
C/D TEST RESULTS

ACCELERATION
03 MPH
020 MPH
TOP SPEED
WEIGHT
CURB
*C/D est.
tested in New York, New York, by ERIC TINGWALL
$7500 carriage from the Troyer Carriage Company of Shipshewana, Indiana. Even factoring in $1300 a month to care for each
horse, the eCarriage numbers are tough to crunch.
1. Hudson the Gelding + Carriage

New York City awards only 68 taxi-like medallions authorizing
operation of a horse and carriage within Central Park. And if you
believe what the carriage drivers say, every horse and every carriage has been on Sex and the City and/or Law & Order several times.
The carriages that line up along 59th Street waiting for tourists
to take a 20-minute loop through the park for $50 arent pristine
contraptions. The best of them are a bit faded, most are threadbare,
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Carriage
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+ Quaint, quiet,
semi-autonomous,
pleasantly furry.
Occasional
stubbornness, no
emissions controls.
= Working
horses built
civilization. Heres
one of the last that
still has a job.
and a few are just plain ragged. The horses that pull them are ordinary draft animalsusually mixed-breed geldings or mares that
are about 16 hands (5.3 feet) tall at the shoulderwith supernaturally calm temperaments. The drivers are a grab bag of immigrants
with a few native New Yorkers mixed in. Their industriousness,
fashion sense, and hygiene, both human and equine, vary greatly.
We took the deluxe 40-minute tour for $90 with Turguy Gunn,
a Turk with four years of driving experience. Hudson, an 11-yearold gelding, was pulling. He just came back from vacation, Gunn
explained about Hudson. Hes been in
the pasture for like three months like
F I N A L R E S U LT S
the law says. Hes going to be ready for
Christmastime. The law actually
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RANK
stay for each horse.
At more than 22 feet long from the tip
of Hudsons nose to the back of the carriage, the combination isnt small. But
the carriages front axle pivots so the
turning radius is compact. The horses
biggest advantage is subtler than that,
however: A horse-drawn carriage is
VEHICLE
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COMFORT 5
As we quietly clopped through the
FIT AND FINISH 10
INTERIOR STYLING 10
park, Gunn turned around in his seat to
EXTERIOR STYLING 10
explain exactly which building along the
AS-TESTED PRICE 20
parks perimeter had been featured in
SUBTOTAL 55
Ghostbusters5RRRPaVcRYfYRSaaURQ_Vcing up to Hudson. The horse knows the
POWERTRAIN
route, is smart enough to sustain the
ACCELERATION 20
SUBTOTAL 20
4-mph pace, and will rarely do anything
that puts the carriage in danger.
EXPERIENCE
Having two brains at the controls
AUTHENTICITY 10
allows the driver to interact with his
DRIVER INTERACTION 10
customers, face to face; thats impossible
RIDE QUALITY 10
with the eCarriage. A horse just makes
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130
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9
20
46
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10
9
10
1
35
20
20
14
14
10
10
10
21
51
7
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36
117
85
it a better tourist experience, even if youre

staring at the back end of it.
Horses arent the brightest animals, but
theyre smart and reliable enough to be
depended upon. Of course, the horses are
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the past few months, two humans have
been killed in the busy park by collisions
with speeding bicyclists. Absolute safety is
guaranteed to no animal.
As long as people feel the horses are
well taken care of, there should be no problem, explains McKeever, who owns Hudson and the carriage he was pulling. People
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rationale for anyone to want one of those
jalopies. Romanticize a machine? Us?
Between 2007 and 2012, the equine
population in this country dropped by
10 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. When horses dont
have jobs they become expensive luxuries,
especially in a recession, and fewer people
are willing to pay that price. The Central
Park horse-drawn carriages are one of the
few chances left for people to connect with
working horses and their ancestors that
helped build New York City.
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to get the horses banned, but because the
land under the horses stables is so valuable
that the stable owners wont be able to
resist selling.
And once the horses are gone, they
wont be coming back.
Left: At sunset, Huffman nally popped

the question. Top: Upholstery condition
varies greatly. Above: Pinstriped brakes are a
remnant of a gentler time in transportation.
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Robot Dance
Lexus RC F
069
Lexuss new
F-er looks like
Gundam,
moves like Rerun.
by K.C. Colwell
photography by Andrew Trahan
T Y PIC A L LY, W H E N F U L L - L I N E C A R C OM PA N I E S SE T OU T
to develop a coupe, they start with a sedan from the current lineup, trim two
doors, and re-wrap the package in a sleeker body. A shorter wheelbase is optional.
Lexus rolled up that memo and burned it before going to work on the RC. Instead,
to form its new coupes structure, Lexus combined the front clip of the GS sedan,
the center section of the old IS C convertible, and the rear end of the IS sedan,
using adhesives and welding and a fancy technique called laser screw welding,
which allows for more frequent tacks and thus greater rigidity.
The three-piece approach makes more sense once its explained. The GS front gives
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roughly 1.5 inches longer, wider, and lower, but with a 2.7-inch shorter wheelbase.
The RC F we have here is the hot-rod version of the RC, and the car Lexus is using to
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its own thing going. The snug cockpit swaddles the driver with information and controls in
what seems like an appropriate techno-modern, Tokyo-by-night design scheme. A high
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center console features an optional touchpad that is part of the $2840 navigation and
upgraded stereo package, and the instruments showcase a morphing LCD center
tach, similar to the LFAs. Nearly everything
in the car can be adjusted with the haptic
infotainment control pad, but there are also
redundant buttons with knobs for volume
and tuning, just as in the current IS.
The LCD tach changes its appearance
between the four drive modes (eco, normal,
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another screen on the left, which displays
tire pressures, radio stations, g-forces, and
just about everything else. A smaller analog
speedometer lies to the right.
There are few occasions in life when
wed say that 467 horsepower isnt enough.
This is one of them. While the IS Fs old
5.0-liter V-8 got thoroughly overhauled for
this new RC F, the car weighs 4048 pounds,
200-plus more than the old sedan.
Mass is the RC Fs millstone. It has 400
pounds on a BMW M4 and weighs as much
as the four-wheel-drive Audi RS5. In a
three-way drag race, the Bimmer walks
away, with the F and RS5 keeping pace
through the quarter-mile. By 130 mph, the
RC F has eked out a nearly two-second lead
on the RS5. Keep your foot in it and a governor abruptly halts acceleration at 171 mph.
With all the data crunched, the RC F

proves no quicker than the old IS F. Nor is it
slower, though. We recorded a 4.3-second
zero-to-60 and a quarter-mile time of 12.8
seconds, identical to a 2008 IS F. Identical,
too, is the naturally aspirated V-8 wail.
While muted in the cabin, pedestrians will
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and the camshaft timing changes the
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Lexus gets credit for adding 51 horsepower to the V-8 with something more
than a software update and without resorting to forced induction (cough, cough,
BMW). Titanium valves, all 32 of them,
along with a lighter crankshaft and conrods, allowed engineers to lift the redline
by 500 rpm to 7300. Only the 8300-rpm
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enhanced soundtrack is no match. If only
the RC F were quicker for it.
More revs equals more power, but it also
requires more air and fuel. Thus, the 2URGSE, as the V-8 is coded, gets a larger throtaYRO\QfN[QUVTUR_\dSbRYV[WRPa\_`:Ne
power comes at 7100 rpm, while the torque
peak of 389 pound-feet, up 18 from the IS F,
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earlier than the old engine. Compression
also increases to 12.3:1, from 11.8:1.
Enabling the extra power are widerrange cam phasers, giving the V-8 Atkinson-cycle capability. This improves the
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low loads and gives the RC F a 2-mpg boost
in EPA highway testing over the old IS F, to
25 mpg. City fuel economy is unchanged at
16. Thirsty, the RC F chugged a gallon of
premium every 15 miles during its stay here.
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telegraphs all communication from the
chassis, which is both good and bad. Push
the front axle past its limit and tire chatter
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supposed to. But a mercilessly pitted road
sends some shudders to the spines of passengers as well. The car feels as supple as a
Lexus ES on a smooth road, something the
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RC F
SPECI FIC ATIONS
PRICE
AS TESTED
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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive,
4-passenger, 2-door coupe

OPTIONS: Performance package, $5500; Premium
package, $4400; navigation with Mark Levinson
audio package, $2840
STANDARD: power windows, seats, and locks;
remote locking; cruise control; tilting and
telescoping steering wheel
AUDIO SYSTEM: satellite radio; CD player;
minijack, USB, media-card, and Bluetooth-audio
inputs; 17 speakers
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6
7
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1.86 ........
1.46 ........
1.23 ........
1.00 ........
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0.69 .......
9.4 ............
13.8 ...........
17.5 ...........
20.9 ..........
25.9 ..........
31.4 ...........
37.9 ...........
70 mph (7450)
103 mph (7450)
130 mph (7400)
155 mph (7400)
171 mph (6600)
171 mph (5450)
160 mph (4225)
CHASSIS
unit construction with a rubber-isolated rear

subframe
BODY MATERIAL: steel and aluminum stampings
ENGINE
STEERING
Atkinson-capable V-8, aluminum block and heads

BORE X STROKE ... 3.70 x 3.52 in, 94.0 x 89.5 mm
DISPLACEMENT ................... 303 cu in, 4969 cc
COMPRESSION RATIO .............................. 12.3:1
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM ........... port and direct
injection
VALVE GEAR: double overhead cams, 4 valves per
cylinder, variable intake- and exhaust-valve timing
REDLINE/FUEL CUTOFF ............ 7300/7450 rpm
POWER ............................... 467 hp @ 7100 rpm
TORQUE ......................... 389 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm
rack-and-pinion with variable electric assist

RATIO ..................................................... 14.0:1
TURNS LOCK-TO-LOCK ................................ 2.7
TURNING CIRCLE CURB-TO-CURB ........... 35.4 ft
DRIVETRAIN
TRANSMISSION
............. 8-speed automatic with

manual shifting mode
FINAL-DRIVE RATIO ................ 2.94:1, limited slip
SUSPENSION
F: ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs,
anti-roll bar
R: ind; 2 diagonal links, 2 lateral links, and a toecontrol link per side; coil springs; anti-roll bar
WIDTH .......................................... 72.6 in

HEIGHT ........................................ 54.7 in
FRONT TRACK ............................... 61.2 in
REAR TRACK ................................. 61.4 in
GROUND CLEARANCE ...................... 5.1 in
INTERIOR DIMENSIONS
SAE VOLUME ............ F: 50 cu ft R: 25 cu ft
TRUNK ......................................... 10 cu ft
BRAKES
F: 15.0 x 1.3-in vented, grooved disc
R: 13.6 x 1.1-in vented, grooved disc
STABILITY CONTROL ............ fully defeatable,
traction off, competition mode

WHEELS AND TIRES
WHEEL SIZE/CONSTRUCTION
..... F: 9.0 x 19 in
R: 10.0 x 19 in/
forged aluminum
TIRES ................... Michelin Pilot Super Sport
F: 255/35ZR-19 (92Y)
R: 275/35ZR-19 (96Y)
N O TA B L E H I G H L I G H T S
Lexus says 70 percent of the suspension components are new, redesigned, or retuned compared
with the base RC350, though the front knuckles and bearings are carried over from the IS F.
COM PETITORS
CAR AND DRIVER TEST RESULTS

ACCEL ERATIO N
H A N DLI N G
ZERO TO
ROADHOLDING,
200-FT-DIA SKIDPAD ............. 0.95 g
UNDERSTEER ....................... MINIMAL
SECONDS
30 MPH .............................................. 1.8
40 MPH ............................................. 2.5
50 MPH ............................................. 3.4
60 MPH ....................................... 4.3
70 MPH ............................................. 5.5
80 MPH ............................................. 6.9
90 MPH ............................................. 8.3
100 MPH ...................................... 9.9
110 MPH ............................................ 11.9
120 MPH ........................................... 14.1
130 MPH ........................................... 16.7
140 MPH ........................................... 20.1
150 MPH .......................................... 24. 2
160 MPH .......................................... 30.0
ROLLING START, 560 MPH .......... 4.7
TOP GEAR, 3050 MPH ................. 3.5
TOP GEAR, 5070 MPH ................. 3.2
1/4-MILE ............ 12.8 sec @ 114 mph
TOP SPEED (GOV LTD) ............... 171 mph
TEST NOTES: Brake-torque to about

