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DECEMBER 2014
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F E AT U R E S
CA R A N D DR I V ER M AG A ZI N E
040
COMPARISON TEST
PITTSBURGH
SQUEALERS
Chevrolet Camaro
SS 1LE, Dodge
Challenger R/T
Scat Pack, Ford
Mustang GT.
by Jared Gall
062
COMPARISON TEST
HORSES OF
BABYLON
The nal battle
between horse and
car is happening in
Central Park.
by John Pearley
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ROAD TEST
ROBOT DANCE
Lexuss RC F looks
like Gundam, moves
like Rerun.
by K.C. Colwell
074
FEATURE
UBER
OPERATOR
The Rolls-Royce
Phantom Series II is
the worlds most
imposing cab.
by Davey G. Johnson
089
LONG-TERM TEST
2013 AUDI S7
It grants access to
automotive nirvana,
which is also not
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ROAD TEST
ARMAGEDDON DAYS
ARE HERE (AGAIN)
With the Macan Turbo,
Porsche downsizes the
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COLU M NS
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caranddriver.com
JOHN PHILLIPS
A grey business with
color.
037
032
AARON ROBINSON
We put men on the
moon, then made racing
just like it.
038
EZRA DYER
A car in a barn is money
in the bank.
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021
CAR TALK
Connected cars, safety,
and the coming
apocalypse.
026
HOW TO . . .
108
MAKE A JET
ENGINE, CHEAP
Hop on the highway
to the danger zone
or at least to the
emergency room.
028
112
CHEVY COLORADO
Chevrolets attempt to
take Tacos off the menu.
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MINI COOPER S
HARDTOP 4 DOOR
The closest thing yet to
a Mini sedan.
120
ETC.
011
BACKFIRES
Fomenting revolution.
094
ROAD-TEST DIGEST
Test results, tabulated.
128
WHAT ID DO
DIFFERENTLY
Chris Karamesines.
INFOGRAPHIC
ARCHITECTURAL
DIGEST
Hate platform sharing?
Youre in for a bad
decade.
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FIRST DRIVE
CARandDRIVER.com/
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TRACK CLINIC
112
ON THE W EB
ROCK STEADY
The Lime Rock Park
circuit may have only
seven turns, but its
trickier than it looks.
DRIV ELINES
106
2016 AUDI TT
Ingolstadts little
dumpling, nicely cooked.
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INSTRUMENTED TEST
CARandDRIVER.com/
2014JukeNISMORS
INSTRUMENTED TEST
2014 AUDI S1
The ultimate
subcompact that we
dont get.
CARandDRIVER.com/
2014AudiS1
FIRST DRIVE
2015 PORSCHE
CAYENNE TURBO
Turbo used to strictly
mean turbo. Now?
110
CARandDRIVER.com/
2015CayenneTurbo
TOYOTA CAMRY
The old family-sedan
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Will Spark
a Safety
Revolution.
CONNECTED CARS MAY REEK OF
THE COMING APOCALYPSE, BUT THEY
COULD BE A BIG BOON TO SAFETY.
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tion. The Federal Communications Commission hasnt blocked the V2V frequency
from other wireless devices, which could
open the airwaves to interference at best
or condemn the whole thing to failure at
worst. The Society of Automotive Engineers hasnt completed its proposed V2V
standards, and the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers still needs to
agree on network protocols, particularly
to convince us that the NSA
wont be monitoring our every
move and tracking us as we
drive. That likelihood is remote.
No consumer V2V component
currently in development stores
any information; they simply
transmit locations and speeds
A SENSOR
and send alerts when they
IN EVERY
detect an imminent collision.
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Either way, the system would
NHTSA, as well as
need
to be impenetrable; a
Honda, is exploring
hacked V2V infrastructure could
the possibility of
vehicle-toincite unprecedented chaos.
pedestrian
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With the same specs as the roadside
transmitter, the in-car unit is smaller
since it doesnt need a weatherproof
case. Slightly bigger than an external
hard drive, it installs easily in the trunk.
A combo GPS-and-antenna n goes on
the cars roof. It requires no bumper or
grille-mounted sensors, so its unlikely to
be damaged in an accident. In practice,
researchers envision there being four
kinds of in-car devices:
1. Vehicle-Awareness Device. This has
no connection to the vehicle or capability
to process or display alerts of any kind.
It is simply a radio transmitter that
broadcasts basic information like
location and speed to other vehicles.
2. Aftermarket Safety Device. This
will allow almost anyone to retrot his
or her older vehicle with full V2V
functionality. Safety messages are sent
and received, and appropriate alerts are
provided to the driver.
3. Retrot Safety Device. Wired into
the vehicles CAN-bus electrical system,
this will require the cooperation of
automakers to open up their proprietary
vehicle networks to these devices.
4. Original Equipment. Integrated
from the factory into the vehicles
dashboard, these will use LED lighting,
infotainment systems, and other
displays and audio functions. Theyll
also merge V2V data with existing
driver assists that rely on cameras,
radar, and other sensors.
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Find a suitable
turbocharger. We
recommend going
to a junkyard and
stripping one
from a diesel. The
bigger the turbo,
the more thrust
itll make. A turbo
with a 4.5-inch
compressor inlet
can yield as much
as 350 pounds of thrust. Make sure you pick
a turbo that turns freely and has all its
blades intact, with no signs of heat stress.
Avoid variable-vane turbos, as theyll only
add unnecessary complexity.
STEP TWO:
Disassemble and
clean.
STEP THREE:
Reassemble and
mount to
whatever
contraption you
plan to power. A
bench is a good
idea in the R&D
phase.
STEP FOUR: The heavy fabrication phase.
First up: building the ame tube. This is
where the fuel (Step Eight) mixes with the
compressed air and is ignited. Use the
internet (many sites are dedicated to this
hobby) to determine the precise dimensions
to maximize the thrust for your particular
application. A rough ballpark:
Flame tube diameter = 2x the diameter of
compressor
intake. Flame tube
length = 6x the
diameter of
compressor
intake.
Drill holes in the
ame tube. Again,
the internet can
help with this, but
the diameter of
the holes should
increase
approaching the turbine inlet. The total area
of the holes should equal that of the
compressors intake.
STEP FIVE: Fabricate
the combustion
chamber to house
the ame tube.
The tube should
be about 1.2
inches larger in
diameter than the
ame tube,
regardless of the
intake diameter.
Make it just long
enough to t the
ame tube and
connect to the
turbine. Plumbing
anges work well
for end plates.
Full welds are
required.
STEP SIX: Attach
the combustion
chamber to the
turbine inlet.
STEP SEVEN:
Connect the
compressor outlet
to the combustion
chamber. Use
steel tubing or
high-temp silicone
hose the same
diameter as the
compressor
output. Plumb
this tube at
90 degrees to the
combustion chamber and slightly off-axis,
so the air swirls around the ame tube.
STEP EIGHT:
Construct fuel,
oil, and ignition
systems. The
turbos shaft
typically rides on
a thin layer of oil.
You will have to
keep the oil
owing and cool.
A turbojet can run
on propane,
kerosene, diesel,
or jet fuel (Jet A).
Jet A will give you
the most thrust,
but propane is the
easiest because
its under
pressure and
quick to vaporize.
Either way, you
will need an
ignition source,
such as a spark
plug. If your fuel is
diesel, kerosene, or Jet A, you will need
propane to serve as a pilot to get the
combustion chamber up to operating
temperature and eventually ignite the oil.
Its a good idea to meter as much of this as
possible. Install gauges to read fuel pressure,
combustion-chamber temperature, and
turbine temp.
STEP NINE: Build a
starter. Leaf
blowers work well
for this.
STEP TEN: Doublecheck all your
ttings before you
attempt a start.
STEP ELEVEN: Turn
on the ignition
and fuel systems. Throttle the jet with fuel.
Oh, and wear eye and ear protection. These
things are dangerous and crazy loud.
NOTE: Many details are missing. You can use
this guide as a starting point, but additional
fabrication, plumbing, and design is strongly
recommended. And make sure to count your
ngers after every experiment.
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transmission with a cooler, and a high-pressure fuel system from the ZL1. With
Recaros lifted from the Z/28, a boisterous
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the Camaro tallies at $41,880.
