Why mess with a winning formula? Ford clearly follows this mantra as its wildly successful Escape mini-SUV enters its third year. It's got the same nimble handling, rugged looks and sporty personality that made it popular with buyers starting in 2001, so it's no wonder that Ford doesn't want to screw things up by making big changes. Read More »
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2003 Ford Expedition Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
The redesigned Expedition of 2003 looks similar to its predecessor and also extends to XLT and deluxe Eddie Bauer trim variations, while the 4.6-liter and 5.4-liter V8 powertrains carry forward. However, beneath the boxy four-door wagon format this new Expedition amounts to an entirely different animal. Read More »
2003 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy-Duty Full-Size, Super-Strength, Pickup Truck
First, understand that the descriptive label "Heavy Duty" applies to a series of big and powerful work trucks developed by DaimlerChrysler for the upward expansion of Dodge's line of Ram trucks. Read More »
2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Roadster Convertible Sports Car
Excessively long at the prow and slinky low for a two-seat cockpit with the ragtop dropped and a raucous ten-cylinder engine exerting overwhelming muscle from a huge herd of horses, the SRT-10 Viper roadster from Dodge in new format for 2003 clearly stands apart from so many sedate sedans and tall sport-utility wagons on the California freeway as we jockey around the lanes in search of an uncluttered patch of pavement. Read More »
2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
While its interior has the refinement and comfort you'd expect in a high-end sedan, everything else about the Tahoe looks like a truck, feels like a truck, sounds like a truck, and if you have the guts to lick it, probably tastes like a truck, too. That's because the Tahoe is rugged and versatile, a format that made it the best-selling full-size SUV in the country by beating the Ford Expedition and Dodge Durango in a battle of domestic brutes. Read More »
2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4 Compact Sports Sedan
kght stretch that follows, you can put your foot into the dimpled aluminum accelerator pedal and play the stick on a manual gearbox, but look out: This new turbo-charged sports sedan from Dodge runs up to high speed as fast as you can shift it. Read More »
2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser and PT Cruiser Turbo Compact Hatchback Wagons
This five-door wagon looks like no other vehicle, a boxy body tipped forward like a dragster with exaggerated fenders and a chin-out grille plus massive roll of sheetmetal wrapping the top-heavy rump. Read More »
2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT Luxury Crew-Cab Pickup Truck
MSRP Range: $50,780 – $55,805 Invoice Range: $46,464 – $51,062 Price Quote MSRP As Tested: $55,000 Versions: ESV, EXT Vehicle Category: Full-size, Luxury, Sport Utility Vehicle Engine Location: Front Engine Drive Wheels: Rear-Wheel Drive and optional All-Wheel Drive without low-range gears Engine As Tested: 5.3-liter, Dual Overhead Cam, V8, 285-hp at 5,200 rpm and 325 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 ... Read More »
2003 Infiniti M45 Mid-Size Luxury Sedan
What happens next amounts to powertrain magic because our large and luxurious sedan -- the new M45 by Infiniti, spin-up brand of luxury and performance cars from Nissan of Japan -- rockets through the passing lane. Read More »
2003 Subaru Forester 2.5 XS Compact Sport Utility Vehicle
The Subaru Forester is an anomaly within the Sport Utility Vehicle market. Despite not making any drastic changes to the 2003 model, an eagerly awaiting buying public are lined up to get one of their very own. Whether it’s a year end 2002 model or the latest iteration of the Forester, it seems Subaru dealers never have a problem selling each new vehicle they receive. So what makes it all the rage to own one? Read More »
