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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 Ford Fairlane Concept Wagon

On the auto-show circuit Ford is presently showing a two-box concept vehicle under the badge of Fairlane. Designed as a people-mover crossover wagon, Fairlane may appear in Ford's line as early as 2006. Read More »

2006 Honda Accord Hybrid-Fuel Sedan

Honda's diverse fleet ranks as the least-polluting line in America, and those low-emission numbers are enhanced by a series of hybrid cars that carry an ultra-efficient gasoline-powered engine as well as a battery-powered electric motor. Read More »

2006 Chrysler 300 Sedan

Chrysler's 300 Series sports sedan for the large-car class looks like an exclusive luxury coach of bold dimensions with an audacious face, upright structure and chiseled-block body. Read More »

2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Coupe

Chevy's designers have been busy revamping the front-wheel-drive Monte Carlo coupe. It will roll out by the summer with new powertrain options including a small-block V8. Monte Carlo the two-door version gets a streamlined treatment which mimics the silhouette of NASCAR race cars. Read More »