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3. Dodge Challenger
R/T Scat Pack
The Challenger R/T is the only car in its
class weighing more than two tons and,
until now, was the only one with less than
DODGE CHALLENGER
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CHEVROLET
CAMARO SS
1LE
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FORD
MUSTANG GT
$39,490
$39,490
$32,925
$45,885
197.9 inches
75.7 inches
57.5 inches
116.2 inches
63.4 inches
63.8 inches
F: 56 cubic feet
R: 38 cubic feet
16 cubic feet
188.3 inches
75.4 inches
54.4 inches
107.1 inches
62.3 inches
64.9 inches
F: 55 cubic feet
R: 32 cubic feet
14 cubic feet
6-speed manual
rear
1 2.97/7.2/46
2 2.10/10.3/66
3 1.46/14.7/94
4 1.00/21.4/137
5 0.74/28.9/176
6 0.50/43.1/155
3.90
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rear
1 3.66/6.0/42
2 2.43/8.9/62
3 1.69/12.7/89
4 1.32/16.3/114
5 1.00/21.3/149
6 0.65/34.2/164
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DIMENSIONS
190.6 inches
75.5 inches
54.2 inches
112.3 inches
63.7 inches
63.7 inches
F: 52 cubic feet
R: 31 cubic feet
TRUNK 11 cubic feet
LENGTH
WIDTH
HEIGHT
WHEELBASE
FRONT TRACK
REAR TRACK
INTERIOR VOLUME
POWERTRAIN
ENGINE pushrod 16-valve V-8
376 cu in (6162 cc)
POWER HP @ RPM 426 @ 5900
TORQUE LB-FT @ RPM 420 @ 4600
REDLINE/FUEL CUTOFF 6200/6600 rpm
LB PER HP 9.1
DRIVELINE
CHASSIS
SUSPENSION F: struts, coil springs,
anti-roll bar
R: multilink, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
BRAKES F: 14.0-inch vented
disc
R: 14.4-inch vented
disc
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traction off,
competition mode
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285/35ZR-20 (100Y)
030 MPH
060 MPH
0100 MPH
0150 MPH
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ROLLING START,
560 MPH
TOP GEAR, 3050 MPH
TOP GEAR, 5070 MPH
TOP SPEED
1.9 sec
4.5 sec
10.3 sec
30.2 sec
12.9 sec @ 111
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4.4 sec
10.2 sec
27.0 sec
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4.5 sec
10.4 sec
25.4 sec
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5.1 sec
11.0 sec
10.8 sec
156 mph (gov ltd)
4.8 sec
11.5 sec
11.3 sec
176 mph (drag ltd)
4.9 sec
9.6 sec
9.0 sec
164 mph (gov ltd)
151 feet
149 feet
0.91 g
42.0 mph
0.95 g
43.0 mph
4226 pounds
55.1/44.9
20.5 inches
3810 pounds
53.8/46.2
20.0 inches
18.5 gallons
91 octane
14/23 mpg
16 mpg
16.0 gallons
93 octane
15/25 mpg
17 mpg
55 dBA
85 dBA
72 dBA
49 dBA
81 dBA
72 dBA
CHASSIS
TANK
RATING
EPA CITY/HWY
C/D 700-MILE TRIP
19.0 gallons
91 octane
16/24 mpg
17 mpg
SOUND LEVEL
IDLE 52 dBA
FULL THROTTLE 86 dBA
70-MPH CRUISE 72 dBA
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muted vocals sound as though the
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BRAKE FEEL 10
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ARMAGEDDON
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PORSCHE DOWNSIZES THE
CAYENNE TO GREAT EFFECT.
by Je Sabatini
The world will forever remember the tragedy of September 25, 2002. Porsche
unveiled the Cayenne on that day, shocking the Paris auto-show crowd with
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PORSCHE MACAN
TURBO
+ Great seats, looks like a
Porsche, drives like a Porsche.
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like a Porsche.
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three on-road chassis settings (comfort,
sport, and sport plus), our Macan struggled to absorb hard impacts and rough
pavement, likely a byproduct of its 21-inch
wheels. But when the surface is smooth,
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of the Porsche crest.
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attraction for many status-conscious buyers, which is what truly irks the die-hards
more than any actual or perceived inadequacies in performance. Further to that
point, Porsche has been charged with
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women. This allegation is levied pretty
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with the Macan seems to be its price. It is
now selling a smaller package, the Macan,
for the same amount of money it formerly
charged for a larger one, the Cayenne. The
base 2014 Cayenne, a model that Porsche
eliminated when it announced refreshed
models for 2015, started at $50,595, which
is $300 below the Macan S. And the new
Cayenne S, which will use the same turbocharged V-6 as the Macan Turbo, is now
$75,095, $7300 more than last year.
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PORSCHE
SPECI FIC ATIONS
PRICE
AS TESTED ....................................... $104,440
BASE .................................................. $73,295
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive,
................................. 110.5 in
block and heads
BORE X STROKE ... 3.78 x 3.27 in, 96.0 x 83.0 mm
DISPLACEMENT ................... 220 cu in, 3605 cc
COMPRESSION RATIO .............................. 10.5:1
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM ........... direct injection
TURBOCHARGERS ........... BorgWarner K0 series
MAXIMUM BOOST PRESSURE ................. 17.4 psi
VALVE GEAR: double overhead cams, 4 valves
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1000 RPM
MAX SPEED
IN GEAR (rpm)
3.69 .........
2.15 ..........
1.41 ..........
1.03 .........
0.79 .........
0.63 ........
0.52 ........
4.7 ............
8.3 ............
12.4 ...........
19.4 ...........
22.0 ..........
27.6 ...........
33.4 ..........
33 mph (7000)
58 mph (7000)
87 mph (7000)
136 mph (7000)
154 mph (7000)
164 mph (5900)
160 mph (4800)
CHASSIS
ACCEL ERATIO N
ZERO TO
W E I GH T
CURB ........................................... 4565 lb
PER HORSEPOWER ...................... 11.4 lb
DISTRIBUTION ......... F: 54.7% R: 45.3%
CENTEROFGRAVITY HEIGHT ..... 24.0 in
TOWING CAPACITY ...................... 1653 lb
FUEL
CAPACITY .................................. 19.8 gal
OCTANE .......................... 91 (required)
EPA CITY/HWY ...................... 17/23 mpg
C/D OBSERVED ..................... 16 mpg
HANDL ING
ROADHOLDING,
300-FT-DIA SKIDPAD .............. 0.89 g
UNDERSTEER ...................... MODERATE
TEST NOTES: Impressive body
control, though more understeer and less
grip than expected from the 295-sectionwidth tires. Thats nearly Chevy Camaro
Z/28 tire meat!
*C/D estimate.
INTERIOR DIMENSIONS
SAE VOLUME .......... F: 51* cu ft R: 45* cu ft
CARGO (SEATS UP/MAX) .......... 18/53 cu ft
launch control
WHEELS AND TIRES
WHEEL SIZE/CONSTRUCTION
..... F: 9.0 x 21 in
R: 10.0 x 21 in/
forged aluminum
TIRES .................... Michelin Latitude Sport 3
295/35R-21 103Y
COM PETITORS
AUDI SQ5 (3.0-L V-6, 354 HP, 8-SP AUTO)
BMW X4 xDRIVE35i (3.0-L I-6, 300 HP, 8-SP AUTO)
MERCEDES-BENZ GLA45 AMG (2.0-L I-4, 355 HP, 7-SP AUTO)
PORSCHE MACAN TURBO (3.6-L V-6, 400 HP, 7-SP AUTO)
CURRENT BASE PRICE* dollars x 1000
*Base price includes freight and performance options.
X4 xDRIVE35i
GLA45 AMG
SQ5
MACAN TURBO
45
55
65
75
70 0 BRAKING feet
MACAN TURBO
GLA45 AMG
SQ5
X4 xDRIVE35i
150
165
180
195
ROADHOL DING
GLA45 AMG
MACAN TURBO
SQ5
X4 xDRIVE35i
0.86
5.0
6.0
12.0
13.0
14.0
300-foot skidpad, g
0.88
0.90
0.92
0.94
0.96
$100,000
NEW TOOLS
STORAGE
EVEN A LIFT!
PROMOTION
Horses of
THE FINAL BATTLE
BETWEEN HORSE AND
CAR IS HAPPENING
IN CENTRAL PARK.
by John Pearley Human
photography by Daniel Byrne
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We are as famous as
the gondolas in Venice.
Thats how iconic
we are in this city.
So says Ian McKeever with his Irish brogue
and the hyperbole that N]]N_R[aYfNRPa`NYY
the horse-drawn-carriage drivers in New
York Citys Central Park. Id say that 90 percent of the horses you see here, if they werent
here, theyd be dead.
Thing is, New Yorks mayor, Bill de Blasio, wants
them gone. And the animal-rights activists who helped
elect him last year have already produced an alternative: a 6400-pound electric dreadnought styled to
resemble brass-era motor carriages. Called the Horseless eCarriage, its intended to keep all the 160-or-so
current carriage driversevery one a card-carrying
Horseless eCarriage
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the pot on both sides, and real estate is often lurking at the core of
every issue. All New Yorkers have an opinion, though only 24 percent of eligible voters turned out for the last mayoral election.
New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) is
the animal-rights group behind the eCarriage. Founded in 2008 by
Steve Nislick, a 70-ish parkinggarage mogul who lives near Central
Park, the group has relentlessly
portrayed the horse-drawn-carriage
owners and drivers as cruel and
abusive to the animals. Its also been
]\YVaVPNYYf`NccfV[ONPXV[TQR/YNsio. According to the New York Daily
News, Nislick contributed $174,000
for the 2013 Democratic primary,
including money for attack ads
against putative front-runner Christine Quinn that many believe
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nomination. The mayor owes him
and his horse-hugging cohorts.
Considering Nislicks real-estate acumen, the carriage drivers
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a cynically veiled attempt to make a deal for the ridiculously valuable land under the stables in which their horses are housed. Ive
never been interested in these properties and do not want them
now, Nislick wrote on the NYCLASS website in January, further
promising to not bid on any of the four stables, all located in the
rapidly gentrifying west-side neighborhood of Hells Kitchen,
should they come up for sale.
DUVYRQR/YN`V\UN`]_\ZV`RQa\TRa_VQ\SaURU\_`RQ_Nd[PN_riages, no such legislation has yet made it to the contentious
51-member city council. And the issue
seems to be slipping down the mayors list of political priorities.
NYCLASS, though, had the eCarriage prototype ready for us to drive.
2. Horseless eCarriage
Jason Wenig of the The Creative
Workshop, a car restoration and fabriPNaV\[`U\]V[1N[VN/RNPU3Y\_VQNV`
a smart carbuilder. Contracted by
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eCarriage, Wenig stuck with proven
components and came up with a
design that hits a sweet spot between
Disneyland and downtown 1907.
B[QR_ aUR SNbe \YQRafZR O\Qfwork sits a straightforward steel ladBehind its old-style wheels are
modern disc brakes, but the eCarriage
doesnt know that it shouldnt hit people.
Below right: Horses dont have any horns.
der frame with solid axles on leaf springs spanning a 158-inch wheelbase. Between the frame
rails are 72 lithium-ion battery cells sending
amperage forward to an 84-hp AC motor. The
184 pound-feet of torque is then routed through
a reduction gearset to a Dana 60 rear axle.
Its a big hoss. The eCarriages wheelbase is
28 inches longer than a 2015 Suburbans. The
eCarriage is taller, too, rising just over seven
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full foot taller than a Sub. Small and delicate
this three-ton horse liberator is not.