2000 rpm and release the brake while
the revs are still climbing. Transmission
kickdown during the 5070-mph test is
impressive. It takes about a second for
the powertrain to go from 1600 rpm in
eighth gear to 5350 rpm in second.
TEST NOTES: There is much less

understeer with partial throttle than in
off-throttle driving conditions. The torquevectoring differential keeps the car from
pushing to extremes, but the front tires
shudder once you exceed the limit.
BRA K I N G, 70-TO -ZE R O M P H

FIRST STOP .................................. 155 ft
SHORTEST STOP ....................... 154 ft
LONGEST STOP ............................ 160 ft
FADE RATING ................................ NONE
TEST NOTES: Pedal travel didnt
grow one bit from stop one to stop six.
The longest was the fourth one, and
the nal two stops were as short as the
rst two.
W E I GH T
CURB .......................................... 4048 lb
PER HORSEPOWER ...................... 8.7 lb
DISTRIBUTION ........ F: 53.6% R: 46.4%
CENTEROFGRAVITY HEIGHT ..... 19.0 in
INTERIOR SOUND LEVEL

IDLE ........................................... 43 dBA
FULL THROTTLE ...................... 85 dBA
70-MPH CRUISING .................... 72 dBA
FUEL
CAPACITY .................................. 17.4 gal
OCTANE ............................ 91 (required)
EPA CITY/HWY ...................... 16/25 mpg
C/D OBSERVED ..................... 15 mpg
AUDI RS5 (4.2-L V-8, 450 HP, 7-SP AUTO)

BMW M4 (3.0-L I-6, 425 HP, 7-SP AUTO)
CADILLAC CTS-V COUPE (6.2-L V-8, 556 HP, 6-SP AUTO)
LEXUS RC F (5.0-L V-8, 467 HP, 8-SP AUTO)
CURRENT BASE PRICE* dollars x 1000
*Base price includes freight and performance options.
RC F
RS5
CTS-V
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65
70
75
80
70 0 BRAKING feet
M4
RC F
RS5
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148
151
154
157
160
ACCEL ERAT ION 060 & 1/4-mile, seconds

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RC F
RS5
3.5
4.0
4.5
12.0
12.5
13.0
ROADHOL DING 200- or 300-ft skidpad, g

M4
RS5
RC F
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0.92
0.94
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0.98
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would be good for a 4.521-percent
Ness. Lauren and Leslie wanted to go to a
APR loan. Assuming we could walk into
wine bar. Leslie, fair-haired and sarcastic,
a Rolls-Royce dealership and purchase
was on a quest for champagne. She was
the $490,215 car we drove in
upset that the rear consoles fridge was not
San Francisco with zero down and
HOURS: 1 1
stocked with bubbly, as if this were her ride
48 months to pay, our Uber earnings
FARES: 1 6
to the Webbys. Are the Webbys still a thing?
would cover 44 percent of the car
FARE MILES: 2 6 . 8
Champers! she yelled periodically, obvipayment every month. Even if we could
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ously expecting it to materialize. This
take out a 10-year mortgage on the
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stopped being endearing somewhere
Phantom, wed still fall short on the
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around Broadway. I found myself half-wishpayments. Knowing that, we dont even
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ing Id just shown up in a Prius.
want to calculate our fuel bill, as the
Upon arrival at the wine bar, an
Phantom was getting only 9 mpg while
We feel condent that if we had not
impromptu party broke out on the sidewalk
deployed as a taxi. Oh, and theres tax,
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as the girls spilled out of the Roller. Lauren,
title, and registration costs, too. Plus
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insurance. So if youre looking to own a
and earned between $125 and $200
skills. On the hood. People danced. A homePhantom, this is not the way to go. One
per night. Lets split the difference
less guy slumped against a storefront wincould reasonably support a Prius habit,
and call it $163, for the sake of
dow dropped some science about the car
however. Still, this experiment has us
convenience. If we drove 365 nights
and the concern that built it. Hed inject
per year and subtracted $520 to cover scheming: Would it be possible to come
tidbits like thats a BMW V-12 under the
out ahead on the care and feeding of a
the $10 weekly Uber phone lease, that
hood! in between the drunken requests
nice vintage Silver Shadow, with
would come out to $58,975, or $4915
and exhortations of the wine-bar patrons.
enough left over to keep the glove box
per month. The current national
In Ubers mind, the company is Doing
average FICO credit score is 691, which stocked with Grey Poupon?
Good. In the eyes of the cabbies, their lunch
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is being eaten by a bunch of amateurs not
Central City Hospitality House, an organization dedicated to
h el p i n g th e ho m el es s i n Sa n F ra n c i s co s Te n d e rlo i n n e i g hbo rhoo d .
subject to the same taxes and regulations.
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drivers. In Britain, Transport for London recently ruled in favor got the Bentley Flying B. No matter, really. The trappings of might
of Uber, concluding that a smartphone is not a taximeter, thus have moved on in San Francisco. The traditional forms may be
allowing the company to carry on by what seems like a technicality. recognizable only to the sub-proles.
Las Vegas, by contrast, has managed to keep ride-sharing compaUnlike Mark Antony, I didnt come to bury the Caesar of the
nies out thus far, thanks to robust local regulations. Inevitably, ride- Peninsula. And if I didnt come to praise it, I at least wanted to
sharing services will win some battles, while taxi interests will win take its temperature. Theres been too much Travis Bicklestyle
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THE S7 GRANTS ACCESS
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by DON SHERMAN
photography by ROY RITCHIE
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CENTER DIFFERENTIAL
The fact that S7s are luxuriously furnished with four leathertrimmed seats, a sunroof, navigation, four-zone climate control,
and power assists galore didnt stop us from ticking a few option
boxes. Adding $9825 to the $79,695 base price: $5900 for a Bang &
Olufsen sound system, $1400 for LED headlights and running
lights, $1075 for Estoril Blue paint, $500 for carbon interior-trim
inlays, $500 for side assist (radar beams that ease lane-change
anxiety), and $450 for rear-seat and steering-wheel warmers.
Heated front buckets are standard.
<b__àaRà\SaURObaadN_ZV[T.bQVO_\bTUaU\ZRURN_awarming performance results: zero to 60 in 4.3 seconds, a governor-limited 152-mph top speed, and 0.88-g cornering grip. That
said, the 171-foot 70-to-zero stopping distance was disappointing.
Things improved markedly as the car broke in. After 40,000 miles
on Pirelli P Zero tires at the end of their service life, this S7 topped
the last Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG we tested with a run to 60 in
only 3.8 seconds, a 12.3-second quarter-mile, and a more acceptable 159-foot stop from 70 mph.
S7 exterior aesthetics are about perfect in our eyes thanks to
the frameless door glass, four exhaust outLike a Dodge
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wheels, and red accents (ID badges on the a hatchback.
Like
brake calipers, grille, and decklid). Some of Northern toilet paper,
interior is quilted.
us did long for the optional 20-inch wheels its
Like other Audis, its
and tires, which would have tacked another beautifully nished.
$1000 onto the window sticker. They would
also surely have been casualties of Michigans weather-ravaged roads.
Through the summer months, our longterm Audi was the weapon of choice for
one- to four-person road trips. The 420-hp
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and tasteful interior trim drew lavish log-
Audis Quattro driveline has

evolved over three decades to
maintain traction benets and
dial back weight. But its still as
complex as ever.
In the fth-generation
system tted to the S7, the
front differential is controlled
by what Audi calls an
electronic differential lock.
This is a conventional open
diff aided by a momentary
brake snub when one front
wheel begins spinning
signicantly faster than
the other.
The Torsen-type center
differential provides a
40-percent front, 60-percent
rear torque split in normal
driving. Depending on traction,
up to 80 percent of the
available driveline torque can
be routed to either axle. This
action is automatic without the
use of electronic sensors or
activators.
At the rear, Audis sport

differential uses overdrive
gears to spin the outboard
wheel faster than the inboard
one to help the S7 turn more
aggressively, a strategy
commonly called torque
vectoring. These gears and the
clutch packs that activate them
sit astride the differential. An
electronic module monitoring
lateral acceleration, yaw
(turning) rate, steering-wheel
position, and all four wheel
speeds commands the two
clutch packs.
While its difcult to point
a nger at which part of the
S7s Quattro system caused
the binding we observed
during tight turns at parking
speeds, we expect Audi
engineers are working on a
sixth-generation design to
rectify that problem.
2013 AUDI S7
SPECI FIC ATIONS
4-passenger, 5-door wagon

PRICE AS TESTED ........................ $89,520
BASE PRICE ................................. $79,695
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and
intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum

block and heads, direct fuel injection
DISPLACEMENT .............. 244 cu in, 3993 cc
POWER ....................... 420 hp @ 6400 rpm
TORQUE .................... 406 lb-ft @ 1400 rpm
TRANSMISSION ............ 7-speed dual-clutch
WHEELBASE ................................... 114.7 in
LENGTH ....................................... 195.6 in
WIDTH ........................................... 75.2 in
HEIGHT ......................................... 55.9 in
CURB WEIGHT .............................. 4459 lb
WARRANTY
4 years/50,000 miles bumper to bumper

12 years/unlimited miles corrosion protection
4 years/unlimited miles roadside assistance
MODEL-YEAR CHANGES
2014: minor trim changes
2015: minor trim changes
book praise. The potent driveline accelerated this luxury capsule to illegal cruising
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stability is keen. The vastness of the cargo
hold drew kudos, and several of us enjoyed
the 400-plus-mile range provided by the
19.8-gallon fuel tank and greater-than-20mpg highway mileage. Former editor-inchief Csaba Csere and current copy editor
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25 mpg on long trips. Overall, we beat the
EPAs 20-mpg combined rating by 1 mpg,
proof that there is hope for sports sedans
with up-to-date engine technology.
As predicted, Michigans dastardly
20132014 winter was spiteful to our S7.
Potholes broke a suspension-height sensor
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wheel alignment, and replace the trashed
tires, we kept rolling to enjoy this fourwheel-drive, all-weather interceptor.
The jet-aircraft analogy mentioned earlier also applies to the wealth of electronic
gear built into the S7s cockpit. Teaming
with Google Earth and SiriusXM, Audi
provides the most-advanced connectivity weve seen in any car. After the seveninch screen rises out of the dash, the nav
system provides 3-D satellite and aerial
views with shockingly accurate real-time
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can feed Wi-Fi to as many as eight smartphones or laptops. Fairly easy-to-master
voice command of the communication and
navigation functions is available to sumZ\[Y\PNYdRNaUR_a_NPN[QNPP\ZZ\dations info. Up to 50 destinations can be
downloaded from Google Maps. If a shower
C/D T E ST R E SU LTS
PERFORMANCE
NEW
40,000
ZERO TO 60 MPH .......................... 4.3 sec .......... 3.8 sec
ZERO TO 100 MPH ............................. 10.0 sec ............. 9.4 sec
ZERO TO 150 MPH ............................ 24.5 sec ........... 23.8 sec
ROLLING START, 560 MPH ................ 5.1 sec ............. 4.8 sec
1/4-MILE ........................................ 12.7 sec ......... 12.3 sec
@ 113 mph ..... @ 114 mph
BRAKING, 700 MPH ............................. 171 ft ............... 159 ft
ROADHOLDING,
300-FT-DIA SKIDPAD .......................... 0.88 g ............... 0.91 g
TOP SPEED (GOVERNOR LIMITED) .................................... 152 mph
EPA FUEL ECONOMY, CITY/HWY .............................. 17/27 mpg
C/D-OBSERVED FUEL ECONOMY ........................... 21 mpg
UNSCHEDULED OIL ADDITIONS ...................................... 0 qt
OPERATING COSTS (FOR 40,000 MILES)
SERVICE (4 SCHEDULED, 4 UNSCHEDULED) ........................... $2637
NORMAL WEAR ............................................................. $1258
GASOLINE (@ $3.83 PER GALLON) ....................................... $7295
NONWARRANTY REPAIRS
Washer-solvent-sensor diagnosis ..................................... $58
DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION
Replaced suspension sensor ........................................... $516
Replaced right-front winter tire, alignment ...................... $494
Replaced left-front winter tire ......................................... $283
LIFE EXPECTANCIES (ESTIMATED FROM 40,000-MILE TEST)
TIRES .................................................................. 40,000 miles
FRONT BRAKE PADS ........................................... 70,000 miles
REAR BRAKE PADS ............................ more than 100,000 miles
WHAT BITS AND PIECES COST
HEADLAMP ................................................................... $2375
ENGINE AIR FILTER ........................................................... $31
OIL FILTER ......................................................................... $41
WHEEL ........................................................................... $638
TIRE ................................................................................ $279
WIPER BLADES (LEFT/RIGHT) ....................................... $28/$28
FRONT BRAKE PADS ...................................................... $265
EIGHT INTO FOUR

