- - Latest articles from The Weekly Driver | Auto Reviews for Everyone (http://www.theweeklydriver.com/) CommonSense CMS 3600 http://www.theweeklydriver.com/ - - - In 2004, Cadillac introduced its first car-based Sport Utility Vehicle and called it the SRX. Cadillacs have always had great names that matched the manufacturer's luxury reputation. But what's an SRX? Four years later, the SRX is still around and it still has an odd name. Nevertheless, it's been resigned (particularly its interior) and the 2007 model is one of the nicer SUVs around. As such, it's the Featured Review of this issue.

- http://www.theweeklydriver.com/1222-the-weekly-driver-a859.html Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:11:50 EST - - Released well into the season, the new 2006 Rabbit has been redesigned and is slightly larger, heavier and offers more head and foot room than the Golf. These are nicen editions to the standard Volkswagen philosophy: Upscale Euro-styled smaller cars without upscale prices. The new Rabbit succeeds. My weekly test drive was the four-door hatchback, one of six available configurations. It has a 151-horsepower, 5-cylinder engine with a five-speed automatic transmission. - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/1214-the-weekly-driver-a849.html Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:41:15 EST - - Honda, Toyota and Nissan vehicles fill the highways. The mighty manufacturing trio all make fine cars, and their respective offerings are hard to beat as America's best-selling midsize cars. Many others have tried and failed and then tried again to grab a worthwhile market share. Saturn is among those trying again, and its new Aura is getting a lot of attention. The surprisingly powerful four-door sedan is unlike any previous Saturn. The smart-looking newbie is the featured review of this issue. - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/127-the-weekly-driver-a799.html Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:47:18 EST - - Just inside the main entrance to Pebble Beach, Calif., the road makes a sweeping, downhill, left-hand turn. It's the beginning of a 3 1/2-mile stretch along the 17-Mile Drive and it's an ideal place to test drive a car. Abrupt turns and steep, short ascents and descents dominate the route as it progresses past high-profile, oceanfront homes. I've driven the route more than 100 times, but it's never been more enjoyable than during the several recent journeys I made on the circuit en route to Pebble Beach Golf Links. My weekly driver was the 2006 Honda S2000. - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/1128-the-weekly-driver-a743.html Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:29:10 EST - - - Welcome to Issue #7 of The Weekly Driver electronic newsletter. The Weekly Driver has been reviewing cars for about four years, and we've found something to like in every car we've driven. Some vehicles just aren't very good, and there have only been a few really memorable vehicles — even cars I'd like to own. But every car has some redeeming quality, if you look hard enough. TheTruthAboutCars.com likes cars, too. But it also has disdain for some vehicles, and the web site has no qualms writing about those included in its TWAT Awards. The dubious honors, the cars selected as The Worst Automobiles Today, is the featured article in this issue. - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/1118-the-weekly-driver-a721.html Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:33:05 EST - - - Welcome to Issue #6 of The Weekly Driver electronic newsletter.When I was a boy, one of our neighbors spent countless hours restoring an old Chevy pickup. It was from the early 1950s, it was cool and I understood why guy drove it everywhere. But I've never been a pick-up truck kind of guy. I know pickups are extraordinarily popular, in good part based on the success of the Ford 150. But I never really thought about owning a pick-up truck. Yet, after driving the 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac for a week, I've come around. It's a refined, four-door pickup, and it's about as far from what I remember about my boyhood neighbor's truck as I could have imagined. The re-designed Sport Trac is this issue's Featured Vehicle. - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/1110-the-weekly-driver-a718.html Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:17:44 EST - - - A hardtop convertible seems like an ideal car. Make the right choice and it will offer the security of a sedan and the sportiness of a convertible. Volvo recently introduced the C70 T5 and it's the real deal -- at least that's what many top auto magazines have noted. And that was my impression, too. The 2006 C70 is the Featured Review of this issue. - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/112-the-weekly-driver-a691.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:32:11 EST - - - Welcome to Issue #4 of The Weekly Driver electronic newsletter. Honda and Toyota dominate the midsize car market, but a few competitors have emerged in recent years hopin to gain a share of the market. The Mercury Milan, a 2006 replacement for the Sable, is strong candidate to not only grab a market share, but it could present a serious challenge to the Accord and Camry. - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/1025-the-weekly-driver-a664.html Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:43:30 EDT - - - The Mini-Cooper will soon be approaching its 50th birthday, and for a vehicle with such a complicated history, it's still going strong. It's now been back in the United States for five years, including the past two years with a convertible option. As one of the smallest cars currently available in this country it's got a lot going for it. - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/1019-the-weekly-driver-a645.html Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:12:34 EDT - - Welcome to Issue #2 of The Weekly Driver electronic newsletter. The Honda Fit, the new subcompact introduced as a 2007 model, may be the best vehicle available in the country for $15,000. Honda doesn't do much wrong, and with the 10th model in Honda's diverse line it's getting a good start ahead of the anticipated United States arrival next year of the Daimler-Chrysler Smart Car. Look for my review of the 2007 Fit as the Featured Review in this issue. I've also added a new category called Guest Reviews. I'll feature three reviews each issue by authors contributing to my web site, TheWeeklyDriver.com - http://www.theweeklydriver.com/1011-the-weekly-driver-a620.html Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:13:27 EDT