I called almost everywhere looking for
batteries, says Wenig, with a tinge of Brooklyn in his voice. Flux, Calib Power, A123 . . .
none of them were eager to work with me. So I wound up with these
batteries from Sinopoly in China. The array charges through a
standard SAE J1772 connector in about six hours. Fully charged,
says Wenig, its good for 100 milesmaybe longer when restricted
to a maximum 5 mph within Central Park.
Along Fifth Avenue, we saw a top speed of 24 mph, which took
the eCarriage more than 15 seconds to reach. The acceleration
itself is easygoing despite a wailing whine from the reduction
gears (something to be engineered out if it goes into production).
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and wood, and the craftsmanship is impressive. The paint is perfect and the details are beautifully rendered down to the custom grab handles.
Horseless
Its only up close that one notices that the
eCarriage
brake drums are painted covers over more+ Friendly
modern discs and the ancient-looking oil
headlamps actually contain LED elements.
countenance, nice
Hauling ones self up can challenge anybuild quality, can
ones dignity, but the three rows of bench
be recharged after
seats covered in button-tufted vinyl are
dying.
Expensive,
comfortable and its easy to stretch out in
not yet welcome in
back. The thick-rimmed wood steering
Central Park.
wheel sits on a towering column that feeds
= Nostalgia for
straight down to an unassisted 16:1 recirculating-ball steering gear.
a time that never
Combine the primitive column with repactually was.
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tires mounted on 6.0x24-inch Forgeline aluZV[bZdURRY`N[QaUR_R`bYaV`UNgf`aRR_V[TAURR\_aV`[aUVTU
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doorless eCarriage against a double-decker tourist bus.
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that its horse-drawn competition does. Especially when making
the U-turn the horses regularly execute in the middle of 59th Street
to get back to Central Parks entrance. But driving through the city,
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is a knockout right now, at the height of its novelty. But can it sustain that if it becomes a part of the citys background noise?
What the eCarriage lacks is history. If there were ever a time
when motorized carriages chugged through Central Park at the
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horses have cruised its greenscaped byways for more than 150 years.
The ultimate obstacle for the eCarriage, though, may be economic. Even if the vehicle price drops to $150,000 each, as
NYCLASS hopes (the prototype cost nearly three times as much),
thats substantially more than a $2500 horse plus a brand-new
HORSE-DRAW N HORSELESS
CARRIAGE
eCARRIAGE
VEHICLE
BASE PRICE
$10,000*
$150,000*
268 inches
73 inches
21.5 hands
100 inches
57 inches
62 inches
220 inches
88 inches
86 inches
158 inches
76 inches
75 inches
Hudson, 11-year-old
gelding
permanent-magnet
synchronous AC
motor
84 hp
46-kWh lithium-ion
battery
76.2
DIMENSIONS
LENGTH
WIDTH
HEIGHT
WHEELBASE
FRONT TRACK
REAR TRACK
POWERTRAIN
PROPULSION
POWER
ENERGY
LB PER HP
1 hp
grain and oats
1700.0
DRIVELINE
TRANSMISSION
DRIVEN APPENDAGES/
WHEELS
CHASSIS
SUSPENSION
BRAKES
TIRES
all
rear
2.0 sec
3.2 sec
13.5 sec
24 mph (redline ltd)
1700 pounds
6400 pounds
03 MPH
020 MPH
TOP SPEED
WEIGHT
CURB
*C/D est.
$7500 carriage from the Troyer Carriage Company of Shipshewana, Indiana. Even factoring in $1300 a month to care for each
horse, the eCarriage numbers are tough to crunch.
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Horse-Drawn
Carriage
caranddriver.com
+ Quaint, quiet,
semi-autonomous,
pleasantly furry.
Occasional
stubbornness, no
emissions controls.
= Working
horses built
civilization. Heres
one of the last that
still has a job.
and a few are just plain ragged. The horses that pull them are ordinary draft animalsusually mixed-breed geldings or mares that
are about 16 hands (5.3 feet) tall at the shoulderwith supernaturally calm temperaments. The drivers are a grab bag of immigrants
with a few native New Yorkers mixed in. Their industriousness,
fashion sense, and hygiene, both human and equine, vary greatly.
We took the deluxe 40-minute tour for $90 with Turguy Gunn,
a Turk with four years of driving experience. Hudson, an 11-yearold gelding, was pulling. He just came back from vacation, Gunn
explained about Hudson. Hes been in
the pasture for like three months like
F I N A L R E S U LT S
the law says. Hes going to be ready for
Christmastime. The law actually
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stay for each horse.
At more than 22 feet long from the tip
of Hudsons nose to the back of the carriage, the combination isnt small. But
the carriages front axle pivots so the
turning radius is compact. The horses
biggest advantage is subtler than that,
however: A horse-drawn carriage is
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COMFORT 5
As we quietly clopped through the
FIT AND FINISH 10
INTERIOR STYLING 10
park, Gunn turned around in his seat to
EXTERIOR STYLING 10
explain exactly which building along the
AS-TESTED PRICE 20
parks perimeter had been featured in
SUBTOTAL 55
Ghostbusters5RRRPaVcRYfYRSaaURQ_Vcing up to Hudson. The horse knows the
POWERTRAIN
route, is smart enough to sustain the
ACCELERATION 20
SUBTOTAL 20
4-mph pace, and will rarely do anything
that puts the carriage in danger.
EXPERIENCE
Having two brains at the controls
AUTHENTICITY 10
allows the driver to interact with his
DRIVER INTERACTION 10
customers, face to face; thats impossible
RIDE QUALITY 10
with the eCarriage. A horse just makes
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Robot Dance
Lexus RC F
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Lexuss new
F-er looks like
Gundam,
moves like Rerun.
by K.C. Colwell
photography by Andrew Trahan
T Y PIC A L LY, W H E N F U L L - L I N E C A R C OM PA N I E S SE T OU T
to develop a coupe, they start with a sedan from the current lineup, trim two
doors, and re-wrap the package in a sleeker body. A shorter wheelbase is optional.
Lexus rolled up that memo and burned it before going to work on the RC. Instead,
to form its new coupes structure, Lexus combined the front clip of the GS sedan,
the center section of the old IS C convertible, and the rear end of the IS sedan,
using adhesives and welding and a fancy technique called laser screw welding,
which allows for more frequent tacks and thus greater rigidity.
The three-piece approach makes more sense once its explained. The GS front gives
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roughly 1.5 inches longer, wider, and lower, but with a 2.7-inch shorter wheelbase.
The RC F we have here is the hot-rod version of the RC, and the car Lexus is using to
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its own thing going. The snug cockpit swaddles the driver with information and controls in
what seems like an appropriate techno-modern, Tokyo-by-night design scheme. A high
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center console features an optional touchpad that is part of the $2840 navigation and
upgraded stereo package, and the instruments showcase a morphing LCD center
tach, similar to the LFAs. Nearly everything
in the car can be adjusted with the haptic
infotainment control pad, but there are also
redundant buttons with knobs for volume
and tuning, just as in the current IS.
The LCD tach changes its appearance
between the four drive modes (eco, normal,
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another screen on the left, which displays
tire pressures, radio stations, g-forces, and
just about everything else. A smaller analog
speedometer lies to the right.
There are few occasions in life when
wed say that 467 horsepower isnt enough.
This is one of them. While the IS Fs old
5.0-liter V-8 got thoroughly overhauled for
this new RC F, the car weighs 4048 pounds,
200-plus more than the old sedan.
Mass is the RC Fs millstone. It has 400
pounds on a BMW M4 and weighs as much
as the four-wheel-drive Audi RS5. In a
three-way drag race, the Bimmer walks
away, with the F and RS5 keeping pace
through the quarter-mile. By 130 mph, the
RC F has eked out a nearly two-second lead
on the RS5. Keep your foot in it and a governor abruptly halts acceleration at 171 mph.
Lexus RC F
+ Swaddling seats, makes all
the right noises, easy to go fast.
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curb appeal, lacks an edge in a
razor-sharp segment.
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actually, he is alarmingly heavy.
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to build an intimidating car. Its goal was a
PG-rated performance coupe, fun for all
skill levels, and on that it has delivered.
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The latter, active in sport and sport plus,
adds heft but no feedback. Like a stubborn
toddler, the wheel communicates clearly
only when its diaper is full, when the tires
have gone over the edge.
Transmission logic will adapt to a particular driving style, but the eight-speed
auto, another IS F carryover, responds to
manual inputs without protest. Robust
15.0-inch front rotors and 13.6-inch rear
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Below: Lexus doesnt simply ape Europeancar interiors but denes its own tech-heavy
style. Bottom left: Seat design by H.R. Giger?
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price has gone down, and at $63,325 it is
$1200 less than the 2014 IS F. Our test car
came with the Performance package, which
is a big investment at $5500. With it you get
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pounds, but the unit, with its electric motors
and clutch packs, is 66 pounds heavier than
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In the ultrabright Molten Pearl paint,
the RC F looks more brash and busy than
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Japanese comic-book robot-superhero aesthetic. And indeed, its power-to-weight
ratio is the only thing keeping the F from
being an actual superhero. It may not have
the outright thrust or balance of an M4, or
even the style of an RS5, but the new F has a
personality all its own, a Japanese Camaro
with lots of buttons and displays and a boisterous voice. The IS F made its debut in
2007 as a fast but otherwise unexceptional
Lexus, though quiet improvements meant
that by 2011 the car was near the top of its
class. Four years later, the RC F enters the
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RC F
SPECI FIC ATIONS
PRICE
AS TESTED
2
4
5
6
7
8
........
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........
........
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........
2.72 ........
1.86 ........
1.46 ........
1.23 ........
1.00 ........
0.82 .......
0.69 .......
9.4 ............
13.8 ...........
17.5 ...........
