BONDED GOODS: ASTON MARTIN DBX

The fabled British automaker's first sport-ute - BONDED GOODS: ASTON MARTIN DBX - will definitely leave you shaken and stirred, blogs Road Test Editor Howard Walker.  There'll come a time when Bond, James Bond, will need to hand back the Walther PPK, the MI6-issued Omega Seamaster and the License to Kill. He'll get hitched, settle down, and no doubt have a couple of rug-rats with Moneypenny. The current 007, Daniel Craig, is 53 for goodness’ sake. Arthritis and AARP are surely just around t...
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TANGERINE DREAM: ’21 HURÁCAN EVO RWD SPYDER

TANGERINE DREAM: '21 HURÁCAN EVO RWD SPYDER
It's fast, it's furious and an assault on the senses. And now with just rear-wheel drive, the TANGERINE DREAM: '21 HURÁCAN EVO RWD SPYDER is even more of a thrill ride, blogs Howard Walker. We all know about endorphins. They're those spunky polypeptides produced by the body that stimulate feelings of immense pleasure and well-being. Eating chocolate and drinking wine are great endorphin releasers. Of course, you knew that. But there's another source of endorphin production that's far...
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McLAREN GT:SUPERCAR DELIVERS PRACTICAL MAGIC

McLAREN GT:SUPERCAR DELIVERS PRACTICAL MAGIC
Here's an everyday ride that can get you to the golf links at 203 mph! McLAREN GT: SUPERCAR DELIVERS PRACTICAL MAGIC, and I love it. blogs Road Test Editor Howard Walker. I love McLarens. With a passion. Love the rock-out-of-a-catapult acceleration, the frenetic, spooked squirrel handling, the mind-blowing, mind-reading steering that can almost predict your intentions before you even nudge the wheel. For me, these British-built projectiles are the very definition of the mystical term "super...
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‘21 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE: IS THE BEST ‘VETTE YET

‘21 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE: IS THE BEST 'VETTE YET
Having a top that drops in just 16 seconds only adds to the magic of this mid-engined C8. The ‘21 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE: IS THE BEST 'VETTE YET, blogs CGC Road Test Editor Howard Walker. OK, wrap it up, stick a big red bow on the top, tie a ribbon around it maybe. Now park that beauty right under the tree. Yo, Ho, Ho. If Chevy's all-new Stingray Coupe wasn't already salivating enough, this latest retractable hardtop convertible version is the veritable icing on the mince pie! No, it's...
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WORLD’S FASTEST FOUR DOORS: BENTLEY FLYING SPUR

WORLD’S FASTEST FOUR DOORS: BENTLEY FLYING SPUR
This 207 mph cocoon of luxury - WORLD’S FASTEST FOUR DOORS: BENTLEY FLYING SPUR - is also a superb driver's car and unparalleled grand tourer, blogs CGC Road Test Editor Howard Walker. To drive? Or be driven? That’s the dilemma. Do you slide behind the wheel to pilot the world’s fastest four-door sedan – 207 mph flat out? Or luxuriate in the back, watching the world whoosh by, while massaging, reclining, heated-and-cooled seats do the pampering? Either way it’s like a magic carpet ride!...
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’20 SHELBY GT500: PONY EXPRESS MUSTANG

’20 SHELBY GT500: PONY EXPRESS MUSTANG
Saddle-up, it's going to be a wild ride in Ford's outrageous 760-horsepower GT500, the most powerful factory Ford ever. CGC Road Test Editor Howard Walker takes the reins of a ’20 SHELBY GT500: PONY EXPRESS MUSTANG and goes Supercar hunting! Let me introduce you to Juno. This NASA space probe, currently doing loop-di-loops around Jupiter, has the distinction of being the fastest man-made creation ever. How fast? When it left Mother Earth's gravitational pull back in 2011, it was acceler...
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SMOOTH OPERATOR: ‘21 ROLLS-ROYCE GHOST

SMOOTH OPERATOR: ‘21 ROLLS-ROYCE GHOST
Behold the smoothest-riding car in the world, and the quietest. Road Test Editor Howard Walker takes this SMOOTH OPERATOR: ‘21 ROLLS-ROYCE GHOST silent knight for a hushed spin. Wait, what happened to the bump? I clearly saw the gnarly, Detroit-style pothole looming fast. Waited for the ker-thump as a tire dropped into it. Waited for the thudder-judder in the steering.What happened was... nothing. Here, perched oh-so-stately behind the wheel of the all-new ‘21 Rolls-Royce Ghost, it seems...
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BMW-LITE: NEW M235I xDRIVE GRAN COUPE

BMW-LITE: NEW M235I xDRIVE GRAN COUPE
Based on the soft-roading X2 compact crossover, the ’20 BMW-LITE: NEW M235I xDRIVE GRAN COUPE should be Prozac on wheels. It's far from it, says Road Test Editor Howard Walker. Now this is a first. Let's take a play-in-the-mud sport utility and turn it into a sports sedan. Give me that again? In its seemingly never-ending quest to fill every niche in the automotive marketplace - well, perhaps not the pickup and minivan markets - BMW has given us the cute, but somewhat confusing, 2-Se...
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MID-ENGINED CORVETTE: STINGS LIKE A RAY!

The Supercar world got all shook up last year when GM pulled the wraps off the long awaited mid-engine 'Vette. Now Road Test Editor Howard Walker has tried it for size and says all the hype is for real, the MID-ENGINED CORVETTE: STINGS LIKE A RAY! If you're a lover of adrenaline-pumping, finger-tingling, punch-in-the-solar-plexus Supercars, I have two little words for you: New Corvette. Just feast your eyes on the thing. There's more visual drama here than RuPaul and Gaga combined. More...
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DYNAMIC DRIVING: ’21 JAGUAR F-TYPE R

Seven years after launch, Jaguar has given its athletic F-Type two-seater a mid-cycle makeover to sharpen its lines and re-boot its appeal. Road Test Editor Howard Walker takes the 380-horsepower DYNAMIC DRIVING: ’21 JAGUAR F-TYPE R-Dynamic for a spin. OK, so let's get the kitty-cat puns out of the way before we drive. Yes, Jaguar's newest-generation F-Type convertible could well be the purr-fect sports car with its fur-midable performance and paws-itively awesome handling. Certainly...
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