The RX-8, available in the Fall of 2003, is an all-new product from Mazda. It does not replace the RX-7, which is no longer sold in the United States. To Madza the RX-7 is, and will always be, a 2-door, 2-seat sports car. Hence the RX-8 with its 2 full doors, 2 partial doors (similar to those on Saturn’s coupe and positioned like suicide doors) and seating for 4 is in a classification of its own. It is a product offering for people wanting sports car performance from a practical, yet hip, sedan. Read More »
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2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
A new front end brings the Jeep Grand Cherokee more closely in line with the styling of other Jeeps, like the Liberty, Cherokee, and Wrangler. While it has a luxurious interior and soft ride, Jeep's flagship doesn't sacrifice off-road capability like some newer SUVs Read More »
2003 Toyota 4Runner Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
The steep slope on a rough trace cut across Oregon's rugged Coast Ranges presents a challenge for four-wheeling through tall timber in a new rendition of Toyota's mid-size 4Runner sport-utility wagon. Read More »
2003 Nissan Murano Mid-Size Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle
For centuries the artisans on Murano, a tiny island set in shallow lagoons surrounding Italy's canal city of Venice, have been blowing, bending and sculpting colorful globs of silicates into what has become known and prized around the world as Venetian Glass. Read More »
2004 Volkswagen Touareg Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Touraeg has to be one of the best SUVs launched by a company without a previous truck line. The product has all the luxury needed. Volkswagen delivered on the on-road performance, competing well with the BMW X5 and the Infiniti FX35 and 45. Theve established themselves as standout manufacturers of serious off-road vehicles. Read More »
2003 Volvo XC90 Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
A field of black asphalt on a lot overlooking San Francisco Bay works as a temporary track to test the sure-footed stance of the XC90, a new sport-utility wagon from Volvo of Sweden. Read More »
2003 Dodge Stratus Midize Coupe
After only two years on the market, slinky Stratus the coupe in Dodge's line from DaimlerChrysler whips up muscular new front and rear styling with racy lines and two trim treatments revised for editions of 2003. Read More »
2003 BMW X5 4.6i Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
You say that big V8 pumping the power of almost 300 horses simply isn't enough to propel a sport-utility wagon to lightning-quick speeds, so you actually want more? You want more thrust, more torque muscle and more neck-snapping, pin-your-shoulders-to-the-seat acceleration? Well, the Bavarian engine designers from Germany's Bayerische Motoren Werke -- which in the American market is recognized by the three initials of BMW -- have concocted a powerful solution for those among us who desire to drive a luxury-lined wagon that acts like one of the swiftest vehicles on the planet. Read More »
2004 Nissan Quest Minivan
Nissan has never been a major player in the minivan market. But that should change with the introduction of the all-new 2004 Nissan Quest. It has taken Nissan a long time to come to market with its own unique product for this segment. The wait was worthwhile. Read More »
2003 Mazda Protege Compact Sedan
The new Mazda Protégé is a small car with a lot of spunk. When you hop in this little number, you're expecting its 4-cylinder engine to not be enough to propel it onto the freeway. Read More »