20.9 ..........
25.9 ..........
31.4 ...........
37.9 ...........
70 mph (7450)
103 mph (7450)
130 mph (7400)
155 mph (7400)
171 mph (6600)
171 mph (5450)
160 mph (4225)
CHASSIS
ENGINE
STEERING
DRIVETRAIN
TRANSMISSION
SUSPENSION
F: ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs,
anti-roll bar
R: ind; 2 diagonal links, 2 lateral links, and a toecontrol link per side; coil springs; anti-roll bar
BRAKES
F: 15.0 x 1.3-in vented, grooved disc
R: 13.6 x 1.1-in vented, grooved disc
STABILITY CONTROL ............ fully defeatable,
..... F: 9.0 x 19 in
R: 10.0 x 19 in/
forged aluminum
TIRES ................... Michelin Pilot Super Sport
F: 255/35ZR-19 (92Y)
R: 275/35ZR-19 (96Y)
N O TA B L E H I G H L I G H T S
Lexus says 70 percent of the suspension components are new, redesigned, or retuned compared
with the base RC350, though the front knuckles and bearings are carried over from the IS F.
COM PETITORS
H A N DLI N G
ZERO TO
ROADHOLDING,
200-FT-DIA SKIDPAD ............. 0.95 g
UNDERSTEER ....................... MINIMAL
SECONDS
30 MPH .............................................. 1.8
40 MPH ............................................. 2.5
50 MPH ............................................. 3.4
60 MPH ....................................... 4.3
70 MPH ............................................. 5.5
80 MPH ............................................. 6.9
90 MPH ............................................. 8.3
100 MPH ...................................... 9.9
110 MPH ............................................ 11.9
120 MPH ........................................... 14.1
130 MPH ........................................... 16.7
140 MPH ........................................... 20.1
150 MPH .......................................... 24. 2
160 MPH .......................................... 30.0
ROLLING START, 560 MPH .......... 4.7
TOP GEAR, 3050 MPH ................. 3.5
TOP GEAR, 5070 MPH ................. 3.2
1/4-MILE ............ 12.8 sec @ 114 mph
TOP SPEED (GOV LTD) ............... 171 mph
W E I GH T
CURB .......................................... 4048 lb
PER HORSEPOWER ...................... 8.7 lb
DISTRIBUTION ........ F: 53.6% R: 46.4%
CENTEROFGRAVITY HEIGHT ..... 19.0 in
FUEL
CAPACITY .................................. 17.4 gal
OCTANE ............................ 91 (required)
EPA CITY/HWY ...................... 16/25 mpg
C/D OBSERVED ..................... 15 mpg
RC F
RS5
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65
70
75
80
70 0 BRAKING feet
M4
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RS5
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148
151
154
157
160
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4.5
12.0
12.5
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picked me up in a Rolls-Royce Cornish! I was too amused to
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by DON SHERMAN
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CENTER DIFFERENTIAL
The fact that S7s are luxuriously furnished with four leathertrimmed seats, a sunroof, navigation, four-zone climate control,
and power assists galore didnt stop us from ticking a few option
boxes. Adding $9825 to the $79,695 base price: $5900 for a Bang &
Olufsen sound system, $1400 for LED headlights and running
lights, $1075 for Estoril Blue paint, $500 for carbon interior-trim
inlays, $500 for side assist (radar beams that ease lane-change
anxiety), and $450 for rear-seat and steering-wheel warmers.
Heated front buckets are standard.
<b__`aaR`a\SaURObaadN_ZV[T.bQVO_\bTUaU\ZRURN_awarming performance results: zero to 60 in 4.3 seconds, a governor-limited 152-mph top speed, and 0.88-g cornering grip. That
said, the 171-foot 70-to-zero stopping distance was disappointing.
Things improved markedly as the car broke in. After 40,000 miles
on Pirelli P Zero tires at the end of their service life, this S7 topped
the last Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG we tested with a run to 60 in
only 3.8 seconds, a 12.3-second quarter-mile, and a more acceptable 159-foot stop from 70 mph.
S7 exterior aesthetics are about perfect in our eyes thanks to
the frameless door glass, four exhaust outLike a Dodge
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Omni, the S7 is
wheels, and red accents (ID badges on the a hatchback.
Like
brake calipers, grille, and decklid). Some of Northern toilet paper,
interior is quilted.
us did long for the optional 20-inch wheels its
Like other Audis, its
and tires, which would have tacked another beautifully nished.
$1000 onto the window sticker. They would
also surely have been casualties of Michigans weather-ravaged roads.
Through the summer months, our longterm Audi was the weapon of choice for
one- to four-person road trips. The 420-hp
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2013 AUDI S7
SPECI FIC ATIONS
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive,
book praise. The potent driveline accelerated this luxury capsule to illegal cruising
`]RRQ`dVaUNOVgWRa`R\_aYR``[R``5VTUway ride motion is serene and directional
stability is keen. The vastness of the cargo
hold drew kudos, and several of us enjoyed
the 400-plus-mile range provided by the
19.8-gallon fuel tank and greater-than-20mpg highway mileage. Former editor-inchief Csaba Csere and current copy editor
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25 mpg on long trips. Overall, we beat the
EPAs 20-mpg combined rating by 1 mpg,
proof that there is hope for sports sedans
with up-to-date engine technology.
As predicted, Michigans dastardly
20132014 winter was spiteful to our S7.
Potholes broke a suspension-height sensor
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wheel alignment, and replace the trashed
tires, we kept rolling to enjoy this fourwheel-drive, all-weather interceptor.
The jet-aircraft analogy mentioned earlier also applies to the wealth of electronic
gear built into the S7s cockpit. Teaming
with Google Earth and SiriusXM, Audi
provides the most-advanced connectivity weve seen in any car. After the seveninch screen rises out of the dash, the nav
system provides 3-D satellite and aerial
views with shockingly accurate real-time
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can feed Wi-Fi to as many as eight smartphones or laptops. Fairly easy-to-master
voice command of the communication and
navigation functions is available to sumZ\[Y\PNYdRNaUR_a_NPN[QNPP\ZZ\dations info. Up to 50 destinations can be
downloaded from Google Maps. If a shower
C/D T E ST R E SU LTS
PERFORMANCE
NEW
40,000
ZERO TO 60 MPH .......................... 4.3 sec .......... 3.8 sec
ZERO TO 100 MPH ............................. 10.0 sec ............. 9.4 sec
ZERO TO 150 MPH ............................ 24.5 sec ........... 23.8 sec
ROLLING START, 560 MPH ................ 5.1 sec ............. 4.8 sec
1/4-MILE ........................................ 12.7 sec ......... 12.3 sec
@ 113 mph ..... @ 114 mph
BRAKING, 700 MPH ............................. 171 ft ............... 159 ft
ROADHOLDING,
300-FT-DIA SKIDPAD .......................... 0.88 g ............... 0.91 g
TOP SPEED (GOVERNOR LIMITED) .................................... 152 mph
EPA FUEL ECONOMY, CITY/HWY .............................. 17/27 mpg
C/D-OBSERVED FUEL ECONOMY ........................... 21 mpg
UNSCHEDULED OIL ADDITIONS ...................................... 0 qt
OPERATING COSTS (FOR 40,000 MILES)
SERVICE (4 SCHEDULED, 4 UNSCHEDULED) ........................... $2637
NORMAL WEAR ............................................................. $1258
GASOLINE (@ $3.83 PER GALLON) ....................................... $7295
NONWARRANTY REPAIRS
Washer-solvent-sensor diagnosis ..................................... $58
DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION
Replaced suspension sensor ........................................... $516
Replaced right-front winter tire, alignment ...................... $494
Replaced left-front winter tire ......................................... $283
LIFE EXPECTANCIES (ESTIMATED FROM 40,000-MILE TEST)
TIRES .................................................................. 40,000 miles
FRONT BRAKE PADS ........................................... 70,000 miles
REAR BRAKE PADS ............................ more than 100,000 miles
WHAT BITS AND PIECES COST
HEADLAMP ................................................................... $2375
ENGINE AIR FILTER ........................................................... $31
OIL FILTER ......................................................................... $41
WHEEL ........................................................................... $638
TIRE ................................................................................ $279
WIPER BLADES (LEFT/RIGHT) ....................................... $28/$28
FRONT BRAKE PADS ...................................................... $265
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RANTS
AND
RAVES
JARED GALL
Two paragliders,
including motors,
t nicely with the
back seats folded.
Normally a pickup
is required for such
a task.
MIKE SUTTON
The S7 is classy,
comfy, and quick.
And one of my alltime favorites.
ANGELA KUJAVA
The engines
restrained
demeanor
disappears when
you stomp the
throttle and this
turbo V-8 wakes
from its slumber.
CSABA CSERE
Throttle tip-in at
low speeds or a
standing start can
be quite abrupt. Its
touchy and requires
care to avoid
unseemly bounces
in everyday trafc.