Audi engineered the S7s
EA824 V-8 with half-liter
cylinder sizing, a bore smaller
than its stroke, and two turbos
fed by inboard exhaust ports
(commonly known as a hot-V
design). This V-8 also has direct
fuel injection, aluminum blockand-head construction, four
valves per cylinder opened by
dual overhead camshafts, and
variable intake- and exhaustvalve timing.
Cylinder-on-demand
technology improves cruising
fuel economy. The center two
cylinders in one bank and the
end cylinders in the other bank
work harder while the four
others rest, improving
instantaneous mileage by
up to 10 percent.
Two noise and vibration
countermeasures support V-4
operation. Electromagnetic coils
in two engine mounts produce
opposite-phase forces to
counteract shaking. Four
microphones hidden in the

headliner listen for unseemly
noise, which the S7s stereo
system cancels with out-ofphase waves.
The V-4 mode is so smooth
that none of our reviewers made
note of it in the logbook. The
engine must be warmed up and
running between 960 and 3500
rpm in an upper gear for cylinder
shutdown to occur. The
hardworking holes get a break
after seven minutes of V-4
operation to prevent overly high
temperatures.
Versions of this 4.0-liter V-8
also provide sublime propulsion
in Audi S6s, RS7s, A8s, and S8s,
plus the Bentley Continental GT
V-8 and Flying Spur. For 2015,
the little guys (S6, S7, and A8)
get 420 or 435 horsepower and
406 or 444 pound-feet of
torque, while the high rollers
(RS7, S8, and the Bentley boys)
enjoy additional torque and 500
or more horsepower.
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RANTS
AND
RAVES
JARED GALL
Two paragliders,
including motors,
t nicely with the
back seats folded.
Normally a pickup
is required for such
a task.
MIKE SUTTON
The S7 is classy,
comfy, and quick.
And one of my alltime favorites.
ANGELA KUJAVA
While I love you

dearly, K.C., would
you object to a
polygamous
relationship with
this car?
JEFF SABATINI
The throttle is soft

and laggy, and
shifting to sport
mode doesnt
remedy that.
ERIC TINGWALL
The engines
restrained
demeanor
disappears when
you stomp the
throttle and this
turbo V-8 wakes
from its slumber.
CSABA CSERE
While Im not a fan

of four-wheel drive
for sporting cars,
the Quattro system
came in handy while
passing on two-lane
roads in the rain. It
was comforting to
know that a puddle
wouldnt produce a
momentary shtail
or a skid.
JENNIFER
HARRINGTON
This thing just

oats over road
imperfections, but
it isnt boaty. And
Ill take the 27 mpg
I got on a 400-mile
trip with this V-8
beast.
AUSTIN LINDBERG
Too much wind

noise and tire slap
for my $90,000.
Also, both the
MMI connection
and Bluetooth
refused to play my
iTunes les.
TONY SWAN
Throttle tip-in at
low speeds or a
standing start can
be quite abrupt. Its
touchy and requires
care to avoid
unseemly bounces
in everyday trafc.
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HIGHLIGHTS
MOST EXPENSIVE
Porsche 918 Spyder $875,175
LEAST EXPENSIVE
Nissan Versa Note S $14,800
HIGHEST TOP SPEED
Lamborghini Aventador 217 mph*
LOWEST TOP SPEED
Smart Fortwo ED Cabriolet 78 mph
QUICKEST 060 MPH

Porsche 918 Spyder 2.2 sec
SLOWEST 060 MPH

Chevrolet Spark 11.2 sec
QUICKEST 1/4-MILE
Porsche 918 Spyder 9.8 sec
SLOWEST 1/4-MILE
Chevrolet Spark 18.3 sec
SHORTEST STOPPING DISTANCE

Porsche 911 GT3 135 feet
LONGEST STOPPING DISTANCE

GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali 4x4 217 feet
MOST GRIP
Porsche 911 GT3 1.12 g
LEAST GRIP
Mercedes-Benz G550 0.64 g
BEST FUEL ECONOMY
BMW i3 137/111 city/hwy MPGe
WORST FUEL ECONOMY

Lexus LFA 11/16 city/hwy mpg
ACCELERATION: Elapsed times from zero to 60 mph and through

a quarter-mile distance. Tests are run in two directions and corrected to
standard atmospheric conditions. The test vehicle is loaded with driver, full
tank of fuel, and about 10 pounds of test equipment. To take full advantage
of the power and traction available in manual-transmission cars,
combinations of wheelspin or clutch slipor bothare used. All upshifts
are lift-throttle with the clutch disengaged, and the engines redline is
not exceeded. With automatic-transmission cars, brake torquing is used
to produce the best results and alternative shift points are investigated.
Performance is measured using Racelogic VBOX GPS-based equipment.
TOP SPEED: Maximum speed achieved without exceeding the engines
redline. The published gure is an average of two top-speed runs in
opposite directions to cancel the effects of wind and grade.
BRAKING, 70-0 MPH: We report the second-shortest stopping
distance from 70 mph from a total of six stops. Speed and distance are
measured using the VBOX, triggered by a pressure switch on the brake pedal
so that the vehicles response characteristics are reected in the results.
ROADHOLDING: The maximum lateral acceleration possible during
cornering. The published gure is the average of one complete lap in each
direction around a 200- or 300-foot-diameter skidpad.
EPA ESTIMATED CITY/HIGHWAY FUEL ECONOMY: The fuel
consumption measured in government laboratory tests.
MODEL (MONTH TESTED)

ACURA MDX (9/13)
ALFA ROMEO 4C (11/14)
ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH (7/13)
AUDI ALLROAD QUATTRO (6/14)
AUDI A3 QUATTRO (6/14)
AUDI A3 1.8T (11/14)
AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO (5/12)
AUDI A6 3.0T (12/13)
AUDI A7 TDI (2/14)
AUDI A8L 4.0T (5/13)
AUDI RS5 (11/12)
AUDI R8 V-10 PLUS (7/13)
AUDI S3 (9/14)
AUDI S5 (4/14)
AUDI S6 (7/12)
AUDI S8 (4/13)
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GTC V-8 (12/12)
BMW i3 (9/14)
BMW i8 (8/14)
BMW M3 (9/14)
BMW M4 (8/14)
BMW M5 MANUAL (4/13)
BMW M6 GRAN COUPE (10/13)
BMW X1 xDRIVE28i (1/13)
BMW X3 xDRIVE28i (3/13)
BMW 228i (6/14)
BMW 320i (10/13)
BMW 328i xDRIVE SPORTS WAGON (6/14)
BMW 335i (6/13)
BMW 428i (2/14)
BMW 435i (4/14)
BMW 535i xDRIVE (12/13)
BMW 650i xDRIVE GRAN COUPE (7/13)
BUICK ENCORE (4/13)
BUICK VERANO TURBO (2/13)
CADILLAC ATS 3.6 (6/13)
CADILLAC CTS VSPORT (11/13)
CADILLAC CTS 2.0T (2/14)
CADILLAC ELR (2/14)
CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 CONVERTIBLE (10/12)
CHEVROLET CAMARO Z/28 (5/14)
CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY (11/13)
CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY CONV. (6/14)
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2.0TD (9/13)
CHEVROLET IMPALA LT 2.5 (11/13)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LTZ Z71 4X4 (9/13)
CHEVROLET SONIC RS (7/13)
CHEVROLET SPARK (8/13)
CHEVROLET SPARK EV (3/14)
CHEVROLET SS (1/14)
CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ 4WD (6/14)
CHEVROLET VOLT (10/12)
CHRYSLER 200S V-6 AWD (9/14)
CHRYSLER 300S (7/13)
DODGE CHALLENGER SXT (11/14)
DODGE CHARGER SRT8 (1/14)
FERRARI 458 ITALIA (9/11)
FIAT 500 ABARTH (7/14)
FIAT 500E (3/14)
FIAT 500L LOUNGE (2/14)
FORD C-MAX ENERGI (3/13)
FORD ESCAPE SEL 4WD (9/12)
FORD FIESTA ST (7/14)
FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC (3/14)
FORD FOCUS SE (12/13)
FORD FOCUS ST (12/12)
FORD FUSION ENERGI TITANIUM (8/13)
FORD FUSION SE ECOBOOST (11/12)
FORD F-150 LARIAT 4X4 ECOBOOST SPRCRW (9/13)
FORD MUSTANG ECOBOOST (11/14)
FORD SHELBY GT500 (8/12)
GMC SIERRA 2500HD DENALI 4X4 CREW CAB (8/14)
HONDA ACCORD EX-L (6/13)
HONDA ACCORD EX-L V-6 COUPE (4/13)
HONDA ACCORD HYBRID (1/14)
HONDA CIVIC EX-L (6/14)
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (1/12)
HONDA FIT EV (3/14)
HONDA FIT EX (7/14)
HYUNDAI AZERA (7/13)
HYUNDAI GENESIS 2.0T R-SPEC COUPE (7/12)
HYUNDAI GENESIS 5.0 (9/14)
HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT (2/13)
HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT 2.0T (9/14)
HYUNDAI TUCSON LIMITED AWD (9/12)
PRICE AS
TESTED
$
0-60/
1/4-MILE
sec
57,400
68,495
303,635
48,745
39,845
36,645
43,075
62,745
81,395
107,645
77,320
191,445
41,995*
59,220
79,000*
125,995
225,740
51,175
136,625
84,650
80,325
100,795
145,155
45,095
52,345
38,225
34,775
47,775
51,545
47,125
57,225
67,600
115,045
31,530
30,485
49,185
60,095
65,125
82,135
62,245
76,150
68,375
76,725
25,810
34,795
50,755
20,995
15,895
27,820
45,770
70,085
43,950
32,775
37,925
37,255
55,150
332,032
25,995
33,095
28,245
35,440
33,630
25,390
36,990
22,550
28,170
42,285
29,180
49,725
37,660
63,080
64,630
30,785
33,140
32,695
23,530
27,520
37,415
18,225
37,290
27,375
55,700
32,175
34,335
27,420
6.4/14.9
4.1/12.8
4.1/12.3
6.3/14.9
5.4/14.0
6.5/15.2
5.6/14.4
5.6/14.0
6.0/14.6
3.9/12.4
4.4/12.8
3.2/11.4
4.4/12.9
4.6/13.2
3.7/12.1
3.6/11.9
4.2/12.7
6.5/15.3
3.8/12.4
4.1/12.4
3.9/12.1
4.0/12.1
3.5/11.7
6.2/14.9
6.2/14.8
4.9/13.7
6.5/15.1
5.8/14.3
4.6/13.3
5.3/14.1
5.2/13.7
5.3/13.9
4.6/12.9
9.3/17.1
6.4/15.2
5.6/14.2
4.4/12.9
6.2/14.8
8.1/16.5
4.4/12.7
4.4/12.7
4.0/12.5
3.7/12.1
8.0/16.3
8.7/16.8
6.7/15.3
8.1/16.3
11.2/18.3
7.9/16.3
4.5/12.9
7.1/15.6
9.1/17.0
6.0/14.5
6.5/15.1
6.2/14.7
4.2/12.6
3.0/11.0
7.0/15.7
8.7/16.8
8.9/16.9
7.9/16.1
9.1/16.9
6.7/15.1
10.1/17.9
7.5/16.2
6.3/14.8
8.6/16.6
8.3/16.4
6.2/14.8
5.2/13.9
3.5/11.8
7.4/15.9
7.4/15.9
5.5/14.1
7.2/15.7
8.8/17.0
10.1/17.7
8.5/16.7
8.0/16.2
6.2/14.9
5.9/14.4
5.0/13.6
8.6/16.6
8.0/16.3
8.8/17.0
TOP
SPEED
mph
114
159
183
128
129
129
128
129
130
131
178
197*
155*
155
155*
155
187
92
155
163
155*
160
190*
130
127
153
155
128
155
158
155
127
146
116
130
152
172*
133
107
161
172*
190*
185*
125
132
99
124
109
90
160
113
101
121
121
119
178
210*
129
86
126
104
117
143
85
121
148
104
122
101
149
189
97
127
125
114
125
112
91
118
155
151
145
120
140*
110
BRAKING
70-0 MPH
feet
ROADHOLDING
g
178
144
155
161
156
162
166
171
154
169
158
148
160
163
157
156
175
163
161
154
151
158
144
189
180
161
163
165
164
164
170
172
162
175
178
163
149
164
173
150
155
142
141
180
168
178
163
176
173
153
176
185
186
175
162
152
146
195
175
169
187
174
172
185
182
164
185
175
189
150
155
217
180
169
184
165
196
188
178
173
163
167
177
178
180
0.85
1.00
0.95
0.87
0.94
0.92
0.88
0.88
0.92
0.86
0.96
0.96
0.95
0.87
0.90
0.85
0.78
0.93
0.98
0.98
0.93
0.82
0.86
0.86
0.87
0.86
0.89
0.89
0.90
0.86
0.93
0.82
0.84
0.91
0.97
0.83
0.84
0.97
1.03
1.00
0.81
0.84
0.77
0.84
0.79
0.79
0.95
0.76
0.79
0.80
0.83
0.86
0.90
1.01
0.82
0.77
0.82
0.75
0.81
0.87
0.78
0.83
0.93
0.80
0.87
0.72
0.96
1.00
0.71
0.86
0.86
0.80
0.85
0.77
0.79
0.79
0.80
0.91
0.86
0.75
0.80
0.77
EPA
CITY/HWY
mpg
18/27
24/34
13/19
20/27
24/33
23/33
21/29
18/27
24/38
16/26
16/23
13/22
23/31
17/26
17/27
15/26
14/24
137/111
28/29
17/26
17/24
15/22
14/20
22/33
21/28
23/36
24/36
22/33
23/33
23/35
20/30
20/29
16/24
25/33
20/31
19/28
16/24
20/30
32/38*
14/19
14/19
17/29
16/28
27/46
21/31
16/22
27/34
32/38
128/109
14/21
16/22
35/40
18/29
19/31
19/30
14/23
12/18
28/34
122/108
24/33
44/41
22/30
26/35
110/99
26/36
23/32
44/41
25/37
15/21
21/32
15/24
27/36
21/32
50/45
30/39
44/44
132/105
29/37
20/29
21/30
15/23
21/29
23/32
21/28
MODEL (MONTH TESTED)

