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Special Edition’s Shogun: Here’s to crazy ideas
1991-2000 | Special Editions | USA | V-6

Special Edition’s Shogun: Here’s to crazy ideas

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek April 24, 2000; republished by the author “By the fifth Corona it…

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1995 Toyota MR2
1991-2000 | I-4 | Toyota

1995 Toyota MR2

Contemporary new-car review originally published in Road & Track 1995 Buyers Guide Following is a list of affordable…

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Merkur XR4Ti: The T-Bird’s continental cousin
1981-1990 | Germany | I-4 | Merkur

Merkur XR4Ti: The T-Bird’s continental cousin

History/buyer’s guide originally published in European Car, August 1996 Anyone partial to European mobiles was all the more…

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Volkswagen Corrado G60 and SLC: The short run of a German sprinter
1991-2000 | Germany | I-4 | V-6 | Volkswagen

Volkswagen Corrado G60 and SLC: The short run of a German sprinter

History/driving impressions originally published in Sport Compact Car, August 1999 Volkswagen called it the Corrado, allegedly from the…

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Holden Monaro GTS: Very American, very GM-like, yet very different as well
1961-1970 | Australia | Holden | V-8

Holden Monaro GTS: Very American, very GM-like, yet very different as well

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek October 26, 1987; republished by the author The blokes put Australia in…

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Dancing With Valves: Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo versus Isuzu Impulse RS
1991-2000 | I-4 | Isuzu | Japan | Toyota

Dancing With Valves: Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo versus Isuzu Impulse RS

Comparison review originally published in the Road & Track Performance Cars 1991; republished by author Some people might…

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1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega: Great Expectations never realized
1971-1980 | Chevrolet | I-4 | USA

1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega: Great Expectations never realized

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek January 19, 1987 Oft expectation fails, and most oft there where it…

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1979-1980 Plymouth Fire Arrow: On target
1971-1980 | I-4 | Japan | Plymouth

1979-1980 Plymouth Fire Arrow: On target

History originally published in Sport Compact Car May 1998 The 1970s were difficult, bringing us not only John…

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1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4: Survival of the nifty
1991-2000 | Japan | Mitsubishi | V-6

1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4: Survival of the nifty

Contemporary review originally published in 1998 Road & Track Sports & GT Cars Not long ago car market…

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1989-1991 Peugeot 405 Mi16: Last date
1981-1990 | France | I-4 | Peugeot

1989-1991 Peugeot 405 Mi16: Last date

History originally published in Sport Compact Car January 2001 If looks could kill, the Peugeot 405 Mi 16…

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta by Bertone: Driving the Bertone-Alfa that never was
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