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HIGHLIGHTS
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QUICKEST 1/4-MILE
SLOWEST 1/4-MILE
Chevrolet Spark 18.3 sec
MOST GRIP
LEAST GRIP
PRICE AS
TESTED
$
0-60/
1/4-MILE
sec
57,400
68,495
303,635
48,745
39,845
36,645
43,075
62,745
81,395
107,645
77,320
191,445
41,995*
59,220
79,000*
125,995
225,740
51,175
136,625
84,650
80,325
100,795
145,155
45,095
52,345
38,225
34,775
47,775
51,545
47,125
57,225
67,600
115,045
31,530
30,485
49,185
60,095
65,125
82,135
62,245
76,150
68,375
76,725
25,810
34,795
50,755
20,995
15,895
27,820
45,770
70,085
43,950
32,775
37,925
37,255
55,150
332,032
25,995
33,095
28,245
35,440
33,630
25,390
36,990
22,550
28,170
42,285
29,180
49,725
37,660
63,080
64,630
30,785
33,140
32,695
23,530
27,520
37,415
18,225
37,290
27,375
55,700
32,175
34,335
27,420
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TOP
SPEED
mph
114
159
183
128
129
129
128
129
130
131
178
197*
155*
155
155*
155
187
92
155
163
155*
160
190*
130
127
153
155
128
155
158
155
127
146
116
130
152
172*
133
107
161
172*
190*
185*
125
132
99
124
109
90
160
113
101
121
121
119
178
210*
129
86
126
104
117
143
85
121
148
104
122
101
149
189
97
127
125
114
125
112
91
118
155
151
145
120
140*
110
BRAKING
70-0 MPH
feet
ROADHOLDING
g
178
144
155
161
156
162
166
171
154
169
158
148
160
163
157
156
175
163
161
154
151
158
144
189
180
161
163
165
164
164
170
172
162
175
178
163
149
164
173
150
155
142
141
180
168
178
163
176
173
153
176
185
186
175
162
152
146
195
175
169
187
174
172
185
182
164
185
175
189
150
155
217
180
169
184
165
196
188
178
173
163
167
177
178
180
0.85
1.00
0.95
0.87
0.94
0.92
0.88
0.88
0.92
0.86
0.96
0.96
0.95
0.87
0.90
0.85
0.78
0.93
0.98
0.98
0.93
0.82
0.86
0.86
0.87
0.86
0.89
0.89
0.90
0.86
0.93
0.82
0.84
0.91
0.97
0.83
0.84
0.97
1.03
1.00
0.81
0.84
0.77
0.84
0.79
0.79
0.95
0.76
0.79
0.80
0.83
0.86
0.90
1.01
0.82
0.77
0.82
0.75
0.81
0.87
0.78
0.83
0.93
0.80
0.87
0.72
0.96
1.00
0.71
0.86
0.86
0.80
0.85
0.77
0.79
0.79
0.80
0.91
0.86
0.75
0.80
0.77
EPA
CITY/HWY
mpg
18/27
24/34
13/19
20/27
24/33
23/33
21/29
18/27
24/38
16/26
16/23
13/22
23/31
17/26
17/27
15/26
14/24
137/111
28/29
17/26
17/24
15/22
14/20
22/33
21/28
23/36
24/36
22/33
23/33
23/35
20/30
20/29
16/24
25/33
20/31
19/28
16/24
20/30
32/38*
14/19
14/19
17/29
16/28
27/46
21/31
16/22
27/34
32/38
128/109
14/21
16/22
35/40
18/29
19/31
19/30
14/23
12/18
28/34
122/108
24/33
44/41
22/30
26/35
110/99
26/36
23/32
44/41
25/37
15/21
21/32
15/24
27/36
21/32
50/45
30/39
44/44
132/105
29/37
20/29
21/30
15/23
21/29
23/32
21/28
PRICE AS
TESTED
$
0-60/
1/4-MILE
sec
TOP
SPEED
mph
BRAKING
70-0 MPH
feet
ROADHOLDING
g
23,310
54,800
53,655
50,955
103,425
100,370
68,175
84,725
138,875
37,525
56,990
30,980
41,900
20,300
38,550
26,195
30,150
412,015
256,745*
56,795
88,585
114,930
49,000*
375,875
98,330
42,415
100,140
31,890
23,235
31,490
303,690*
50,710
35,855
125,285
75,125
61,755
63,490
50,995
130,000*
108,850
296,950
223,465
168,285
113,815
32,600
34,350
27,595
16,890
73,396
151,880
24,415
36,910
23,420
14,800
66,100
85,410
137,195
70,345
93,530
92,140
148,245
136,430
142,265
193,740
875,175
59,780
25,092
30,040
140,990
28,000*
33,220
29,290
109,600
36,549
22,870
27,565
30,850
26,775
28,305
22,635
27,850
28,790
60,840
47,925
50,475
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9.4/17.2
4.7/13.4
7.6/15.8
7.6/15.9
7.0/15.6
2.9/10.7
6.8/15.4
6.3/14.9
3.2/11.6
3.9/12.3
4.7/13.3
6.0/14.6
8.1/16.2
4.8/13.2
5.9/14.6
3.2/11.2
3.7/11.8
3.8/12.2
4.9/13.4
6.1/14.5
6.7/15.1
6.8/15.1
10.9/18.3
6.9/15.5
2.9/11.2
7.3/15.8
10.2/17.7
9.2/17.2
9.5/17.2
5.6/14.0
4.4/12.9
5.5/13.9
5.3/13.9
4.1/12.6
4.2/12.7
4.0/12.4
4.3/12.7
3.0/11.2
2.6/10.8
2.2/9.8
8.4/16.5
6.4/14.9
9.8/17.5
3.2/11.5
6.3/14.9
8.6/16.7
5.1/13.8
4.6/13.3
6.1/14.5
9.5/17.4
8.2/16.5
6.0/14.8
7.7/15.9
5.8/14.4
7.3/15.5
8.0/16.2
8.6/16.8
6.9/15.4
5.4/14.0
5.0/13.6
121
121
149
144
188
171
149
125
186*
119
119
99
154
138
120
117
110
217*
202*
133
133
136
143*
202*
130
109
175
123
133
135
205*
101
133
186*
176
136
133
129
156
133
196*
186
187
132
147
140
146*
102
100
191
123
94
118
114
168
176
156
165
173
182
188*
187*
195*
198*
214*
99
136
78
206*
139
122
144
134
127
111
123
127
124
124
126
124
113
125
131
132
176
181
180
156
151
147
161
158
156
166
184
210
186
160
177
162
179
144
144
165
167
174
177
164
171
170
155
166
167
174
145
188
160
148
156
160
175
185
162
185
151
152
155
171
164
154
191
184
207
145
176
180
172
181
145
147
151
148
146
144
147
149
135
144
142
211
166
190
146
165
166
159
160
178
180
168
165
173
163
166
175
178
183
193
177
0.83
0.76
0.87
0.95
1.00
0.96
0.85
0.85
0.92
0.79
0.72
0.60
0.81
0.86
0.75
0.82
0.79
0.95
1.01
0.83
0.86
0.75
0.85
0.98
0.80
0.83
0.91
0.81
0.82
0.86
1.02
0.75
0.90
0.90
0.88
0.83
0.80
0.84
0.64
0.98
0.96
0.93
0.87
0.89
0.90
0.84
0.74
0.74
1.02
0.85
0.80
0.81
0.76
1.01
0.99
0.95
1.03
0.99
0.98
1.06
1.03
1.12
1.09
1.10
0.67
0.96
0.76
1.02
0.91
0.78
0.92
0.91
0.82
0.82
0.78
0.89
0.85
0.91
0.86
0.81
0.82
0.85
0.86
0.84
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29/38
18/23
28/34
20/29
16/23
16/23
19/30
18/28
15/22
19/27
21/28
17/21
19/28
24/36
18/24
23/31
21/28
11/17
14/20
20/28
14/19
13/19
19/28
11/16
16/23
45/45
15/25
24/30
30/41
26/38
15/22
85/83
26/38
16/22
13/19
21/29
21/30
24/33
13/17
12/15
13/17
14/21
15/23
17/25
25/33
27/35
25/38
37/44
16/23
25/30
129/102
30/39
27/36
20/30
20/28
15/21
21/30
21/30
19/27
19/27
19/27
15/20
17/24
20/24
23/30
122/93
12/19
22/30
24/32
21/28
88/90
21/31
29/37
22/29
21/30
26/37
25/34
25/36
30/42
30/40
20/29
24/35
19/28
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175/65
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185/60
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195/65
205/65
215/70
185/55
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195/60
205/55
205/60
205/65
215/55
215/60
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R- 15 91
R- 15 89
R- 15 94
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R- 15 94
R- 16XL 119
R- 16 125
R- 16 100
R- 16 123
R- 16 105
R- 16 106
R- 16XL 128
R- 16 110
R- 16 108
Blizzak WS70
185/60
185/65
195/60
195/65
205/65
215/70
R- 15 $71
R- 15 70
R- 15 89
R- 15 77
R- 15 80
R- 15 79
Blizzak LM-32
205/55
215/45
225/45
225/50
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225/50
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R- 17XL 168
R- 17XL 175
R- 18XL 203
R- 18XL 193
R- 18 210
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R- 18XL 226
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235/65
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205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
215/60
215/65
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225/50
225/55
225/60
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R- 17XL 140
R- 17XL 147
R- 17XL 160
R- 17 132
R- 17 122
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R- 17 159
R- 17 163
R- 17 136
R- 17 124
R- 17 127
R- 17 175
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/45
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225/40
225/45
225/50
225/55
225/60
235/40
235/50
245/40
245/50
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R- 17 132
R- 17 129
R- 17XL 179
R- 18 170
R- 18XL 180
R- 18XL 164
R- 18 170
R- 18 177
R- 18 153
R- 18XL 193
R- 18XL 178
R- 18XL 194
R- 18XL 185
R- 18 201
185/55
205/55
205/60
215/60
215/65
225/60
R- 16XL $94
R- 16 99
R- 16 83
R- 16 90
R- 16 88
R- 16 92
225/65
235/65
225/50
245/45
R- 16 $90
R- 16 95
R- 17 132
R- 17 142
255/45
275/35
225/40
225/45
245/40
245/45
255/35
255/40
265/35
275/35
R- 18 $233
R- 18 264
R- 19XL 243
R- 19 231
R- 19XL 263
R- 19XL 255
R- 19XL 286
R- 19XL 274
R- 19XL 311
R- 19 321
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Blizzak LM-60