HYUNDAI VELOSTER (2/12)
INFINITI JX35 AWD (7/12)
INFINITI Q50S HYBRID (10/13)
INFINITI Q50S 3.7 (7/14)
JAGUAR F-TYPE R COUPE (11/14)
JAGUAR F-TYPE V-8 S (6/14)
JAGUAR XF 2.0T (3/13)
JAGUAR XJ 3.0 (1/13)
JAGUAR XKR-S CONVERTIBLE (5/13)
JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4 (4/14)
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ECODIESEL 4X4 (6/13)
JEEP WRANGLER WILLYS (7/14)
KIA CADENZA (7/13)
KIA FORTE EX (6/14)
KIA SORENTO SX V-6 AWD (5/13)
KIA SOUL! (2/14)
KIA SPORTAGE EX AWD (9/12)
LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR LP700-4 (1/12)
LAMBORGHINI HURACN LP610-4 (9/14)
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE (3/13)
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT SUPERCHGD (4/14)
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SUPERCHARGED (8/13)
LEXUS IS350 F SPORT (6/13)
LEXUS LFA (12/10)
LEXUS LS460L AWD (2/11)
LINCOLN MKZ 2.0H (9/13)
MASERATI GHIBLI S Q4 (5/14)
MAZDA CX-5 GRAND TOURING AWD (6/13)
MAZDA 3 i TOURING (6/14)
MAZDA 6 GRAND TOURING (6/13)
MCLAREN MP4-12C (9/11)
MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS ELECTRIC DRIVE (9/14)
MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250 (12/13)
MERCEDES-BENZ CLS63 AMG S-MODEL (10/13)
MERCEDES-BENZ C63 AMG EDITION 507 (3/14)
MERCEDES-BENZ C400 4MATIC (11/14)
MERCEDES-BENZ E350 (12/13)
MERCEDES-BENZ GLK250 BLUETEC (10/13)
MERCEDES-BENZ GL63 AMG (2/13)
MERCEDES-BENZ G550 (10/12)
MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG BLACK (1/14)
MERCEDES-BENZ SL65 AMG (7/13)
MERCEDES-BENZ S63 AMG 4MATIC (8/14)
MERCEDES-BENZ S550 (11/13)
MINI COOPER JOHN COOPER WORKS (6/12)
MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE (4/13)
MINI COOPER S HARDTOP (7/14)
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE ES (4/14)
MORGAN 3 WHEELER (7/14)
NISSAN GT-R NISMO (8/14)
NISSAN JUKE SV AWD (4/12)
NISSAN LEAF SL (3/14)
NISSAN SENTRA SL 1.8 (12/12)
NISSAN VERSA NOTE S (1/14)
PORSCHE BOXSTER (12/12)
PORSCHE BOXSTER S (9/12)
PORSCHE CAYENNE GTS (4/13)
PORSCHE CAYMAN (11/14)
PORSCHE CAYMAN S (8/13)
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA (8/14)
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S (11/13)
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S CABRIOLET (5/13)
PORSCHE 911 GT3 (11/13)
PORSCHE 911 TURBO S (5/14)
PORSCHE 918 SPYDER (8/14)
RAM 2500 POWER WAGON LARAMIE 4X4 (9/14)
SCION FR-S (10/12)
SMART FORTWO ED CABRIOLET (3/14)
SRT VIPER GTS (2/13)
SUBARU BRZ LIMITED (6/12)
SUBARU FORESTER 2.5i TOURING (6/13)
SUBARU WRX (9/14)
TESLA MODEL S SIGNATURE PERFORMANCE (1/13)
TOYOTA AVALON XLE (7/13)
TOYOTA COROLLA S (6/14)
TOYOTA RAV4 XLE AWD (6/13)
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE GSR (4/14)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TSI (11/14)
VOLKSWAGEN GTI (9/14)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SE (6/14)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI (9/13)
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI (11/11)
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG TDI (6/13)
VOLVO S60 T6 DRIVE-E (9/14)
VOLVO V60 T6 AWD R-DESIGN (6/14)
*ESTIMATED MPGe
PRICE AS
TESTED
$
0-60/
1/4-MILE
sec
TOP
SPEED
mph
BRAKING
70-0 MPH
feet
ROADHOLDING
g
23,310
54,800
53,655
50,955
103,425
100,370
68,175
84,725
138,875
37,525
56,990
30,980
41,900
20,300
38,550
26,195
30,150
412,015
256,745*
56,795
88,585
114,930
49,000*
375,875
98,330
42,415
100,140
31,890
23,235
31,490
303,690*
50,710
35,855
125,285
75,125
61,755
63,490
50,995
130,000*
108,850
296,950
223,465
168,285
113,815
32,600
34,350
27,595
16,890
73,396
151,880
24,415
36,910
23,420
14,800
66,100
85,410
137,195
70,345
93,530
92,140
148,245
136,430
142,265
193,740
875,175
59,780
25,092
30,040
140,990
28,000*
33,220
29,290
109,600
36,549
22,870
27,565
30,850
26,775
28,305
22,635
27,850
28,790
60,840
47,925
50,475
9.1/17.0
7.8/16.0
5.1/13.8
4.9/13.5
3.5/11.8
3.7/12.0
6.8/15.1
5.2/13.8
4.0/12.3
6.9/15.3
8.0/16.1
6.6/15.3
6.2/14.8
7.3/15.6
7.0/15.6
8.1/16.4
9.3/17.3
3.0/10.9
2.5/10.4
6.6/15.1
4.6/13.1
4.7/13.1
5.6/14.0
3.6/11.7
6.0/14.5
9.4/17.2
4.7/13.4
7.6/15.8
7.6/15.9
7.0/15.6
2.9/10.7
6.8/15.4
6.3/14.9
3.2/11.6
3.9/12.3
4.7/13.3
6.0/14.6
8.1/16.2
4.8/13.2
5.9/14.6
3.2/11.2
3.7/11.8
3.8/12.2
4.9/13.4
6.1/14.5
6.7/15.1
6.8/15.1
10.9/18.3
6.9/15.5
2.9/11.2
7.3/15.8
10.2/17.7
9.2/17.2
9.5/17.2
5.6/14.0
4.4/12.9
5.5/13.9
5.3/13.9
4.1/12.6
4.2/12.7
4.0/12.4
4.3/12.7
3.0/11.2
2.6/10.8
2.2/9.8
8.4/16.5
6.4/14.9
9.8/17.5
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6.3/14.9
8.6/16.7
5.1/13.8
4.6/13.3
6.1/14.5
9.5/17.4
8.2/16.5
6.0/14.8
7.7/15.9
5.8/14.4
7.3/15.5
8.0/16.2
8.6/16.8
6.9/15.4
5.4/14.0
5.0/13.6
121
121
149
144
188
171
149
125
186*
119
119
99
154
138
120
117
110
217*
202*
133
133
136
143*
202*
130
109
175
123
133
135
205*
101
133
186*
176
136
133
129
156
133
196*
186
187
132
147
140
146*
102
100
191
123
94
118
114
168
176
156
165
173
182
188*
187*
195*
198*
214*
99
136
78
206*
139
122
144
134
127
111
123
127
124
124
126
124
113
125
131
132
176
181
180
156
151
147
161
158
156
166
184
210
186
160
177
162
179
144
144
165
167
174
177
164
171
170
155
166
167
174
145
188
160
148
156
160
175
185
162
185
151
152
155
171
164
154
191
184
207
145
176
180
172
181
145
147
151
148
146
144
147
149
135
144
142
211
166
190
146
165
166
159
160
178
180
168
165
173
163
166
175
178
183
193
177
0.83
0.76
0.87
0.95
1.00
0.96
0.85
0.85
0.92
0.79
0.72
0.60
0.81
0.86
0.75
0.82
0.79
0.95
1.01
0.83
0.86
0.75
0.85
0.98
0.80
0.83
0.91
0.81
0.82
0.86
1.02
0.75
0.90
0.90
0.88
0.83
0.80
0.84
0.64
0.98
0.96
0.93
0.87
0.89
0.90
0.84
0.74
0.74
1.02
0.85
0.80
0.81
0.76
1.01
0.99
0.95
1.03
0.99
0.98
1.06
1.03
1.12
1.09
1.10
0.67
0.96
0.76
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0.91
0.78
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0.91
0.82
0.82
0.78
0.89
0.85
0.91
0.86
0.81
0.82
0.85
0.86
0.84
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18/23
28/34
20/29
16/23
16/23
19/30
18/28
15/22
19/27
21/28
17/21
19/28
24/36
18/24
23/31
21/28
11/17
14/20
20/28
14/19
13/19
19/28
11/16
16/23
45/45
15/25
24/30
30/41
26/38
15/22
85/83
26/38
16/22
13/19
21/29
21/30
24/33
13/17
12/15
13/17
14/21
15/23
17/25
25/33
27/35
25/38
37/44
16/23
25/30
129/102
30/39
27/36
20/30
20/28
15/21
21/30
21/30
19/27
19/27
19/27
15/20
17/24
20/24
23/30
122/93
12/19
22/30
24/32
21/28
88/90
21/31
29/37
22/29
21/30
26/37
25/34
25/36
30/42
30/40
20/29
24/35
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226,275
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235,448
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230,425
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150,308
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52,766
80.2%
65,900
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999,025
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1,229,450
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81.26%
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R- 15 $71
R- 15 70
R- 15 89
R- 15 77
R- 15 80
R- 15 79
Blizzak LM-32
205/55
215/45
225/45
225/50
215/45
225/40
225/50
235/40
245/45
255/40
R- 16 $131
R- 17XL 162
R- 17XL 168
R- 17XL 175
R- 18XL 203
R- 18XL 193
R- 18 210
R- 18XL 200
R- 18XL 226
R- 18XL 217
X
225/60
225/65
235/65
205/40
205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/45
225/50
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/45
R- 16 $117
R- 16 113
R- 16 122
R- 17XL 135
R- 17XL 140
R- 17XL 147
R- 17XL 160
R- 17 132
R- 17 122
R- 17 121
R- 17 159
R- 17 163
R- 17 136
R- 17 124
R- 17 127
R- 17 175
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/45
P215/55
225/40
225/45
225/50
225/55
225/60
235/40
235/50
245/40
245/50
255/35
R- 17 $150
R- 17 132
R- 17 129
R- 17XL 179
R- 18 170
R- 18XL 180
R- 18XL 164
R- 18 170
R- 18 177
R- 18 153
R- 18XL 193
R- 18XL 178
R- 18XL 194
R- 18XL 185
R- 18 201
185/55
205/55
205/60
215/60
215/65
225/60
R- 16XL $94
R- 16 99
R- 16 83
R- 16 90
R- 16 88
R- 16 92
225/65
235/65
225/50
245/45
R- 16 $90
R- 16 95
R- 17 132
R- 17 142
255/45
275/35
225/40
225/45
245/40
245/45
255/35
255/40
265/35
275/35
R- 18 $233
R- 18 264
R- 19XL 243
R- 19 231
R- 19XL 263
R- 19XL 255
R- 19XL 286
R- 19XL 274
R- 19XL 311
R- 19 321
X
Blizzak LM-25 RFT (Runat)

