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2005 Mini Cooper
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After more than two years on the American market, the Mini still hasn't worn out its welcome, and it's still a welcome sight on our SUV-clogged roads. More refreshing yet is the new Mini Cooper convertible, which we first drove last spring but which is just no... more |
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2005 Lexus GS
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Lexus unveiled its next-generation GS at Paris, andthe car looks very similar to the concept versionshown last spring at the New York auto show. The GS isonce again offered in six-cylinder (a new 3.0 V-6,with variable intake and exhaust valve timing) a... more |
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Kia Sport Concept Car
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Forget the high faluting name: this is a preview of the next generationKia Rio, which goes on sale in the U.S. early next year in four-doorsedan and five-door hatchback forms. The exterior was gussied up with asporty body kit and fat eighteen-inch wheels... more |
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2005 Aston Martin Vanquish S
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Aston Martin has taken a step to put a bit of breathing room in between its mirror-image, six-figure, twelve-cylinder GTs-the DB9 and the Vanquish-by introducing a new, top-spec version of the latter, the Vanquish S. The Vanquish's 5.9-liter V-12 here gets rev... more |
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2005 Kia Sportage
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You might not have noticed, but the crude, trucklike little Kia Sportage slinked out of the U.S. market with its tail between its legs in 2002. The nameplate now reappears on a completely new small sport-ute, one that uses unit-body construction and a four-whe... more |
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2005 Hyundai Tiburon
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Hyundai is showing a revised version of the Tiburon, simply called the Coupe in Europe, at the Paris show. The Coupe's minor styling tweaks and electronic stability control will likely carry over to the Tiburon sometime this year.... more |
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2005 Ferrari F430
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We can remember when the introduction of a new Ferrari was a rare and historic occasion. Today, a healthy, profitable, well-managed Ferrari is turning out new cars at a blistering pace. The Paris introduction of the F430 marks the second new Ferrari model this... more |
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2006 BMW M5
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We drive every new car that comes onto the American market, and most of them are, more or less, pretty good. Some of them are very, very, good. And then, once or twice a year, a truly spectacular car comes along that really causes us jaded automotive journalis... more |
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2005 Audi A3
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Audi joins the premium hatchback segment with the A3, which it hopes will follow in the tire tracks of the Mini Cooper and not those of the BMW 318ti or the Mercedes-Benz C-class hatch. The A3 is offered in both two-door and four-door form in Europe, but only... more |
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2005 BMW 1-Series
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This was the first auto show for the BMW 1-Series which has already gone on sale in Europe, but isn't due Stateside until 2006. We won't be getting either of the bodystyles displayed here, the two-door and four-door hatchbacks. Nor are we likely to get any of... more |
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