245/40
265/35
225/40
265/35
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255/50
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R- 18XL 159
R- 19 179
R- 19 224
R- 19XL 225
R- 20XL 281
195/55
205/45
225/40
235/55
255/55
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R- 17 180
R- 18 240
R- 18 257
R- 18XL 287
245/50 R- 17 $240
245/45 R- 18 297
275/40
245/40
245/45
255/35
295/35
R- 19 $305
R- 20 349
R- 20 292
R- 20XL 317
R- 20XL 435
205/55 R- 16 $165
225/50 R- 17 203
225/55 R- 17 194
255/40 R- 20 $405
285/35 R- 20 460
Blizzak WS60
175/65
185/65
145/65
205/60
185/55
225/55
235/60
R- 14XL $89
R- 14 84
R- 15 76
R- 15 91
R- 16XL 93
R- 16 124
R- 16 120
Blizzak LM-32s
235/45 R- 17 $183
Blizzak LM-80
Blizzak DM-V1
215/70
235/75
215/70
225/70
P225/75
235/60
235/70
P235/75
245/70
P245/75
265/70
275/70
215/70
225/65
235/65
P235/70
P235/75
245/65
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245/75
R- 15 $106
R- 15XL 115
R- 16 121
R- 16 122
R- 16 115
R- 16 129
R- 16 132
R- 16XL 128
R- 16 132
R- 16 126
R- 16 142
R- 16 146
R- 17 127
R- 17 125
R- 17XL 130
R- 17XL 129
R- 17 136
R- 17 144
R- 17 132
R- 17 141
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255/60
P255/65
P255/70
P255/75
265/65
265/70
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235/55
235/60
235/65
245/60
255/55
255/60
P255/65
P255/70
265/60
265/65
P265/70
275/60
P275/65
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R- 17 152
R- 17 137
R- 17 147
R- 17 157
R- 17 153
R- 17 168
R- 18 154
R- 18XL 157
R- 18 161
R- 18 162
R- 18XL 169
R- 18XL 174
R- 18 174
R- 18 152
R- 18 176
R- 18 181
R- 18 160
R- 18 183
R- 18 184
R- 18 $191
R- 19 151
R- 19 167
R- 19 164
R- 19XL 169
R- 19 192
R- 19XL 183
R- 19XL 207
R- 20 188
R- 20 197
R- 20 202
R- 20 176
R- 20 199
R- 20XL 229
R- 20XL 218
R- 20 197
R- 20 207
R- 20XL 215
R- 22 253
R- 22 254
R- 13 $49
R- 14 56
R- 14 60
R- 14 65
R- 14 57
R- 15 61
R- 15 62
R- 15 80
R- 15 64
R- 15 64
R- 15 69
R- 15 70
R- 15 61
R- 15 74
R- 15 72
R- 15 64
R- 15 75
205/55
205/60
215/55
215/60
215/65
215/70
225/55
225/60
225/70
235/60
235/70
235/75
245/70
245/75
255/70
265/70
265/75
R- 16 $85
R- 16 76
R- 16 95
R- 16 79
R- 16 87
R- 16 79
R- 16 102
R- 16 85
R- 16 86
R- 16 101
R- 16 89
R- 16 93
R- 16 95
R- 16 95
R- 16 95
R- 16 98
R- 16 99
Blizzak DM-Z3
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LT235/85 R- 16E 134
LT245/75 R- 16E 140
215/70
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/65
205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
215/60
215/65
R- 16 $94
R- 16XL 104
R- 16 96
R- 16 95
R- 16 103
R- 17XL 115
R- 17 128
R- 17 130
R- 17XL 116
R- 17 106
R- 17 104
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155/60 R- 15 $88
175/55 R- 15 $109
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235/60
255/55
235/40
265/40
R- 18
R- 18
R- 19
R- 19
$215
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281
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265/60 R- 17 $149
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245/55 R- 18 170
295/35 R- 19 $325
255/40 R- 20XL 316
285/35 R- 20XL 375
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205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/45
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/45
235/55
235/65
245/65
245/70
265/70
R- 17 $100
R- 17 112
R- 17 110
R- 17 105
R- 17 106
R- 17 102
R- 17 118
R- 17 104
R- 17 103
R- 17 108
R- 17 116
R- 17 115
R- 17XL 110
R- 17 118
R- 17 110
R- 17 110
X
195/65
205/55
205/60
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/60
235/60
235/65
215/45
215/50
R- 15 $80
R- 16XL 101
R- 16 91
R- 16XL 113
R- 16 96
R- 16 95
R- 16 100
R- 16 105
R- 16 110
R- 17 143
R- 17XL 135
215/55
215/65
225/45
225/50
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/55
235/60
225/45
225/55
R- 17 $118
R- 17 108
R- 17XL 151
R- 17 153
R- 17XL 128
R- 17 114
R- 17 107
R- 17 129
R- 17 113
R- 18 147
R- 18 152
265/70 R- 17 $130
P255/70 R- 18 133
P265/60 R- 18 152
225/70 R- 16 $68
175/65
175/70
185/60
185/65
185/70
195/70
185/60
185/65
195/55
195/60
195/65
205/60
R- 14 $60
R- 14 55
R- 14 62
R- 14 61
R- 14 55
R- 14 57
R- 15 66
R- 15 65
R- 15 75
R- 15 67
R- 15 67
R- 15 70
215/65
225/45
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/45
235/65
245/65
265/70
R- 17 $100
R- 17XL 123
R- 17XL 120
R- 17 110
R- 17 112
R- 17 129
R- 17XL 118
R- 17 133
R- 17 134
ContiCross
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295/35 R- 21X$360
275/40 R- 22XL 383
ContiWinterContact
TS830 P ContiSeal
205/55 R- 16 $128
255/55 R- 18X$238
205/65 R- 15X$101
205/50 R- 17 155
235/55 R- 17 $179
235/50 R- 18 228
255/50 R- 19XL 263
RFT (Runat)
225/65 RF- 17 $171
265/45 R- 21 $299
285/60
225/55
P235/55
P245/55
255/55
P255/60
265/50
275/45
P245/50
P245/60
255/45
P255/55
P265/50
275/40
275/45
P275/55
P275/60
285/50
275/50
P285/45
185/55 R- 15 $70
185/65 R- 15XL 72
XL 73
R- 15XL 74
R- 15 75
R- 15 80
R- 16XL 97
R- 16XL 86
R- 16XL 102
R- 16XL 94
R- 16XL 93
195/65
205/60
205/65
205/55
205/60
215/55
215/60
215/65
205/65
205/70
215/70
235/75
205/55
205/60
215/60
215/65
225/60
225/65
235/60
235/65
R- 15 $70
R- 15 67
R- 15 69
R- 15 82
R- 16 84
R- 16 79
R- 16 83
R- 16 84
R- 16 84
R- 16 87
R- 16 91
R- 16 97
235/45
235/50
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/60
235/55
245/55
245/50
R- 18 $165
R- 18 166
R- 18 145
R- 18XL 146
R- 18 139
R- 18 141
R- 19 142
R- 19 156
R- 20 167
P275/65 R- 18 $161
P275/55 R- 20 175
P255/65 R- 18 $146
215/55
215/65
225/50
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/65
235/55
235/60
245/55
R- 17 $103
R- 17 94
R- 17 115
R- 17 107
R- 17 106
R- 17 106
R- 17 114
R- 18 132
R- 18XL 133
R- 19 155
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2014
Tire Rack
15 Volkwagen GTI
15 Cadillac Escalade
1-800-981-3782
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Winter Maxx
175/70
175/65
175/70
185/60
185/65
185/70
175/65
185/55
185/60
185/65
195/55
195/60
195/65
205/65
205/70
R- 13 $59
R- 14 69
R- 14 62
R- 14 73
R- 14 74
R- 14 66
R- 15 72
R- 15 82
R- 15 76
R- 15 77
R- 15 86
R- 15 82
R- 15 76
R- 15 80
R- 15 76
Graspic DS-3
175/60 R- 15 $99
185/60 R- 15 71
SP Winter Sport 4D
195/65
195/55
205/55
215/60
225/45
225/50
225/55
R- 15 $91
R- 16 109
R- 16 112
R- 16XL 120
R- 17XL 162
R- 17 166
R- 17XL 159
SP Winter Sport 3D
215/65
225/55
225/60
215/50
215/55
225/45
225/55
235/45
235/55
235/65
245/40
245/45
255/45
235/40
235/45
R- 16 $109
R- 16 130
R- 16 128
R- 17XL 148
R- 17XL 144
R- 17 154
R- 17 143
R- 17 158
R- 17XL 165
R- 17XL 141
R- 17XL 169
R- 17XL 169
R- 17 174
R- 18XL 216
R- 18 203
SP Winter
Sport M3 ROF
205/55 R- 16 $144
225/50 R- 17 182
215/70
185/55
195/55
205/55
205/60
205/65
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/55
225/60
205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
R- 15 $78
R- 16 92
R- 16XL 95
R- 16XL 94
R- 16XL 89
R- 16 88
R- 16XL 99
R- 16XL 92
R- 16 96
R- 16XL 111
R- 16XL 95
R- 17XL 118
R- 17XL 130
R- 17XL 129
R- 17 119
215/60
225/45
225/50
225/55
235/45
245/45
215/45
225/40
225/45
225/55
235/50
245/40
245/45
255/45
245/45
175/60 R- 16 $86
235/40 R- 19XL 164
R- 17 $107
R- 17XL 133
R- 17XL 138
R- 17XL 125
R- 17XL 140
R- 17XL 143
R- 18XL 141
R- 18XL 149
R- 18XL 147
R- 18 147
R- 18XL 155
R- 18XL 166
R- 18XL 160
R- 18XL 160
R- 19 170
245/45 R- 19 $166
R- 17X $166
R- 17 164
R- 17XL 145
R- 18XL 186
R- 18XL 180
R- 18XL 197
R- 18 215
255/40 R- 18 $230
255/55 R- 18 215
265/35 R- 18XL 258
265/45 R- 18 239
285/35 ZR- 18XL 223
285/35 R- 18XL 286
235/35 R- 19XL 243
235/45 R- 19XL 200
235/50 R- 19 199
235/50 R- 19XL 215
245/45 R- 19XL 227
255/35 R- 19XL 285
255/50 R- 19XL 218
265/50 R- 19XL 223
295/30 ZR- 19XL 296
255/35 R- 20 $332
255/35 R- 20 309
255/45 R- 20 279
265/35 R- 20XL 296
265/40 R- 20XL 245
275/30 R- 20XL 312
275/45 R- 20XL 239
275/35 R- 21XL 368