205/50 R- 17 $187
225/45 R- 17XL 214
Blizzak LM-500
155/70 R- 19 $129
Blizzak LM-60
245/40
265/35
225/40
265/35
275/45
255/50
R- 17 $191
R- 18XL 159
R- 19 179
R- 19 224
R- 19XL 225
R- 20XL 281
195/55
205/45
225/40
235/55
255/55
R- 16 $157
R- 17 180
R- 18 240
R- 18 257
R- 18XL 287
245/50 R- 17 $240
245/45 R- 18 297
275/40
245/40
245/45
255/35
295/35
R- 19 $305
R- 20 349
R- 20 292
R- 20XL 317
R- 20XL 435
205/55 R- 16 $165
225/50 R- 17 203
225/55 R- 17 194
255/40 R- 20 $405
285/35 R- 20 460
Blizzak LM-50 RFT (Runat)

225/60 R- 17 $139
Blizzak WS60
175/65
185/65
145/65
205/60
185/55
225/55
235/60
R- 14XL $89
R- 14 84
R- 15 76
R- 15 91
R- 16XL 93
R- 16 124
R- 16 120
Blizzak LM-32s
235/45 R- 17 $183
Blizzak LM-80
Blizzak DM-V1
215/70
235/75
215/70
225/70
P225/75
235/60
235/70
P235/75
245/70
P245/75
265/70
275/70
215/70
225/65
235/65
P235/70
P235/75
245/65
P245/70
245/75
R- 15 $106
R- 15XL 115
R- 16 121
R- 16 122
R- 16 115
R- 16 129
R- 16 132
R- 16XL 128
R- 16 132
R- 16 126
R- 16 142
R- 16 146
R- 17 127
R- 17 125
R- 17XL 130
R- 17XL 129
R- 17 136
R- 17 144
R- 17 132
R- 17 141
Blizzak W965
LT215/85 R- 16E $155

LT225/75 R- 16E 155
LT235/85 R- 16E 175
255/60
P255/65
P255/70
P255/75
265/65
265/70
P285/70
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/60
255/55
255/60
P255/65
P255/70
265/60
265/65
P265/70
275/60
P275/65
R- 17 $159
R- 17 152
R- 17 137
R- 17 147
R- 17 157
R- 17 153
R- 17 168
R- 18 154
R- 18XL 157
R- 18 161
R- 18 162
R- 18XL 169
R- 18XL 174
R- 18 174
R- 18 152
R- 18 176
R- 18 181
R- 18 160
R- 18 183
R- 18 184
LT245/75 R- 16E $167

LT265/75 R- 16E 172
LT235/80 R- 17E 182
R- 18 $191
R- 19 151
R- 19 167
R- 19 164
R- 19XL 169
R- 19 192
R- 19XL 183
R- 19XL 207
R- 20 188
R- 20 197
R- 20 202
R- 20 176
R- 20 199
R- 20XL 229
R- 20XL 218
R- 20 197
R- 20 207
R- 20XL 215
R- 22 253
R- 22 254
LT245/70 R- 17E $182
AltiMAX Arctic (studdable $15/tire)

175/70
175/65
185/60
185/65
185/70
185/60
185/65
195/55
195/60
195/65
205/60
205/65
205/70
215/60
215/65
215/70
225/70
R- 13 $49
R- 14 56
R- 14 60
R- 14 65
R- 14 57
R- 15 61
R- 15 62
R- 15 80
R- 15 64
R- 15 64
R- 15 69
R- 15 70
R- 15 61
R- 15 74
R- 15 72
R- 15 64
R- 15 75
205/55
205/60
215/55
215/60
215/65
215/70
225/55
225/60
225/70
235/60
235/70
235/75
245/70
245/75
255/70
265/70
265/75
R- 16 $85
R- 16 76
R- 16 95
R- 16 79
R- 16 87
R- 16 79
R- 16 102
R- 16 85
R- 16 86
R- 16 101
R- 16 89
R- 16 93
R- 16 95
R- 16 95
R- 16 95
R- 16 98
R- 16 99
AltiMAX Arctic LT (studdable $15/tire)
Blizzak DM-Z3
Winter Slalom KSI
LT225/75 R- 16E$128
LT235/85 R- 16E 134
LT245/75 R- 16E 140
LT265/75 R- 16E $137

LT235/80 R- 17E 148
LT245/70 R- 17E 152
215/70
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/65
205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
215/60
215/65
R- 16 $94
R- 16XL 104
R- 16 96
R- 16 95
R- 16 103
R- 17XL 115
R- 17 128
R- 17 130
R- 17XL 116
R- 17 106
R- 17 104
ContiWinterContact TS800
155/60 R- 15 $88
175/55 R- 15 $109
ContiWinterContact TS830 P
235/60
255/55
235/40
265/40
R- 18
R- 18
R- 19
R- 19
$215
219
281
306
Eagle Ultra
Grip GW-3
265/60 R- 17 $149
P225/60 R- 18 146
245/55 R- 18 170
295/35 R- 19 $325
255/40 R- 20XL 316
285/35 R- 20XL 375
Ultra Grip
Performance 2
225/40 R- 18X $188

ROF (RunOnFlat)
205/55 R- 16 $150
255/50 R- 21 288
205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/45
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/45
235/55
235/65
245/65
245/70
265/70
R- 17 $100
R- 17 112
R- 17 110
R- 17 105
R- 17 106
R- 17 102
R- 17 118
R- 17 104
R- 17 103
R- 17 108
R- 17 116
R- 17 115
R- 17XL 110
R- 17 118
R- 17 110
R- 17 110
X
195/65
205/55
205/60
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/60
235/60
235/65
215/45
215/50
R- 15 $80
R- 16XL 101
R- 16 91
R- 16XL 113
R- 16 96
R- 16 95
R- 16 100
R- 16 105
R- 16 110
R- 17 143
R- 17XL 135
215/55
215/65
225/45
225/50
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/55
235/60
225/45
225/55
R- 17 $118
R- 17 108
R- 17XL 151
R- 17 153
R- 17XL 128
R- 17 114
R- 17 107
R- 17 129
R- 17 113
R- 18 147
R- 18 152
Ultra Grip Ice WRT SUV (studdable $15/tire)

235/65 R- 17 $118
245/65 R- 17 120
265/65 R- 17 137
265/70 R- 17 $130
P255/70 R- 18 133
P265/60 R- 18 152
Ultra Grip Ice WRT LT (studdable $15/tire)

LT265/75 R- 16E$155
LT245/75 R- 17E 160
LT265/70 R- 17E $179
Ultra Grip Winter (studdable $15/tire)

LT265/70 R- 17E $156
LT285/70 R- 17D 174
225/70 R- 16 $68
175/65
175/70
185/60
185/65
185/70
195/70
185/60
185/65
195/55
195/60
195/65
205/60
R- 14 $60
R- 14 55
R- 14 62
R- 14 61
R- 14 55
R- 14 57
R- 15 66
R- 15 65
R- 15 75
R- 15 67
R- 15 67
R- 15 70
215/65
225/45
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/45
235/65
245/65
265/70
R- 17 $100
R- 17XL 123
R- 17XL 120
R- 17 110
R- 17 112
R- 17 129
R- 17XL 118
R- 17 133
R- 17 134
ContiCross
Contact Winter
295/35 R- 21X$360
275/40 R- 22XL 383
ContiWinterContact
TS830 P ContiSeal
205/55 R- 16 $128
Ultra Grip SUV

RunOnFlat
255/55 R- 18X$238
Ultra Grip Ice+
205/65 R- 15X$101
205/50 R- 17 155
Ultra Grip Ice WRT
235/55 R- 17 $179
235/50 R- 18 228
255/50 R- 19XL 263
RFT (Runat)
225/65 RF- 17 $171
265/45 R- 21 $299
285/60
225/55
P235/55
P245/55
255/55
P255/60
265/50
275/45
P245/50
P245/60
255/45
P255/55
P265/50
275/40
275/45
P275/55
P275/60
285/50
275/50
P285/45
185/55 R- 15 $70
185/65 R- 15XL 72
XL 73
R- 15XL 74
R- 15 75
R- 15 80
R- 16XL 97
R- 16XL 86
R- 16XL 102
R- 16XL 94
R- 16XL 93
195/65
205/60
205/65
205/55
205/60
215/55
215/60
215/65
205/65
205/70
215/70
235/75
205/55
205/60
215/60
215/65
225/60
225/65
235/60
235/65
R- 15 $70
R- 15 67
R- 15 69
R- 15 82
R- 16 84
R- 16 79
R- 16 83
R- 16 84
R- 16 84
R- 16 87
R- 16 91
R- 16 97
235/45
235/50
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/60
235/55
245/55
245/50
R- 18 $165
R- 18 166
R- 18 145
R- 18XL 146
R- 18 139
R- 18 141
R- 19 142
R- 19 156
R- 20 167
P275/65 R- 18 $161
P275/55 R- 20 175
Ultra Grip Ice
P255/65 R- 18 $146
215/55
215/65
225/50
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/65
235/55
235/60
245/55
R- 17 $103
R- 17 94
R- 17 115
R- 17 107
R- 17 106
R- 17 106
R- 17 114
R- 18 132
R- 18XL 133
R- 19 155
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15 Volkwagen GTI
15 Chevrolet Camaro LT 1LT
15 Cadillac Escalade
215/55R-16 Dunlop Winter Maxx XL

16x7 Sport Edition CS1
Total Package Price: $796
225/65R-17 Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT

17x7.5 Sport Edition F11
Optional Set of TPMS Sensors: $196
265/70R-17 Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V1

