2001-2010 Archives - A Career of Great Car Articles by John Matras

2001-2010 I-4 Saturn USA

2007 Saturn Sky Red Line: Raisins in the Sky

Contemporary review originally published in CarBuzzard September 9, 2007; republished by the author Do you know what it’s like to sit down to a warm…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1-cyl 2001-2010 Germany Volkswagen

2002 Volkswagen 1L Concept: Thin Car Travels Far, Volkswagen’s canoe-skinny mini could do New York to D.C. on 1 gallon of gas

Feature originally published in Popular Science August at 2002, republished by author To listen to automakers snipe about tightening fuel economy standards, you’d think it…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2001-2010 Germany I-4 diesel Volkswagen

2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Edition: Diesel racer

Review originally published in Examiner.com May 2010 Race on Sunday, sell on Monday. That's been the motto of many auto manufacturers since the dawn of…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2001-2010 Bentley England W-12

2006 Bentley Continental GT: W.O.’s long legs

Contemporary review originally published in CarBuzzard published March 9, 2006 One might think W.O. Bentley would be proud of the 2006 Bentley Continental GT. It…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2001-2010 Audi Germany V-8

2007 Audi RS4: Outrunning noise

New car review originally published in CarBuzzard.com December 5, 2006 To the teenager with the slammed and primered Honda at the Sheetz gas station in…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2001-2010 Germany Mercedes-Benz V-8

2005 Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG: The fast and the seniorious

Review originally published in CarBuzzard 2005 One would like to think that the Mercedes-Benz AMG C55 is the fast and the furious for grownups. Sorta…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2001-2010 Chevrolet I-4 USA

2005 Chevrolet Classic: You can’t buy a Classic day in paradise, but you can rent it.

Contemporary review originally published in CarBuzzard August 6, 2005 You can’t buy a Classic day in paradise, but you can rent it. You can rent…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2001-2010 Pontiac USA V-8

2009 Pontiac G8 GXP: Buy one now

Contemporary review originally published in Examiner.com April 22, 2009 Buy a 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP now. Then thirty years from now when everyone glides silently…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2001-2010 Chevrolet USA V-8

2008 Chevrolet C4500 Kodiak Pickup: Big Bear

Contemporary review originally published in CarBuzzard.com November 5, 2007 If the difference between men and boys is the size of their toys, well, we’re not…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2001-2010 I-4 Pontiac USA

2006 Pontiac Solstice: A solstice-tested Pontiac Solstice

Contemporary review in CarBuzzard on December 23, 2005 We indulged ourselves one afternoon. We put the top down on a 2006 Pontiac Solstice. That’s not…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

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