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Bob Plunkett is a veteran automotive reporter whose articles have appeared in industry and consumer magazines for 30 years. He currently produces syndicated automotive reports published weekly newspapers across North America, putting the reader in the driver's seat for a hands-on feel of a vehicle. An adventurer, Plunkett has raced cars, scaled mountains, dived with sharks and run on foot across entire countries to research his articles. For the decade of the 1980s he reported on automotive subjects for an Arkansas newspaper, and during that time wrote speeches for a young Arkansas governor, Bill Clinton. Today, Plunkett still writes from his Arkansas home, but he travels extensively, crisscrossing the globe to drive new cars.

2006 Honda S2000 Roadster Sports Car

Honda's two-seat sports car, in classic roadster format with a front-mounted engine directing all power to the rear wheels, uses a rigid monocoque chassis, four-wheel double wishbone suspension, precise rack and pinion steering system, disc brakes with anti-lock controls and a race-type six-speed gearbox. Read More »

2006 GMC Yukon Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle

GMC's full-size SUVs consist of the Yukon and stretched-length Yukon XL plus deluxe companions Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali. Denali editions are lined with leather and carry a permanently-engaged AWD system and smooth Autoride continuously-variable suspension. Read More »

2006 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx

Like options? The 2006 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx have an abundance of them. A total of seven trim levels "” the LS, LT, LTZ and SS are all sedans, and the Maxx LT, Maxx LTZ and Maxx SS are hatchbacks "” mean a wide price range, from $17,365 to $24,065 MSRP. Read More »

2007 Toyota Camry Mid-Size Sedan

An all-new Toyota Camry for 2007 doesn't look as boring as Camrys usually do. It has a front end that rises to a point where it shows off Toyota's funky sombrero logo, and the back end steals a page from BMW's latest style book. Quality in the new Camry's interior is amazing. The dash appears to be made from one huge piece of high-grade rubber, and the switches feel like they'd survive a nuclear blast. Read More »