17x8 Sport Edition TK6
Total Package Price: $1,184
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Winter Maxx
175/70
175/65
175/70
185/60
185/65
185/70
175/65
185/55
185/60
185/65
195/55
195/60
195/65
205/65
205/70
R- 13 $59
R- 14 69
R- 14 62
R- 14 73
R- 14 74
R- 14 66
R- 15 72
R- 15 82
R- 15 76
R- 15 77
R- 15 86
R- 15 82
R- 15 76
R- 15 80
R- 15 76
Graspic DS-3
175/60 R- 15 $99
185/60 R- 15 71
SP Winter Sport 4D
195/65
195/55
205/55
215/60
225/45
225/50
225/55
R- 15 $91
R- 16 109
R- 16 112
R- 16XL 120
R- 17XL 162
R- 17 166
R- 17XL 159
SP Winter Sport 3D
215/65
225/55
225/60
215/50
215/55
225/45
225/55
235/45
235/55
235/65
245/40
245/45
255/45
235/40
235/45
R- 16 $109
R- 16 130
R- 16 128
R- 17XL 148
R- 17XL 144
R- 17 154
R- 17 143
R- 17 158
R- 17XL 165
R- 17XL 141
R- 17XL 169
R- 17XL 169
R- 17 174
R- 18XL 216
R- 18 203
SP Winter
Sport M3 ROF
205/55 R- 16 $144
225/50 R- 17 182
215/70
185/55
195/55
205/55
205/60
205/65
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/55
225/60
205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
R- 15 $78
R- 16 92
R- 16XL 95
R- 16XL 94
R- 16XL 89
R- 16 88
R- 16XL 99
R- 16XL 92
R- 16 96
R- 16XL 111
R- 16XL 95
R- 17XL 118
R- 17XL 130
R- 17XL 129
R- 17 119
215/60
225/45
225/50
225/55
235/45
245/45
215/45
225/40
225/45
225/55
235/50
245/40
245/45
255/45
245/45
175/60 R- 16 $86
235/40 R- 19XL 164
R- 17 $107
R- 17XL 133
R- 17XL 138
R- 17XL 125
R- 17XL 140
R- 17XL 143
R- 18XL 141
R- 18XL 149
R- 18XL 147
R- 18 147
R- 18XL 155
R- 18XL 166
R- 18XL 160
R- 18XL 160
R- 19 170
245/45 R- 19 $166
R- 17X $166
R- 17 164
R- 17XL 145
R- 18XL 186
R- 18XL 180
R- 18XL 197
R- 18 215
245/40 R- 18X $221

235/55 R- 19 207
255/50 R- 19 266
DSST (RunOnFlat)
205/45 R- 17X $182
255/40 R- 18 $230
255/55 R- 18 215
265/35 R- 18XL 258
265/45 R- 18 239
285/35 ZR- 18XL 223
285/35 R- 18XL 286
235/35 R- 19XL 243
235/45 R- 19XL 200
235/50 R- 19 199
235/50 R- 19XL 215
245/45 R- 19XL 227
255/35 R- 19XL 285
255/50 R- 19XL 218
265/50 R- 19XL 223
295/30 ZR- 19XL 296
255/35 R- 20 $332
255/35 R- 20 309
255/45 R- 20 279
265/35 R- 20XL 296
265/40 R- 20XL 245
275/30 R- 20XL 312
275/45 R- 20XL 239
275/35 R- 21XL 368
DSST (RunOnFlat)
195/55 R- 16 $142
225/45 R- 17 176
225/55 R- 17XL 185
245/45 R- 18XL 266
245/45 R- 19XL 263
235/45
235/55
235/65
225/40
225/45
235/45
235/50
X
XL
SP Winter
Response
Grandtrek SJ6
165/65 R- 14 $76
205/70 R- 16 $82
X-Ice Xi3
175/65
175/70
185/60
185/65
185/70
175/65
185/55
185/60
185/65
195/55
195/60
195/65
205/60
205/65
205/70
215/70
185/55
195/55
195/60
205/50
R- 14XL $90
R- 14XL 107
R- 14XL 96
R- 14XL 96
R- 14XL 112
R- 15XL 84
R- 15XL 124
R- 15XL 89
R- 15XL 88
R- 15XL 98
R- 15XL 91
R- 15XL 91
R- 15XL 113
R- 15XL 96
R- 15 112
R- 15 116
R- 16XL 124
R- 16XL 120
R- 16 119
R- 16XL 124
205/55
205/60
205/65
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/60
205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/45
225/50
225/55
225/60
Pilot Alpin PA3
Pilot Alpin PA4
245/45 R- 17X$235
235/40 R- 18XL 219
235/45 R- 18XL 219
225/40
245/40
245/45
245/50
255/35
245/35
245/40
255/35
255/40
285/35
285/30
Pilot Alpin PA2

235/40
255/40
265/40
295/35
R- 18 $225
R- 18 265
R- 18XL 258
R- 18 141
Pilot Alpin
PA2 ZP (Runat)
R- 18X $220
R- 18XL 221
R- 18XL 227
R- 18XL 259
R- 18XL 285
R- 19XL 321
R- 19XL 289
R- 19XL 325
R- 19XL 311
R- 19XL 375
R- 20XL 425
Primacy Alpin
PA3 ZP (Runat)
225/50 R- 17 $186
245/50 R- 18 238
195/55 R- 16 $153
225/45 R- 17 194
Latitude X-Ice Xi2

P235/75
265/70
215/70
225/70
235/65
235/70
245/70
265/70
225/65
235/60
235/65
245/65
R- 16X $122
R- 16XL 103
R- 16XL 106
R- 16XL 126
R- 16XL 109
R- 16XL 108
R- 16XL 129
R- 16XL 112
R- 16 110
R- 16 118
R- 17 152
R- 17XL 167
R- 17XL 145
R- 17XL 132
R- 17 119
R- 17 116
R- 17XL 172
R- 17XL 167
R- 17XL 143
R- 17 122
R- 15X $117
R- 15 126
R- 16 123
R- 16 123
R- 16 149
R- 16 135
R- 16 134
R- 16 147
R- 17 127
R- 17 146
R- 17XL 127
R- 17 139
iceGUARD iG52c
175/65
175/70
185/60
185/65
195/60
175/65
185/60
185/65
195/60
195/65
205/60
205/65
215/65
R- 14 $67
R- 14 70
R- 14 62
R- 14 69
R- 14 70
R- 15 76
R- 15 73
R- 15 72
R- 15 74
R- 15 78
R- 15 77
R- 15 81
R- 15 84
R- 17 $135
R- 17 169
R- 17 149
R- 17 157
R- 17 163
R- 18 152
R- 18XL 169
R- 18 165
R- 18 169
R- 18XL 187
R- 18XL 179
R- 18 175
iceGUARD iG51v
205/70
215/70
265/70
215/65
215/70
215/60
225/60
225/65
235/60
235/65
245/65
R- 15 $77
R- 15 83
R- 15 108
R- 16 96
R- 16 108
R- 17 107
R- 17 110
R- 17 111
R- 17 114
R- 17XL 115
R- 17 122
iceGUARD iG20
185/55 R- 15 $68
195/55 R- 15 92
185/55 R- 16 105
Geolandar I/T G072

255/70 R- 18 $122
P265/65 R- 18 151
275/65 R- 18 149
Package
Includes
235/50 R- 18 $221
265/55 R- 19 307
Latitude Alpin
205/50
205/55
205/60
205/65
215/55
215/60
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/65
205/50
215/45
215/50
R- 16 $105
R- 16 101
R- 16 87
R- 16 88
R- 16 105
R- 16 91
R- 16 112
R- 16 94
R- 16 94
R- 16 98
R- 17XL 114
R- 17 121
R- 17XL 129
215/55
215/65
225/45
225/50
225/55
235/45
235/55
245/40
245/45
225/40
225/45
245/40
245/45
R- 17 $109
R- 17 97
R- 17 131
R- 17 134
R- 17 112
R- 17 142
R- 17 121
R- 17 145
R- 17 145
R- 18XL 148
R- 18 135
R- 18 160
R- 18XL 157
245/70
255/60
265/65
265/70
225/55
225/60
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/60
255/55
R- 17 $117
R- 17 141
R- 17 139
R- 17 136
R- 18 154
R- 18 152
R- 18 136
R- 18XL 140
R- 18 143
R- 18 144
R- 18XL 150
265/60
285/60
235/55
255/50
255/55
245/50
255/50
265/50
275/40
275/45
285/50
R- 18 $156
R- 18 169
R- 19 139
R- 19XL 161
R- 19XL 164
R- 20 167
R- 20XL 169
R- 20XL 171
R- 20XL 202
R- 20XL 194
R- 20 186
195/50 R- 16 $107
195/55 R- 16 100
235/45 R- 18 151
235/50 R- 18 $136
225/45 R- 19 183
255/45 R- 19 185
245/55 R- 19 $154
P255/60 R- 19 164
P235/55 R- 20 167
P245/60 R- 20 $162
275/55 R- 20RF 168
Latitude Alpin LA2
225/55 R- 18 $184
255/55 R- 18XL 183
265/45 R- 20 $296
295/40 R- 20 365
Winterforce (studdable $15/tire)

175/70
175/65
185/60
185/65
185/70
P185/75
195/70
P195/75
205/70
P205/75
215/70
185/60
R- 13 $48
R- 14 61
R- 14 62
R- 14 64
R- 14 52
R- 14 71
R- 14 55
R- 14 55
R- 14 85
R- 14 56
R- 14 60
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1 2 . 2 0 14
THIS MONTH
2016 AUDI TTS / TOYOTA CAMRY / CHEVY COLORADO / BMW 428i GRAN COUPE / MINI COOPER S HARDTOP 4 DOOR AND HARDTOP
. H AT C H B AC K
2016 AUDI TT
SPECI FIC ATIONS
The new TT looks to its past to move forward.

by Jens Meiners
Maybe no evolution of the
Audi TT can have the
impact of the original. When Audi conceived the TT in the mid-1990s, the little
coupe and cabrio came into a virtually
deserted segment and served as a statement of Audis commitment to style and
precision. Like the 5000 more than a
decade before it, the TT pointed to Audis
relevance in the design world.
The second-generation TT, launched
in the 2006 calendar year, was a better
vehicle in many respects, but it lacked the

uncompromising spirit of the original.
The third generation, on sale in Europe
right now, has a bit more design rigor
than its immediate predecessor, but neither is it the landmark shape to launch a
renaissance.
What we will get, when it arrives here
in a year, is a nicely motivated coupe using
some lightweight MQB components in its
space frame. While the least powerful
engine in European versions is a 184-hp
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheeldrive, 2+2-passenger, 3-door hatchback

BASE PRICE (est) .................... $42,000
ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and
intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, iron block
and aluminum head, port and direct fuel
injection
DISPLACEMENT .......... 121 cu in, 1984 cc
POWER .................. 220 hp @ 6200 rpm
TORQUE ............... 258 lb-ft @ 1600 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed dual-clutch
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE ........................... 98.6 in

LENGTH ................................. 164.4 in
WIDTH ..................................... 72.1 in
HEIGHT .................................. 53.3 in
CURB WEIGHT ........................ 3050 lb
PERFORMANCE (C/D EST)
ZERO TO 60 MPH ..................... 5.1 sec

ZERO TO 100 MPH ................. 12.9 sec
1/4-MILE ................................. 13.7 sec
TOP SPEED ........................... 155 mph
PROJECTED FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST)
EPA CITY/HWY ................... 24/33 mpg
It doesnt inspire awe as the rst TT did,

but its interior is spare and beautiful in a
way thats reminiscent of the original.
2.0-liter TDI, U.S. customers will see 220

horsepower and 258 pound-feet of twist
from a standard EA888 2.0-liter gasoline
turbo. Despite the relatively modest power
rating, the TT charges forward with zeal, in
part thanks to its 3050-pound curb weight.
The second-generation TT tipped the
scales some 200 pounds lighter than the
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has dieted hard to lose another 90. We
expect the sprint from zero to 60 mph will
take about 5.1 seconds. Top speed, according to Audi, is 155 mph. The only available
transmission for the U.S. version will be a

six-speed dual-clutch automatic, and Quattro four-wheel drive will be standard.
While the TT feels quick, there is slight
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swift action of the dual-clutch gearbox.
Push the touchy gas pedal and this Audi
hisses and whooshes forward in a rush.
The TT turns into corners eagerly, and the
sport setting of the stability-control system allows for considerable drift angles
before intervening. The electrically
boosted power steering is wonderfully
precise and nicely weighted.
There is no hiding the fact that the TT
has the bones of more mass-market cars,
however. Its seating position is a bit higher
than that of, say, a Porsche Cayman or a

