What would you do if Dodge gave you a fully-equipped police cruiser for an afternoon? We could only think of one answer: massive, tire-terrorizing burnouts. Watch the video here. Then visit our forums at www.forums.automobil emag.com and tell us what you think.
We head over the border to Canada for our first spin in the Smart Fortwo in preparation for its U.S. launch. Senior web editor of Automobile Magazine Jason Cammisa takes you for a short tour around this short car.
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Watch -- and hear -- a 2008 G37 on the dyno. The car put down 287 hp and 236 lb-ft. See the full story and download charts at Automobile Magazine Online.
Automobile Magazine dyno tested a Lexus IS-F V-8 on a DynoJet. Listen to the sound from the exhaust as it accelerates to redline. For the full results, visit automobilemag.com
A 1978 Pontiac Trans Am burns off a little steam - and a lot of tire tread - on the Bandit Run, a drive of Trans Ams from Texarkana to Atlanta that commemorates the 30th anniversary of Smokey and the Bandit. Read more about the Run in the August 2007 issue of Automobile Magazine, on newsstands in July.
Patrick Long, Porsche's only American factory race driver, takes you for a lap of Birmingham's Barber Motorsports Park. Where to apex, where to brake, and where to look.
This is the only place you'll find it on the web. Automobilemag.com has exclusive video of an undisguised G37 coupe scorching Nissan's test track. Get all the specs, photographs, and wall paper here: http://www.automobil emag.com/features/ne ws/0703_2008_infinit i_g37_bmw_m3/
Automobile Magazine dyno tested a 2008 Leuxs IS-F. Watch the gauges climb -- and listen to the intake snarl of the V-8 -- as it accelerates. For the full results, visit automobilemag.com
Will Ferrell, the outrageously funny star of this summer's NASCAR-tastic blockbuster, sits down to talk to Automobile Magazine about racing, Wonder Bread, and AMCs.
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Watch the gauges and listen to the 5.0-liter V-8 snarl as the IS-F accelerates from a stop to 100 mph. For the full review and for dyno test results, visit automobilemag.com
Turbochargers seem to be spreading their way through the Mazda line-up like wildfire, from the Mazdaspeed 6 sedan to the CX-7 sport-utility. We take the lastest turbo model, the Mazdaspeed 3 hatchback, to a dyno to find out how much power it puts down.
For your listening pleasure, we did a through-the-gears dyno run to hear just what the BMW 335i sounds like in a drag race. The bonus? This run actually resulted in the highest horsepower number of the day.
What happens when a Korean carmaker throws an aftermarket short shift kit, cold air intake, and front stress bar onto its entry-level hatchback? Suddenly, a goofy little front-driver becomes Chuckable Rallycar Junior. We spent a day with the Hyundai Accent SE on the unpaved back roads around Ann Arbor--and we actually had a lot of fun.
Description of Event: Automobile Magazine teams up with legendary New York City subway graffiti artist, Lee Quinones, to build an art car out of a 2009 Ford Flex.
The LS460L will park itself, but only when conditions are perfect. Watch what happens when they're not.
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Watch the boost gauge of a 2007 VW GTI 2.0T on a dyno. This pull was done in fourth gear with stock ECU programming. Visit AutomobileMag.com for the full results.