DSST (RunOnFlat)
195/55 R- 16 $142
225/45 R- 17 176
225/55 R- 17XL 185
245/45 R- 18XL 266
245/45 R- 19XL 263
235/45
235/55
235/65
225/40
225/45
235/45
235/50
X
XL
SP Winter
Response
Grandtrek SJ6
165/65 R- 14 $76
205/70 R- 16 $82
X-Ice Xi3
175/65
175/70
185/60
185/65
185/70
175/65
185/55
185/60
185/65
195/55
195/60
195/65
205/60
205/65
205/70
215/70
185/55
195/55
195/60
205/50
R- 14XL $90
R- 14XL 107
R- 14XL 96
R- 14XL 96
R- 14XL 112
R- 15XL 84
R- 15XL 124
R- 15XL 89
R- 15XL 88
R- 15XL 98
R- 15XL 91
R- 15XL 91
R- 15XL 113
R- 15XL 96
R- 15 112
R- 15 116
R- 16XL 124
R- 16XL 120
R- 16 119
R- 16XL 124
205/55
205/60
205/65
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/60
205/50
215/45
215/50
215/55
215/60
215/65
225/45
225/50
225/55
225/60
245/45 R- 17X$235
235/40 R- 18XL 219
235/45 R- 18XL 219
225/40
245/40
245/45
245/50
255/35
245/35
245/40
255/35
255/40
285/35
285/30
R- 18 $225
R- 18 265
R- 18XL 258
R- 18 141
Pilot Alpin
PA2 ZP (Runat)
R- 18X $220
R- 18XL 221
R- 18XL 227
R- 18XL 259
R- 18XL 285
R- 19XL 321
R- 19XL 289
R- 19XL 325
R- 19XL 311
R- 19XL 375
R- 20XL 425
Primacy Alpin
PA3 ZP (Runat)
225/50 R- 17 $186
245/50 R- 18 238
195/55 R- 16 $153
225/45 R- 17 194
R- 16X $122
R- 16XL 103
R- 16XL 106
R- 16XL 126
R- 16XL 109
R- 16XL 108
R- 16XL 129
R- 16XL 112
R- 16 110
R- 16 118
R- 17 152
R- 17XL 167
R- 17XL 145
R- 17XL 132
R- 17 119
R- 17 116
R- 17XL 172
R- 17XL 167
R- 17XL 143
R- 17 122
R- 15X $117
R- 15 126
R- 16 123
R- 16 123
R- 16 149
R- 16 135
R- 16 134
R- 16 147
R- 17 127
R- 17 146
R- 17XL 127
R- 17 139
iceGUARD iG52c
175/65
175/70
185/60
185/65
195/60
175/65
185/60
185/65
195/60
195/65
205/60
205/65
215/65
R- 14 $67
R- 14 70
R- 14 62
R- 14 69
R- 14 70
R- 15 76
R- 15 73
R- 15 72
R- 15 74
R- 15 78
R- 15 77
R- 15 81
R- 15 84
R- 17 $135
R- 17 169
R- 17 149
R- 17 157
R- 17 163
R- 18 152
R- 18XL 169
R- 18 165
R- 18 169
R- 18XL 187
R- 18XL 179
R- 18 175
iceGUARD iG51v
205/70
215/70
265/70
215/65
215/70
215/60
225/60
225/65
235/60
235/65
245/65
R- 15 $77
R- 15 83
R- 15 108
R- 16 96
R- 16 108
R- 17 107
R- 17 110
R- 17 111
R- 17 114
R- 17XL 115
R- 17 122
iceGUARD iG20
185/55 R- 15 $68
195/55 R- 15 92
185/55 R- 16 105
Package
Includes
235/50 R- 18 $221
265/55 R- 19 307
Latitude Alpin
205/50
205/55
205/60
205/65
215/55
215/60
225/55
225/60
225/65
235/65
205/50
215/45
215/50
R- 16 $105
R- 16 101
R- 16 87
R- 16 88
R- 16 105
R- 16 91
R- 16 112
R- 16 94
R- 16 94
R- 16 98
R- 17XL 114
R- 17 121
R- 17XL 129
215/55
215/65
225/45
225/50
225/55
235/45
235/55
245/40
245/45
225/40
225/45
245/40
245/45
R- 17 $109
R- 17 97
R- 17 131
R- 17 134
R- 17 112
R- 17 142
R- 17 121
R- 17 145
R- 17 145
R- 18XL 148
R- 18 135
R- 18 160
R- 18XL 157
245/70
255/60
265/65
265/70
225/55
225/60
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/60
255/55
R- 17 $117
R- 17 141
R- 17 139
R- 17 136
R- 18 154
R- 18 152
R- 18 136
R- 18XL 140
R- 18 143
R- 18 144
R- 18XL 150
265/60
285/60
235/55
255/50
255/55
245/50
255/50
265/50
275/40
275/45
285/50
R- 18 $156
R- 18 169
R- 19 139
R- 19XL 161
R- 19XL 164
R- 20 167
R- 20XL 169
R- 20XL 171
R- 20XL 202
R- 20XL 194
R- 20 186
195/50 R- 16 $107
195/55 R- 16 100
235/45 R- 18 151
235/50 R- 18 $136
225/45 R- 19 183
255/45 R- 19 185
245/55 R- 19 $154
P255/60 R- 19 164
P235/55 R- 20 167
P245/60 R- 20 $162
275/55 R- 20RF 168
225/55 R- 18 $184
255/55 R- 18XL 183
265/45 R- 20 $296
295/40 R- 20 365
R- 13 $48
R- 14 61
R- 14 62
R- 14 64
R- 14 52
R- 14 71
R- 14 55
R- 14 55
R- 14 85
R- 14 56
R- 14 60
R- 15 65
185/65
195/60
195/65
205/60
205/65
205/70
P205/75
215/60
215/65
215/70
P205/50
205/55
R- 15 $72
R- 15 76
R- 15 75
R- 15 83
R- 15 79
R- 15XL 85
R- 15 89
R- 16 93
P215/70
P225/70
P225/75
P235/65
P235/70
P245/70
P245/75
P255/70
R- 16 $81
R- 16 87
R- 16XL 87
R- 16 102
R- 16XL 96
R- 16 98
R- 16 99
R- 16 98
LT285/75
LT225/75
LT235/80
LT245/70
LT245/75
R- 16E $125
R- 16E 125
R- 16E 136
R- 16E 134
R- 16E 138
R- 19 $277
R- 19 279
R- 19 335
R- 19 360
R- 20 356
R- 20XL 410
R- 20XL 475
R- 20 404
R- 16 $133
R- 17XL 176
R- 17XL 167
R- 17 168
265/60
265/65
235/55
255/50
255/50
255/55
P255/60
245/50
275/40
275/45
275/55
R- 18 $184
R- 18 181
R- 19 188
R- 19XL 259
R- 19XL 340
R- 19XL 243
R- 19 200
R- 20 188
R- 20XL 238
R- 20XL 235
R- 20 204
Winter Sottozero 3
215/55 R- 16X $132
215/55 R- 16 129
215/65 R- 16 124
205/45 R- 17XL 152
205/50 R- 17XL 155
215/50 HR- 17XL 167
215/50 VR- 17XL 159
225/45 R- 17XL 163
225/50 R- 17 177
225/55 R- 17XL 182
225/55 R- 17 168
R- 16E $150
R- 17E 135
R- 17E 145
R- 17E 146
R- 17E 146
195/55
195/60
205/45
205/40
215/60
235/50
245/40
R- 16 $109
R- 16 105
R- 16XL 132
R- 17XL 150
R- 17 129
R- 18XL 219
R- 18XL 230
245/45 R- 19 $275
275/40 R- 19 375
245/40 R- 20XL 334
285/35 R- 20 366
305/30 R- 20XL 446
245/35 R- 21XL 398
285/30 R- 21XL 405
RFT (Runat)
225/45 R- 17 $193
225/45 R- 17XL 206
295/30 R- 20 $373
295/30 ZR- 20XL 424
RFT (Runat)
205/55 R- 16 $119
205/55 R- 16 98
205/55 R- 17 186
225/50 R- 17 191
215/40 R- 18XL 240
225/40 R- 18XL 244
225/45 R- 18 223
225/45 R- 18XL 238
245/35 R- 18XL 317
245/40 R- 18 249
245/45 R- 18XL 271
255/35 R- 18XL 319
255/40 R- 18 261
275/40 R- 18XL 348
225/40 R- 19 280
245/40 R- 19XL 382
245/45 R- 19XL 308
255/35 R- 19 345
275/40 R- 19XL 352
245/40 R- 20XL 449
275/30 R- 20 487
275/35 R- 20XL 546
255/45
285/40
295/35
245/35
245/40
255/40
285/35
285/40 R- 19 $326
255/35 R- 20XL 385
285/30 R- 20XL 427
305/35 R- 20 498
RFT (Runat)
275/35 R- 19X $346
R- 18 $227
R- 18 338
R- 18 199
R- 19XL 287
R- 19XL 274
R- 19XL 275
R- 19XL 322
Winter Snowcontrol
195/45 R- 16X$101
195/50 R- 16XL 117
RFT (Runat)
195/55 R- 16 $127
Latitude Alpin
HP ZP
Winter Snowsport
Winter Icecontrol
LTX Winter
255/55 R- 18X$260
LT225/75
LT245/75
LT265/75
LT265/70
LT275/65
R- 16E $161
R- 16E 167
R- 16E 166
R- 17E 192
R- 18E 238
205/60
215/55
215/60
P225/50
225/60
215/55
P215/65
225/50
225/55
225/60
235/55
225/60
R- 16
R- 16
R- 16
R- 16
R- 16
R- 17
R- 17
R- 17
R- 17
R- 17
R- 17
R- 18
$74
95
78
97
86
95
91
122
98
95
102
104
P265/70
P265/75
P235/65
245/65
P245/70
P265/70
R- 16
R- 16
R- 17
R- 17
R- 17
R- 17
$103
96
117
122
101
111
LT255/75
LT265/70
LT275/65
LT275/70
LT275/65
R- 17C $152
R- 17E 155
R- 18E 185
R- 18E 174
R- 20E 202
175/70
185/60
185/65
185/60
195/55
195/60
195/65
205/55
205/60
215/60
215/65
225/55
235/60
225/45
225/50
225/65
R- 14 $70
R- 14 85
R- 14 74
R- 15XL 80
R- 15 76
R- 15 81
R- 15 69
R- 16XL 114
R- 16XL 90
R- 16XL 109
R- 16 119
R- 16XL 124
R- 16 114
R- 17XL 147
R- 17XL 155
R- 17 123
R- 17 $158
R- 17 204
R- 18XL 178
R- 18XL 174
R- 18 175
R- 18XL 187
R- 18XL 200
Scorpion Winter
215/70
225/70
245/70
215/60
225/65
235/55
235/65
245/65
235/50
235/55
235/60
235/60
255/55
R- 16X$115
R- 16XL 109
R- 16XL 119
R- 17XL 138
R- 17 149
R- 17XL 149
R- 17XL 148
R- 17XL 135
R- 18XL 185
R- 18XL 175
R- 18XL 185
R- 18 202
R- 18XL 179
175/65 R- 14 $39
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265/60
255/50
265/50
265/55
275/40
275/45
275/50
R- 18 $205
R- 19XL 243
R- 19XL 275
R- 19 284
R- 20XL 254
R- 20XL 309
R- 20 359
255/55
225/55
235/55
235/55
235/65
255/50
255/50
245/45
255/45
255/50
255/55
265/45
275/40
R- 18 $199
R- 19 162
R- 19 223
R- 19XL 209
R- 19 211
R- 19 247
R- 19XL 247
R- 20XL 248
R- 20XL 282
R- 20XL 306
R- 20XL 279
R- 20XL 301
R- 20XL 259
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185/70 R- 14 $81
195/60 R- 15 80
225/55 R- 17XL 137
R- 17X $149
R- 17XL 145
R- 17 149
R- 17XL 142
R- 17XL 127
R- 17XL 159
R- 18XL 159
R- 18XL 163
R- 18XL 169
R- 18XL 180
R- 18 184
R- 18XL 180
R- 19XL 199
R- 19XL 223
R- 19XL 254
R- 19XL 214
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175/65 R- 15 $81
Winter Carving
235/45
235/55
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/45
225/55
235/55
235/60
245/40
245/50
255/55
235/55
255/40
255/50
265/50
