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Car and Driver Magazine (September 2009) Summary:When you fall down, pull yourself up and out of bankruptcy court. Attaboy. 40 SHORT TAKE ACURA TSX V-6 A four-cylinder steps up to a V-S. By Steve Siler 42 PREVIEW ASTON MARTIN DBS VOLANTE For the special agent on holiday. By Mike Sutton 46 QUICK TAKE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GTCSPEED 48 SHORT TAKE BUICK LACROSSE Are Buick's best days still ahead? By Jared Gall 50 ROAD TEST CADILLAC SRXia Downsizing trims the sticker, but there's another price to pay. By John Phillips 58 PREVIEW 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE Just what the government ordered. By Jens Meiners 60 PREVIEW CHEVROLET EQUINOX Refinement saps any joy from the latest Equinox. By Tony Quiroga 62 ROAD TEST FORD TAURUS SHO ECOBOOST Twin-turbo V-S commands respect, but somehow it feels like Dad's car. By Tony Quiroga 68 SHORT TAKE 2011 FORD FIESTA Make our day: Send the Euro version here. By Michael Austin 80 PREVIEW JAGUARXJ A big leap forward. By Mark Gil/ies 82 SHORT TAKE KIA FORTE SX Good value, respectable, handsome. By Erik Johnson 85 SHORT TAKE LEXUS HS250h A hybrid on a luxury mission. By Steve Siler COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM DREW 86 SHORT TAKE LINCOLN MKT ECOBOOST A postmodernist boattail emerges with a pair of turbo smoothies. By Mike Sutton 96 COMPARISON TEST FIVE AT FIFTY Audi AS 3.0T Quattro, BMW 535i, Infiniti M45, Jaguar XF, Mercedes-Benz E350. By John Phil/ips 106 SHORT TAKE MINI COOOPER CONVERTIBLE It's got everything but an S. By K.C. Colwell 110 SHORT TAKE NISSAN NISMO 370Z Putting adventure on the table. By K.C. Colwell 112 PREVIEW PORSCHE PANAMERA Uh, remember how you laughed when Porsche built an SUV? By Aaron Robinson 119 PREVIEW SUBARU LEGACY More space and better fuel economy. By K.C. Colwell NEWER EBOOKSSponsored LinksCar and Driver Magazine (September 2009) Keywordspreview k c colwell driver buick ford siler ecoboost sutton mike v s porsche steve cars equinox quiroga chevrolet tony magazine preview chevrolet driver magazine magazine september government ordered chevrolet cruze phillips preview meiners preview chevrolet equinox commands respect ecoboost twin turbo driver magazine september |
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