New R&T compares 11 $30-40k sporty sedans
06-06-2002, 03:21 PM
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New R&T compares 11 $30-40k sporty sedans
3.2TL Type-S came in 6th, which is odd considering their only complaint seemed to be with the interior and its handling through the twisties. As we all know the interiors on the CL and TL are pretty excellent but Acura deserves 6th for giving the CL and TL such high, rolling, ridiculous stances. Drop the car at LEAST an inch all around and it would handle a lot better.
The #1 was the G35 with it's marginal interior (compared to the TL) but excellent performance. Enough to top even the magazine-whore 330 BMW.
#2 was 330i stick
#3 was the IS300 stick
#4 was some Saab piece of crap 9-5 Aerofart or something
and
#5 was Audi A4 3.0 Quattro
#6 TLS
#7 Benz C320 Sport
#8 Caddy CTS, that ugly thing
#9 Volvo S60 T5
#10 Jag *cough* FORD *cough* X-Type 3.0 which has option price-gouging on par with BMW (options like navi, sport package, sound upgrade, etc. can bring this $35k car up to $46k easy and you're still in a FORD)
#11 Lincoln LS
I definitely think the TLS should have been 5th if not 4th. The new Audi IS pretty nice, and I don't doubt the IS300, 330i, and G35 belong as the top three. But Saab? SAAB?! WTF!
So anyway, there you go. Looks like all their reviewers, save one, are old white men who just want a car to show off to the other OWMs while they to drive to the drug store to get their first viagra prescription filled.
Anyway, there's also an article on the new Ferrari, and some good blurbs about aftermarket upgrades for cars like some new Saleen Mustang and a couple other neat things like a first-drive of the 575M Maranello.
The #1 was the G35 with it's marginal interior (compared to the TL) but excellent performance. Enough to top even the magazine-whore 330 BMW.
#2 was 330i stick
#3 was the IS300 stick
#4 was some Saab piece of crap 9-5 Aerofart or something
and
#5 was Audi A4 3.0 Quattro
#6 TLS
#7 Benz C320 Sport
#8 Caddy CTS, that ugly thing
#9 Volvo S60 T5
#10 Jag *cough* FORD *cough* X-Type 3.0 which has option price-gouging on par with BMW (options like navi, sport package, sound upgrade, etc. can bring this $35k car up to $46k easy and you're still in a FORD)
#11 Lincoln LS
I definitely think the TLS should have been 5th if not 4th. The new Audi IS pretty nice, and I don't doubt the IS300, 330i, and G35 belong as the top three. But Saab? SAAB?! WTF!
So anyway, there you go. Looks like all their reviewers, save one, are old white men who just want a car to show off to the other OWMs while they to drive to the drug store to get their first viagra prescription filled.
Anyway, there's also an article on the new Ferrari, and some good blurbs about aftermarket upgrades for cars like some new Saleen Mustang and a couple other neat things like a first-drive of the 575M Maranello.
06-06-2002, 03:33 PM
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Where is my super sauce?
Probably a rehash of other threads, but...
the list is basically the car search I recently made that culminated in the purchase of my CL-S.
A lot of the cars got knocked of my list because they had four doors, or they were made by GM or Ford.
One thing I love about shopping for an Acura was that everything is included. No haggling for the sport/grapefruit/winter/icy/ribeyesteak/luxury package just to get a sunroof. All extras are essentially included.
Did they include the haggling or price gouging factor?
the list is basically the car search I recently made that culminated in the purchase of my CL-S.
A lot of the cars got knocked of my list because they had four doors, or they were made by GM or Ford.
One thing I love about shopping for an Acura was that everything is included. No haggling for the sport/grapefruit/winter/icy/ribeyesteak/luxury package just to get a sunroof. All extras are essentially included.
Did they include the haggling or price gouging factor?
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