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R- 15 $68
R- 15 67
R- 15 70
R- 15 70
R- 15 72
R- 15 58
R- 15 57
R- 15 75
R- 15 74
R- 15 61
R- 16 95
R- 16 88
P215/75
225/70
P225/75
P235/70
P235/75
P235/75
P265/75
215/65
R- 17X $188
R- 17 145
R- 17XL 185
R- 18XL 178
R- 18XL 184
R- 18XL 182
R- 18XL 185
R- 18XL 192
R- 18 192
R- 18 142
R- 18XL 182
R- 18XL 201
R- 18XL 204
R- 18XL 204
R- 18XL 209
R- 18XL 189
R- 18XL 239
R- 19XL 239
R- 19XL 259
Winter Sottozero
245/70
255/60
255/70
265/65
265/70
235/55
235/60
235/65
245/60
255/55
255/55
255/65
235/45
235/55
245/45
215/45
215/55
225/40
225/45
225/50
225/55
225/60
235/40
235/45
235/50
245/40
245/45
245/50
255/45
245/40
245/45
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2016 AUDI TTS / TOYOTA CAMRY / CHEVY COLORADO / BMW 428i GRAN COUPE / MINI COOPER S HARDTOP 4 DOOR AND HARDTOP
. H AT C H B AC K
2016 AUDI TT
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from its EA888 turbocharged four-cylinder. (European models, such as the one we
drove for this review, have slightly more
power.) Though it brings no additional
cylinders to the table, the 72 additional
horsepower and 22 extra pound-feet are
extracted from the turbo four without sac_VPRAURAA@`R[TV[RV`cR_f_R`]\[`VcR
by the standards of forced induction, and
it emits a slightly more pronounced variation of the same well-honed, mischievous
soundtrack. When upshifting under load,
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popping sound.
We expect the run to 60 mph to take
just 4.5 seconds, 0.6 second quicker than
the regular-grade TT. Top speed is gov-
erned at 155 mph, and the only transmis`V\[\R_RQV`N`Ve`]RRQQbNYPYbaPUNba\matic. The TTS also is all-Quattro, all the
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speed manual in the U.S.
Although it borrows some components
of the VW Groups MQB front-wheel-drive
platform, the TTS exhibits almost no
understeer and turn-in is impressively
quick. Its also a bit easier to induce some
playful oversteer here than in the TT. As
with the base car, were impressed by the
electrically boosted power steering, which
is accurate, weighty, and responsive
enough that only the hardest of hard-core
purists will wish for a hydraulic setup. The
TTS also stays nicely planted on undulatV[TN[QURNcV[T_\NQ`\R_V[TZ\_RaUN[
enough grip for mortals to exploit. (Okay,
so the photo above proves the TTS isnt
always planted. But it remains entirely
unfazed by such an exercise.)
Interior materials are high quality,
and they feel upmarket without trying to
mimic traditional luxury. The centerpiece
of the whole shebang is a TFT instrument
cluster.
With its additional muscle and similar curb weight, the TTS has no trouble
distancing itself from the TT. When it
hits dealerships stateside, expect a price
of entry around the $55,000
mark. Later, there will be an
even more powerful derivative, the next-gen TT RS,
which will arrive packing a
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more than 400 turbocharged
horsepower. Until then,
though, the TTS works just
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competitive sports coupe.
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. S E DA N
TOYOTA CAMRY
Americas favorite family sedan gets an early
u and bu. by Don Sherman
Hawaiis Big Island, the world
epicenter of bliss, is a good
place to enjoy a Toyota Camrys soothing
interior, placid ride, and worry-free disposition. Pavement imperfections and speeds
above 55 mph are forbidden here. Drive a
Camryany Camryin Hawaii and you
might wonder why the worlds most
methodical carmaker would call its prodigy
in for fresh Mai Tais (virgin, of course)
only three years after its last redesign. The
easy answer is because it can: With more
than 400,000 Camrys sold in the U.S. last
year and twice that volume worldwide,
theres ample cash to fund this companys
$1-million-per-hour R&D budget.
The harder answer, at least for Toyota,
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mid-size sedans that shame the Camrys
dynamic abilities.
So, without risking core virtues of
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layer of foam insulation under the carpet.
They tweaked the electrically assisted
power steering, the suspension calibrations, the brake booster, and the stabilitycontrol system. The maximum gain in
curb weight is 95 pounds.
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FUEL ECONOMY
Theres plenty of room for stout American body shapes to get comfortable inside,
with 41.4 inches of headroom and 45.0
inches of legroom in the front seats.
Thanks to the adjustable steering column,
even six-and-a-half-footers will have no
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position. Fabrics and plastics are under`aNaRQP\[`V`aV[TYN_TRYf\SZNaaR[V`URQ
blacks and grays.
The 305-hp 3.6-liter V-6 is no racehorse, but it pulls strongly through all
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CK: Some people think my reactions have slowed, but a lot of the
time the car isnt running right and Im checking gauges. I
surprise the other drivers once in a while when I play the lights.
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somethings not right.
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CK: 6Q\[aUNcRaURZ\[Rf6d\bYQ[aX[\ddUNaVa`YVXRa\f
to a race. I work at my shop every day getting my motors ready,
pack the trailer, drive the truck and trailer to the race.
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sponsorship forms for NHRA every year. She wrote, Can we just
save time and paperwork and ask if Forrest Lucas [of Lucas Oil]
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too many more years to race! So I think Im the only person in
any kind of racing to have two lifetime sponsors. And its gotten
better this year with Don Schumacher lending me a dragster.
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pass in Alton, Illinois [in 1960]. Garlits was there. He saw it.
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CK: Gainesville in 74. Broke my kneecap. Gainesville was the
best place to get hurt. A doctor at Shands Hospital moved my
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CK:
CK: For Goodyear and Firestone. I did tire testing from about
68 through 72, running front-end dragsters with chassis built
by Kent Fuller.
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CK: She and I would go out with a group of people years ago.
Nice person. Sandy and I think the world of her.
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CK: Yes, 1952 through about 55. He had a 1940 Ford and I had the
36 Ford. He liked putting Cadillac motors in his Fords.
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CK: I was never in the restaurant business. Greeks Pizzeria in
Valparaiso, Indiana, belongs to my half-brother Mike. I owned a
machine-shop business and would do motors and machine work
on other racers cars. Now I just work on my own motors.
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CK: I work on my Italian Fino boat. And I have my 1936 Ford, the
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my twin-engine Chrysler dragster. I called my dragsters
Chizlers because they had Chrysler motors.
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CK: As long as Im not hurting anyone, thats good. I think fans
like to see us pull in with my old trailer. Ill know when Im ready.
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CK: Not much. Ive had a good career, especially the match
racing, where you get paid good money to go down the track. But
I wish Id had Sandy in my life when I was younger. Shes the best
thing that ever happened to me. john phillips
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