BMW Z4. While this may dampen the
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visibility.
But make no mistakethere is no confusing the TT for an A3 from the inside.
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dashboard, eliminating the central display
in the process. All information, including
the navigation map, is now directly in front
of the driver on an ultra-high-quality TFT
display. In one mode, a huge map digitally
dispatches the tach and speedometer to
the outer corners of the screen.
The HVAC controls, as well as the
heated-seat controls, are integrated into
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touchpad interface. The ultra-clean
interior looks futuristic and well-integrated. Passengers may complain about the
lack of a central screen, but this is a sports
car, right? As for rear accommodations, we
suggest just folding those seats down to get
the extra cargo space; for adults, the claustrophobic rear compartment is torture.
(Not that Audi promises more. It says the
rear seats arent recommended for anyone
taller than 4 feet 9 inches.)
The Audi TT will come to the U.S. in
mid-2015 as a 2016 model; we estimate its
base price will be slightly north of
$40,000. The originals strict design
orthodoxy may be a thing of the past, but
the cars inherent approachability isnt.
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SPECI FIC ATIONS

2+2-passenger, 3-door hatchback
BASE PRICE (est) ....................... $55,000
ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled
DOHC 16-valve inline-4, iron block and
aluminum head, port and direct fuel injection
DISPLACEMENT ........... 121 cu in, 1984 cc
POWER .................... 292 hp @ 6200 rpm
TORQUE ................. 280 lb-ft @ 1800 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed dual-clutch
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE ............................ 98.6 in

LENGTH ................................... 165.0 in
WIDTH ....................................... 72.1 in
HEIGHT .................................... 52.9 in
CURB WEIGHT .......................... 3150 lb
ZERO TO 60 MPH ..................... 4.5 sec

ZERO TO 100 MPH ................... 12.3 sec
1/4-MILE .................................. 13.0 sec
TOP SPEED ............................. 155 mph
EPA CITY/HWY ..................... 24/32 mpg
2016 AUDI TTS

More power, more style, more TT. by Jens Meiners
The new 2016 Audi TT is
quite competent and good
fun to drive, but 220 horsepower just
doesnt cut it for most enthusiasts in
todays performance environment. Weve
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sports cars, many of which pack at least
two more cylinders than this Audi. Its
a good thing, then, that theres a TTS
model again, perfect for aesthetes with
a speed fetish.
To be launched in America in mid-2015
as a 2016 model, it gets an estimated 292
horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque
The TTS, like the upcoming S3 sedan with
which it shares its engine, will be available
only with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission.
from its EA888 turbocharged four-cylinder. (European models, such as the one we
drove for this review, have slightly more
power.) Though it brings no additional
cylinders to the table, the 72 additional
horsepower and 22 extra pound-feet are
extracted from the turbo four without sac_VPRAURAA@`R[TV[RV`cR_f_R`]\[`VcR
by the standards of forced induction, and
it emits a slightly more pronounced variation of the same well-honed, mischievous
soundtrack. When upshifting under load,
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popping sound.
We expect the run to 60 mph to take
just 4.5 seconds, 0.6 second quicker than
the regular-grade TT. Top speed is gov-
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speed manual in the U.S.
Although it borrows some components
of the VW Groups MQB front-wheel-drive
platform, the TTS exhibits almost no
understeer and turn-in is impressively
quick. Its also a bit easier to induce some
playful oversteer here than in the TT. As
with the base car, were impressed by the
electrically boosted power steering, which
is accurate, weighty, and responsive
enough that only the hardest of hard-core
purists will wish for a hydraulic setup. The
TTS also stays nicely planted on undulatV[TN[QURNcV[T_\NQ`\R_V[TZ\_RaUN[
enough grip for mortals to exploit. (Okay,
so the photo above proves the TTS isnt
always planted. But it remains entirely
unfazed by such an exercise.)
Interior materials are high quality,
and they feel upmarket without trying to
mimic traditional luxury. The centerpiece
of the whole shebang is a TFT instrument
cluster.
With its additional muscle and similar curb weight, the TTS has no trouble
distancing itself from the TT. When it
hits dealerships stateside, expect a price
of entry around the $55,000
mark. Later, there will be an
even more powerful derivative, the next-gen TT RS,
which will arrive packing a
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more than 400 turbocharged
horsepower. Until then,
though, the TTS works just
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competitive sports coupe.
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. S E DA N
TOYOTA CAMRY
Americas favorite family sedan gets an early
u and bu. by Don Sherman
Hawaiis Big Island, the world
epicenter of bliss, is a good
place to enjoy a Toyota Camrys soothing
interior, placid ride, and worry-free disposition. Pavement imperfections and speeds
above 55 mph are forbidden here. Drive a
Camryany Camryin Hawaii and you
might wonder why the worlds most
methodical carmaker would call its prodigy
in for fresh Mai Tais (virgin, of course)
only three years after its last redesign. The
easy answer is because it can: With more
than 400,000 Camrys sold in the U.S. last
year and twice that volume worldwide,
theres ample cash to fund this companys
$1-million-per-hour R&D budget.
The harder answer, at least for Toyota,
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mid-size sedans that shame the Camrys
dynamic abilities.
So, without risking core virtues of
dependability, comfort, and value, Toyota

has blessed the 2015 Camry with a major
freshening. There are two new faces, gently
creased side surfaces, upgraded interiors,
and chassis tweaks for nine distinct powertrain and trim combinations. The base
2.5-liter four-cylinder, 3.5-liter V-6, sixspeed automatic, and gas-electric hybrid
powertrain are the only stones left
unturned.
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bar grille reminiscent of the Avalon. The SE
and the new XSE versions get a racy Lexusesque black honeycomb air sucker. All wear
front-corner scars and patches on their
C-pillars. It gets better, and somewhat less
contrived, inside. Most of the previous hard
plastic is now soft, and French seams are
stitched into the upper models dashes,
steering wheels, and door surfaces. The
XSE and XLE seats are trimmed in ultra-
Top: The high-spec XSE certainly looks

sportier than previous Camrys. Alas, it
remains a soft, quiet, and comfy Camry.
suede and/or perforated leather.

The bounty of electronic assists now
includes lane keeping, automatic braking,
rear-collision alert, radar-based cruise
control, and automatic headlamp dimming. All Camrys get a backup camera;
most get a 4.2-inch screen in the instrument cluster for driver info, nav instructions, and warning messages. Splurging on
the JBL sound system nets 10 speakers and
586 watts. Control knobs and labels are
oversized for the bifocal set; tapping the
appropriate center-screen icon will reset
the clock or sync a smartphone. The coolest option is a console pad that inductively
recharges your smartphone or MP3 player.
Toyota engineers based near our Ann
Arbor ops center added 22 spot welds to
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SPECI FIC ATIONS

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheeldrive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
BASE PRICE .................. $23,795$32,195
ENGINES: DOHC 16-valve 2.5-liter inline-4,
178 hp, 170 lb-ft; DOHC 16-valve 2.5-liter
Atkinson-cycle inline-4, 156 hp, 156 lb-ft +
AC electric motor, 141 hp, 199 lb-ft (combined
system, 200 hp); DOHC 24-valve 3.5-liter V-6,
268 hp, 248 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed automatic with
manual shifting mode, continuously variable
automatic
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 109.3 in

LENGTH ................................... 190.9 in
WIDTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 71.7 in
HEIGHT .................................... 57.9 in
CURB WEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 32503600 lb
ZERO TO 60 MPH . . . . . . . . . ........ 5.87.8 sec

ZERO TO 100 MPH ............ 14.222.2 sec
1/4-MILE ............................ 14.416.4 sec
TOP SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 115130 mph
FUEL ECONOMY
EPA CITY/HWY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2143/3139 mpg
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layer of foam insulation under the carpet.
They tweaked the electrically assisted
power steering, the suspension calibrations, the brake booster, and the stabilitycontrol system. The maximum gain in
curb weight is 95 pounds.
Most of this massaging will be missed

by Camry tire kickers, but anyone who
takes a drive around the block will appreciate the crypt-quiet cabin and superb furniture. The front backrests provide the
gentlest of bear hugs in bends. Three
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rear backrest folds and splitseven in the
hybridto haul a surfboard or two.
We were surprised to learn that 83 percent of Camry buyers select the base four-
Above: Toyota has signicantly enhanced

the Camrys interior richness. Bottom:
Three adults can sit comfortably in the rear.
cylinder engine. One passing maneuver on

a slight upgrade north of Kona convinced
us that 178 horsepower, even when augZR[aRQ Of SR_cR[a ]_NfR_ V` V[`bPVR[a
for any 3500-pound sedan. Stepping up to
the hybrid Camry is the more prudent
choice. The drone that makes the Prius
such a penalty box is muted here, theres
enough power to cruise the left lane without humiliation, and only the top XLE
hybrid trim level cracks the $30,000 base]_VPRPRVYV[T.[QdUR[f\b_R[\a\baV[T
speed limits, 40 mpg is easily within reach
with the Camrys gas-electric powertrain.
If Hawaii were truly the heaven
depicted in travel brochures, this is where
wed report that the top Camry XSE V-6 is
the $32,195 sports sedan youve been waiting for. Alas, thats not the case, in spite of
promising-sounding specs268 horsepower and 225/45 rubber on 18-inch
wheels. Unfortunately, the XtraSporty2QVaV\[ _ROb` URNcfaU_\aaYR NTT_R`sive-cornering, and late-braking antics.
The all-season tires howl early in the
game, the suspension surrenders to body
roll, and the transmission automatically
upshifts when you crowd the redline.
While the steering is tight on-center,
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and virtually no clues about the road surface through the wheel. At least the XSEs
stability control never intervened when we
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bestowed on their favorite transportation
appliance. Its still too docile for our
tastes, but were encouraged by how much
a few spot welds and chassis mods can
achieve. We hope that the Ann Arbor
Camry engineers are furiously assaulting
our semi-secret back roads with next-generation prototypes in pursuit of a more
vigorous XSE model capable of running
with the best mid-size sedan rivals.
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SPECI FIC ATIONS

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear- or rear/4wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 2+2- or 4-door pickup
BASE PRICE ................ $20,995$35,290
ENGINES: DOHC 16-valve 2.5-liter inline-4,
200 hp, 191 lb-ft; DOHC 24-valve 3.6-liter V-6,
305 hp, 269 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 6-speed
DIMENSIONS
CHEVROLET COLORADO
WHEELBASE .................... 128.3140.5 in

LENGTH ............................ 212.7224.9 in
WIDTH ...................................... 74.3 in
HEIGHT .............................. 70.370.7 in
CURB WEIGHT ................. 40004300 lb
Chevrolets attempt to take Tacos o the menu.

by Andrew Wendler
ZERO TO 60 MPH ................. 6.97.5 sec

1/4-MILE ............................ 15.315.9 sec
TOP SPEED ............................. 100 mph
One could argue that the

Toyota Tacomas dominance of its semi-full-size truck segment
is attributable to its easily condensed
name. As in, Hey, brah, sweet Taco. Its
probably no coincidence that the Los
Angeles area, where people say brah a
lot, accounts for the bulk of Taco sales.
It helps that the Nissan Frontierjust
try to come up with an equally illustrative
and organic chunk of lazy vernacular for
that namehas been the only other player
in the segment for the last few years, and
the truck is almost 10 years old. So Toyota
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manufacturerssuch as Ford (Ranger)
Call it mid-size or almost-full-size, the
Colorado should satisfy most buyers who
dont need all the capabilities of a Silverado.
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than a Tacoma, smaller than a Silverado)
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combination of decent payload and
towing capabilities with contemporary
styling and low NVH
levels will do the trick.
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engineer for GM mid-size
trucks, runs down the list
of details that contribute
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sealed doors, lots of
sound-deadening materials, and, on the Z71, the
tread pattern of the Good-
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impression is that its dramatically quieter
at highway speeds than the aging Tacoma.
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frame, downsized from a Silverado design.
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Chevrolet Colorados roomy cockpit is the
gray sweat shirt of automotive interiors.
Theres plenty of room for stout American body shapes to get comfortable inside,
with 41.4 inches of headroom and 45.0
inches of legroom in the front seats.
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position. Fabrics and plastics are underàNaRQP\[`VàV[TYN_TRYf\SZNaaR[VÙRQ
blacks and grays.
The 305-hp 3.6-liter V-6 is no racehorse, but it pulls strongly through all
six of its mandatory automatics gears.
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enough power to get through the workday;
still, the bigger engine makes this truck
more enjoyable. (A six-speed manual will
be available for base four-cylinder models,
but we havent yet wiggled its shifter.)
Transitional responses are reasonably
quick; close your eyes and you might think
youre behind the wheel of . . . okay, a mid-
size pickup truck. But its light-years better

than the current Tacoma, previous Colorado, or even the late Ranger. Likewise, the
braking is dramatically modern, and a
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the truck with authority. The chassis tune
mitigates serious brake dive.
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rutted, and steeply inclined dirt road to get
that four-wheelin feelin in a Z71 crew cab.
Low range engages without any clunking
or funkiness, and the truck crawled up the
incline with little drama, thanks in part to
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test, we backed up the incline and then let
the Z71s standard hill-descent control
determine our fate on the way back down.
We lived.
All Colorado models have a 3500-pound
tow rating by default, but buyers of the V-6
models can double that number to 7000
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paint a misty-eyed picture for an entire
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bikes on an open trailer.
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four-cylinder trucks) does a good job of
selecting the right gear to keep the engine

in the meat of its torque curve with the
boat in tow, although the engine does get a
tad raucous at higher rpm. The personal
watercraft proved of little burden, and the
dirt bikes were virtually undetectable
from the helm. Are its abilities comparable
to those of an HD diesel or even a big gas
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Colorado, which launched with four- and
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by an even 1000 pounds.
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the theory that people will buy as much
truck as they need if given the choice. If
nothing else, the Colorado will serve as a
real-time-analysis model of that concept.
While the full-size-truck world will likely
continue in its chest-thumping game of
tow-rating one-upmanship, the Colorado
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have come to the realization that they dont
need a diesel HD to haul around a bass boat
two or three times a year. We agree.
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Del Mar, California, indicate that GM may
have hit the sweet spot.
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out of the gate.
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SPECI FIC ATIONS

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheeldrive, 5-passenger, 5-door hatchback
PRICE AS TESTED ................... $52,300
BASE PRICE ............................. $41,250
DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and
head, direct fuel injection
DISPLACEMENT ........... 122 cu in, 1997 cc
POWER .................... 240 hp @ 6000 rpm
TORQUE ................. 255 lb-ft @ 1250 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with
manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE ............................. 110.6 in

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WIDTH ....................................... 71.9 in
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CURB WEIGHT .......................... 3664 lb
BMW 428i GRAN COUPE

Most attractive BMW compact with
more than two doors, practical hatchback trunk.
No manual transmission, more body styles do
not make a better car. by Je Sabatini
TESTED
Whats this? Yet another

derivative of the F30 BMW
3-series? Indeed, that benign sedan has
now sired a wagon, a long-wheelbase Gran
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coupe, convertible, and this Gran Coupe
which, despite its name, is not a coupe. Its
door count doesnt make it a sedan, either,
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turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six rated at
300 horsepower and 300 pound-feet gets
BMW is determined to see exactly how
thinly it can slice the 3-/4-series pie. If it
added a d to Gran, would it be a new model?
matched with a ZF-sourced eight-speed

automatic. While four-wheel drive is a
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ZERO TO 60 MPH ..................... 5.5 sec
ZERO TO 100 MPH ..................... 14.9 sec
ZERO TO 140 MPH ..................... 36.3 sec
ROLLING START, 560 MPH .......... 6.5 sec
1/4-MILE .................. 14.2 sec @ 98 mph
TOP SPEED (governor limited) ........ 156 mph
BRAKING, 700 MPH ..................... 162 ft
ROADHOLDING,
300-FT-DIA SKIDPAD ................... 0.89 g
FUEL ECONOMY
EPA CITY/HWY ...................... 23/34 mpg

C/D OBSERVED ....................... 27 mpg
TEST NOTES: The best launch

technique is something between a full brake
torque and just mashing the gas. Release
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MINI COOPER S HARDTOP 4 DOOR

The closest thing yet to a Mini sedan. by Csaba Csere
BMWs creation of the modern Mini Cooper 13 years ago

would make a great Harvard Business
School brand-management study. Starting
with a car based very loosely on a model that
never saw much success in America, BMW
fashioned an automotive simulacrum that
caught the imagination of buyers looking
for small cars with style and panache.
In the intervening years, Mini has judiciously added variations on the theme
including a tiny SUVand redesigned the
Having a hard time imagining what a fourdoor Mini would look like? See below for an
accurate visual representation of the model.
basic car twice. But until now,

there has never been a proper
four-door.
Starting in January, Mini dealers will rectify that oversight with
the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door, as Mini
calls it. God forbid there are any
hatchback references, even though
thats what it is. From the A-pillars
forward its unchanged from the
three-door Hardtop [see page 120],
but its wheelbase is nearly three
inches longer and the overall length
grows a bit more than six inches.
The extra space between the axles goes
into rear legroom and enlarges the rear
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the three-doors ensures adequate rear
headroom.
The rest of the stretch goes into a larger
luggage area, which increases over the
smaller Cooper from 9 to 13 cubic feet with
the rear seat in place, and from 38 to 41
cubic feet with the new 60/40 rear seat
folded. The Hardtop 4 Door doesnt match
the packaging magic of the Honda Fit but
SPECI FIC ATIONS

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheeldrive, 5-passenger, 5-door hatchback
BASE PRICE ................ $22,300$25,950
ENGINES: turbocharged and intercooled
DOHC 12-valve 1.5-liter inline-3, 134 hp, 162
lb-ft; turbocharged and intercooled DOHC
16-valve 2.0-liter inline-4, 189 hp, 207 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 6-speed
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE .............................. 101.1 in

LENGTH ............................ 157.4158.0 in
WIDTH ...................................... 68.0 in
HEIGHT ..................................... 56.1 in
CURB WEIGHT .................. 27502950 lb
ZERO TO 60 MPH .................. 6.77.6 sec

ZERO TO 100 MPH .............. 17.721.0 sec
1/4-MILE ............................. 15.216.1 sec
TOP SPEED ........................ 130145 mph
EPA CITY/HWY ............ 2428/3740 mpg
is instead more like the Ford Fiesta in both

exterior size and interior space.
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same powertrains as the Hardtop: turbocharged three- and four-cylinder engines
coupled to six-speed manual and automatic transmissions. Only the Cooper S,
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automatic, was available for our initial
drive, and we didnt much notice the 135
pounds added by the body enlargement.
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with 207 pound-feet of torque at 1250 rpm
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switch the car into sport mode or use the
conveniently placed paddle shifters.
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BASE PRICE ............................. $21,300
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ZERO TO 120 MPH ..................... 38.7 sec
ROLLING START, 560 MPH .......... 8.3 sec
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CHRIS KARAMESINES
Now 83, the Golden Greek recently defeated the likes

of Doug Kalitta and Brittany Force in NHRA Top Fuel
drag racing. And hes still not ready for Sunnyside Acres.
C/D:
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Yes, at Half Day, Illinois, in my 1936 Ford Phaeton. I still
have that car. I havent missed a year of racing for 62 years.
C/D: F\b__à;5?._NPRdN`V[&#!5\dUNàUNa`PR[R
PUN[TRQ,
CK: When I was young, I started building my own dragsters
after looking through racing magazines. I didnt have any money
to buy one and didnt know anyone else in the Chicago area in the
early 50s who was building dragsters. Same with engine work.
But as time passed, guys were able to do it better than me. The
big thing was going to motors in the rear; when something blew
up, you didnt get engine parts in the face.
C/D: 5\dQ\f\bàNfV[ÙN]R,
CK: I dont take any meds, my blood pressure is always normal. I
go to the shop every day and work. In the winter, my wife, Sandy,
tries to give me vitamins, but I hide them in my recliner. I used to
drink Chivas Regal scotch, but I drink Dewars and water now.
Much milder and better. You should try it. My FAA physical is
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C/D: .[Qf\b__RNPaV\[aVZR`,
CK: Some people think my reactions have slowed, but a lot of the
time the car isnt running right and Im checking gauges. I
surprise the other drivers once in a while when I play the lights.
C/D: DU\àURORàA\]3bRYQ_VcR_,
CK: 6NZ6aUV[X6ZaUR`ZN_aRàORPNb`R6YYÙbaVa\VS6aUV[X
somethings not right.
C/D: F\bUNcR[aQ\[RNSbYY`RN`\[V[NdUVYR
CK: 6Q\[aUNcRaURZ\[Rf6d\bYQ[aX[\ddUNaVa`YVXRa\f
to a race. I work at my shop every day getting my motors ready,
pack the trailer, drive the truck and trailer to the race.
C/D: F\bUNcRYVSRaVZR`]\[`\_ÙV]`,
CK: FR`_àS_\Z/\O@a_N[TR\S@a_N[TR2[TV[RR_V[TDRcR
ORR[S_VR[Q`S\_\cR_#fRN_ÀUR[ZfdVSRUNQa\YY\ba
sponsorship forms for NHRA every year. She wrote, Can we just
save time and paperwork and ask if Forrest Lucas [of Lucas Oil]
d\bYQ`]\[`\_b`,DRYY6Q\[aaUV[X3\__RàTb_RQ6QUNcR
too many more years to race! So I think Im the only person in
any kind of racing to have two lifetime sponsors. And its gotten
better this year with Don Schumacher lending me a dragster.
C/D: AUR_RÒRR[NQRPNQR`Y\[TQV`]baRNO\badU\ZNQRaUR
_àZ]U]N``f\b\_1\[4N_YVa`
CK: ;\QV`]baR6ZNQRN!Z]UHb[\PVNYYf!"!Z]UJ
pass in Alton, Illinois [in 1960]. Garlits was there. He saw it.
C/D: DUNadN`f\b_d\_àP_NÙ,
CK: Gainesville in 74. Broke my kneecap. Gainesville was the
best place to get hurt. A doctor at Shands Hospital moved my
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C/D: F\bdR_R\[PRNaV_RaRàR_,
CK:
CK: For Goodyear and Firestone. I did tire testing from about
68 through 72, running front-end dragsters with chassis built
by Kent Fuller.
C/D: .[fU\aQNaR`dVaU9V[QNCNbTU[,
CK: She and I would go out with a group of people years ago.
Nice person. Sandy and I think the world of her.
C/D: F\b_NPRQNTNV[à.[Qf4_N[NaRYYV,
CK: Yes, 1952 through about 55. He had a 1940 Ford and I had the
36 Ford. He liked putting Cadillac motors in his Fords.
C/D: AUR_R`NZfaUaUNaf\bZNQRZVYYV\[`V[aUR]VggNOVg
CK: I was never in the restaurant business. Greeks Pizzeria in
Valparaiso, Indiana, belongs to my half-brother Mike. I owned a
machine-shop business and would do motors and machine work
on other racers cars. Now I just work on my own motors.
C/D: .[faUV[TP\\YV[f\b_TN_NTR,
CK: I work on my Italian Fino boat. And I have my 1936 Ford, the
NYY\_VTV[NY!0UVgYR_Q_NTàR_aUR_àa\T\!Z]UN[Q
my twin-engine Chrysler dragster. I called my dragsters
Chizlers because they had Chrysler motors.
C/D: .[faU\bTUa`\S_RaV_RZR[a,
CK: As long as Im not hurting anyone, thats good. I think fans
like to see us pull in with my old trailer. Ill know when Im ready.
C/D: .[faUV[Tf\bQUNcRQ\[RQVR_R[aYf,
CK: Not much. Ive had a good career, especially the match
racing, where you get paid good money to go down the track. But
I wish Id had Sandy in my life when I was younger. Shes the best
thing that ever happened to me. john phillips
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